Ukraine Invasion - Please do not post videos showing attacks/similar

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chrcoluk said:
What do you think the result of that would be?
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I wouldn't know, I've never been in the position of having to ask.

A typical clause in an Assured Shorthold Tenancy is:

The Tenant can request to sublet part of the Property for either the whole or part of the duration of the Tenancy. The Tenant must not sublet any part of the Property without the consent of the Landlord in writing. Such consent must not be unreasonably withheld.
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If a landlord did refuse their decision would have to pass a reasonableness test.
 
Mr Jack said:
Just take a moment to drink in the sheer stupidity of this statement, people.

That's right, the source you should be looking to for how refugees are likely to act is a computer game. There really isn't a facepalm big enough.
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It is a really good game though! ;)

Very depressing mind...
 
Rroff said:
Of the UN finds its balls, holds a vote with Russia as the aggressor excluded on supporting Ukraine if they request it on giving Russia 24 hours to leave or sending a large scale international peacekeeping force special operation to protect the country.
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As great as that would be, I'm not going to hold my breath :(

Otherwise we might as well wind up the UN it serves no purpose.
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I don't think we should just give up on a forum that facilitates mediation between every country in the world, but I agree something has to change in it's structure.

(Sure there is a chance of nuclear war)
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Just a minor caveat! :cry:
 
0007 said:
*Kremlin: The US and EU Are Attempting to Entice Russia Into Attacking Large Population Centres in Ukraine, Which We Consider a Provocation.
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What is that even supposed to mean? How can the US and EU be 'enticing' Putin to attack large population centres in Ukraine? This is top tier NewSpeak if ever I've heard it.

Almost sounds like an abusive boyfriend: 'Yes I hit her, but she made me do it!' :rolleyes:

Lysander said:
It's not that. You don't know who they are. You don't know their habits, you don't know their history. You don't know how they're going to behave in 1-2 weeks let alone 1-2 months when they relax. You don't know who else they'll invite along.

it's hard enough finding flatmates, you don't invite people into your home off the streets.

Practicality / looking after your own interests > emotions

Play This War of Mine and you'll see that in times of desperation people will screw each other over when the going gets really tough.
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What is it like to live in a permanent state of irrational fear?
 
Rroff said:
Not something which will go down well with some, and does have considerations domestically for the countries involved as well, but we'd be far better off setting up an easier program for people from Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania to come and live and work in the UK, at least temporarily medium to long term, so as to open up more job and housing opportunities in those countries for refugees who as a generalisation probably want to stay closer to friends and family and/or are more familiar with those countries (and also ease some of our potential problems like lorry driver shortages :s).
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Thousands of Ukraine's come and work in Poland already as it is financially beneficial for them as we stole all the hard working poles while in the EU ;). They have camps set up, work for 6 weeks then go back home for some respite.
 
Sankari said:
What is that even supposed to mean? How can the US and EU be 'enticing' Putin to attack large population centres in Ukraine? This is top tier NewSpeak if ever I've heard it.

Almost sounds like an abusive boyfriend: 'Yes I hit her, but she made me do it!' :rolleyes:



What is it like to live in a permanent state of irrational fear?
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Lol you mean after the "Exercise that then invaded the country".. Pull the other one it has Plutonium on it.
 
Mr Jack said:
That's right, the source you should be looking to for how refugees are likely to act is a computer game.
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Errrm it was based off how they actually do act.

This War of Mine is a war survival video game developed and published by the Polish game development company 11 Bit Studios. The game differs from most war-themed video games by focusing on the civilian experience of war rather than front line combat. The game was inspired by the poor living conditions and wartime atrocities that Bosnian civilians endured during the 1992–96 Siege of Sarajevo, the longest city siege since World War II.
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Additionally:

In 2020, the Polish Chancellery of the Prime Minister announced that This War of Mine would be added to the recommended reading list in Polish high schools during the academic year of 2020–2021. This was the first initiative in the world to add a video game to recommended readings in school.

Following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, 11 Bit Studios announced that all profits earned from This War of Mine for seven days starting 24 February 2022 would be donated to the Ukrainian Red Cross to directly support victims.[45] Within the week the company had raised over £500,000.[46] In total $850,000 was raised.[47]
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"Sheer stupidity", eh. Why don't you do some research before shooting your mouth off, you're an academic, right? ;)
 
I wonder how feasible the costs to Ukraine of ceding ground to get the ceasefire and withdrawal of Russian forces. With the west continuing to support Ukraine but also maintain their strangle on Russia with sanctions, as they deserve (the sanctions should not be removed for simple withdrawal - or perhaps the west can demand demilitarilisation for lifting, it is economic warfare afterall /s). It may leave Ukraine having to cede short term territory and prevent NATO membership bit at the same time in the longer game they continue with Western support move towards EU whilst rebuilding. Whilst the Russians are humiliated, not just militarily but their economy will suffer longer term and their military unable to rebuild, the appetite for war will wane amongst the population and the potential for Itin being overthrown grows with him being a makewight at some point. Not only that the sanctions significantly affect Russia militarily and their ability to launch the se sort of mission in the future is massively inhibited, so Ukraine may be better off longer term too.

You'd not only have the balance of sanctions but also Putin, Crimea and other Ukraine borders and whatever agreement Ukraine make under the curcumstances (EU, NATO etc.) their military and governance will then be make weights for future progress. That's the long term thinking you'd suspect the west strategists to be undertaking, they could get the short term benefits with costs with the longer term benefits being significantly better all round. And with the swift and coercive sanctions action I suspect that likely to be the consensus amongst the major Western countries, this being a significant geo-political opportunity.
 
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