Stellaboz Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 Russia playing chess with the world lets hope china doesn't tag-team. Glad it's not me playing on the other side of the board, I'm bloody hopeless and still in the seaside PnB chess league. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 3 minutes ago, doulikefish said: Farage blames the Eu I think this means the Tories will too. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlandmagar Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 2 minutes ago, Richie said: 20 minutes ago, Fullerene said: Funny you should say that. Between them, China, India, Russia and the Ukraine account for more than half the annual production of potatoes in the world. We got it all wrong. It's not about oil. It's about potatoes! This is the start of the great Potato War. Hard to imagine. Was reading earlier that Ukraine has around 16% global Corn, 12% global wheat exports etc. Ukraine/ Russia has 28% of world wheat production. Effectively 28% Russia. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 1 minute ago, Fullerene said: Not sure you should joke about that. Years ago some French guy did just that and it didn't end well. Then some German (maybe Austrian?) guy did the same and came unstuck as well. Just thought I should warn you. Learn from history. Take a big coat. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlandmagar Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 1 minute ago, Fullerene said: Not sure you should joke about that. Years ago some French guy did just that and it didn't end well. Then some German (maybe Austrian?) guy did the same and came unstuck as well. Just thought I should warn you. Ah! But the trick is do it between winters. Job done. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlandmagar Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 1 minute ago, AlbionSaint said: They don't seem to be doing a good job. If reports are true many soldiers have surrendered, which is good. It might be that the Russians collect a $billion's worth of weapons, though. I personally hope the reports are correct. Only one person was killed during the 'invasion' of Crimea, so let's hope this remains as bloodless as a war can be. Thise surrendered soldiers will probably be dead now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clown Job Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlandmagar Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 1 minute ago, coprolite said: Learn from history. Take a big coat. M&S or Next? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlandmagar Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 (edited) Just now, AlbionSaint said: Aye, because the Russians are inherently beastly and uncivilised, right? Their history says so. Checnya? Edited February 24, 2022 by Highlandmagyar Tier 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clown Job Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 3 minutes ago, AlbionSaint said: Aye, because the Russians are inherently beastly and uncivilised, right? They’re invading another country as we speak I’d put that in the uncivilised category 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detournement Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 Just now, Clown Job said: They’re invading another country as we speak I’d put that in the uncivilised category What does it say about the UK when we invade a country? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clown Job Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 1 minute ago, Detournement said: What does it say about the UK when we invade a country? Says the same After all we created a sectarian state within Ireland 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 50 minutes ago, Highlandmagyar Tier 3 said: Democratic Senator on CNN stating that he fears Russia launching massive cyber attacks on the west and crippling us economically. We will probably find out that Josh Wardle has been working for the Russians all along. Brilliant distraction move if you ask me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 45 minutes ago, Richie said: A bit of a take, but has it crossed anyone else's mind that Putin has a critical illness and is just going f**k it. You know what they say ? We're all terminally ill from the day that we're born.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross. Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 1 hour ago, welshbairn said: Has the Credit Suisse leak not been in the news over there? https://www.theguardian.com/news/2022/feb/20/credit-suisse-secrets-leak-unmasks-criminals-fraudsters-corrupt-politicians 80bn is small fry. Money laundering is a trillion dollars a year industry. A decade or two back Switzerland would have been involved in a significant portion of it. Nowadays it is perhaps a couple of % at most. And the secrecy laws are now over rated. Believe me. I spend a significant amount of time every month disclosing underlying beneficial owner details to foreign authorities on a huge number of assets. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 80bn is small fry. Money laundering is a trillion dollars a year industry. A decade or two back Switzerland would have been involved in a significant portion of it. Nowadays it is perhaps a couple of % at most. And the secrecy laws are now over rated. Believe me. I spend a significant amount of time every month disclosing underlying beneficial owner details to foreign authorities on a huge number of assets.Got anything on a Putin; Vladimir? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 19 minutes ago, Fullerene said: Not sure you should joke about that. Years ago some French guy did just that and it didn't end well. Then some German (maybe Austrian?) guy did the same and came unstuck as well. Just thought I should warn you. Third time lucky? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross. Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Bairnardo said: 4 minutes ago, Ross. said: 80bn is small fry. Money laundering is a trillion dollars a year industry. A decade or two back Switzerland would have been involved in a significant portion of it. Nowadays it is perhaps a couple of % at most. And the secrecy laws are now over rated. Believe me. I spend a significant amount of time every month disclosing underlying beneficial owner details to foreign authorities on a huge number of assets. Got anything on a Putin; Vladimir? Grasses get slashes, comrade. That said, Russian issued bonds and GDR’s tend to see more disclosure requests made than most. Edited February 24, 2022 by Ross. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 6 minutes ago, Bairnardo said: 7 minutes ago, Ross. said: 80bn is small fry. Money laundering is a trillion dollars a year industry. A decade or two back Switzerland would have been involved in a significant portion of it. Nowadays it is perhaps a couple of % at most. And the secrecy laws are now over rated. Believe me. I spend a significant amount of time every month disclosing underlying beneficial owner details to foreign authorities on a huge number of assets. Got anything on a Putin; Vladimir? Did Private Eye not postulate a few years back that Putin had personally accrued, with the help of his oligarch paymasters, something like $40bn and most of it stashed in Suisse ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarapoa Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 48 minutes ago, Binos said: Don't you love the folk who send out these type of sniders. Personally I am always impressed with the level of geopolitical knowledge here on P&B. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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