Biden announces that the U.S. and allied nations will move to revoke MFN trading status for Russia, known as PNTR in the U.S. (He needs Congress to do it, though.)
The U.S. is also blocking imports of certain Russian goods, like seafood, diamonds and vodka, he says.
"The U.S. is also blocking imports of certain Russian goods, like seafood, diamonds and vodka, he says."
Blimey, life won't be worth living for some. That deprivation must surely drive a Trump revival.
If true, the news that 16,000 Syrians are joining the invasion of Ukraine is x3 extraordinary: as an admission of Russian military inadequacy; as a repudiation of Putin's claimed Russo-Ukrainian identity; as military idiocy: the Syrians only know how to fight disarmed civilians.
Those Syrians are the new canon fodder. They're going to get massacred by Ukrainian forces.
This is becoming more and more depressing by the day. Not only has Putin sent tens of thousands of conscripts to die, now he's sending a bunch of Syrians to die.
Just listening to the Russian response at the UN where they allege that Ukraine in conjunction with the United States have been producing biological weapons in Ukraine and have documentary evidence
At this point I switched him off for my own sanity but Boris's warning last night and todays by the US that Russia are using a false flag operation seems abundantly true and to be frank is very scary
I listened to the President of the EU Commission, Macron and UVDL earlier this pm and they spoke lots of words but Macron insisted the EU was not at war with Russia, while in the next breath UVDL referred to this war with Russia. They said that they have increasing sanctions in the pipeline and even harder ones if necessary
The obvious question followed from a journalist
'Just how many children, hospitals and civilians have to be slaughtered before you act'
It seems President Zelenskyy has again attacked the EU on their words and lack of action
Ukraine says the Belarusian military is set to cross the border at 9 p.m. Kyiv time today. The Western branch of Ukraine’s Armed Forces urges all Belarusians to defy unlawful orders and stay away from Lukashenko’s stupid stunt.
Just listening to the Russian response at the UN where they allege that Ukraine in conjunction with the United States have been producing biological weapons in Ukraine and have documentary evidence
At this point I switched him off for my own sanity but Boris's warning last night and todays by the US that Russia are using a false flag operation seems abundantly true and to be frank is very scary
I listened to the President of the EU Commission, Macron and UVDL earlier this pm and they spoke lots of words but Macron insisted the EU was not at war with Russia, while in the next breath UVDK refereed to this war with Russia. They said that they have increasing sanctions in the pipeline and even harder ones if necessary
The obvious question followed from a journalist
'Just how many children, hospitals and civilians have to be slaughtered before you act'
It seems President Zelenskyy has again attacked the EU on their words and lack of action
At what point is enough is enough called
Should have known the EU was to blame, but I had to read all the way through.
Just listening to the Russian response at the UN where they allege that Ukraine in conjunction with the United States have been producing biological weapons in Ukraine and have documentary evidence
At this point I switched him off for my own sanity but Boris's warning last night and todays by the US that Russia are using a false flag operation seems abundantly true and to be frank is very scary
I listened to the President of the EU Commission, Macron and UVDL earlier this pm and they spoke lots of words but Macron insisted the EU was not at war with Russia, while in the next breath UVDK refereed to this war with Russia. They said that they have increasing sanctions in the pipeline and even harder ones if necessary
The obvious question followed from a journalist
'Just how many children, hospitals and civilians have to be slaughtered before you act'
It seems President Zelenskyy has again attacked the EU on their words and lack of action
At what point is enough is enough called
Should have known the EU was to blame, but I had to read all the way through.
Recounting the views of Ukrainians upsets you when in truth it is a question for the whole western alliance
My campaigning days are behind me, but I think this site overestimates the ease of travelling off road either in wheeled or tracked vehicles or on foot. Muddy season or not if you want to get from a to b before next Christmas you do it by road because of the sheer amount of stuff in the way anywhere else.
Just listening to the Russian response at the UN where they allege that Ukraine in conjunction with the United States have been producing biological weapons in Ukraine and have documentary evidence
At this point I switched him off for my own sanity but Boris's warning last night and todays by the US that Russia are using a false flag operation seems abundantly true and to be frank is very scary
I listened to the President of the EU Commission, Macron and UVDL earlier this pm and they spoke lots of words but Macron insisted the EU was not at war with Russia, while in the next breath UVDK refereed to this war with Russia. They said that they have increasing sanctions in the pipeline and even harder ones if necessary
The obvious question followed from a journalist
'Just how many children, hospitals and civilians have to be slaughtered before you act'
It seems President Zelenskyy has again attacked the EU on their words and lack of action
At what point is enough is enough called
Should have known the EU was to blame, but I had to read all the way through.
Recounting the views of Ukrainians upsets you when in truth it is a question for the whole western alliance
It doesn’t upset me at all. It amuses me though that your posts are often so predictable.
As for the question, I am resolutely against no fly zones.
I am pro ceasing energy imports, pro arming the Ukrainians, and pro fomenting discontent in Belarus, Syria and even the Kuriles to pile pressure on Russia.
I also want to brain drain Russia into oblivion, the benefit of the UK economy.
Just listening to the Russian response at the UN where they allege that Ukraine in conjunction with the United States have been producing biological weapons in Ukraine and have documentary evidence
At this point I switched him off for my own sanity but Boris's warning last night and todays by the US that Russia are using a false flag operation seems abundantly true and to be frank is very scary
I listened to the President of the EU Commission, Macron and UVDL earlier this pm and they spoke lots of words but Macron insisted the EU was not at war with Russia, while in the next breath UVDK refereed to this war with Russia. They said that they have increasing sanctions in the pipeline and even harder ones if necessary
The obvious question followed from a journalist
'Just how many children, hospitals and civilians have to be slaughtered before you act'
It seems President Zelenskyy has again attacked the EU on their words and lack of action
At what point is enough is enough called
Should have known the EU was to blame, but I had to read all the way through.
Recounting the views of Ukrainians upsets you when in truth it is a question for the whole western alliance
It doesn’t upset me at all. It amuses me though that your posts are often so predictable.
Putin is 'planning a man-made catastrophe' at Chernobyl: Ukrainian intelligence claims Russia will fake a terror attack at nuclear plant and try to blackmail the world
My campaigning days are behind me, but I think this site overestimates the ease of travelling off road either in wheeled or tracked vehicles or on foot. Muddy season or not if you want to get from a to b before next Christmas you do it by road because of the sheer amount of stuff in the way anywhere else.
If true, the news that 16,000 Syrians are joining the invasion of Ukraine is x3 extraordinary: as an admission of Russian military inadequacy; as a repudiation of Putin's claimed Russo-Ukrainian identity; as military idiocy: the Syrians only know how to fight disarmed civilians.
Those Syrians are the new canon fodder. They're going to get massacred by Ukrainian forces.
