Russian invasion of Ukraine imminent, BBC reports

[gaby]

Oh...la sympathique assemblée de députés Russes ..la DOUMA vient d'adopter un texte de loi punissant de PRISON les ''informations mensongères'' visant à ''discréditer'' l'armée.....donc resserre l'étau sur le contrôle de l'information....

donc exit les BBC---CNN---RADIO-CANADA/CBC ...etc.....de ce monde.....il était tellement évident que la liberté de PRESSE ne serait pas tolérée très longtemps.......quelqu'un de vraiment surpris???....lol.

 

[Fradi]

Hurting Pootiepoot is not the aim.
The seizures put pressure on the oligarchs.
They are the ones Pootie fears most, and the only ones he would listen to.

You think seizing a couple of yachts and bank accounts is going to make a difference you must be dreaming .These guys and hundreds of others there have billions stashed all over the world.
Unfortunately the only thing that will deter Putin is military power from Nato and the US or the Russian people rising up against him.
Bidet is a weak spineless leader Putin will never take him seriously and no one stands out in Europe also to unite NATO as a serous threat either

 

[anon_vlad]

You think seizing a couple of yachts and bank accounts is going to make a difference you must be dreaming .These guys and hundreds of others there have billions stashed all over the world.
Unfortunately the only thing that will deter Putin is military power from Nato and the US or the Russian people rising up against him.
Bidet is a weak spineless leader Putin will never take him seriously and no one stands out in Europe also to unite NATO as a serous threat either

Firstly, are you advocating that the US and/or NATO do more than provide arms, seize assets and enforce sanctions? In other words, do you think that they should engage the Russians in the Ukraine?

Secondly, as weak as you perceive Biden to be, at least he does not behave obsequiously to Putin, abandon allies (Kurds) and military bases (Syria) as did his predecessor.

 

[EagerBeaver]

You think seizing a couple of yachts and bank accounts is going to make a difference you must be dreaming .These guys and hundreds of others there have billions stashed all over the world.
Unfortunately the only thing that will deter Putin is military power from Nato and the US or the Russian people rising up against him.
Bidet is a weak spineless leader Putin will never take him seriously and no one stands out in Europe also to unite NATO as a serous threat either

Unfortunately all of this is true. Everyone has to remember that Russia is not a democracy. These measures might work if he was a democratically elected leader but he is an authoritarian dictator. He will only be deterred by military action. Biden is just a puppet to be played:

 

[minutemenX]

Unfortunately all of this is true. Everyone has to remember that Russia is not a democracy. These measures might work if he was a democratically elected leader but he is an authoritarian dictator. He will only be deterred by military action. Biden is just a puppet to be played:

Putin gambled and is about to lose. As almost all gamblers he will continue to rise the stakes in fear of loosing everything including his life. We all know how it might end: nukes. The hope is on Russians to remove the bastard themselves. There is no way oligarchs can do it. It needs to be intelligence or army.

 

[Fradi]

Firstly, are you advocating that the US and/or NATO do more than provide arms, seize assets and enforce sanctions? In other words, do you think that they should engage the Russians in the Ukraine?

Secondly, as weak as you perceive Biden to be, at least he does not behave obsequiously to Putin, abandon allies (Kurds) and military bases (Syria) as did his predecessor.

Get real for a change Bidet is seizing yachts while Putin is invading and seizing Ukraine.
No one wants a military confrontation but you already have it, They are not taking Ukraine with hockey sticks.

 

[EagerBeaver]

There is one and only one non-military solution and Sharkman has already mentioned it: shutting down the oil and gas energy exports. The problem with trying to implement that approach is that the EU will not play ball. They are too oil and gas dependent. The EU leaders will not risk short term hardships and no-reelection in order to stage a boycott. But a boycott on Russian gas and oil exports is what should happen.

