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They were coalition forces which units around the world well beyond nato. The US has the largest continent and better command and control so inevitably leads.

I think the only definable 'nato' operation I can think of as in the Balkans to stop after the genocide and ethnic cleansing. Nato wentin because the soviet EU totally mucked up the peace process and were walked over at every turn by Serbia I seem to remember. That area is another powder keg ready to kick off if Ptinis not stopped.

https://www.eurozine.com/the-crimes-of-bucha-have-a-long-history/

The consequences will be felt for a very long time. This is wh a complete regime change in Moscow is required. The end is very near in my opinion.

Where's the sir cover?

Why the VE air display cancellations?

anon surfers from 'hysterical empathy'. Itis borne out of a deep fear of someone and by oertly praising or defending them, they believe they will be spared come the day of reckoning. A great deal of religion is based on it. For anon, he is terrified of Putin and so prostrates himself. It is very unlikely he has POLY shares or intends to buy any and will in fact have an irrational belief that he will somehow be awarded a load in return for his loyalty. It is a real belief system these hysterical empathizers have.

The intervention in other countries was internationally sanctioned. Gulf war II jumped the gun thanks to the French but SH had used WMDs so there was a creadile self-defense threat. SH played chicken and lost. The west/nato forces repeatedly bind themselves up i legal boundaries, hence the current situation in Afghanistan. Were things better or worse for the Afghan people before and after the UN force pulled out?

Where have I posted any pro US statement? Go on, show me. I defend Ukraines right to defend itself. I agree anybody that wishes to support hat elf defensive given the nature of Russian aggression is free to do so on the grounds of legitimacy. The US media is often worse than even Putin's polarized narrative, as so can the BBC. I am firmly pro independant UK outside the Soviet EU. Perhaps the one thing you propagandists for Putin just can't handel is you expect to come up against people just like YOU. Ideologically rooted ready to twist even the mention of a cake to your narrative. You just can not handle the concept of free thinking people coming to their own conclusion based on all media, and that conclusion firmly against what you think. So you must demonise, incite hatred, hurl insults and be generally obnoxious against 'them'.

I, can have my cake, and, I can, eat it!

"On another note managed to get my tickets booked for Topgun Maverick @ Cineworld"

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Well the moderators are making a mockery of the user Ts&Cs. Deleting posts ad hoc like the cake levity means Twitter style suppression is being introduced. It may explain why so many false narratives items are posted with pro Putin overtones. The editorial policy of the ste is more and more clearly ant-Ukrainian and pro splitting of POLY based on the pro Kremlin outcome. One of the great points of LSE was the open nature of discussion with the occasional side chats. Seems no more. You either post the war is all the west's fault, it continues solely because Ukraine is intransigent by defending itself, and only splitting the company irrespective of anything else is the only option; or you just get deleted. Very sad how LSE has been taken over.

Russia are the aggressor. THEY are the only ones who can avert "extending the conflict". Somebody defending an attack is not under any obligation to facilitate the attack in order to bring an attack to an end. It is a crazy defense to blame the defender for defending itself. Those who think the defender has the right of self defence are free to help. If anybody wants to support the aggressor, they are free to do so. Notably nobody is sending arms to Russia, not even their new best buddies China. And the fighters joining Russia are only doing so because they are paid mercenaries.

I'm also well aware of interfax along with dozens and dozens of other publications. I am still completely in the dark about what the information is you are getting so excited about. You seem to have some notion that people are exposed to one single source of information, and if only, if only they were to read this or watch that then magically we will all see the light and become Putin protagonists. We all see the full range of reporting and form an aggregate view. But even the best propagandists for Russia cannot cover up truths well exposed in many disparate publications elsewhere.

Putin will have his floozy on pink passports, diplomatic passports allowing no travel restrictions with visas or sanctions, unless the privilege is withdrawn by a specific targeted sanction

https://www.newsweek.com/putin-russia-superior-air-force-failing-him-ukraine-1706115

...and, is the air force not being deployed because it is being quietly sabotaged? Where were the display planes at VE day? Why can't air superiority be achieved over it's own forces?

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/putin-russian-military-gerasimov-ukraine-b2077884.html

and the rats start fighting in the bag. Suspicion, paranoia. Its all kicking off.

Yes, the cease fire will be started by a horse neighing. What else did you expect?

https://jamestown.org/program/russian-suggestions-that-kazakhstan-is-russias-enemy-frighten-and-outrage-kazakhs/

all them shadows, who is lurking in them. Paranoia kicking in

https://mb.ntd.com/russia-withdrawing-troops-from-ukraine-after-heavy-losses-intelligence-agency-says_778563.html

More and more pressure. The end is neigh.

Is the coup timed for the surgery window? Where will the surgery be, Dubai? Less chance of a rogue medical staff taking opportunity.

Where were the air force on VE day, 10 displays cancelled. We all saw the blue sky, fluffy clouds and perfect flying weather in the Moscow pictures ( assuming many if those pictures were if this year's parade!). I note the resident Kremlin Propagandists on here have totally sidestepped that question.

Sad for Russia, Putin to be referred from here on in as the evil of 21st century as Hitler was to the 20th century.

https://www.newsweek.com/putin-has-military-rebellion-problem-his-hands-reports-say-1705729

Narrative is changing

https://m.novinite.com/articles/215084/NYTimes%3A+Bulgaria+Finally+Takes+a+Stand+against+Russia

The evidence is of a straightforward murder. It has now passed through multiple editorial reviews and is mainstream all over the world. Witnesses, family and hard cctv evidence is freely available. At least one Russian soldier has been identified.

This is what Russia is. Cowards, shooting old men in the back. This is another reason the generals will stop the war by themselves. Russian troops are undisciplined and out of control.

Also, look at the POG market reaction v the RNS detail.

Now extrapolate that a ceasefire announcement. Whatever type, from the Kremlin, from the generals, from a new leader post quick coup, however.

POG today is a minor nudge compared to what is going to happen right across all markets worldwide. But don't try and get clever or you will be taken to the cleaners. A lot of sophisticated con traders are lined up ready to pounce. DON'T SET ORDERS!!!

just looked in on the POG board, lot of hysterical aim type ramping. The RNS is mostly a what if caveat, nothing swept under the carpet. But the main take is it does look like Gazprom is finding ways to worm around the situation to keep things above water to outlast the war.
And that i why I don't expect any split for POLY, because everybody is now in a game buying time to the war's end avoiding any disruption to the business infrastructure as far as they can.