This is becoming more and more depressing by the day. Not only has Putin sent tens of thousands of conscripts to die, now he's sending a bunch of Syrians to die.
Obvious thought to me was that the Syrians would be used to brutalize Ukrainian civilians in areas under Russian control.
Some Russian soldiers will have qualms about firing into crowds of Ukrainian civilians in Kherson. I'm guessing the Syrians, less so. That also frees up the Russian soldiers for the front line.
My campaigning days are behind me, but I think this site overestimates the ease of travelling off road either in wheeled or tracked vehicles or on foot. Muddy season or not if you want to get from a to b before next Christmas you do it by road because of the sheer amount of stuff in the way anywhere else.
Ukraine says the Belarusian military is set to cross the border at 9 p.m. Kyiv time today. The Western branch of Ukraine’s Armed Forces urges all Belarusians to defy unlawful orders and stay away from Lukashenko’s stupid stunt.
Just listening to the Russian response at the UN where they allege that Ukraine in conjunction with the United States have been producing biological weapons in Ukraine and have documentary evidence
At this point I switched him off for my own sanity but Boris's warning last night and todays by the US that Russia are using a false flag operation seems abundantly true and to be frank is very scary
I listened to the President of the EU Commission, Macron and UVDL earlier this pm and they spoke lots of words but Macron insisted the EU was not at war with Russia, while in the next breath UVDK refereed to this war with Russia. They said that they have increasing sanctions in the pipeline and even harder ones if necessary
The obvious question followed from a journalist
'Just how many children, hospitals and civilians have to be slaughtered before you act'
It seems President Zelenskyy has again attacked the EU on their words and lack of action
At what point is enough is enough called
Should have known the EU was to blame, but I had to read all the way through.
Recounting the views of Ukrainians upsets you when in truth it is a question for the whole western alliance
It doesn’t upset me at all. It amuses me though that your posts are often so predictable.
As for the question, I am resolutely against no fly zones.
I am pro ceasing energy imports, pro arming the Ukrainians, and pro fomenting discontent in Belarus, Syria and even the Kuriles to pile pressure on Russia.
I also want to brain drain Russia into oblivion, the benefit of the UK economy.
The salient point is that UVDL said they have harder sanctions available and the journalist asked if not now then when ?
Putin is 'planning a man-made catastrophe' at Chernobyl: Ukrainian intelligence claims Russia will fake a terror attack at nuclear plant and try to blackmail the world
I've really enjoyed 2022 so far, but, TBH, I wouldn't mind a Slow News Day now
Just one. Just one single day when the entire world isn't threatened, in multiple forms, by outright catastrophe
I wonder if Sir Keir could pull off a win just by promising 5 years of dull battleship-grey tedium?
A compelling alternative to a nation worn out by Brexit, plague, warfare and the Borisovian high-wire act.
PB would vote for that, no?
And then everyone could concentrate on examining the entrails of council by-election results without pesky distractions.
If you haven't understood that we concentrate on examining the entrails of council by-elections because, excitingly, it informs us of the imminent change of Government - then you really haven't understood this place!
Putin is 'planning a man-made catastrophe' at Chernobyl: Ukrainian intelligence claims Russia will fake a terror attack at nuclear plant and try to blackmail the world
https://twitter.com/JackDetsch/status/1502325395961651201 "NEW: Ukraine's fixed-wing aircraft fleet remains 80 percent intact 15 days after Russian invasion: senior U.S. defense official. Ukraine only flying 56 fighter jets 5-10 hours per day given Russian surface-to-air missile coverage over the country."
I'm honestly lost for words. How were the Russian first strikes this rubbish?
Edit: I wonder if, now the jet deal is very definitely off in the eyes of the public, a few repainted jets may be secretly replenishing their force?
"No problem, Ukrainian tractor will be along in a short while. Meanwhile, Moscow is that way...."
Ukraine as Agincourt?
Well, they're taking a bow on the international stage.
It was, I believe, Welsh archers in Henry's army who made the difference.
I thought it was the mud. French men-at-arms in full body armour crushed closer and closer together as they advanced down the tapering boggy field, and then run over by their own cavalry.
The Flower of French Chivalry had formed up in immaculate order across the field, magnificent in their finest, glittering imported armour, resplendent in highly coloured livery and equipped with other rather camp accessories so often favoured by the French. "Pah! Assey 'y vous 'zis peetiful band of English ros'boef jesteurs! Zey sink zey are a match for uz?" lisped the Dauphin, impatient to start slaughtering as soon as possible. "Hmmm - I 'av 'erd zat leetle island does produce mighty warrieurs zometames?" said the Herald diplomatically. "Orsefezzers and panzeur peedle - az zey sey over zere een zere feelthy countray!" snapped the Constable of France. "We shall 'ave feenished zem off before eet eze even tame for elevnensees - ah am only concerned zat zere are not enough of ze batards for uz all to get a propere beet of carnage een!"
The Herald bit his lip and moved to the rear. He'd been down to the English camp and had a look round. They were a scruffy bunch, that was true, but he wasn't so sure the confidence of his commanders was fully justified. But then he was only wearing a rather lightweight bumfreezer jacket instead of plate armour, and was consequently more wary of the power of the English longbow....
At the other end of the field, confidence was in somewhat shorter supply..... "I've humped this bloody stick for bleeding miles!" moaned Bill, a sturdy archer with skeletal deformities, "what am I supposed to do with the ****ing thing now?" The usual cheery obedience of the English infantry was obviously wearing rather thin, and Sergeant Brigand realised this was a critical moment. He thought about it for a second, then smashed Bill round the head with his rusty, second-hand gauntlet pillaged by his father at Crecy. "Shaddap! Just set 'em up and do as yer ****ing told!" he snarled. "And sharpen the ****ing end properly, ye lazy ****! That goes for the rest of ye too!" Sure enough, Bill and the others got to work, grumbling quietly, but not within earshot of the Sergeant or any of the noblemen who wandered anxiously up and down the line. "I wish I'd never come, I really do!" groaned John the Thatcher. "I'd just be rolling out of bed with Big Nell the Milkmaid right now...." "I know what you mean! The bloody catering's been a ****ing disgrace. I've had the Katmandu Quickstep all the way from ****ing Harfleur! It's worse than the bleedin' Glastonbury festival!" moaned Tom Carpenter, hewing away at the end of his stake as he eyed the glittering French array with concern. "It's all right for them - ****ing snails and froglegs for breakfast no doubt, washed down wi' fancy wine an' stuff! Soft toilet paper - wet wipes - the works! What chance 'ave we ****ing got I ask ye?" John winced and clutched his stomach. "****ing 'ell! I've got to go again! If the battle starts before I'm back, sharpen me stake for me will ye?" he shouted, racing into the bushes at the end of Tramcourt Wood.
