badgerx16

Trying to out-Truss the Foreign Secretary.

If Russian teams are banned from next season's competitions, where do their places go ? #wishfulthinking

He'll probably be a guest speaker at CPAC2022.

Latest from the BBC ; " Some clarity on that massive Russian armoured column heading south towards Kyiv. Close analysis of the latest satellite images by McKenzie Intelligence Services reveals the following: The convoy is not 40 miles long, it’s a series of logistical ‘packets’ strung out along a major highway from the Belarus border, aiming to link up with Russian units on the northern outskirts of Kyiv. The convoy appears to be hampered in several places by broken down vehicles. The column consists of some armour (tanks) and infantry fighting vehicles but mainly logistical vehicles, implying plans for more than just a brief battle."

Yesterday in the HoC she was asked about a particular case and whether the Ukrainian woman referred to, having currently got as far as Paris, would be allowed to come to the UK to join her daughter. "Yes" asserted Priti. "No" a Home Office official confirmed to the news media a few minutes aferwards.

Harvey

If the Policing Bill currently in the final stages of getting through Parliament were already in force, could anti-war/ pro-Ukraine protests take place ?

( Credit to Philip Pullman who originally penned the phrase "Bollock faced foghorn of ignorance" in response to Farage ).

Russia's latest justification for the invasion is that they are acting to prevent Ukraine obtaining nuclear weapons.

There is very little 'sophisticated' about things designed to go BOOM in as large and loud a way as possible.

Chechnya, Georgia, Syria. He only has one play book.

Well, T-Rex sure needs help

The BBC have an article with a group of Ukrainians in the UK who are equipping themselves to travel back to join the fight. They refer to 'Viktor' and claim they will not give his full name to protect his identity. 2 paragraphs down they have a photo of 'Viktor, showing his full face.

Blown up gas and oil facilities, burning tanks.

Ukraine sent their Defence Minister and Deputy Foreign Minister to the talks today, Russia sent a former Culture secretary.

Much better answer now it has been edited.

Thank you for not answering my question, again.

I am well aware of what Vlad has said. What I asked you was what specifically that Truss said do you think triggered him ? Or do you think the UK Foreign Minister should not speak out when a foreign affairs crisis emerges ? You were the one ranting that she should keep her mouth shut.

So what is it that she said that with hindsight she could have not, such that Putin would not have gone Nuclear Tonto ?

Which statement of hers do you think triggered Putin to go all DefCon 2 ? Was it her astute grasp of Eastern European geography ? Perhaps her in depth understanding of the Russian Federation's constituent regions ? Or perhaps asserting that an attack on one NATO member is an attack on all ?

Butterfly

Warrior, just for you ;

Where in my post did I imply that ? You seem to be looking for arguments where none is being offered. All I did was state that Abramovich's plane is registered in Luxembourg - an indisputable truth. The facts are that the UK and EU have closed their airspace to Russian registered aircraft, but Abramovich's plane doesn't fall into that net. If you try to ban all planes owned by Russian oligarchs they would certainly find.a shell company to hold the paperwork, or simply move a lease to to the Cayman Islands. It is far easier to police aircraft registration letters and the transponder codes linked to them than to try to wade through potentially masses of paperwork trying to work out who actually owns a business jet. It is well within the remit of the Government to close off travel options for the Russian elite operating in the UK, they have chosen so far not to do so.

As indeed with Abramovich, whose plane is registered in Luxembourg. Once Warrior gets into full-on rant mode logic flies out the window.