Ukraine

[TSR2]

I just pray that this is over quickly so that innocent lives aren’t lost, however I fear this is the beginning of many such conflicts and a new iron curtain.

[Nigel H-J]

Imgur users in Ukraine are posting pics and videos, Russian Helicopter down in field and Russian tanks burning.

https://imgur.com/

Just hope they can hold out against Putins' mob.

Regards
Nigel.

[TSR2]

And why the delays in removing Russia from swift… somewhat ironically that would be (mostly) Germany

https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/u-s-eu-drop ... e%20issue.

[cstorey]

Ah, well, according to the PM and Foreign Sec, the exclusion from Swift is about to happen . It still doesn't alter the fact that the proposed measures don't, as yet, go far enough. This needs to hurt innocent Russians as well as Putin - that way, someone may get their fingers round his scrawny throat and squeeeeeeezzzze.

And I think we'd better forget about clean air and reopen the mines, and buy wood burning stoves . It all makes the climate change protesters look a just a tiny bit irrelevant

[Kevin Farnell]

Interesting activity over Poland. An RAF Typhoon at FL240



Along with RAF A330 voyager also at FL240 (Note - FR24 is listing the A330 as a Typhoon, but once the Typhoon departed east, FR24 labelled the A330 correctly).



Also, USAF KC-10 Extender and KC-135 are in circuits at FL250 and FL300 respectively over southern Poland.

Kevin

[Kevin Farnell]

As I was watching the above, the Typhoon disappeared from FR24 (gone into a more stealthy mode?), but the A330 is remaining on station at FL230.

Kevin

[Kevin Farnell]

I fear this is the beginning of many such conflicts and a new iron curtain.

There is the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad, just north of Poland but separated from Russia by Lithuania (a NATO member). If Putin gets away with Ukraine, I wouldn't be surprised if he tries to link Kaliningrad with Russia.
Also, how will China view how Putin gets on, with regard to their claims over Taiwan?

Kevin

[TSR2]

If we (the royal we) can even kick them out of swift, what chance has anyone got of stopping him if he’s so inclined.

[Paul K]

Damn you Putin, for invading an independent sovereign nation based on unsubtantiated claims and outright lies. Of course, we'd never do that ( cough ).

[cstorey]

I hope you will apologise immediately for your recent post , Paul K.