Putin is 'planning a man-made catastrophe' at Chernobyl: Ukrainian intelligence claims Russia will fake a terror attack at nuclear plant and try to blackmail the world
I've really enjoyed 2022 so far, but, TBH, I wouldn't mind a Slow News Day now
Just one. Just one single day when the entire world isn't threatened, in multiple forms, by outright catastrophe
I wonder if Sir Keir could pull off a win just by promising 5 years of dull battleship-grey tedium?
A compelling alternative to a nation worn out by Brexit, plague, warfare and the Borisovian high-wire act.
PB would vote for that, no?
And then everyone could concentrate on examining the entrails of council by-election results without pesky distractions.
I’m in. “We promise no substantive change of any form. You will hear nothing from parliament for the full 5 years and you can plan on the assumption of My first Budget plus inflation”.
3 out of 20 Russian major generals currently in Ukraine have now been killed, says western official
Western official says it is of note that they are so far forward which you would expect to see when troops are unable to make decisions of their own or are fearful of moving forward.
I remember playing Stratego as a kid, you didn't want to go losing your General...
A bit of a rush job...
I am the very model of a Russian Major-General No information reaches me if we have support aerial I know the Tsars and Commissars, but that won't help the forces Z And very soon, I know I'll be, like many other comrades, dead
Perhaps "supportIVE aerial", to keep the rhythm?
Otherwise, superb job. Especially the last line and that final comma
Bravo
Eh? You’re introducing a new syllable. It was very good first go.
The scansion's a bit off though, it puts the stress on the wrong syllable of "support". It could be "if we're supported aerially", if you elide the last word a little, but then you get too far away from the rhyme. But I wanted to keep some link to the first verse of the original in the first three lines.
(Edit: and thanks )
How about adding "still" before "have"?
I am the very model of a Russian Major-General No information reaches me if we still have support aerial I know the Tsars and Commissars, but that won't help the forces Z And very soon, I know I'll be, like many other comrades, dead
"Chuffin 'eck!" cried Richard the Northener, "Me as well...." as he raced to the rear, clutching his nethers in a most undignified manner.
King Henry looked anxious as he surveyed the position uneasily. "Hells bells and buckets of blood - there's an awful of them your Grace!?" said York uneasily. "Mmmm... never mind, I said a prayer. We'll be fine...." Henry replied coolly. "Ah, if only a few of the men that do no work today were here with us now, well, er, you know what I mean my liege?" said Westmorland anxiously. "Nonsense!" snapped the King. " Who says so? Half our chaps are in the bushes relieving themselves, that's all. Don't worry about it - chill out will ye?" Westmorland looked unconvinced. If only Imodium had been available in the 15th century he thought.... or even Kaolin and Morphine.....
Meanwhile, the French, lusty and over-confident as usual in their pathetic, sneering, continental, arrogant, smug self-assurance, were champing at the bit and raring to go, the fools. At long last all was in order, and they slammed down their visors and charged toward the thinly manned English line..... The Herald, au fait with Crecy, Poitiers and numerous other battles, watched them racing in the direction of St. Ayn Desasterre and shook his head. There 'd be tears before bedtime...
Back at the English position, the mighty thunder of hooves and the clank of armour had a dramatic effect. "Sound the alarum! All hands man your battle stations!" shouted the King, and thousands of groaning men emerged from the bushes discarding their hose in the rush, and took up positions without even washing their hands. Stomach cramps notwithstanding, they bravely stood fast and clenched their magnificent well muscled buttocks, as the huge wave of heavy cavalry approached at full pelt, and the thunder of hooves shook the ground. Certain they were about to be smashed into the mud at any second, they nevertheless coolly prepared to face the end as English hooligans have in the face of cavalry charges on foreign soil ever since, and brandished their weapons.....
King Henry was hastily signing a note of surrender and agreements of safe passage to Calais when suddenly the thundering stopped. He looked up in astonishment to see that the French had halted dead in their tracks, some fifty yards short of the English line. What was this? Had his prayers been answered? He hastily hid the shameful documents in his sleeve and decided what to do... only one thing for it. Send in the lads!
What *Really* Happened at Agincourt.... Part Three
The first wave of French cavalry were in complete disarray, and cries of "Zoot Alors!", "Sacre Blue!", "Mon Dieu", "Au Secours" and other expressions called out by weedy Frenchmen in distress filled the air. "Phworr! What ees zis - le batards are abusing ze chemeecal warfare! Eet ees against all ze rules of chivalrey!" wailed the Dauphin, holding a lavender scented handkerchief to his enormous nose. "Mah Liege - wee must weethdraw immediately, or all ees lost! Zis stench ees from 'ell eetself - what 'ave zey been eating for ****'s sake?" cried the Constable in utter horror. Even Sir Angus McDevastator, in charge of the Scottish contingent, was gagging and retching as he spluttered to his second in command. "Ye've got tae give 'em credit laddie - even Scotch lavvies are nae as bad as that!" But even as he began to solemnly salute the grim faced Englishmen ahead, the second wave of cavalry charged into the back of them, tipping everyone into the mud....
Ten minutes later.....
"Well, I'd never have thought it, but it hasn't turned out to be such a bad day after all?" said Bill brightly, ramming his bloodstained dagger through the visor of a fallen Frenchman, producing a ghastly, gurgling scream. "Nor me. Mind you, this is hard work - when do we get a break?" muttered John, drowning one man in the mud by standing on the back of his neck as he whacked another repeatedly on the head with a lead maul. "Huh! These are made for camping - time we got proper hammers! Five hits and he's still moaning..." he grumbled. "Stop whining you idle layabouts, and get to bloody work!" growled Sergeant Brigand, as he broke the neck of a wounded Frenchman floundering in the mud with well practised ease. "There's an hour and a half 'till lunch, and I don't want to see any slacking! Then later on you can strip your sleeves, fib about your scars and impress the neighbours... well, that's what the King said anyway. Until then, ****ing pull your fingers out and look lively!" "Huh... work, work work..." muttered Bill as he departed, slicing the purse away from the Frenchman's neck and stuffing it into his quilted gambeston. "I tell you what, in a couple of hundred years there'll be a civil war, and his lot'll be first up against the wall..."
Ukraine says the Belarusian military is set to cross the border at 9 p.m. Kyiv time today. The Western branch of Ukraine’s Armed Forces urges all Belarusians to defy unlawful orders and stay away from Lukashenko’s stupid stunt.
Lushenko needs to be wary of sending too many of his henchmen into Ukraine. Which probably means that it will be Belarusian conscripts. Ripe for a real mutiny.
Just for one, I'm glad we're not in the EU. Just imagine Johnson prancing and poncing about over what should be done next.
With what appears on PB to be an imminent defeat for Putin at Johnson's Churchillian bare hands, and with no help from the EU, Starmer looks as far from office as ever. Gawd bless yer brave Sir Boris.
