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Very poor report by R4 from Kyiv this morning with reporter not knowing what difference Russia changing to war??? It releases a whole heap of legal powers to Putin. The special operation volunteers can no longer opt to refuse orders, they become required to follow orders as they are no longer volunteers. This is why the talk of a coup has been raised so high. The total breakdown within some units may rapidly spread up the ranks. Soldiers will now be shot in situ for desertion. Even as volunteers there has been some red on red executions reported. As I posted before, you can only shoot so many of your own soldiers before they turn on you. The whole campaign has been a complete disaster and releasing harshers powers under a state of war will more likely hasten the end rather than drag it out.

https://euromaidanpress.com/2022/04/29/ramstein-meeting-marks-a-radical-change-in-ensuring-ukraine-and-global-security/

If Russia cannot see what is just over the horizon, then it deserves all it is going to get.

Massively more united than with the Balkans, lessons learnt.

Question. Who will be taking the salute at the parade on May 9th? Putin?

I'm giving him only a 50/50 being the president still by then. The various factions in the Kremlin will have noted the depth of nato unity, will have confirmed intelligence on nato nuke targets, and noted the stupidity of bombing Kiyv whilst the UN sec gen was there. China will have had words on that. I see the end game, Russian forces have failed in the east, command is breaking down. 2 weeks max left.

When you start filtering out to deliberately leave only those who agree with you inside an echo chamber, you are clearly in denial, beaten and finished.

Denial is a dangerous place to be when investing.

I don't have a playstation. I don't play computer games.

Why would anybody be worried? nato's response is purely defensive and the nuking of Russia exclusively in retaliation. If the sun shines so brightly out of Putin's rse, what is there to be worried about? Or is it you know your glorious leader is mad enough to use nukes and you know the absolute guaranteed response? You know it!

Ukraine's strategic error was not joining nato when they gave up their inherited nukes. But then there was a moscow puppet government.

Cast your mind back to the start. A nato conflab took place and a strict demarcation line was set down saying any action on nato soil would immediately start a war. At that meeting the nuclear response policy will also have been put into place based on previous scenarios routinely updated since 1989. Based on latest intelligence and serviceable delivery systems, targets within Russia will have been formalised based on previous war gaming. The targets will be immediately upgraded in the weapons and standing orders on what circumstances or code word would be used to launch. At that meeting the prospect of the nuclear exchange being a real event will have been accepted and whilst all would want to avoid it, the decision for an significant nuclear retaliation will have been made.

It has been done, the lines crossed, the targets loaded into the warheads and the system ready to go. The clowns on the chat sow might of acted as if there was some sort of fail safe to be able to say such things without consequences. However, it is quite clear despite all efforts to bring Russia in from the cold war it remains a very significant danger and is unpredictable. Therefore he nuclear response will have been signed off to be deep inside Russia, across multiple targets such that there will be no Russia left to threaten anybody again. Muppet Truss leaked the extent of the response the other day. It's real, nato will do it. So if you think you're so clever Russia, bring it on so we can deal with you once and for all.

Bring it on!

That old stuff about destroying the world and ending mankind was pure CND cold war propaganda designed to scare the likes of the UK to surrender its nukes and live in some mythical nuclear free zone. Didn't work out well for Ukraine did it. Thankfully we didn't get spooked. Many ex-CND finally admitted they were directed in their campaign from Moscow.

Nuclear war will be messy, but the final destruction from WWII is estimated to be what the equivalent would be but just using much much fewer weapons. The damage will be extensive, the loss of life very high but societies will build back from new locations them same as following other conflicts.

Don't forget, a great deal of Russian nukes are old decaying rusting soviet era. The response would be from a well maintained western arsenal. And what do you think the Chinese would say about Russia kicking of such an exchange?

https://www.newsweek.com/russia-sarmat-moscow-ukraine-britain-1702086?piano_t=1

These clowns don't seem to have realised the line is crossed, standing orders have been issued and it is anticipated Russia will use nuclear weapons. It is also wishful thinking to believe,
""Since we are talking about these weapons, the question is can they shoot it down? The missile can't be intercepted, their abilities are limited.""
That is an assumption based on the Russians believing if they can't have a system then nobody else can. Except there are thousands of interceptor missiles still active from the cold war ready and waiting all over Europe.

If there was default worry, they would have jumped on 20th.

https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/09/gold-standard.asp#:~:text=The%20gold%20standard%20is%20a,sells%20gold%20at%20that%20price.

To re-introduce a gold standard will be a massive and lonely undertaking. This is not as simple as it first appears.

"What Are the Advantages of the Gold Standard?
The gold standard prevents inflation as governments and banks are unable to manipulate the money supply (e.g., overissuing money). The gold standard also stabilizes prices and foreign exchange rates.

What Are the Disadvantages of the Gold Standard?
Under the gold standard, the supply of gold cannot keep pace with its demand, and it is not flexible under trying economic times. Also, mining gold is costly and creates negative environmental externalities."

"Under a free-market system, gold should be viewed as a currency like the euro, yen, or U.S. dollar. Gold has a long-standing relationship with the U.S. dollar, and, over the long term, gold will generally have an inverse relationship. With instability in the market, it is common to hear talk of creating another gold standard, but it is not a flawless system. Viewing gold as a currency and trading it as such can mitigate risks compared with paper currency and the economy, but there must be an awareness that gold is forward-looking. If one waits until disaster strikes, it may not provide an advantage if it has already moved to a price that reflects a slumping economy. "

CWWX,

cheque post @ 11.06.

Please can we now move on?"

No, its fun watching two drunk tramps slug it out over a meaningless post...

"03, FINAL DIVIDEND (Withdrawn)"

Technically the ex date stands and the actual payment date moves. However, since the cash doesn't leave the business the sp will remain unaffected. However, no resolution was passed outlining the x and payment revision date at the AGM so there is ambiguity.

An explicit statement of the 'intent' is required where they will declare the ex div date, and window, which may have to be the old date for trading bot technical reasons or confirmit is x weeks ahead of a declared payment date and the payment date to be confirmed y months in advance.

As long as those AT remain, the share is on the is radar and not cast off as a penny share!

And there you go again, pushing your even further up. The vanity of it, you think I as addressing you directly. You are of no importance or relevance to be addressed directly, but of course in your own head you are of such consequence you believe a comment directed at the Russian trolls in general can only be for you because you are such a bg important person. Every word you type displays what a self important narcissist you really are.

Keep talking Rob....

roxy it is impossible to separate the two. The sp is where it is for one single reason. People are fishing around testing the water trying to second guess the end of war or determine how it will tail off. Buy in now expecting a quick en?. Wait for? lower price believing the war will dragon for another 12 months? Invest wrt to the company splitting assets regionally? Will the war burn out before then?

The war is bigger than the production rates! Trolls will be answered.

Filt, pure filth.

https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-polytics/3470322-un-secretary-general-shocked-by-missile-strikes-on-kyiv-journalist.html

This could actually be a game changer for all those sitting on the fence or giving a degree of support to Russia. China and India have gone very quiet over the last week.

TA porn does nothing for me, all the gap on gap action, yuck.

Now just waiting for the final capitulation of Russia.

So today, what shall rant about? There's a news story about people watching porn in public. Shall we run with the definition of porn? It's clear posting on here is somebody's porn lol. Given how people swipe back at me, does that make me a porn star??