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#291 Post by niemeyjt »

tagh wrote: Thu Mar 03, 2022 3:34 pm This is worth a read, from History Today:

https://www.historytoday.com/archive/hi ... 1bfdaff376
I have posted this, or similar, before and is interesting in light of the above article. Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia - I hope Article 5 works out for you . . .


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#292 Post by Blaze »

Yes, I remember that, J. It's interesting that borders have never been static.
Following on from the above, I saw this the other day but didn't want to make light of the current situation :

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#293 Post by niemeyjt »

If true, the latest outcome of the Putin - Macron discussions is scary:

Vladimir Putin has told Emmanuel Macron that he wants to "seize the whole of Ukraine" during a call between the two presidents.

"The expectation of the president is that the worst is to come, given what President Putin told him," a senior aide to the French leader told reporters on condition of anonymity.

"There was nothing in what President Putin told us that should reassure us. He showed great determination to continue the operation," the aide continued.


source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/ ... e-updates/ (approx 4.13PM - scroll down)

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#294 Post by Bayleaf »

Yes, heard that. Feel sick to my stomach, especially for the Ukranians. :cry:

Not sure where son's friend and family are currently hiding. They were close to the East border.

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#296 Post by Wilbro »

Paywall!

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#297 Post by Bayleaf »

Just the headline gives you an idea:

"How imposing martial law would enable Vladimir Putin to crush dissent in Russia "

But this could be helpful, from another source, if true:
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#298 Post by Char »

I saw something heart warming this morning, t'was a clip taken at Berlin train station and volunteers were helping to pair up Ukrainian refugees with host families. 'tis nice to be reminded that amongst all the crap there still are good kind people in the world.

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#299 Post by Bayleaf »

Yes, I think I saw that. So many tears falling around the world at the moment. At least most of the world seems to be able to come together.

Hope it's not behind a paywall, but Russian soldiers are crying too:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/ ... DR7GdQFNCc

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#300 Post by rsm »

I wonder if the same tears will still be around in a few weeks time.Cynical I know .

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