3 out of 20 Russian major generals currently in Ukraine have now been killed, says western official
Western official says it is of note that they are so far forward which you would expect to see when troops are unable to make decisions of their own or are fearful of moving forward.
I remember playing Stratego as a kid, you didn't want to go losing your General...
A bit of a rush job...
I am the very model of a Russian Major-General No information reaches me if we have support aerial I know the Tsars and Commissars, but that won't help the forces Z And very soon, I know I'll be, like many other comrades, dead
Perhaps "supportIVE aerial", to keep the rhythm?
Otherwise, superb job. Especially the last line and that final comma
Bravo
Eh? You’re introducing a new syllable. It was very good first go.
The scansion's a bit off though, it puts the stress on the wrong syllable of "support". It could be "if we're supported aerially", if you elide the last word a little, but then you get too far away from the rhyme. But I wanted to keep some link to the first verse of the original in the first three lines.
(Edit: and thanks )
How about adding "still" before "have"?
I am the very model of a Russian Major-General No information reaches me if we still have support aerial I know the Tsars and Commissars, but that won't help the forces Z And very soon, I know I'll be, like many other comrades, dead
Too many syllables then.
...No information reaches me about our cover aerial...
I suspect the Belorussian forces are as shit, if not more shit, than the Russians and far more likely to mutiny.
The last dictator would be mad to fall in with Putin now.
But there's a lot of madness around.
I suspect that Belaruse like most dictatorships will have some good, elite even troops, but very small in number, and a large conscript army. and maybe some in-between.
Who will he send? if its the conscripts, they want help much, and if deffetted will make him look week and stupid. if its the elite units, then that brave, he may need them at home if the worst happens, and if they take big losses, then he might lose the loyalty of them.
EU's fourth sanctions package is coming - it includes a ban on luxury exports, import of key goods in the iron and steel sector, and a ban on new investments in Russia’s energy sectorhttps://twitter.com/vonderleyen/status/1502323191527657483
3 out of 20 Russian major generals currently in Ukraine have now been killed, says western official
Western official says it is of note that they are so far forward which you would expect to see when troops are unable to make decisions of their own or are fearful of moving forward.
I remember playing Stratego as a kid, you didn't want to go losing your General...
A bit of a rush job...
I am the very model of a Russian Major-General No information reaches me if we have support aerial I know the Tsars and Commissars, but that won't help the forces Z And very soon, I know I'll be, like many other comrades, dead
Perhaps "supportIVE aerial", to keep the rhythm?
Otherwise, superb job. Especially the last line and that final comma
Bravo
Eh? You’re introducing a new syllable. It was very good first go.
The scansion's a bit off though, it puts the stress on the wrong syllable of "support". It could be "if we're supported aerially", if you elide the last word a little, but then you get too far away from the rhyme. But I wanted to keep some link to the first verse of the original in the first three lines.
(Edit: and thanks )
How about adding "still" before "have"?
I am the very model of a Russian Major-General No information reaches me if we still have support aerial I know the Tsars and Commissars, but that won't help the forces Z And very soon, I know I'll be, like many other comrades, dead
The problem is that the song is iambic so a weak syllable would have to come between support (which ends with a stressed syllable) and aerial (which starts with one).
Maybe "no information reaches me if we've support that's aerial".
3 out of 20 Russian major generals currently in Ukraine have now been killed, says western official
Western official says it is of note that they are so far forward which you would expect to see when troops are unable to make decisions of their own or are fearful of moving forward.
I remember playing Stratego as a kid, you didn't want to go losing your General...
A bit of a rush job...
I am the very model of a Russian Major-General No information reaches me if we have support aerial I know the Tsars and Commissars, but that won't help the forces Z And very soon, I know I'll be, like many other comrades, dead
Perhaps "supportIVE aerial", to keep the rhythm?
Otherwise, superb job. Especially the last line and that final comma
Bravo
Eh? You’re introducing a new syllable. It was very good first go.
The scansion's a bit off though, it puts the stress on the wrong syllable of "support". It could be "if we're supported aerially", if you elide the last word a little, but then you get too far away from the rhyme. But I wanted to keep some link to the first verse of the original in the first three lines.
(Edit: and thanks )
How about adding "still" before "have"?
I am the very model of a Russian Major-General No information reaches me if we still have support aerial I know the Tsars and Commissars, but that won't help the forces Z And very soon, I know I'll be, like many other comrades, dead
Too many syllables then.
...No information reaches me about our cover aerial...
https://twitter.com/JackDetsch/status/1502325395961651201 "NEW: Ukraine's fixed-wing aircraft fleet remains 80 percent intact 15 days after Russian invasion: senior U.S. defense official. Ukraine only flying 56 fighter jets 5-10 hours per day given Russian surface-to-air missile coverage over the country."
I'm honestly lost for words. How were the Russian first strikes this rubbish?
Edit: I wonder if, now the jet deal is very definitely off in the eyes of the public, a few repainted jets may be secretly replenishing their force?
Those jets are perfectly capable of taking off from straight bits of road in the arse end of no-where. Even if Ukraine didn’t fully believe US/UK warnings of an imminent invasion, it seems plausible that they might have spread their functional jets all over Ukraine, hiding one or two, plus fuel & other supplies in shed & farm buildings.
EU's fourth sanctions package is coming - it includes a ban on luxury exports, import of key goods in the iron and steel sector, and a ban on new investments in Russia’s energy sectorhttps://twitter.com/vonderleyen/status/1502323191527657483
EU's fourth sanctions package is coming - it includes a ban on luxury exports, import of key goods in the iron and steel sector, and a ban on new investments in Russia’s energy sectorhttps://twitter.com/vonderleyen/status/1502323191527657483
EU's fourth sanctions package is coming - it includes a ban on luxury exports, import of key goods in the iron and steel sector, and a ban on new investments in Russia’s energy sectorhttps://twitter.com/vonderleyen/status/1502323191527657483
You need someone to explain to you that the Italians can't sell handbags, but the EU is still giving an evil war criminal a billion dollars every single day?
https://twitter.com/JackDetsch/status/1502325395961651201 "NEW: Ukraine's fixed-wing aircraft fleet remains 80 percent intact 15 days after Russian invasion: senior U.S. defense official. Ukraine only flying 56 fighter jets 5-10 hours per day given Russian surface-to-air missile coverage over the country."
I'm honestly lost for words. How were the Russian first strikes this rubbish?
Edit: I wonder if, now the jet deal is very definitely off in the eyes of the public, a few repainted jets may be secretly replenishing their force?
Those jets are perfectly capable of taking off from straight bits of road in the arse end of no-where. Even if Ukraine didn’t fully believe US/UK warnings of an imminent invasion, it seems plausible that they might have spread their functional jets all over Ukraine, hiding one or two, plus fuel & other supplies in shed & farm buildings.
I think that was the norm in Warsaw Pact E. Europe, was it not?
Disperse them under motorway bridges, and the like?
