Jimmy_D

So because Russia are being destructive and committing war crimes… you’re saying the answer to that is to give Russia everything they want and hope they’re content to stop there?

Ukraine are fighting for their home, and Russia are fighting for a lie. The only way this is over any time soon is if Russia gives up.

Can more or less throw form out the window for the Burnley Everton game, huge relegation 6 pointer.

Not too bad considering the players could easily have been on the beach, especially after conceding early.

Yeah, there are a few things propping it up at the moment, all export earnings in Russia are now required to be converted to roubles, there’s the ban on buying Euros or Dollars, and Putin’s threats to make gas sales Rouble only. Basically it’s still as worthless as it was before in the areas that sanctions have hit, and Russia is using the areas where it’s still used and leaning on them to artificially inflate the value on paper.

Both sides are losing materiel faster than they can replace it, but Ukraine actually has more tanks now than it started with, and weapons supply to Ukraine has been significant. The most important factor in this conflict has possibly been real time Western intelligence provided to Ukraine. That appears to have been a huge force multiplier, and will also allow Ukraine to make accurate decisions on how much of their defence they can redeploy if Russia do start to fall back in some areas.

Except that those objectives are anything other than secure, and it's already cost them more than they would have counted on. Russia have been sanctioned more than anyone would believe, NATO are stronger than ever (especially on Russia's borders), and Russia's military capability has been severely diminished, not only through loss of materiel, but perception of ability as well.

Indeed, he’ll have a chance, and he’s certainly not done any harm to that chance with his two caps.

He's unlucky that there's so many players already in front of him, he'll have to be absolutely immense AND have a couple of the players ahead of him fall off a bit for Southgate to make the decision to change the established players.

KWP almost too good there, no one else gambled on him being able to get that cross in

What a ball that was from KWP to Grealish in the build up to the penalty shout though

Think that'll be overturned...

Seems likely they’re using it as a fig leaf to cover a retreat from an area where they’re getting their arses handed to them.

Probably the end of Russia having any chance of controlling the whole of Ukraine, but that’s been looking less and less likely for a while now anyway.

It was those biolabs being used for weapons development that was classed as disinformation. That’s still the case.

So what makes him less trustworthy than Putin in your eyes?

There’s a difference between ‘knowing of’ and ‘actively thinking about’. There’s no doubt that acts like this help fund research through donations, and also lead to people seeking diagnosis and treatment for symptoms earlier. With dementia, acting earlier really can make a huge difference, and with the UK’s ageing population, it’s only going to become more important to be able to deal with it better.

I know. It’s a huge sample size too.

I am. It’s not aimed at me either.

People watching the football match who are less aware than you.

Not everyone watching the football match is you.

Guess it wasn’t aimed at you then.

Looks like it’s successfully raised your awareness.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-europe-60853404

One of the few people that could have been on stage with Grohl and not make you wish it was Grohl was on the drums, he’ll truly be missed. Can only imagine how tough this will be for the rest of the band, especially considering the reason Foo Fighters were formed in the first place.