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""would you rather have enough money to feed your kids or see sanctions remain" I think you know what the answer would be"

For people more interested in maintaining Sky subs, expensive mobile phone subs, beer funds and vaping and betting shops - then think about food for kids then they are beyond help. The exact same problems existed in society before covid, before the fuel price hike, before the inflation, before the war. The main difference is the bleedin hearts on the left have a few more topics to blame a government for rather than addressing root problems. As long as the let continues to present arguments that it is all somebody else's fault the apparent poverty will continue no matter what happens in the economy.

For example, people are getting £150 rebates on council tax at the moment. Do you think the power companies will be reporting huge influx of one off £150 payments as people actually put that cash towards fuel bills? No, there will be exactly the same problem as before, except the local takeaway and bookies will be noticing a sudden up turn in business for a month or two.

https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-putin-politics-41f8ccd1e1d75a062275181d9288d378

"The supply chain issues in the west caused by these sanctions will spiral to new heights "

Rubbish, the biggest issue was oil and gas and this has now been largely circumnavigated and all Russian oil and gas will be rejected by the west war or no war. All other raw materials an be sourced elsewhere and wit new mining operations again on a permanent basis. The main supply chain issues for the west is from the meaningless zero covid policies and lockdowns in China. Russia in the long term is going to be hammered even post war post sanctions and post Putin. The pull back on Russian commodities and business is absolutely unprecedented and is going to Russia back decades and likely into civil war.

The amazing thing is NATO was diminishing as Trump stated and the EU was moving towards the European army model with a weaker and weaker association with NATO. Brexit was a major blow to the European idea because the likes of Germany were bound to be pacaists. The NATO sleeping dragon was on a death bed.

Well done Putin!

" Mail on Sunday is an unofficial mouthpiece for the Conservative Government,"

Oh no it isn't! It frequently has some difficult stories for the tories like the DM. Those who engage in naked propaganda assume that is what everybody else does. For mainstream print media in the UK, the publication targets a profile, a demographic, and the editorial aims to
keep that demographic on board and purchasing papers and subs. The political party take note of all the papers as free focus grouping. Publications like the Guardian however do attempt to push a narrative for people to adopt and be tutored by. The Independent turned out to be like that too. If the PM picked the phone up and told the MoS editor what to say, the MoS editor would put the attempted bullying on the front page with a very negative editorial (see lots of editorials in lots on papers during Blair's attempt at an autocratic reign).

Just because the demographic profile the paper markets to has coincidental vows as the elected government doesn't mean the politicians lead the papers. It is often the other way round!

WRONG
Your gain is your profit, so take the £10,000 off then fees and then you have 'gains'.

https://bulgarianmilitary.com/2022/05/22/germany-allows-105mm-leopard-1a5-tanks-apfsds-ammo-go-to-ukraine/

Even Germany is now to ship yet more armaments. Older models but a useful addition to the ever growing Ukrainian fighting force.

Seeing what is being deployed against them, at what point will the Russian generals realise absolute defeat is inevitable and they call of the invasion??????

wasn't somebody claiming there was no Ukrainian air force the other day?

https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2022/05/21/7347727/

Sri Lankan problem is they totally mismanaged currency reserves and have no foreign currency left. Seriously incompetent management of the economy. It was a very poor country to begin with.

https://en.defence-ua.com/news/defenders_of_ukraine_destroy_another_enemy_pontoon_bridge_over_siverskyi_donets_inflict_heavy_losses_on_russians-3014.html

Another heavy loss and second major failure to cross river.

How long will the Russian generals continue to absorb the losses? How long before the order a full retreat?

People are selling gold and buying various bitcoins believing the heavy marketing that Russian/Chinese new world order will be b.coin based. Major pump and dump and a lot of people across asia, china, india, sea, south america and africa who have very little to start with are going to be hit hard. There is no new system being developed. Remember China holds mountains of foreign currency. It is not about to hand it all back for a virtually ethereal nonexistent computer algorithm.