 

[sene5hos]

The secrets of Russia’s Wagner Group mercenaries and the mayhem they'll cause in Kyiv, revealed

Sean McFate, a former private military contractor, reveals what he has learnt from speaking to mercenaries from Russia's infamous Wagner Group and studying their ruthless work

inews.co.uk

Russian mercenaries rarely give interviews.
The secretive Wagner Group, an elite private army carrying out Vladimir Putin’s dirty work abroad, have murdered their way through missions in Syria, Libya, Mali and elsewhere before apparently sent into Ukraine.
These brutal special-forces veterans are now reported to have a “kill list” of assassination targets including Ukraine’s President, Volodymyr Zelensky, and the Kyiv mayor, Vitali Klitschko.

 

[sene5hos]

Russia blocks Facebook and Twitter.

Russia, during invasion, blocks the information.

 

[EagerBeaver]

Russia Using Cluster Bombs, Says NATO:

https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2022-03-04/russia-is-dropping-cluster-bombs-on-ukraine-natos-stoltenberg-says?context=amp

 

[sene5hos]

An estimated 9,000 Russian soldiers were killed.

 

[EagerBeaver]

An estimated 9,000 Russian soldiers were killed.

I wonder what Putin tells the mothers of those soldiers. Who delivers the news? There was a movie some years ago called The Messenger with Woody Harrelson whose job is to inform mothers that their sons have been killed. It's a well done film but tough to watch.

 

[EagerBeaver]

Haas Terminates Contract of Russian F1 Driver Nikita Mazepin

F1's Haas cuts ties with driver Mazepin, sponsor

The Haas Formula One team has terminated its contract with Russian driver Nikita Mazepin and title sponsor Uralkali.

www.espn.com

Nikita now unemployed due to the invasion of Ukraine.

 

[sene5hos]

Nikita now unemployed due to the invasion of Ukraine.

One of many collateral problems.

 

[sene5hos]

An estimated 9,000 Russian soldiers were killed.

Unfortunately this is not the right target.

 

[EagerBeaver]

Graham Calls For Putin's Assassination:

Russian anger as Senator Lindsey Graham calls for Putin's assassination

Lindsey Graham says only way Russia's invasion of Ukraine ends is for someone "to take this guy out".

www.bbc.com

Will a bounty be placed?

 

[sene5hos]

Graham Calls For Putin's Assassination:

Russian anger as Senator Lindsey Graham calls for Putin's assassination

Lindsey Graham says only way Russia's invasion of Ukraine ends is for someone "to take this guy out".

www.bbc.com

Will a bounty be placed?

We speak to speak.

If Putin disappeared, would the conflict stop? or if these generals would continue the war.

 

[sene5hos]

The Russians didn't respect the ceasefire in Marioupol, to evacuate Ukrainians.

 

[Bbw hunter]

Graham Calls For Putin's Assassination:

Russian anger as Senator Lindsey Graham calls for Putin's assassination

Lindsey Graham says only way Russia's invasion of Ukraine ends is for someone "to take this guy out".

www.bbc.com

Will a bounty be placed?

Kind of hard to claim the moral high ground when you are calling for someone's murder, isn't it?
Is it really wise for a US senator to advocate for a killing of a world leader?

 

[CLOUD 500]

There is one and only one non-military solution and Sharkman has already mentioned it: shutting down the oil and gas energy exports. The problem with trying to implement that approach is that the EU will not play ball. They are too oil and gas dependent. The EU leaders will not risk short term hardships and no-reelection in order to stage a boycott. But a boycott on Russian gas and oil exports is what should happen.

Even if you cut of the gas and oil exports, a lot of these oligarchs have so much undeclared assets, Putin is said to have $200 billion in assets. They will wipe out Ukraine before they go bankrupt. Military action is needed. I agree with Fradi. And remember Russia is the third biggest producer of gold after China and the USA and they bought up a lot of gold all done on the low. Cutting them off the swift system will not do much. The only ones that will be affected are ordinary citizens. The oligarchs and those in power will not be.