Putin places head of the FSB's foreign intelligence under house arrest https://trib.al/DfeWEER
So the guy lied to him because everyone has to tell Putin what he wants to hear.
I guess others in the near-inner circle must now be weighing up whether better to get rid of him now or just wait to be up on the stand at the inevitable show trials.
Time to act gentlemen, time to act and end this lunatic.
https://twitter.com/JackDetsch/status/1502325395961651201 "NEW: Ukraine's fixed-wing aircraft fleet remains 80 percent intact 15 days after Russian invasion: senior U.S. defense official. Ukraine only flying 56 fighter jets 5-10 hours per day given Russian surface-to-air missile coverage over the country."
I'm honestly lost for words. How were the Russian first strikes this rubbish?
Edit: I wonder if, now the jet deal is very definitely off in the eyes of the public, a few repainted jets may be secretly replenishing their force?
Those jets are perfectly capable of taking off from straight bits of road in the arse end of no-where. Even if Ukraine didn’t fully believe US/UK warnings of an imminent invasion, it seems plausible that they might have spread their functional jets all over Ukraine, hiding one or two, plus fuel & other supplies in shed & farm buildings.
It's also reasonable to take precautionary measures against worst case scenarios even if you think them highly unlikely...
Putin places head of the FSB's foreign intelligence under house arrest https://trib.al/DfeWEER
So the guy lied to him because everyone has to tell Putin what he wants to hear.
I guess others in the near-inner circle must now be weighing up whether better to get rid of him now or just wait to be up on the stand at the inevitable show trials.
Time to act gentlemen, time to act and end this lunatic.
I think we were saying the same to Tory MPs way back in... January.
Ukraine says the Belarusian military is set to cross the border at 9 p.m. Kyiv time today. The Western branch of Ukraine’s Armed Forces urges all Belarusians to defy unlawful orders and stay away from Lukashenko’s stupid stunt.
I believe it is an issue of translation from the Russian. In Russian, ally means lackey ...
I learned from Alexander Gerschenkron that there's no word in Russian for 'opportunity'. So the clandestine Russian translation of Paul Samuelson's Economics textbook had to invent an expression for 'opportunity cost', a basic concept in economics. They came up with "the cost of foregone possibilities" which Gershenkron found somewhat poetic.
https://twitter.com/JackDetsch/status/1502325395961651201 "NEW: Ukraine's fixed-wing aircraft fleet remains 80 percent intact 15 days after Russian invasion: senior U.S. defense official. Ukraine only flying 56 fighter jets 5-10 hours per day given Russian surface-to-air missile coverage over the country."
I'm honestly lost for words. How were the Russian first strikes this rubbish?
Edit: I wonder if, now the jet deal is very definitely off in the eyes of the public, a few repainted jets may be secretly replenishing their force?
Those jets are perfectly capable of taking off from straight bits of road in the arse end of no-where. Even if Ukraine didn’t fully believe US/UK warnings of an imminent invasion, it seems plausible that they might have spread their functional jets all over Ukraine, hiding one or two, plus fuel & other supplies in shed & farm buildings.
It's also reasonable to take precautionary measures against worst case scenarios even if you think them highly unlikely...
The old Soviet bases used to have lots of hardened hangers (above ground bunkers) - of the kind that went out of fashion when the Americans PGM'd them in Iraq in 1991.
Given that the Russians haven't being using PGMs much.... maybe...
https://twitter.com/JackDetsch/status/1502325395961651201 "NEW: Ukraine's fixed-wing aircraft fleet remains 80 percent intact 15 days after Russian invasion: senior U.S. defense official. Ukraine only flying 56 fighter jets 5-10 hours per day given Russian surface-to-air missile coverage over the country."
I'm honestly lost for words. How were the Russian first strikes this rubbish?
Edit: I wonder if, now the jet deal is very definitely off in the eyes of the public, a few repainted jets may be secretly replenishing their force?
Those jets are perfectly capable of taking off from straight bits of road in the arse end of no-where. Even if Ukraine didn’t fully believe US/UK warnings of an imminent invasion, it seems plausible that they might have spread their functional jets all over Ukraine, hiding one or two, plus fuel & other supplies in shed & farm buildings.
I think that was the norm in Warsaw Pact E. Europe, was it not?
Disperse them under motorway bridges, and the like?
The potential problem with that is what happens to the military convoys wanting to go along the same roads? Need to have your Redcaps and Loggies very well organised.
https://twitter.com/JackDetsch/status/1502325395961651201 "NEW: Ukraine's fixed-wing aircraft fleet remains 80 percent intact 15 days after Russian invasion: senior U.S. defense official. Ukraine only flying 56 fighter jets 5-10 hours per day given Russian surface-to-air missile coverage over the country."
I'm honestly lost for words. How were the Russian first strikes this rubbish?
Edit: I wonder if, now the jet deal is very definitely off in the eyes of the public, a few repainted jets may be secretly replenishing their force?
Those jets are perfectly capable of taking off from straight bits of road in the arse end of no-where. Even if Ukraine didn’t fully believe US/UK warnings of an imminent invasion, it seems plausible that they might have spread their functional jets all over Ukraine, hiding one or two, plus fuel & other supplies in shed & farm buildings.
I think that was the norm in Warsaw Pact E. Europe, was it not?
Disperse them under motorway bridges, and the like?
Also what the Finns do, I think.
They do. There's a section of road not far from our summer cottage that is unaccountably straight and wide - for exactly that purpose explained my b-i-l.
EU's fourth sanctions package is coming - it includes a ban on luxury exports, import of key goods in the iron and steel sector, and a ban on new investments in Russia’s energy sectorhttps://twitter.com/vonderleyen/status/1502323191527657483
We must be past the tipping point on western sanctions where every firm’s compliance/legal Department will be saying “it’s too complicated to do anything other than do no business with or through Russia or Russians”.
Ukraine says the Belarusian military is set to cross the border at 9 p.m. Kyiv time today. The Western branch of Ukraine’s Armed Forces urges all Belarusians to defy unlawful orders and stay away from Lukashenko’s stupid stunt.
EU's fourth sanctions package is coming - it includes a ban on luxury exports, import of key goods in the iron and steel sector, and a ban on new investments in Russia’s energy sectorhttps://twitter.com/vonderleyen/status/1502323191527657483
The odd thing surely is that the ban on luxury exports for example is only just happening. That may explain why Zelensky is annoyed that in some areas the EU remians behind the curve. No doubt the UK has its own failings but all this tit for tat carping is music to Putin's ears. There are plenty of 'useful idiots' on here still foaming at the mouth over Brexit/Boris - none of which is relevant in the bigger picture right now. And I speak as a Remain voter who'd prefer a new Tory leader to fight the next GE.
