Russia - worrying?

[David1819]

The Führer speaks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtOSNQRXqU8

[lookout]

A typical Stalin.

[lookout]

40,000 Syrians have signed up to join Russia's troops.

[Roch]

40,000 Syrians have signed up to join Russia's troops.

I can't see that many getting involved. Somebody needs to de-escalate the conflict. But Russian demands that Ukraine demilitarise are ridiculous. A neutral state yes. But not one without a substantial defence capability. If Zelenskii is going to have to give ground, then Putin needs to shift his position also. 

[lookout]

I can't see that many getting involved. Somebody needs to de-escalate the conflict. But Russian demands that Ukraine demilitarise are ridiculous. A neutral state yes. But not one without a substantial defence capability. If Zelenskii is going to have to give ground, then Putin needs to shift his position also.

Something to do with a debt between Assad and Putin. An advanced forced arrived in Russia yesterday ( 150 ) this has been claimed by the European Intelligence.

[lookout]

It's getting bad Roch.

[Bubo bubo]

It's getting bad Roch.

The vast majority of newly enlisted Syrian mercenaries are trading in salaries of $15 a month for monthly deals worth between $600 and $3,000. Rank and experience in the gruelling decade of insurrection attracts the higher dollars, but even the basic salary is luring recruits who have few ways out of overwhelming poverty.
Full article.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/18/syrians-join-russian-ranks-in-ukraine-as-putin-calls-in-assads-debt

[lookout]

Not looking good for Ukraine, Bubo bubo.

[David1819]

Putin wears a £10,000 designer jacket while his people face going back to soviet style poverty.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10628565/Vladimir-Putin-dons-10-000-Loro-Piana-jacket-worth-twice-average-yearly-salary-rally.html

[mike tesko]

The 'New World Order' financial, economic and planet population will be life changing by 2025 - the monetary system, and physical possession of spendable cash will no longer be available to surviviours worldwide...

Every transaction will be electronically functional, credited, vouchered, and earned!

The world's population has to be reduced - this is what governments of the world are acting out, covid type virus 'grand reapers', wars and inflatiry tactics, making the cost of living spiral out of control...

Not long to go now - just another 3 years or so!

[Steve_uk]

Putin wears a £10,000 designer jacket while his people face going back to soviet style poverty.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10628565/Vladimir-Putin-dons-10-000-Loro-Piana-jacket-worth-twice-average-yearly-salary-rally.html

It's true Russians will face hardship when the sanctions begin to bite, but adjusted for purchasing power parity they have done well during Putin's tenure, hence his popularity still amongst the masses. https://tradingeconomics.com/russia/gdp-per-capita-ppp

[lookout]

Why can't Ukraine drop a few bombs over Moscow ?

[Steve_uk]

Why can't Ukraine drop a few bombs over Moscow ?

..because Putin is a madman akin to Adolf Hitler and there would be nothing left of Ukraine save a heap of ash.

[lookout]

..because Putin is a madman akin to Adolf Hitler and there would be nothing left of Ukraine save a heap of ash.

He's trying to follow the same path as Hitler did by going for Poland and once this happens, we've had it, though the beautiful Odessa will be in his sights first.

It seems ironic that it was Russia who put a stop to Hitler but thinking back it's a great pity that Germany hadn't got as far as taking Moscow while they were at it.

To me, the most awful scenes were the crowds piling onto the trains----except that they weren't going to their deaths as in WW2   

[Roch]

With Russia severely weakened, we are going to start hearing about how dangerous Iran is (picking up the previously stalled US/Israel hit list).  In a year's time, I expect the majority of people will be baying for strong action to be taken against Iran (as they will have been made to fear and despise the Iranian regime and military, via the media).