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Trippier, Hayden, Wilson, and possibly St-Maximin. ( Fingers crossed ).

Are they your own goal specialists ?

The EU had an emergency plan to cope with such a refugee crisis already on the books, they have just tweaked it and set it in motion, hence the granting of 3 year residence at short notice.

So we take Ukrainian airforce pilots away from the war, and ship them to the US to do conversion training on F-16s/F-18s ? They have been brought up on Russian aircraft, mostly models that are at least 15 years old, so in order to supply them we need to probably find a way that is acceptable to Poland for them to ship in their Mig-29s - offensive weapons being sent directly to a wartime enemy of their most powerful and threatening neighbour.

If I was MLG I would point out that I posted about the conscripts on page 18 😉

Vlad tells Russia that there are no conscripts involved in the Special Military Operation. Now the Russian Defence Ministry have "discovered" that there might have been some there after all, ( probably after the Ukrainians repeatedly posted videos of them after capture ). How come they didn't know ?

There is a video on reddit/combatfootage of a Russian tank flying a Soviet hammer and sickle flag from one of it's antennae.

RH on Man Utd's radar according to the press.

Oh for the days when the RAF claimed to have shot down 200 German aircraft in one afternoon. Whilst the Ukrainian claims are no doubt exaggerated, counting the KIA, wounded, and POWs, there will be far more than the Russians admit to - if they even have an idea as to what their true casualty numbers are.

To what point in history ? To the early 1980s when we struggled to put a task force together to retake the Falklands, and if the Argies had waited 12 months for the Defence Review to kick in would have found it even harder ? To the 1950s when National Service kept the numbers high as we tried to keep peace in East Africa and Malaysia ? Or to the numbers in uniform in May 1945 ? Remember, this is the Government that has considered reducing our MBT force down to zero, and reduced our F-35 numbers to a quarter of the original order.

Tipolino

Crimea only became part of Ukraine in 1954.

Well he does over-value his own importance.

Sanctions about to get serious; Maccy D's is closing all of it's outlets in Russia.

My wife's reaction on seeing that - "That's pathetic".

Thinking that we might otherwise have been in the Hampshire Bowman.

St Helena with my family.

The EU scheme for Ukrainian refugees is visa free and covers the Schengen area and Ireland. They can travel freely and stay for up to 3 years.

Cake always comes into it somewhere.

True, but they do get an inhindered route to Ireland.

But Ireland are part of the EU scheme to allow visa free travel and settlement for up to 3 years.

Priti Patel lies to the HoC, who'd have thought it. The Home Secretary stands up and says "I can confirm that we have established a Visa Administration Centre in Calais". A Home Office official tells the press later "We have started to set it up". Apparently there is currently a table with 3 people handing out ready salted crisps and chocolate bars. However, given that Ukrainian refugees are free to travel throughout the Schengen area, what is to stop them going to Ireland then simply crossing the border into Ulster ?

Does anybody understand the point GM is pushing ?

Ukraine's economy wasn't close to meeting the conditions for joining the Euro, which is mandatory for new members of the EU. Over the last fortnight it will have been set back years if not decades.

So a couple of months off then ?