Russia is always claiming it is hitting western shipments of arms but never provides any footage, unlike the Ukrainian claims often backed up wit drone footage. If all these shipments were being destroyed you can guarantee there would be senior American politicians jumping up and down on the spot spitting fire at Biden. I understand the Pentagon has no direct hits to verify and there is something of a mystery about which routes are being used. One thing, with so many diplomats, ladders and ministers on the train from Poland, Putin better be very certain before attacking any train.

Zelensky was postulating the potential border situation a couple of weeks before 9th May and before Russian retreats. Putin has thrown away the opportunity to consolidate a gain and is still chasing big headline victories instead clearly indicating there is no negotiated settlement, only Russian demands exactly as from the start.
Zelensky will of course be dampening down expectations after the runof headlines, Russian withdrawal, major assault over the river wiped out, cities liberated some Russians pushed back to the boarder. Expectations need to be managed although the Russian campaign is still the same mess and entirely reliant on siege mentality. He also is aware that there is a delay in getting troops battle ready on kit leaving Russia some easy opportunities.

But the day of reckoning for Russian forces is coming and either the generals end the war or they are forced to surrender.

You forgot the other great success of mariupol Pando, the steel works have been so damaged by Russian shelling the entire plant is now going to be levelled by the 'liberators' . The one single asset they could claim they smashed to pieces such that is has to be levelled.

Victory indeed.

The bb poster posts in vain,
The filter button strikes again.

More fodder for Anonymous to track and trace.

"Try the Beeb, which is doing everything to say Ukraine is winning."

I don't know what 'beeb' you are listening too or watching. The BBC has a low ember burn narrating from a Russian angle and has been from the start when it was full of hw quickly Russia would walk over Ukraine, then pushing rather hard the fault argument being down to Ukraine, then repeatedly raising the blame for war damage on Zelensky for not just surrendering and this morning Bowen pusing a doubt native of Ukrainian forces weakening. With the BBC it is subtle and sophisticated spin adopted from the Blair era. Technically the actual situation will be mentioned but then it will be cross examined for the next five minutes until the listener is doubting the truth.

https://defence-blog.com/ukraine-receives-first-mi-17-helicopters-from-us/

Get an angle on ow extensive the new kit is. I bet you weren't expecting this!

The Russian generals will be able to able chalk up each deployment and know what is going to happen next. Will they throw the towel in sooner or later?

anon, Kyiv assault a 'faint'? You are off your face. It was a major assault that was successfully repulsed. Even Jeremy Bowen on the BBC described it as a defeat for Russia (not victory for Ukraine I noted) and he is one of the main Putin protagonists on the BBC.

Russia may well try and dig in to hold a territorial gain. But there are still substantial Ukrainian resources and a call up of more troops being trained with NATO kit. There are a number of attack methods available to Ukraine and the Russian front line is very long. Also the Ukraines are no longer restrained by fighting in civilian zones given nearly all civies have gone and there is no building or infrastructure left to protect. So Ukraine can fire at will with weapons that have greater range than the Russians. It is entirely conceivable Ukraine will counter attack and based on previous battles, will succeed in constantly breaking the land corridor, The Crimea bridge will be taken out at some point, Crimea will be cut off and then retaken. The Donbas will be the focus wit Mariupol being a significant take back moment.

Ukrainian forces have been freed up from the north and northwest. Over the next week or two the full impact of the new weapons will begin to make a significant impact. The rush by Russian forces to secure Donbas territory in advance of the further deployment of western weapons will be reversed in due course.

Or, the Russian generals knowing what is coming next, will move to save the slaughter of the Russian lives and call it a day.

anon, small percentage? 75% of the Russian army was sent to invade Ukraine. 30% of that has been destroyed. Russian is going to great lengths to recruit more, is paying mercenaries from all over the place trying to bolster the numbers. The Russian army and air force have been severally depleted which is why the Russian are being pulled further and further back to try and shore up what territory they do occupy. It is also why there is increasing talk about Ukraine heading south to retake Crimea, block the southwest route and then pincer the Donbas pushing Russia off all Ukraine territory. The war is an utter shambles for Russia, it has already lost being in retreat. Do the generals throw the towel in now or latter? Or even worse, keep fighting the war until they are defeated to the point of unconditional surrender?

If Ukraine did decide to liberate the oppressed of the Soviet Europe and give them back their self-determination and governments, then good for the europeans.