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Post by stuart1974 on Jan 7, 2022 23:50:08 GMT
There has been ongoing issues between Russia and Ukraine for several years now, towards the end of 2021 the tensions had risen somewhat. It may just be more of the same but it could escalate quite easily.
The 3 Baltic states are both NATO and EU members and all have sizeable Russian minorities.
Belarus is termed the last dictatorship in Europe, there have been border issues with migrants being 'allowed' across its border with the EU.
Armenia and Azerbaijan had a conflict recently too, plus Russia and Georgia have tensions over a couple of enclaves.
Moldova has a breakaway region too in their Transnistria region.
Now Kazakhstan is calling in help from Moscow to quell its uprisings.
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Post by Dirt Dogg on Jan 8, 2022 19:16:56 GMT
Soviet Union, would you have it back?
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Post by yattongas on Jan 8, 2022 20:51:52 GMT
Putin as ever is a very good strategist……. He’ll push things as far as he can taking into account the current circumstances. He knows when to push and that’s why he’s trying it on now.
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Post by stuart1974 on Jan 8, 2022 20:51:55 GMT
Soviet Union, would you have it back? I suspect the current occupant of the Kremlin would. |
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Post by yattongas on Jan 8, 2022 20:53:06 GMT
I'm back in the U.S.S.R.
You don't know how lucky you are, boy
Back in the U.S.
Back in the U.S.
Back in the U.S.S.R.
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Post by Dirt Dogg on Jan 8, 2022 21:38:53 GMT
The world needs another superpower, the technological advances we made when the USA and USSR were competing against each other at everything have not been matched since.
Now we just have billionaires having space race willy waving competitions.
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Post by aghast on Jan 9, 2022 1:18:58 GMT
Soviet Union, would you have it back? The CCCP tops are pretty cool. I'm sure the USA would love to have the Soviet Union back. A definite 'enemy' they can pretend to hate instead of all these maverick dictatorships with rusting and leaky missiles they might just launch at any time whenever their unstable regimes identify a new foe. This freedom from tyranny lark is all very nice in theory, but it doesn't half create a lot of problems once you actually give a bit of power to the local tyrants. |
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Post by axegas on Jan 9, 2022 1:53:08 GMT
Soviet Union, would you have it back? I suspect the current occupant of the Kremlin would. He’d have the Russian empire back, but I’m not sure a right wing politician would want united, soviet socialist republics  |
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Post by stuart1974 on Jan 10, 2022 14:28:33 GMT
I suspect the current occupant of the Kremlin would. He’d have the Russian empire back, but I’m not sure a right wing politician would want united, soviet socialist republics Two sides of the same coin. 😉 I did wonder about the thread title as I see it more of Putin keeping the apron strings fairly tight. |
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Post by yattongas on Feb 11, 2022 20:13:16 GMT
Sounds like invasion of Ukraine 🇺🇦 is imminent ☹️
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Post by aghast on Feb 11, 2022 21:39:27 GMT
This could all be sorted if Russia joined NATO.
I think they will one day. The old enemies are not the same as the new enemies.
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Post by stuart1974 on Feb 12, 2022 11:29:52 GMT
Looks like we are withdrawing our training teams from Ukraine. On a (selfish?) practical note, probably worth topping up your fuel tanks and investing in an electric heater.
If Putin really is going ahead, it's going to get very messy.
Hopefully he's just testing the resolve of the West and Ukraine and we'll carry on with the sabre rattling. He won't be able to keep 100,000+ troops on the border for too long.
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Post by gasandelectricity on Feb 12, 2022 12:32:49 GMT
I don't understand why we don't just whack 200,000 troops on the border ourselves.
I get that it could be seen as provocative but isn't that exactly what they're up to?
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Post by Gassy on Feb 12, 2022 13:03:26 GMT
I would be very surprised if Russia actually invaded Ukraine
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Post by stuart1974 on Feb 12, 2022 13:35:44 GMT
I don't understand why we don't just whack 200,000 troops on the border ourselves. I get that it could be seen as provocative but isn't that exactly what they're up to? It takes time to get them there, Putin will know well in advance and it therefore gives him cassus beli. Secondly, who will provide them? Ukraine isn't a Nato country so there is no reason to defend it with Nato troops. Again, Putin knows we won't go to war over Kyiv. Thirdly, most of Europe doesn't have either the numbers or equipment to be a serious deterrent to invading Ukraine. Russia overmatches us by quite a bit. |
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Post by oldie on Feb 12, 2022 13:51:17 GMT
I don't understand why we don't just whack 200,000 troops on the border ourselves. I get that it could be seen as provocative but isn't that exactly what they're up to? It takes time to get them there, Putin will know well in advance and it therefore gives him cassus beli. Secondly, who will provide them? Ukraine isn't a Nato country so there is no reason to defend it with Nato troops. Again, Putin knows we won't go to war over Kyiv. Thirdly, most of Europe doesn't have either the numbers or equipment to be a serious deterrent to invading Ukraine. Russia overmatches us by quite a bit. No need to be crude and act as they are threatening to. Just freeze them out of the financial markets, stop any international money transfer, Then sit back and watch them squeal. Ban all their sports people from entering other countries... Make them a parriah state. We could do all of that. But on the other hand we could guarantee that we would not place any missiles on Ukraine soil. Ever. |
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Post by gasandelectricity on Feb 12, 2022 14:07:11 GMT
It takes time to get them there, Putin will know well in advance and it therefore gives him cassus beli. Secondly, who will provide them? Ukraine isn't a Nato country so there is no reason to defend it with Nato troops. Again, Putin knows we won't go to war over Kyiv. Thirdly, most of Europe doesn't have either the numbers or equipment to be a serious deterrent to invading Ukraine. Russia overmatches us by quite a bit. No need to be crude and act as they are threatening to. Just freeze them out of the financial markets, stop any international money transfer, Then sit back and watch them squeal. Ban all their sports people from entering other countries... Make them a parriah state. We could do all of that. But on the other hand we could guarantee that we would not place any missiles on Ukraine soil.
Ever.A bit like letting Hitler have Czechoslovakia unnopposed I guess. |
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Post by oldie on Feb 12, 2022 14:33:09 GMT
No need to be crude and act as they are threatening to. Just freeze them out of the financial markets, stop any international money transfer, Then sit back and watch them squeal. Ban all their sports people from entering other countries... Make them a parriah state. We could do all of that. But on the other hand we could guarantee that we would not place any missiles on Ukraine soil.
Ever.A bit like letting Hitler have Czechoslovakia unnopposed I guess. NATO Didn't have Germany surrounded |
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Post by stuart1974 on Feb 12, 2022 15:06:03 GMT
It takes time to get them there, Putin will know well in advance and it therefore gives him cassus beli. Secondly, who will provide them? Ukraine isn't a Nato country so there is no reason to defend it with Nato troops. Again, Putin knows we won't go to war over Kyiv. Thirdly, most of Europe doesn't have either the numbers or equipment to be a serious deterrent to invading Ukraine. Russia overmatches us by quite a bit. No need to be crude and act as they are threatening to. Just freeze them out of the financial markets, stop any international money transfer, Then sit back and watch them squeal. Ban all their sports people from entering other countries... Make them a parriah state. We could do all of that. But on the other hand we could guarantee that we would not place any missiles on Ukraine soil. Ever. We weren't (Ukraine won't be joining Nato or the EU) and I'm not convinced that's his problem anyway. It's Ukraine looking west rather than east. |
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