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Well, 20th is end of Olympics and Putin was told not to do anything before then.

Don't be surprised if their are both incursions into Donbas and northern Ukraine by Russia and some significant skirmishes between Taiwan and China by Monday close. We are forgetting China is kicking off with Taiwan at the same time.

US bailing for 3 day weekend, London may take up dumps tough, 20 min left.

https://www.neweurope.eu/article/is-the-ukraine-crisis-just-another-us-charade/

Another take on it all, it is all a set up by the yanks!

Let me know when it happens Robwbren.

Given the escalation in propaganda and nw accusations of genocide and attacks by Ukraine against Russians in the east, I doubt very much the Russian army will pack up and go home ater live tests of its nuclear delivery missiles. But what the top brass military make of possibly the most overt threat of using nukes ever, remains to be seen.

I am astonished UKOG has held up, there must be a mm correction back to break even at 16:30. It would be amazing if this as a new base.

https://www.fxstreet.com/analysis/the-russians-are-coming-or-maybe-not-202202181512

More analysis and some wider ideas.

https://observers.france24.com/en/europe/20220211-meet-the-anonymous-internet-investigators-tracking-russian-movements-on-the-ukrainian-border

If amateurs are scrutinising like this, you can imagine what is happening in the intelligence community!

https://cyprus-mail.com/2022/02/18/peace-council-to-protest-against-typhoon-jets-at-akrotiri/

Laughable peace protests already looking to get in on the act. he hypocritical thing about these noses in the trough is that without conflict, they don't exist and can't pocket gullible people's hard earned. I we have a conflict with Russia, just watch all those collection tins rattle out on the high st.

idandy, there is another home for your cash.

My bank account. It is a dead cert bet. You lose the lot. But that's investing. Some you win, some you lose.

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/hermes-leads-the-way-south-in-europe-as-stocks-gains-melt-from-russia-ukraine-jitters-ahead-of-long-u-s-weekend-11645197243

More market analysis

I predict, I will have KFC this weekend, there will be Monday after the weekend and I will be trolled from here to the end of time.
sp, I think I said earlier 163 for today, but it is just holding up still having touched that in the morning. Risk averse yanks and 3 day US break might dip it at the close of UK but there are a lot of ifs buts and maybes around at the moment.

Note US closed Monday, so...

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jjkinahan/2022/02/18/financial-pundits-debate-market-signals-related-to-russia-ukraine-tensions/?sh=75ed45a8460e

Discussion of impact on stocks

https://112.international/conflict-in-eastern-ukraine/occupied-donetsk-says-that-explosion-of-tanks-with-chlorine-ammonia-in-horlivka-prevented-69814.html

The chemical weapons, apparently stopped. Believe it? I will bet a fiver the calorie was in fact hypochlorite powder used in water chlorination.

https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/799480.html

One side is telling porkies.

https://tass.com/world/1405867

Who do you beleive?

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2022/02/18/eastern-ukraine-situation-deteriorating-warns-putin-a76455

Unfortunately nothing in the Russian propaganda machine indicating easing of tension. False flag campaign seems to be gathering rhetoric. It does look like the grounds are being laid here. Civilians fleeing in to Russia?

Compulsive viewing!

Even more hair raising, Heathrow landings live,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPQh1FrbOc0

Oh to be a pilot today