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This is gross negligence, at the very least. Their defense that it was ‘not intentional’ is completely ludicrous. The owners should sue that bank for as much as they possibly can.

They will discuss, and then discuss some more, and then maybe a committee will be formed, but in the end nothing will happen.

They caused damage, didn’t they? So the outcome is the same.

Unbelievable! They claim the ‘error’ was not intentional. So what? If I rear-end a car in front of me, do I not have to pay for the damage when I claim it was not my intention to ram them from behind? That’s ridiculous. And destroying people’s property is unforgivable. Why not just give back the books and pictures and such that have no value to others, but great sentimental value to the owners? I would sue the pants off that bank and ask for a lot more in compensation than 2 million baht. Talk about stupid, rude and utterly disrespectful behavior, they should be made to pay through their nose!

On a more serious note: this map shows very nicely the progress that the Ukrainian army has been making.

Ramzan Kadyrov says Russia should use low-yield nuclear weapon in Ukraine. He also criticized the Russian generals and the decision to withdraw from Lyman. This from the man whose army got their @sses handed to them when they tried to take part in the war in Ukraine. https://www.business-standard.com/article/international/putin-ally-kadyrov-calls-for-using-low-yield-nuclear-weapons-in-ukraine-122100200051_1.html

The director general of Ukraine's Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant was detained by a Russian patrol, Energoatom, the state-owned company in charge of the plant, said on Saturday. Ihor Murashov was detained on his way from Europe's largest nuclear plant to the town of Enerhodar around 4 p.m. (1300 GMT) on Friday, company chief Petro Kotin said in a statement. "He was taken out of the car, and with his eyes blindfolded he was driven in an unknown direction," Kotin wrote on the Telegram messaging app, adding there was no immediate word on Murashov's fate. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/zaporizhzhia-nuclear-plant-director-general-detained-by-russian-patrol-2022-10-01/

Hungary is already pushing to have all sanctions against Russia lifted by the end of this year at the latest. Orban is proving himself to be the perfect Putin lapdog, right in the heart of NATO and the EU. But the most important reason why Ukraine can’t join NATO (not yet, anyway) is because it is at war with Russia. Russia can call it a “special military operation” until they’re blue in the face, but this is war, no matter how you slice it. So if Ukraine were to join NATO, all the countries in NATO would automatically be at war with Russia as well.

They already did.

On the day that Putin announces the annexation of the occupied territories in Ukraine, a little chunk of that is being taken away from him already, as the town of Lyman is about to be recaptured (or better yet, liberated) by the Ukrainian army and thousands of Russian troops face being trapped. What a nice kick in the teeth to Putin on this “glorious” day. Hope there will be many more to follow. https://czechia.postsen.com/news/51609/The-Ukrainians-apparently-almost-surrounded-the-city-of-Lyman-Russia-denies-the-impending-debacle.html

Well, not quite: maybe install a democracy this time around, instead of a totalitarian communist regime?

Here's full translation of his address. "Hi everyone, the first tank regiment is here. We were officially told that there would be no training before we will be sent to the war zone. The regiment’s commanders confirmed this. On September 29 we’re will be sent to Kherson. Think for yourself, decide for yourself what to do with it in the future. There was no shooting training, no theoretical training, nothing".

I wish it was just ‘some’ idiots. There are millions in the USA alone who believe every deranged, treasonous and demented thing he says, they just eat it up and love it.

Russians fleeing to Kazachstan in big numbers: “almost 100,000 have crossed the border since the mobilization announcement.” https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/kazakhstan-struggles-accommodate-russians-fleeing-war-2022-09-27/

That may be so, but what are they going to do? Russia has a huge (and usually very loyal) police force, not to mention all kinds of ‘special’ forces, secret police and whatnot. Just look at what’s happening in Iran. I’m betting that at least 75% of the people there are sick and tired of the ayatollah regime, but any form of dissent is drowned in blood. If there is to be a regime change in Russia (or Iran), it’s probably going to be a very bloody one.

I see your point, but I’m not sure I agree. The genie seems to be out of the bottle in Russia, craziness is rampant and the pundits are trying to outdo each other in extremist and insane opinions and plans of action. Not sure if anyone can reign that in any time soon.

He forgot to mention that the tuk-tuk and jetski maffia are also ready to start fleecing the tourists again.

What do you mean? That Putin could be replaced by someone even worse?

Tatyana Dotsenko, the wife of a 45-year-old man who was mobilized reveals shocking details about the mobilization. Her husband had called and told her that his entire group of over 1,000 men had received just one day of training and was then sent straight to the front. They had not had any kind of medical examination. https://dailyfrancenews.com/russia-desperately-tries-to-sell-its-war-design-for-ukraine-as-civilians-flee/

It will be like Chamberlain all over again, after his return from Munich in 1938, saying he had brought peace with honor, and “I believe it is peace for our time”. The only question is: peace for how long? Because Putin and his cronies have made it clear they’re not going to stop with Ukraine, or parts of Ukraine. Give those guys an inch, and they will take a mile. Putin can never be trusted again, any peace deal he makes won’t be worth the paper it’s written on. You can not negotiate with a madman, history has proven that time and time again.

Which truth is that? Your truth, or the generally excepted one?

Jeez, why do you think that is? Most people who would want to stay in Ukraine have either fled or been forcibly removed. And as I understand it, people are being ‘coerced’ (to put it mildly), or they are held somewhere where they can not vote: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-marches-farther-into-liberated-lands-separatist-calls-urgent-referendum-2022-09-19/ You also said you take no side. Don’t make me laugh….

Uh-oh, important people are starting to get worried: Russian lawmakers express concern over Putin’s mobilization drive. https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2022/09/25/Russian-lawmakers-express-concern-over-Putin-s-mobilization-drive

You forgot to mention badly equipped, with rusty rifles. There are videos on Twitter of Russian guys showing the weapon they received to go and fight with, and it’s ludicrous. Reminds me a little of what happened in WWII, when apparently only one in three Russian soldiers had a rifle/gun, but they were all forced to advance anyway, giving a whole new meaning to the term ‘cannon fodder’. And they had to advance no matter what, otherwise they would be executed by KGB officers coming right behind them.

While you may not hold too much belief in CNN or BBC to tell the truth, here in the real world the Russians themselves are admitting that the war isn’t going all that dandy for them. Why do you think Putin is yanking 1.2 million men from their civilian lives and into the army? And sending most of them straight to the front line, without any military training?