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Tuesday pushed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to accept an offer from Russian President Vladimir Putin, which would require Kyiv to make significant concessions in order to end Moscow’s invasion. “If I were you, I would think about the lives of my people and take the offer,” Bennett told Zelensky during a phone call on Tuesday, according to a senior Ukrainian official who spoke to Walla and Haaretz on condition of anonymity. Zelensky did not take well to the proposal, responding with a brief “I hear you.”
“Bennett has proposed that we surrender,” the senior Ukrainian official tells the Hebrew news sites. “We have no intention of doing so. We know that Putin’s proposal is just the beginning.” The report says that Israel has also asked that Ukraine cease its requests for Israeli military or defense assistance, as this could hinder Jerusalem’s efforts to mediate and maintain neutrality
Thus far, Zelensky has been unimpressed with Bennett’s mediation efforts, saying the Israeli premier has sufficed with being a “mailbox” that passes along messages between Russia to Ukraine without coming up with any proposals of his own, the senior official says.
“We do not need a mailbox. We have enough of these,” the senior Ukrainian official says. “President Zelensky’s office does not believe this is the way to mediate. If Bennett wants to be neutral and mediate, we would like to see him appoint someone who will deal with the matter day and night to try and reach a compromise.” Zelensky is under the impression that Bennett has taken up the role of mediator as part of his effort to avoid picking sides in a war because of the risk of damaging Israel’s ties with Russia, the official claims. This has led to significant frustration and even personal offense on the part of Zelensky with the Israeli government, according to the senior official.
3 out of 20 Russian major generals currently in Ukraine have now been killed, says western official
Western official says it is of note that they are so far forward which you would expect to see when troops are unable to make decisions of their own or are fearful of moving forward.
I remember playing Stratego as a kid, you didn't want to go losing your General...
A bit of a rush job...
I am the very model of a Russian Major-General No information reaches me if we have support aerial I know the Tsars and Commissars, but that won't help the forces Z And very soon, I know I'll be, like many other comrades, dead
Perhaps "supportIVE aerial", to keep the rhythm?
Otherwise, superb job. Especially the last line and that final comma
Bravo
Eh? You’re introducing a new syllable. It was very good first go.
The scansion's a bit off though, it puts the stress on the wrong syllable of "support". It could be "if we're supported aerially", if you elide the last word a little, but then you get too far away from the rhyme. But I wanted to keep some link to the first verse of the original in the first three lines.
(Edit: and thanks )
The scansion is less important, I think, in a Gilbert & Sullivan pastiche.
You could replace it with, If we’ve supportive aerial
But I actually still prefer the original, because the “support aerial” is a nice grammatical echo of “major general”.
Yeah, I agree. Also, the internal rhyme in line 3 isn't authentic but it was just too good to change.
I'm very well acquainted too with warfare asymmetrical, I give every city a present pyrotechnical, About our glorious victory I'm teeming with a lot of news, Despite the men and tanks we frequently seem to lose
Again, I can't help feeling the pain of whichever bot's job it is to be coming on here to make sure the west is properly afraid of Russian imperial might.
https://twitter.com/JackDetsch/status/1502325395961651201 "NEW: Ukraine's fixed-wing aircraft fleet remains 80 percent intact 15 days after Russian invasion: senior U.S. defense official. Ukraine only flying 56 fighter jets 5-10 hours per day given Russian surface-to-air missile coverage over the country."
I'm honestly lost for words. How were the Russian first strikes this rubbish?
Edit: I wonder if, now the jet deal is very definitely off in the eyes of the public, a few repainted jets may be secretly replenishing their force?
Those jets are perfectly capable of taking off from straight bits of road in the arse end of no-where. Even if Ukraine didn’t fully believe US/UK warnings of an imminent invasion, it seems plausible that they might have spread their functional jets all over Ukraine, hiding one or two, plus fuel & other supplies in shed & farm buildings.
I think that was the norm in Warsaw Pact E. Europe, was it not?
Disperse them under motorway bridges, and the like?
Also what the Finns do, I think.
They do. There's a section of road near not far from our summer cottage that is unaccountably straight and wide - for exactly that purpose explained my b-i-l.
Based on those numbers, if the Poland deal ever comes off the the Ukrainian airforce will have…. increased.
Just listening to the Russian response at the UN where they allege that Ukraine in conjunction with the United States have been producing biological weapons in Ukraine and have documentary evidence
At this point I switched him off for my own sanity but Boris's warning last night and todays by the US that Russia are using a false flag operation seems abundantly true and to be frank is very scary
I listened to the President of the EU Commission, Macron and UVDL earlier this pm and they spoke lots of words but Macron insisted the EU was not at war with Russia, while in the next breath UVDK refereed to this war with Russia. They said that they have increasing sanctions in the pipeline and even harder ones if necessary
The obvious question followed from a journalist
'Just how many children, hospitals and civilians have to be slaughtered before you act'
It seems President Zelenskyy has again attacked the EU on their words and lack of action
At what point is enough is enough called
Should have known the EU was to blame, but I had to read all the way through.
It seems to be more important on here that we win the war against the EU than what happens to Ukraine. If there are bets to be had I'd put my money on Macron being at the centre of finding a solution. He is at least in non stop communication with Putin. The news here is much more on how to reach a solution than on how many tanks each side is losing.
Just listening to the Russian response at the UN where they allege that Ukraine in conjunction with the United States have been producing biological weapons in Ukraine and have documentary evidence
At this point I switched him off for my own sanity but Boris's warning last night and todays by the US that Russia are using a false flag operation seems abundantly true and to be frank is very scary
I listened to the President of the EU Commission, Macron and UVDL earlier this pm and they spoke lots of words but Macron insisted the EU was not at war with Russia, while in the next breath UVDK refereed to this war with Russia. They said that they have increasing sanctions in the pipeline and even harder ones if necessary
The obvious question followed from a journalist
'Just how many children, hospitals and civilians have to be slaughtered before you act'
It seems President Zelenskyy has again attacked the EU on their words and lack of action
At what point is enough is enough called
Should have known the EU was to blame, but I had to read all the way through.
It seems to be more important on here that we win the war against the EU than what happens to Ukraine. If there are bets to be had I'd put my money on Macron being at the centre of finding a solution. He is at least in non stop communication with Putin. The news here is much more on how to reach a solution than on how many tanks each side is losing.
- Cases up. R is showing signs of stopping rising, though - In Hospital up. - MV beds flat. - Admissions are up, but again, R has stoped rising. - Deaths are showing more and more signs of plateauing at a bit below 100 per day.
- Cases up. R is showing signs of stopping rising, though - In Hospital up. - MV beds flat. - Admissions are up, but again, R has stoped rising. - Deaths are showing more and more signs of plateauing at a bit below 100 per day.
To be fair, Putin did deliver a monologue in which he outlined his evil plan. That has to have scored?
Putin places head of the FSB's foreign intelligence under house arrest https://trib.al/DfeWEER
So the guy lied to him because everyone has to tell Putin what he wants to hear.
