Chomper Higgot

Can you please direct me to posts blaming the Russian people for not getting rid of Putin. I missed them.

Of course, in your alternative universe the collapse of the Russian economy is nothing to be concerned about.

“Over $100 million in interest payments are due March 16 on its foreign currency bonds.” https://www.axios.com/what-a-russia-bond-default-would-mean-for-the-markets-88c22fdf-68a8-4b20-adc5-d35fe1fd3058.html

Russia heading for a bond default. Get your wheel barrows ready: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-60672085

I think it’s an attempt at improving business investor confidence.

Russian propaganda. Russia had the opportunity to present evidence to back these claims at The Hague - Russia failed to show up to do so.

If they are paid mercenaries.

For those who have a problem with truth, yes you are probably correct.

OK, I’m getting ready to follow your suggestion to unplug from MSM. Now all I need is to hear where you get your news do I can join you.

How many female bank managers?

What brought you to Thailand I wonder?!

At least he wouldn’t capitulate in the face of an illegal and unprovoked invasion.

I’ve frequently been directly involved in hiring engineers in Thailand, on too many occasions I have witnessed the outright expression of a preference for male applicants, particularly when recruiting new graduates. This despite female applicants almost always presenting better GPA scores.

Whataboutary

I don’t think there is any ‘maybe’ about it. Russia is a kleptocracy, why shouldn’t the Russian military budgets be rife with corruption and theft?!

It’s not for me to address Russian claims, it’s for Russia to back them up. Russia was invited to The Hague to present the evidence to back up the claimed reasons for the invasion, Russia was a no show. https://www.reuters.com/article/crisis-ukraine-world-court-russia/russia-fails-to-appear-at-world-court-in-case-brought-by-ukraine-idUKA5N2US010

It’s a good offer. And humane too. Not like ‘surrender or we’ll murder your whole population’. But even that has its backers, sad to say.

They’ve already lost, unless strengthening NATO, isolating their economy, isolating their nation, gutting their stock market, tanking their currency and humiliating their military were their desired objectives of this illegal and unprovoked invasion of a sovereign nation.

So Ukraine has offered the equivalent of Rubles5,000,000 and an amnesty to any Russian soldier who surrenders, they only need say ‘Million’ when they do so. This to my mind is a great idea. Poorly trained, I’ll equipped conscripts given the chance to get out of a war they want no part in.

So let’s take Putin at his word ‘safe passage’ and ‘I will not invade’.

It’s quite clearly not acceptable by all, the Ukrainians are lining up to fight the army that has invaded their nation. Their nation, their lives, their freedom, their choice.

There was an agreement for Ukraine and Putin signed it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapest_Memorandum_on_Security_Assurances

Not only that: He’s done a fantastic job reestablishing support for NATO. He’s isolated the Russian economy. He’s isolated Russia on the world stage. He’s demolished the credibility of Russia as a safe place to invest. Added to which he’s now learning Ukraine is no pushover. I can only assume he’s surrounded by people who have for some time now been afraid to tell him the truths he needs to hear.

To be taken as a hostage by the invading army. Once again I encourage you to find a Ukrainian to pass that idea on your behalf.

Here’s a fact. Ukrainians have armed themselves with petrol bombs to fight the invading Russian army. No amount of expressed concern for Ukrainian casualties from appeaseniks is going to change the will of those people to fight for their freedom. Arming them with modern weapons evens the odds. It’s one of the right things to do.