Russia Invades Ukraine. Volume 5

[magpie215]

TGCOTF-dewey said:

Wasn't he in Rentaghost?

Instantly my thought

[J4CKO]

magpie215 said:

TGCOTF-dewey said:

Wasn't he in Rentaghost?

Instantly my thought

And mine, Putin is the rear end of the pantomime horse then.

[TGCOTF-dewey]

J4CKO said:

magpie215 said:

TGCOTF-dewey said:

Wasn't he in Rentaghost?

Instantly my thought

And mine, Putin is the rear end of the pantomime horse then.

Poor sisu... He won't have a bloody clue what we're talking about.

https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0074045/plotsummary/?re...

[J4CKO]

TGCOTF-dewey said:

J4CKO said:

magpie215 said:

TGCOTF-dewey said:

Wasn't he in Rentaghost?

Instantly my thought

And mine, Putin is the rear end of the pantomime horse then.

Poor sisu... He won't have a bloody clue what we're talking about.

https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0074045/plotsummary/?re...

Probably for the best, he will have been spared Mr Clapole in Finland I expect.

[SlimJim16v]

Russia threatens to attack British targets if our weapons are used in Russia

https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1902711/russi...

[J4CKO]

SlimJim16v said:

Russia threatens to attack British targets if our weapons are used in Russia

https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1902711/russi...

How do they know its a British weapn ?

British made, British donated ?

Do ours lay a red white and blue vapor trail and a smell of cooked breakfast behind before exploding to land of hope and glory ?

[loafer123]

J4CKO said:

How do they know its a British weapn ?

British made, British donated ?

Do ours lay a red white and blue vapor trail and a smell of cooked breakfast behind before exploding to land of hope and glory ?

I certainly think they should do!

[fly by wire]

SlimJim16v said:

Russia threatens to attack British targets if our weapons are used in Russia

https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1902711/russi...

There's a photo of Putin at the top of that article, he looks like death warmed up.

One lives in hope...

[TGCOTF-dewey]

J4CKO said:

SlimJim16v said:

Russia threatens to attack British targets if our weapons are used in Russia

https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1902711/russi...

How do they know its a British weapn ?

British made, British donated ?

Do ours lay a red white and blue vapor trail and a smell of cooked breakfast behind before exploding to land of hope and glory ?

They play the song, "you're not going home in a Russian ambulance".

[rossub]

So the Storm Shadow attacks on Crimea that Russia considers part of Russia, weren't on Russian Territory then

[TonyRPH]

News article re: Popov (as mentioned by Sisu)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cl44jne1l1ko

And another General (Lieutenant General Vadim Shamarin,)

https://metro.co.uk/2024/05/23/putins-purge-contin...

At this rate there won't be any left soon...

[borcy]

J4CKO said:

SlimJim16v said:

Russia threatens to attack British targets if our weapons are used in Russia

https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1902711/russi...

How do they know its a British weapn ?

British made, British donated ?

Do ours lay a red white and blue vapor trail and a smell of cooked breakfast behind before exploding to land of hope and glory ?

There's usually enough bits left to figure it out.

[B'stard Child]

loafer123 said:

J4CKO said:

How do they know its a British weapn ?

British made, British donated ?

Do ours lay a red white and blue vapor trail and a smell of cooked breakfast behind before exploding to land of hope and glory ?

I certainly think they should do!

Agreed

[BikeBikeBIke]

TonyRPH said:

News article re: Popov (as mentioned by Sisu)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cl44jne1l1ko

And another General (Lieutenant General Vadim Shamarin,)

https://metro.co.uk/2024/05/23/putins-purge-contin...

At this rate there won't be any left soon...

Of course, the guys getting seen off might be the sane ones.

[BikeBikeBIke]

rossub said:

So the Storm Shadow attacks on Crimea that Russia considers part of Russia, weren't on Russian Territory then

They don't even try to make it credible, do they.

[BikeBikeBIke]

BobToc said:

Another good Rachmann / Jack Watling podcast

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-rachman-...

Excellent podcast as always, thanks for sharing.

[BikeBikeBIke]

Wayoftheflower said:

Fanscinating interview with Professor Sarah Paine of the US Naval War College touching on global stability, grand strategy, the war in Ukraine and also Taiwan. I don't think it has been posted before, it's seven months old so apologies if so.

I've yet to watch the whole two and half hours but in the short excerpts there are some very coherent points on Putin, Sanctions and Global order. Probably not actually anything that hasn't been said before, but it's good to hear it so eloquently from someone who has forgotten more about military history and strategy than I'll ever learn.

Snippet of the interview specifically on Nuclear escalation but I've timestamped on her comment about Putin having no backup plan.
https://youtu.be/UUNYqAFrlFA?feature=shared&t=...

Full interview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcVSgYz5SJ8

I shall have to pick up some of her books on Military History.

I'd never heard of her. She's superb and good on China too. Thanks for sharing.

[Biggy Stardust]

SlimJim16v said:

Russia threatens to attack British targets if our weapons are used in Russia

https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1902711/russi...

Request permission to be terrified, sir.

[Evanivitch]

J4CKO said:

How do they know its a British weapn ?

British made, British donated ?

Do ours lay a red white and blue vapor trail and a smell of cooked breakfast behind before exploding to land of hope and glory ?

Errr...

[hidetheelephants]

Evanivitch said:

J4CKO said:

How do they know its a British weapn ?

British made, British donated ?

Do ours lay a red white and blue vapor trail and a smell of cooked breakfast behind before exploding to land of hope and glory ?

Errr...

They should be supplied immediately after they're equipped with PA systems that play Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance, Jerusalem, Dvorak's Symphony No.9 and Rule Britannia on repeat, and the Boxers fitted with BVs adapted for use as samovars.