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[Copperface]

5 minutes ago, steviewevie said:

all the little stuff adds up to a lot of fucked off people

 

I'm just waiting for some heavy duty DDOS and other cyber attacks on UK infrastructure. Only a matter of time. 

[steviewevie]

3 minutes ago, Copperface said:

I'm just waiting for some heavy duty DDOS and other cyber attacks on UK infrastructure. Only a matter of time. 

thing Russia could do is mess with energy prices...

[Ozanne]

6 minutes ago, Copperface said:

I'm just waiting for some heavy duty DDOS and other cyber attacks on UK infrastructure. Only a matter of time. 

Which could in theory trigger article 5...

[steviewevie]

9 minutes ago, Ozanne said:

Which could in theory trigger article 5...

what's that...a Nato let's go to war trigger?

[Ozanne]

Just now, steviewevie said:

what's that...a Nato let's go to war trigger?

Pretty much.

[steviewevie]

3 minutes ago, Ozanne said:

Pretty much.

there's so many ways that this could easily spill over to something much bigger, scary as fuck.

What happens if Russia go full on with dropping missiles and flaming everywhere with their massive flame thrower in Kyiv, which leads to massive destruction of buildings, the government, and civilians...as many think could happen. What does Nato do then? Pretty much ran out of sanctions. And then over the years there is constant fighting in Ukraine which spills over into Modova, Belarus, and then the Baltics/Poland/Romania...what then?! Boom, that's what. Someone needs to take Putin out.

[Zoo Music Girl]

What happened with the talks then? Bollocks all?

[Zoo Music Girl]

Just now, Zoo Music Girl said:

What happened with the talks then? Bollocks all?

It seems so. Talking again in the next few days.

[steviewevie]

3 minutes ago, Zoo Music Girl said:

It seems so. Talking again in the next few days.

seems that way, no word of any further talks....maybe it was just a bit of theatre from both sides. Depressing.

[steviewevie]

 

[gigpusher]

20 minutes ago, Zoo Music Girl said:

It seems so. Talking again in the next few days.

Yep as my husband and I said not like it's in any way urgent. Let's just go back to killing civilians for a few days. 

[Zoo Music Girl]

41 minutes ago, steviewevie said:

seems that way, no word of any further talks....maybe it was just a bit of theatre from both sides. Depressing.

I do think there needs to be a ceasefire before talks can go anywhere. Seems bad faith to be talking to someone while still attacking them (sure it happens all the time).

[Neil]

1 hour ago, steviewevie said:

all the little stuff adds up to a lot of fucked off people

 

which only scdrfeams don't sell your whole existence to the man.

[steviewevie]

13 minutes ago, Neil said:

which only scdrfeams don't sell your whole existence to the man.

they probably couldn't get any cash out either.

[steviewevie]

This is why we need the House of Lords.

 

Edited February 28, 2022 by steviewevie

[Paul ™]

29 minutes ago, steviewevie said:

they probably couldn't get any cash out either.

Apparently loads of Russian tourists in same situation in Sri Lanka, unable to withdraw funds....

But then also the Ukrainians are unable to fly directly home either, thankfully lots of welcoming Sri Lankan locals and some foreign residents are helping out hundreds of Ukrainian families by offering accommodation, food etc despite the country being on it's arse! 

Edited February 28, 2022 by Paul ™

[steviewevie]

As well as this Zelenskyy guy turning out to be a great leader...he's also quite little and cute.

Edited February 28, 2022 by steviewevie

[steviewevie]

Government got their protest bill through, so from now on when you're out protesting try not to make any noise.

[steviewevie]

Big build up of military hardware outside of Kyiv...I think things are about to get very bad.

Edited March 1, 2022 by steviewevie

[Ozanne]

58 minutes ago, steviewevie said:

Big build up of military hardware outside of Kyiv...I think things are about to get very bad.

Yeah I have a feeling Kyiv is going to be under an onslaught very soon. I feel for those people 🙁

[Zoo Music Girl]

1 hour ago, steviewevie said:

Big build up of military hardware outside of Kyiv...I think things are about to get very bad.

Yeah it doesn't look good at all does it? Fucking grim.

[gigpusher]

1 hour ago, Ozanne said:

Yeah I have a feeling Kyiv is going to be under an onslaught very soon. I feel for those people 🙁

2 of my team left their homes there. I very much think there won't be anything for them to go back to. 

[Ozanne]

18 minutes ago, gigpusher said:

2 of my team left their homes there. I very much think there won't be anything for them to go back to. 

Stupid question but are they ok?

[gigpusher]

2 minutes ago, Ozanne said:

Stupid question but are they ok?

They are all safe at present. One got to Poland and others are in quieter parts of Ukraine. They're all working believe it or not with their Russian colleagues. That's the madness of this whole thing. Of the ones I've skyped privately some are much angrier than others. They are all very scared. One had to leave our stand up yesterday because of explosions in the distance and she had to get to safety. 

[Ozanne]

12 minutes ago, gigpusher said:

They are all safe at present. One got to Poland and others are in quieter parts of Ukraine. They're all working believe it or not with their Russian colleagues. That's the madness of this whole thing. Of the ones I've skyped privately some are much angrier than others. They are all very scared. One had to leave our stand up yesterday because of explosions in the distance and she had to get to safety. 

That’s the thing isn’t it, it’s not the Russian people it’s their government. I’m glad they are doing ok and I hope it stays that way.