(1) is a good point; (2) may be of limited effect so long as Russia doesn't impose exit visa requirements. A number of foreign carriers are still operating out of Russian airports, and the land borde… (View Post)

Ukraine: Workers refuse to unload Russian oil from ship https://twitter.com/BBCNews/status/1500085465214500865 Similar action reported from the LNG terminal in Kent yesterday. AIUI UK government sanc… (View Post)

Belarus doesn't really count as "abroad" anymore. One assumes that they're cutting down on flights so they can keep operating internal services for longer before they run out of spare parts… (View Post)

I think we can confidently file that prediction next to a flying saucer from Proxima Centauri landing in Tennessee, and Elvis emerging from it down the landing ramp. (View Post)

Yes he can. The suffering of the mass of ordinary people is irrelevant to Putin. He'll be just fine so long as his government officials, security services and the professional army are kept in a reas… (View Post)