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I have read the reporting... dangerous. And Poland is a member of NATO.

That comes at a significant risk of escalation to NATO involvement; careful what you wish for.

The word 'placing' is mentioned 36 times on this page, and the count will probably increase. Punters are getting nervous...

'Restrictions apply to cereals, tea, coffee, sugar, spices, canned meat and fish, oils, laundry detergents, toilet paper, children's household chemicals, and diapers. Lenta is one of the largest retail chains in Russia.'

https://ria.ru/20220306/prodazha-1776902534.html

[Google Translate extension may be needed]

But how does peace work? Putin will want all sorts of concessions from Ukraine and will expect all sanctions etc reversed.

As much as we all should want peace, I hope it does not come with complete capitulation to his demands. That would just embolden him.

PHE Radiation Guidance is out of date:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/pgd-potassium-iodide-65mg-180219.docx

That is good news - Putin will not like seeing allies distance themselves.

The latest TWiV [This Week in Virology] podcast is titled: "TWiV 873: Pig viruses and big viruses". Might interest some?

https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-873/

'TWiV reviews the six known coronaviruses that infect pigs and what can be learned about human infections, and how the giant Mimivirus DNA genome is organized into a nucleocapsid.'

mick,

Everybody on a plane is security checked, so the Russian poisoners passed the tests. What is there to worry about?

Troajan,

As far as I am aware, there were 2 shipments refused:

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/mar/03/tanker-russian-gas-diverted-kent-dockers-refuse-cargo-loophole-ships

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/mar/04/dockers-on-merseyside-refuse-to-unload-russian-oil-stanlow-kent-netherlands-ukraine

[the oil was actually refused in Cheshire, not Wales]

wales = oil
kent = gas

????????????

they stopped working in russia

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-05/visa-suspends-all-russia-operations-l0eegccn

‘Piano Man’ plays for Ukrainians arriving at Polish border

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

There are still many good guys

Putin is not happy that we [the UK / the collective West] are arming his enemies. Just how irrational will he become?

There is more religion involved than most would expect:

'As the Russian invasion of Ukraine enters its second week, our screens are filled with images of families separating and a country torn apart by war. Yet these divisions exist beyond our tv screens and economic sanctions. In this article, Lucian N. Leustean frames the conflict within the context of religious identity and a growing split within the Orthodox Church, which has been in the making since 1990. Leustean articulately explains the extent to which today’s war is a religious one and the implications it may have on the future of the global Orthodox Church.'

https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/religionglobalsociety/2022/03/russias-invasion-of-ukraine-the-first-religious-war-in-the-21st-century/

The people think in centuries, not months or years. I am trying to get an idea of how long this could go on; it could be a very long time.

Russians are trying to flee Putin’s chaos - Using data from Google Trends, The Economist has tracked the discontent

https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.economist.com%2Fgraphic-detail%2F2022%2F03%2F04%2Frussians-are-trying-to-flee-putins-chaos

Income generated from the sale of timber from the ownership of commercial woodlands is exempt from both income and corporation tax. No tax relief is available on development costs or interest payments, and no income tax is payable on income generated from a timber crop or on the sale of an entire plantation.

https://www.johnclegg.co.uk/faq/

A tax break for the rich that few know about; why is this acceptable?

bv,

Around 2.5p

From 'Official page of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine'

https://twitter.com/i/status/1500037338960965634

'Beautiful Pics Of Ukraine That Are Heartbreaking To See Right Now'

https://designyoutrust.com/2022/03/beautiful-pics-of-ukraine-that-are-heartbreaking-to-see-right-now/

Breathtaking photos.

The Russians will be doing staycations (or serving in the army); the tourism industry should be ok.