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Are you still here causing trouble ?

Kiev has just been attacked by missiles...according to the BBC

:))

I think this might be your answer Hurtle regarding Lavrov and many Russians:
The late dissident Soviet author Vladimir Voinovich said, at the twilight of the USSR, that his domestic critics had never appreciated ‘a method that is very alien to us – depicting reality as it is.’

'russians' (generalisation) does not equal Lavrov

So, is he a Martian ? You grow up!

'one who has the power to make you believe absurdities has the power to make you commit injustices'
Rough translation of Voltaire, which I think applies to Lavrov and his master

Lavrov restated three lies recently:
there are no Russian troops in the Donbas,
the conflict in eastern Ukraine is a civil war, not a Russian invasion,
and the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in July 2014 had nothing to do with Russian forces.
All of these are extremely bold-face lies.

Telegraph report :
Sergei Lavrov, Russia’s veteran foreign minister, on Monday dodged claims he was hospitalised in Indonesia, lashing out instead at western journalists.

Associated Press earlier on Monday cited Indonesian officials saying the 72-year-old Russian minister had been taken to hospital with a heart condition on arrival to the island of Bali for the G20 summit.

The minister’s press office was quick to laugh off the reports and promptly put out a video of the minister sitting on a patio reading documents.

Maria Zakharova, the ministry’s spokeswoman, was heard asking Mr Lavrov, dressed in a T-shirt and shorts, about the report.
Mr Lavrov blamed “Western journalists” for disinformation.
[Note - Not Alicia BSR!]

Just can't take it, eh, BSR ? aka BS. LOL

Why don't you F....Off BSR
I'm sick of your high-handed remarks about a whole lot of people on this board.
So, please, be my guest, filter me !!!

Sergei Lavrov has had a heart attack..

I feel that cynicism should prevent us from getting too excited...having read the following,
“If you look at Putin’s latest speeches, he has not changed his strategic objectives at all,” said Andriy Zagorodnyuk, a former defence minister who remains close to the government. “So what kind of compromise can there be?”
Mr Zagorodnyuk said territorial concessions were a red line for Ukraine that Putin would not accept - and that Russia would use any temporary ceasefire as cover to rearm for fresh assaults. He suggested an eventual change of regime in Moscow would bring to power a government more willing to end the war. Telegraph

I've read that desertion was a problem at the beginning of the conflict in eastern Ukraine when Kiev massively incorporated young people. A small number of recruits deserted at the time, and Russia, of course, used those cases to create the image of a "scared" and "disorganized" Ukrainian army. But things started changing in 2018/2019, when the Kiev focused on NATO standards and sought to form a professional army. So, there was a grain of truth in what you said Novice.

Even if that was true, I don't think Zelensky would be threatening to have them executed, do you?

So where do you get your news from R Brand, because the info I put to you can be found in at least five newspapers and also Newsweek and the Economist magazines. Of course, it may be that only Russian newspapers tell truths. LOL

R Brand
On Saturday, I asked you these two questions below, and you are unable to answer them.
Secondly, I try not to make comments about things I don't know enough about to help anyone (eg. Poly.)
However, the fate of Ukraine has a bearing on Russia and hence on the price of Poly.

As I said, you seem to be an authority on all things Russki:
Why do so many of Putin's conscripts describe their tanks as tin cans?
Also, other young unarmed conscripts have been told they’ll be executed if they try to run away; any explanations?

RBrand
You seem to be an authority on all things Russki:
Why do so many of his conscripts describe their tanks as tin cans?
Also, other young unarmed conscripts have been told they’ll be executed if they try to run away; any explanations?

Polymetal International PLC (LSE:POLY) posted a fall in third-quarter revenue on lower metal prices and higher inventories due to supply chain issues.

Revenue for the quarter dropped 13% year-on-year to US$714mln even as gold and silver production rose for the Russian and Kazakhstan-focused company.

Gold equivalent (GE) production grew 7% year-on-year to 490,000 ounces as a contribution from its Nezhda mine in Russia offset lower output from its Mayskoye and Kyzyl operations, also in Russia.

The London-listed miner reiterated its 2022 GE production guidance of 1.7 million ounces and kept its production costs guidance unchanged.

It expects production to remain stable at around 1.7 million ounces a year in 2023 and 2024, subject to supply chain risks, and plans to release its cost guidance for 2023 in late January 2023.

During the first nine months of 2022, a total of 198,000 ounces of finished goods inventory was accumulated across the group’s Russian mines.

It said export sales resumed at full speed late in the third quarter and that management expects the gap between production and sales to be closed by the end of the year as it ramps up exports to various Asian markets.

Polymetal, which was ejected from the FTSE 100 in March along with several other Russia-linked companies, previously noted significant disruption in traditional supply chains and sales channels even though it was not directly targeted by Western sanctions.

"1. Russian soldiers are still fighting , winning and taking ground in some areas.
2. Putin is, at least appears to be, still in charge"

For the time being...

'Putin started it, escalated it and is the only one who can stop it. Ukraine has no obligation to hand over territory to anybody and has the absolute right of self-defence.'

BB is absolutely right.
I think it would be madness to allow negotiations to go ahead now, whereby Putin could retain control over the Donbass etc and Crimea. It would be like allowing the English to march into Scotland...or vice versa!