Chomper Higgot

Tightening the screws down on the Russian economy, visa and Mastercard announce withdrawal of services in Russia: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/05/visa-and-mastercard-will-both-suspend-operations-in-russia

Go find a Ukrainian and ask if they’ll pass a message for you.

I’m wondering what anyone could find funny about that?

Any updates?

There are very many things happening in this un-provoked Russian invasion, and we can all take a guess according to our own outlook. But rest assured one thing that absolutely is happening is the gathering and analysis of Russian military capabilities (or lack there of). Russia cannot send its air force into the attack without revealing a great deal about its capabilities and also without the near certain loss/capture of Russian Air Force technology. Putin sent poorly trained, poorly equipped conscripts instead to invade a nation he completely indeed estimated.

Unfounded nonsense. https://www.charitynavigator.org/ein/133843435

The existence of such a ‘5th Column’ is debatable, but it’s a debate Putin cannot afford to engage in. A number of special forces units have been exposed, captured and killed. This will be big screen stuff feeding Putin’s already demonstrated paranoia. Enjoy.

But not too keen to agree with Ukrainians fighting for the liberty of their own country.

So if Putin decides to keep moving and invade more independent sovereign countries how far are you willing to support the ‘surrender to him it will save lives’ argument?

‘Massive ant-mandate protests’? Their ‘we are fighting tyranny’ and ‘freedom or death’ mantras are ringing a bit hollow these days.

The current events demonstrate the need for NATO. But please do tell us how you see Russia becoming ‘friendlier’?

Or they see it as a baited trap.

Oh look, another ‘capitulation’ post. The Ukrainians are still free to make their own decisions, many clearly value their freedom more than their own lives.

Putin’s locking up protestors and arresting children laying flowers. People in Russia are not free to say what they think. Shall we conclude things are not going well for Russia?

It’s also been said, the first casualty of war is truth. (Aeschylus) Some are more willing to have a hand it’s it’s death than others.

As the Russian economy takes a dive, Ukrainians receive a welcome tax break: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/03/ukraine-authorities-say-seized-russian-tanks-dont-need-to-be-declared-on-tax-form

Ad hominem noted.

Are you seriously arguing the Russian economy is not collapsing? I for one am glad I’m to paid in Rubles.

All well and good, but for some odd reason Johnson’s government have announced sanctions but delayed their implementation. What Johnson says is not necessarily the truth. https://inews.co.uk/news/uk-sanctions-on-russian-oligarchs-delayed-over-fears-they-will-take-the-government-to-court-in-response-1494901

‘Brainwashed’ say. Well some agreed with you.

The economy is collapsing by the minute, the people of Russia are getting plenty of ‘motivation’ to do something about Putin, particularly the hyper wealthy people of Russia.

This is a ‘discussion forum’. We discuss stuff here.

Putin unleashes new weapon to pummel Ukraine into defeat, currency controls: https://finance.yahoo.com/m/52f09776-5fbd-3163-8b4f-accb9c649468/putin-signs-decree-to.html

So why did you bring it up?

Refer the post I was replying to. And my apologies, I wasn’t trying to usurp your position as leading authority on what Putin is thinking.