[OFFICIAL] Ukraine Thread

[SueEllen]

One slightly less mad dictator,
Lukashenko, Belarus will not join Russian operation

Provide proof otherwise you look like you are trolling.

[DealorNoDeal]

One slightly less mad dictator,
Lukashenko, Belarus will not join Russian operation

He probably doesn't fancy a shed load of sanctions to add to his already widespread unpopularity.

[d000hg]

One slightly less mad dictator,
Lukashenko, Belarus will not join Russian operation

At least that's what they say now. Russia spent months telling us they weren't going to invade.

[Paddy]

Provide proof otherwise you look like you are trolling.

https://eng.belta.by/ But it's now gone off line. Maybe he's been told off.

[darmstadt]

WW3 hasn't started. Actually I was wondering earlier, is it officially a war? I know Russia bans anyone from using that world but technically is it a war if nobody has declared war?

Turkey have now called it a war so that they can enact parts of this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montre...of_the_Straits

[SueEllen]

China are offering to be mediators!

From the Guardian -
https://www.theguardian.com/world/li...nvasion-update

In his phone call with his Ukrainian counterpart, Dmytro Kuleba, on Tuesday, China’s foreign minister, Wang Yi, signalled that his country is willing to mediate the conflict, the Guardian’s Vincent Ni writes.

“Ukraine is willing to strengthen communications with China, and it looks forward to China playing a mediation role in achieving a ceasefire,” according to a Chinese readout, which cites Kuleba.
Using strong language, Wang said China “deplores” the Ukraine-Russia conflict, and it is “extremely concerned” about harms caused to civilians.
But Wang continued to take a balanced view on Russia’s action in its neighbour. He said that while China believes that the security of one country “should not come at the expense of the security of other countries”, regional security “cannot be realised through the expansion of military groups”.

[jamesbrown]

China are offering to be mediators!

From the Guardian -
https://www.theguardian.com/world/li...nvasion-update

In his phone call with his Ukrainian counterpart, Dmytro Kuleba, on Tuesday, China’s foreign minister, Wang Yi, signalled that his country is willing to mediate the conflict, the Guardian’s Vincent Ni writes.

“Ukraine is willing to strengthen communications with China, and it looks forward to China playing a mediation role in achieving a ceasefire,” according to a Chinese readout, which cites Kuleba.
Using strong language, Wang said China “deplores” the Ukraine-Russia conflict, and it is “extremely concerned” about harms caused to civilians.
But Wang continued to take a balanced view on Russia’s action in its neighbour. He said that while China believes that the security of one country “should not come at the expense of the security of other countries”, regional security “cannot be realised through the expansion of military groups”.

"Conflict".

[SueEllen]

This is doing the rounds -

https://twitter.com/huidneprodym/sta...nvasion-update

[OwlHoot]

Why would I want to buy anything, surely I turn up and get given an AK and body armour at the airport security? ..

Foreign Enlistment Act 1870

If any person, without the license of Her Majesty, being a British subject, within or without Her Majesty’s dominions, accepts or agrees to accept any commission or engagement in the military or naval service of any foreign state at war with any foreign state at peace with Her Majesty, and in this Act referred to as a friendly state, or whether a British subject or not within Her Majesty’s dominions, induces any other person to accept or agree to accept any commission or engagement in the military or naval service of any such foreign state as aforesaid,—

He shall be guilty of an offence against this Act, and shall be punishable by fine and imprisonment, or either of such punishments, at the discretion of the court before which the offender is convicted ..

[SueEllen]

Where US idiocy leads

https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...oycott-ukraine

UK idiocy follows.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...-b2025774.html


They all better check it isn't made in the Balkans... hic...hic.. I mean Baltic states.