Ukraine

[Bayleaf]

Exactly, as put succinctly elsewhere

" Putin couldn’t possibly have any interest in a weakened European Union and an isolated and weakened Britain". It was all part of the plan ....

[niemeyjt]

So it'll be interesting to see what the Tories come up with as a "brutal sanction", against their biggest donors.

Come now, it was only a couple of million. I mean. What does that buy nowadays? A few dozen cases of Krug for a No 10 𝚙̶𝚊̶𝚛̶𝚝̶𝚢̶ work event.

source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/20 ... 3-million/

[Bayleaf]

Some nice, gold embossed wallpaper perhaps?

Big argument over the fact that these donors were legit British Citizens - and a Tory and a Labour MP last night agreed that these dubious dual-citizenships (basically people being allowed to "buy" citizenship) needs to stop ...... yeah, right!

Meanwhile, friendly little message from Putin to the rest of us, while he obliterates the Ukranians:
"“To anyone who would consider interfering from the outside: if you do, you will face consequences greater than any you have faced in history. All relevant decisions have been taken. I hope you hear me,” he said.

[ExMontpelliérain]

Some nice, gold embossed wallpaper perhaps?

Big argument over the fact that these donors were legit British Citizens - and a Tory and a Labour MP last night agreed that these dubious dual-citizenships (basically people being allowed to "buy" citizenship) needs to stop ...... yeah, right!

Meanwhile, friendly little message from Putin to the rest of us, while he obliterates the Ukranians:
"“To anyone who would consider interfering from the outside: if you do, you will face consequences greater than any you have faced in history. All relevant decisions have been taken. I hope you hear me,” he said.

I can’t remember this quote’s origin, it may have been Mark Galeotti’s book The Vory about the Bratva, but someone once said “you British hate our criminals outside your country, but love them when they live among you”.

[ajm]

A very dark day for democracy.

[niemeyjt]

A very dark day for democracy.

Yet another very dark day for democracy.

Not the first. Won't be the last.

[Pathca]

Probably not relevant, just an observation, but Mr P seems to have either put on weight recently or is on steroids. Either way, he doesn't look particularly healthy. He's always prided himself on fitness and keeping in shape.

Dexamethazone ,which is used (amongst other things) for the oedema from brain tumours causes facial swelling,just saying

[Bayleaf]

A very dark day for democracy.

A very dark day for the Ukranians

[niemeyjt]

Another dark day for the Ukrainians - being used as pawns in the ongoing spats between east and west.

This is not an isolated event.

[Blaze]

Probably not relevant, just an observation, but Mr P seems to have either put on weight recently or is on steroids. Either way, he doesn't look particularly healthy. He's always prided himself on fitness and keeping in shape.

Dexamethazone ,which is used (amongst other things) for the oedema from brain tumours causes facial swelling,just saying

A brain tumour could explain his irrational paranoia that NATO might invade Russia.