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The incursion is likely to be Russian troops but not wearing and insignia. The invasion however has been put on hold by the BBC as they have got a rare big interview and so all world events are put on suspension. Aliens who were about to make fist contact are especially annoyed and their mission may now turn from one of universal peace to blowing the world up tomorrow. But, the BBC has spoken and that is the only important thing. There have already been two major references and the key 8:10 slot will be dominated again by the BBC hero.

look at flightradar24.com now and you will see even the russian planes flying south don't fly over Ukraine. Most routes avoid the area already and have done since the Malaysia plane was downed. So All this talk about conflict zone issues for flights is nonsense. It is the Serbian routes that are vulnerable to retaliatory sanctions.

Ukraine is a no fly zone now, has been for years. You can check it out on flightrader24

Have they run out of viable non-freezing diesel already? come back again in May, when ordinary diesel can be used. I hear there is also a mud problem, wrong kind of mud for boots and trucks.

stil crawling back, waiting for US market to either panic sell or shrug shoulders. Anyone seen pictures of the German minister emerging from talks? How brown was his nose?

IAG is the lagging one because it will be hit harder by sudden fed interest hike, on top of other issues. Ukraine is not the only variable out there.

bots treading water, need to look towards evidence of Russian 'act of good faith' as it shows pictures of vehicles seemingly being pulled back [10 foot or so lol]. Act of goodwill for the Germans, and as a thank you as German continues to ship dual use equipment that is used in Russian war machine but tightens embargo on equipment destined for Ukraine. It is clear which side the Germans are on as they line their pockets as usual.

We'll see if the bots continue back upwards when US markets open.

The only significant impact that will happen on airlines if Russia gets arsey with retaliatory sanctions is the loss of the Siberian air corridor. That will impact airline sp in Europe.

I do agree we should be on better terms with Russia, but the state there still has a lot of the old ways about it in dealing with opposition and carrying out state executions. However, given the rabid out of control one-sided output of most of the big players in western media these days, I can kind of see why those attitudes still prevail trying to control the message. A friend from the Czech republic told me how wonderful it was when their TV was liberated from state control in 1989. By 1990 they realised they had to be more careful what they wished for in embracing western 'freedom' values.

EU is absolutely not subservient to US. Whole EU project from the 1960s is to create a superpower to counterbalance US. US has few friends in the commision. It is only nato and cold war that forced the friendship. Within days of the Berlin wall falling the proposals to create an EU superstate were set in motion resulting in the Maastricht treaty. And that single minded independence from the US resulted in the Balkans war and France starting the second Gulf war failing to back the US at the security council.

Anyway, bots seem to be already walking the dip back up.

I anticipate, based on many many similar spooked drops over the years, that the bots will be in control by 10-10.30. We will find out then if the iis are spooked and have dialled down their coefficients or whether the real important variables return to influence the markets more - interest rates/inflation/oil. They were the prime movers before Ukraine went on the telly and will still be after Ukraine disappears from the tele. Coiled spring responses on the cards though. covid restrictions easing and lifting in the background, travel testing disappearing still day by day and the fed contributors getting more hawkish about overdoing rate rises causing recession. The iis will be keeping a beady eye on the real world as well as TV lala land.

One thing for certain, Macron posturing and EU power broking has been, once again, a complete failure. The Germans are now getting involved today. It would be better for al i these European, either as nation states or as the soviet collective, just kept out and let the big players deal with it.

Incursion into ethnic enclaves maybe. Nothing else, although he might make it look like going further.

Yes Teveram, and he would sit back and place is fingers in a power pyramid. Nato forces have already pulled out of Ukraine. 4 moves left on the board. Expect another idiot rash move from the Yanks. Threat to diplomats my arse.

I hope those who allowed themselves to be so spooked lost money. Serves themselves right for being so easily led and manipulated. Should be 5% up on comments fed will be minded to go careuly on rate rises. The only thing that has changed is the US making a public stunt claiming embassy staff should withdrawn. There is practically no chance Russian would target any embassy. It is the US who are ramping it up now!

Of course, Russia can sit its forces at the border for as long as it likes. How long can the paranoid keep up the imminent threat of invasion? The TV gods will get bored in a few days. When they move onto to other news stories, does that mean the invasion is off? This completely unnecessary drop shows just how easily people can be spooked by the TV gods.

This war has been going on since 2014 - the Russian invasion force has been sitting on the border twiddling it's thumbs since July last year - it has only made it to the headlines because the end game is being played out. Russian is providing a nice photo opp for the gullible news agencies with exercises with lots of bangs and flashes. To be led by what the TV gods are feeding you shows a significant degree of gullibility. If you are canny, and not risk averse [debt/RI ahead of results] then you might have a gift laid before you. Otherwise I despair at how so easily numpties can be led.

A very efficient method of transferring money from very stupid PIs to iis. Some of these pis would be better off in Vegas.

Those driven by consumer news headlines, follow like a herd of sheep. If they panic sell based on BBC propaganda and the rest that was so predictable I even described the weekend news reports in detail a day or so before the broadcasts, and made a loss selling, frankley, more fool them. The fed interest rates and oil is a real thing happening hat is knackering sp as opposed to this phoney war.

Good job I decided to sit on the fence and still not holding IAG. Panic dealers, wait for the bots to take over.

nice 360 ed1, off narrative so you may get trolled for that.

https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/uk-news/2022/02/13/uk-to-be-battered-by-high-winds-with-140kph-gusts-forecast/

Another mega storm forecast that won't amount to anything because the real weather is not living up to the hype so they just hype the forecast and never confirm it after the event. Oh and switch to kph from mph because it looks worse. No propaganda going on here - and no grounded flights either!