Ukraine

[Pathca]

And it’s unfair to the vast majority of people with psychiatric illnesses,it must be hard to be lumped in with someone like that

[Blaze]

It's a shame that a topic about the desperate situation in Ukraine is reduced to banalities and chit chat about British politicians.

[Pathca]

Plus One Blaze

[Richard]

Plus Two Blaze

[niemeyjt]

Five reasons 'puffy-faced' Putin could be seriously ill

It is all circumstantial but there is growing evidence that Vladimir Putin could be suffering from a serious illness.

At least five factors point to suspicions that his horrendous decision to invade Ukraine could be underpinned not by his mental state, the effects of Covid isolation, or hubris, but by a physical condition that spurred him to gamble on a quick win.

source:https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/ ... n-illness/

[ExMontpelliérain]

ICC have announced an official investigation (not that I can visualize Putin showing up in The Hague).

[Blaze]

@niemeyjt Unfortunately the article hits a paywall so I can't read it. But the photo shows Mr P with the moon face so often associated with steroids.

This article was written in 2015, but also points out his phiyical state :
Vladimir Putin returns to public but illness rumours continue over 'pale', 'puffy' and 'sweaty' face
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/worl ... 11646.html

So any health issues aren't new.

[hughnique]

Let's hope it gets him soon then.

[ExMontpelliérain]

The recent extreme social distancing may be an indicator that VVP is immunocompromised.

[Char]

In my naivety, I don't understand why the rest of the world are just sitting there watching. It's all well and good giving them funds and weapons but they could do with personnel. I expect there are already special forces without dog tags in there somewhere, but if the reports that Belarus has started sending troops in are true the untrained Ukrainians don't have much chance.