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

lemonkettaz · 24 Feb 2022 at 08:15

Well the 2020s is turning out to be a bit of a disaster.

Why are the west always on the backfoot? What do people think we should do? And is doing nothing going to cause more problems down the road?

How can we just "accept" Ukraine to be invaded? Some big decisions are going to have to be made soon, definitely a turning point in history maybe. q

delta0 · 24 Feb 2022 at 08:15

Efour said:
I have a very serious and selfish question.
I'm traveling back to the UK in 3 weeks for a ten day visit.

I mean let's say **** actually goes wrong and NATO talks themselves into declaring a real war, what are the rules on travel? Commercial airlines etc?
I mean with a real threat of nuclear war...

I can't believe I'm asking this it sounds so ridiculous...

We’ll all be put on notice to be conscripted if it gets out of hand. Ukraine did that for 18-61. As others have said it’s very unlikely things will happen with NATO.

Gypo · 24 Feb 2022 at 08:16

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1496744930718404610

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1496737794944737282

413x · 24 Feb 2022 at 08:17

lemonkettaz said:
Well the 2020s is turning out to be a bit of a disaster.

Why are the west always on the backfoot? What do people think we should do? And is doing nothing going to cause more problems down the road?

How can we just "accept" Ukraine to be invaded? Some big decisions are going to have to be made soon, definitely a turning point in history maybe. q

Problem is its nuclear war territory.
I'm guessing that's what's stopping us. The west is desperately hoping that Putin stops with Ukraine. He gets something. But doesn't cross the nato line.
If he does. Then it's game over for us all.

MCFC_ANDY · 24 Feb 2022 at 08:17

sanctions wont work in the short term, in the long term little effect as china comes to russias aid, its already said it doesnt see this as an invasion :rolleyes:

Hades · 24 Feb 2022 at 08:18

CaptainRAVE said:
Time for NATO to step up and start spending again and to admit any nations that want in.

As usual the west will present some half hearted response. Putin knows he can do whatever he wants and NATO won’t confront him.

Agree. Sadly on all points.

StriderX · 24 Feb 2022 at 08:18

MCFC_ANDY said:
sanctions wont work in the short term, in the long term little effect as china comes to russias aid, its already said it doesnt see this as an invasion

The thing is that Putin doesn't want to be in China's orbit as they see themselves as European. I'm sure he'll put on a façade of friendship with Xi but deep down he'll loathe the situation.

Gypo · 24 Feb 2022 at 08:19

0007 said:
https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1496760901675859969

Gotta love Twitter

mburn_83 · 24 Feb 2022 at 08:20

Putin has changed the game again; all while our political class have failed most spectacularly.

Let’s hope this doesn’t descend into utter chaos - which will surely require serious intervention from NATO.

Chuk_Chuk · 24 Feb 2022 at 08:21

lemonkettaz said:
Well the 2020s is turning out to be a bit of a disaster.

Why are the west always on the backfoot? What do people think we should do? And is doing nothing going to cause more problems down the road?

How can we just "accept" Ukraine to be invaded? Some big decisions are going to have to be made soon, definitely a turning point in history maybe. q

Sticking western troops on the border of Russia would go down so well with the Russians. They are already antsy with american nukes being so close to Moscow.

Turn · 24 Feb 2022 at 08:21

Gypo said:
Gotta love Twitter

The tweet from FirstSquawk was from Russian's LPR, so you have to expect fake news and take everything with a grain of salt from the Russians.
Doesn't help much context wasn't really provided until it was later clarified a few mins later.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1496762091566678018

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1496763320606806016

Freakbro · 24 Feb 2022 at 08:22

Doobedoo said:
Then come find me when the invasion finally starts and I’ll give a big dollop of humble pie. Until then…

Do you like your pie hot or cold?

SPG · 24 Feb 2022 at 08:23

NATO will not get involved end of story.

You need to understand what would trigger that beast from its slumber.

StriderX · 24 Feb 2022 at 08:24

Chuk_Chuk said:
Sticking western troops on the border of Russia would go down so well with the Russians. They are already antsy with american nukes being so close to Moscow.

They're already on the border of Russia in the Baltics and since Belarus is effectively Russia so too is Poland.

Uther · 24 Feb 2022 at 08:25

MOEX Russia Index now over 40% down.

Gypo · 24 Feb 2022 at 08:26

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1496724816883298312

Gypo · 24 Feb 2022 at 08:29

Russian troops trying to take Ukrainian held territory in contested regions according to the video

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1496763361446535168

MCFC_ANDY · 24 Feb 2022 at 08:30

SPG said:
NATO will not get involved end of story.

You need to understand what would trigger that beast from its slumber.

nato countries will get involved under the radar you can be assusred of that, weapons will be finding their way into to hands of the ukrainian army for sure

Turn · 24 Feb 2022 at 08:31

MCFC_ANDY said:
nato countries will get involved under the radar you can be assusred of that, weapons will be finding their way into to hands of the ukrainian army for sure

Plenty of reconnaissance for the Ukrainians aswell.

MCFC_ANDY · 24 Feb 2022 at 08:32

0007 said:
Plenty of reconnaissance for the Ukrainians aswell.

indeed