I guess others in the near-inner circle must now be weighing up whether better to get rid of him now or just wait to be up on the stand at the inevitable show trials.
Time to act gentlemen, time to act and end this lunatic.
Wonder how popular the FSB guy is with his people? Putin better hope "not very"...
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Blimey, life won't be worth living for some. That deprivation must surely drive a Trump revival.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupolev_Tu-141
The parachute is for landing.
This is becoming more and more depressing by the day. Not only has Putin sent tens of thousands of conscripts to die, now he's sending a bunch of Syrians to die.
At this point I switched him off for my own sanity but Boris's warning last night and todays by the US that Russia are using a false flag operation seems abundantly true and to be frank is very scary
I listened to the President of the EU Commission, Macron and UVDL earlier this pm and they spoke lots of words but Macron insisted the EU was not at war with Russia, while in the next breath UVDL referred to this war with Russia. They said that they have increasing sanctions in the pipeline and even harder ones if necessary
The obvious question followed from a journalist
'Just how many children, hospitals and civilians have to be slaughtered before you act'
It seems President Zelenskyy has again attacked the EU on their words and lack of action
At what point is enough is enough called
The Western branch of Ukraine’s Armed Forces urges all Belarusians to defy unlawful orders and stay away from Lukashenko’s stupid stunt.
https://twitter.com/IAPonomarenko/status/1502313503008464897
It amuses me though that your posts are often so predictable.
As for the question, I am resolutely against no fly zones.
I am pro ceasing energy imports, pro arming the Ukrainians, and pro fomenting discontent in Belarus, Syria and even the Kuriles to pile pressure on Russia.
I also want to brain drain Russia into oblivion, the benefit of the UK economy.
It does not amuse me one bit and is very scary
A compelling alternative to a nation worn out by Brexit, plague, warfare and the Borisovian high-wire act.
PB would vote for that, no?
And then everyone could concentrate on examining the entrails of council by-election results without pesky distractions.
Some Russian soldiers will have qualms about firing into crowds of Ukrainian civilians in Kherson. I'm guessing the Syrians, less so. That also frees up the Russian soldiers for the front line.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOKyd6EnZZU
"NEW: Ukraine's fixed-wing aircraft fleet remains 80 percent intact 15 days after Russian invasion: senior U.S. defense official.
Ukraine only flying 56 fighter jets 5-10 hours per day given Russian surface-to-air missile coverage over the country."
I'm honestly lost for words. How were the Russian first strikes this rubbish?
Edit: I wonder if, now the jet deal is very definitely off in the eyes of the public, a few repainted jets may be secretly replenishing their force?
The last dictator would be mad to fall in with Putin now.
But there's a lot of madness around.
The Flower of French Chivalry had formed up in immaculate order across the
field, magnificent in their finest, glittering imported armour, resplendent
in highly coloured livery and equipped with other rather camp accessories so
often favoured by the French.
"Pah! Assey 'y vous 'zis peetiful band of English ros'boef jesteurs! Zey
sink zey are a match for uz?" lisped the Dauphin, impatient to start
slaughtering as soon as possible.
"Hmmm - I 'av 'erd zat leetle island does produce mighty warrieurs
zometames?" said the Herald diplomatically.
"Orsefezzers and panzeur peedle - az zey sey over zere een zere feelthy
countray!" snapped the Constable of France. "We shall 'ave feenished zem off
before eet eze even tame for elevnensees - ah am only concerned zat zere are
not enough of ze batards for uz all to get a propere beet of carnage een!"
The Herald bit his lip and moved to the rear. He'd been down to the English
camp and had a look round. They were a scruffy bunch, that was true, but he
wasn't so sure the confidence of his commanders was fully justified. But
then he was only wearing a rather lightweight bumfreezer jacket instead of
plate armour, and was consequently more wary of the power of the English
longbow....
At the other end of the field, confidence was in somewhat shorter
supply.....
"I've humped this bloody stick for bleeding miles!" moaned Bill, a sturdy
archer with skeletal deformities, "what am I supposed to do with the ****ing
thing now?"
The usual cheery obedience of the English infantry was obviously wearing
rather thin, and Sergeant Brigand realised this was a critical moment. He
thought about it for a second, then smashed Bill round the head with his
rusty, second-hand gauntlet pillaged by his father at Crecy.
"Shaddap! Just set 'em up and do as yer ****ing told!" he snarled. "And
sharpen the ****ing end properly, ye lazy ****! That goes for the rest of ye
too!" Sure enough, Bill and the others got to work, grumbling quietly, but
not within earshot of the Sergeant or any of the noblemen who wandered
anxiously up and down the line.
"I wish I'd never come, I really do!" groaned John the Thatcher. "I'd just
be rolling out of bed with Big Nell the Milkmaid right now...."
"I know what you mean! The bloody catering's been a ****ing disgrace. I've
had the Katmandu Quickstep all the way from ****ing Harfleur! It's worse
than the bleedin' Glastonbury festival!" moaned Tom Carpenter, hewing away
at the end of his stake as he eyed the glittering French array with concern.
"It's all right for them - ****ing snails and froglegs for breakfast no
doubt, washed down wi' fancy wine an' stuff! Soft toilet paper - wet wipes -
the works! What chance 'ave we ****ing got I ask ye?" John winced and
clutched his stomach.
"****ing 'ell! I've got to go again! If the battle starts before I'm back,
sharpen me stake for me will ye?" he shouted, racing into the bushes at the
end of Tramcourt Wood.
Part 2 to follow
I am the very model of a Russian Major-General
No information reaches me if we still have support aerial
I know the Tsars and Commissars, but that won't help the forces Z
And very soon, I know I'll be, like many other comrades, dead
"Chuffin 'eck!" cried Richard the Northener, "Me as well...." as he raced to
the rear, clutching his nethers in a most undignified manner.
King Henry looked anxious as he surveyed the position uneasily.
"Hells bells and buckets of blood - there's an awful of them your Grace!?"
said York uneasily.
"Mmmm... never mind, I said a prayer. We'll be fine...." Henry replied
coolly.
"Ah, if only a few of the men that do no work today were here with us now,
well, er, you know what I mean my liege?" said Westmorland anxiously.
"Nonsense!" snapped the King. " Who says so? Half our chaps are in the
bushes relieving themselves, that's all. Don't worry about it - chill out
will ye?" Westmorland looked unconvinced. If only Imodium had been available
in the 15th century he thought.... or even Kaolin and Morphine.....
Meanwhile, the French, lusty and over-confident as usual in their pathetic,
sneering, continental, arrogant, smug self-assurance, were champing at the
bit and raring to go, the fools.
At long last all was in order, and they slammed down their visors and
charged toward the thinly manned English line.....
The Herald, au fait with Crecy, Poitiers and numerous other battles, watched
them racing in the direction of St. Ayn Desasterre and shook his head. There
'd be tears before bedtime...
