Japan will back Taiwan. There's still US military bases in Japan....Guess that's why Australia is talking about keeping a very open eye on the Indo-Pacific region while supporting the European side. And Aus has the support of Japan, Singapore etc in the region.
That would be one of the safest places to be though.The people have no safe haven you’d think the government would offer some advice , I saw earlier the roads from the capital are blocked by people trying to escape the shellingView attachment 1084880
Yes but it seems they’ve just been left to their own devices, families with young children walking along the roadside with nothing but the clothes on their back and a bottle of water with no destination in mind, just trying to get away from conflict.That would be one of the safest places to be though.
Ke- yiv is how Ukrainians pronounced it. Kiev is English versionI do wonder if Kiev is more of an Anglicised/ European spelling and Kyiv is more like how Ukrainians would say it .
From what I was told by someone I know who is Russian, the alphabet and phonetics don't directly translate into English/ non Russian so she had to choose a simplified spelling to write her name in English and she pronounces it this way to English speakers.
Going a bit off topic , but I find languages fascinating.
I am not very clued up on these things but cant someone over ride his actions if there seen unjustified ? I hope someone can stop himView attachment 1084926
Hopefully an official will take Vlad out !!
I’m in a privileged enough position to own an apartment in Vilnius. We were going to move there once we’d retired. Spoke to my neighbour there this morning and she’s absolutely petrified.Lithuania are worried about their borders @Yel.
He's very powerful a billionaire ex KGB probably no one can get near him unless he 100 percent trusts them. But the Russians are creative with their assassinations lots of people fall out of windows and get poisonedI am not very clued up on these things but cant someone over ride his actions if there seen unjustified ? I hope someone can stop him
They need to get to the person who does his face. If they can get that person on board or blackmail them into giving him an overdose of botox then job done.
Belgium is right in insisting on putting a stop to visas for Russians, especially if they are part of functional and political elites (and most ordinary Russians won't be in a position to travel much anyway). They're quite fond of spending as much time abroad as they can. All those bribes want to be spent... So let's make supporting Putin no fun at all and they're likely to become quite disgruntled very shortly. It's whom Putin relies on, more so than the oligarchs even.
Thats awful, I'm so sorryI’m in a privileged enough position to own an apartment in Vilnius. We were going to move there once we’d retired. Spoke to my neighbour there this morning and she’s absolutely petrified.
Turkey will have to pick a side now! They've been on the fence.
I agree ! Every NATO country needs to confiscate the assets of wealthy russian oligarchs and Putin supporters. He has the backing of some very rich people and the only thing they care about is money. He will have nothing without the elites support.Belgium is right in insisting on putting a stop to visas for Russians, especially if they are part of functional and political elites (and most ordinary Russians won't be in a position to travel much anyway). They're quite fond of spending as much time abroad as they can. All those bribes want to be spent... So let's make supporting Putin no fun at all and they're likely to become quite disgruntled very shortly. It's whom Putin relies on, more so than the oligarchs even.
The real way to hurt Russia is to cut them off from SWIFT. The oligarchs wouldn't even blink if that happened, he'd have one of those tragic accidents involving a high rise balcony and a back full of bullets. Play the original 'fuck around and find out' game
I imagine his plastic surgeon has their whole family under constant surveillance by the Russian security service to avoid this and Putain has a dedicated ultra high security lab to create all of his injectables. But there must be a weak link somewhere!They need to get to the person who does his face. If they can get that person on board or blackmail them into giving him an overdose of botox then job done.
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