Back at the English position, the mighty thunder of hooves and the clank of
armour had a dramatic effect.
"Sound the alarum! All hands man your battle stations!" shouted the King,
and thousands of groaning men emerged from the bushes discarding their hose
in the rush, and took up positions without even washing their hands. Stomach
cramps notwithstanding, they bravely stood fast and clenched their
magnificent well muscled buttocks, as the huge wave of heavy cavalry
approached at full pelt, and the thunder of hooves shook the ground. Certain
they were about to be smashed into the mud at any second, they nevertheless
coolly prepared to face the end as English hooligans have in the face of
cavalry charges on foreign soil ever since, and brandished their
weapons.....
King Henry was hastily signing a note of surrender and agreements of safe
passage to Calais when suddenly the thundering stopped. He looked up in
astonishment to see that the French had halted dead in their tracks, some
fifty yards short of the English line. What was this? Had his prayers been
answered? He hastily hid the shameful documents in his sleeve and decided
what to do... only one thing for it. Send in the lads!
The first wave of French cavalry were in complete disarray, and cries of
"Zoot Alors!", "Sacre Blue!", "Mon Dieu", "Au Secours" and other expressions
called out by weedy Frenchmen in distress filled the air.
"Phworr! What ees zis - le batards are abusing ze chemeecal warfare! Eet ees
against all ze rules of chivalrey!" wailed the Dauphin, holding a lavender
scented handkerchief to his enormous nose.
"Mah Liege - wee must weethdraw immediately, or all ees lost! Zis stench ees
from 'ell eetself - what 'ave zey been eating for ****'s sake?" cried the
Constable in utter horror. Even Sir Angus McDevastator, in charge of the
Scottish contingent, was gagging and retching as he spluttered to his second
in command.
"Ye've got tae give 'em credit laddie - even Scotch lavvies are nae as bad
as that!" But even as he began to solemnly salute the grim faced Englishmen
ahead, the second wave of cavalry charged into the back of them, tipping
everyone into the mud....
Ten minutes later.....
"Well, I'd never have thought it, but it hasn't turned out to be such a bad
day after all?" said Bill brightly, ramming his bloodstained dagger through
the visor of a fallen Frenchman, producing a ghastly, gurgling scream.
"Nor me. Mind you, this is hard work - when do we get a break?" muttered
John, drowning one man in the mud by standing on the back of his neck as he
whacked another repeatedly on the head with a lead maul.
"Huh! These are made for camping - time we got proper hammers! Five hits and
he's still moaning..." he grumbled.
"Stop whining you idle layabouts, and get to bloody work!" growled Sergeant
Brigand, as he broke the neck of a wounded Frenchman floundering in the mud
with well practised ease.
"There's an hour and a half 'till lunch, and I don't want to see any
slacking! Then later on you can strip your sleeves, fib about your scars and
impress the neighbours... well, that's what the King said anyway. Until
then, ****ing pull your fingers out and look lively!"
"Huh... work, work work..." muttered Bill as he departed, slicing the purse
away from the Frenchman's neck and stuffing it into his quilted gambeston.
"I tell you what, in a couple of hundred years there'll be a civil war, and
his lot'll be first up against the wall..."
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/03/11/ukraine-news-war-russia-sanctions-putin-kyiv-latest/
...No information reaches me about our cover aerial...
Who will he send? if its the conscripts, they want help much, and if deffetted will make him look week and stupid. if its the elite units, then that brave, he may need them at home if the worst happens, and if they take big losses, then he might lose the loyalty of them.
So whats it to be?
Sadly Putin is a bore and his henchmen can't hence.
Follow it live on the KWVR webcams...
https://kwvr.co.uk/webcams/
Maybe "no information reaches me if we've support that's aerial".
'No Hamlet doesn't fucking belong to Thomas Kyd. His only lasts for two and a half hours, mine runs for four because of all the extras.'
Actually, that's a bit unfair to Year 9s.
Disperse them under motorway bridges, and the like?
Also what the Finns do, I think.
I guess others in the near-inner circle must now be weighing up whether better to get rid of him now or just wait to be up on the stand at the inevitable show trials.
Time to act gentlemen, time to act and end this lunatic.
Embezzlement of funds allocated for subversive and undercover work in Ukraine, as well as false information, is said to be the reason for the arrests
Given that the Russians haven't being using PGMs much.... maybe...
https://theaviationgeekclub.com/vintage-footage-shows-jaguar-attack-aircraft-undertaking-motorway-trials/
The potential problem with that is what happens to the military convoys wanting to go along the same roads? Need to have your Redcaps and Loggies very well organised.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/senior-ukrainian-official-bennett-pushed-zelensky-to-surrender-to-putin-report/
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Tuesday pushed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to accept an offer from Russian President Vladimir Putin, which would require Kyiv to make significant concessions in order to end Moscow’s invasion. “If I were you, I would think about the lives of my people and take the offer,” Bennett told Zelensky during a phone call on Tuesday, according to a senior Ukrainian official who spoke to Walla and Haaretz on condition of anonymity. Zelensky did not take well to the proposal, responding with a brief “I hear you.”
“Bennett has proposed that we surrender,” the senior Ukrainian official tells the Hebrew news sites. “We have no intention of doing so. We know that Putin’s proposal is just the beginning.” The report says that Israel has also asked that Ukraine cease its requests for Israeli military or defense assistance, as this could hinder Jerusalem’s efforts to mediate and maintain neutrality
Thus far, Zelensky has been unimpressed with Bennett’s mediation efforts, saying the Israeli premier has sufficed with being a “mailbox” that passes along messages between Russia to Ukraine without coming up with any proposals of his own, the senior official says.
“We do not need a mailbox. We have enough of these,” the senior Ukrainian official says. “President Zelensky’s office does not believe this is the way to mediate. If Bennett wants to be neutral and mediate, we would like to see him appoint someone who will deal with the matter day and night to try and reach a compromise.” Zelensky is under the impression that Bennett has taken up the role of mediator as part of his effort to avoid picking sides in a war because of the risk of damaging Israel’s ties with Russia, the official claims. This has led to significant frustration and even personal offense on the part of Zelensky with the Israeli government, according to the senior official.
- Cases up. R is showing signs of stopping rising, though
- In Hospital up.
- MV beds flat.
- Admissions are up, but again, R has stoped rising.
- Deaths are showing more and more signs of plateauing at a bit below 100 per day.
Ha Ha
Sorry. Douche Bank is connected to pretty much *every* politician in Germany.
Their exposure to Russia is inline with their exposure to Donald Fucking Trump - somewhere between calamitous and hilarious.
In the words of Harry Wales - "What Douche Bank wants, Douche Bank gets!"
Imagine the optics of a 4pm flight each day with metric tons of banknotes on forklift pallets....