Ukraine invasion discussion thread - part 10

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www.mumsnet.com/Talk/_chat/4497950-Ukraine-invasion-discussion-thread-part-9

Laura Kuenssberg @bbclaurak
Ukraine: Does the Home Office need to get a grip?

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-60670569
Ukraine: Does the Home Office need to get a grip?

Well Laura, does a bear shit in the woods? Is the Pope Catholic?

Do we realllllyyy have to have bollocks rhetorical questions like this?

I would not ever do this and I know it sounds childish but I wonder what would happen if his mistress was kidnapped and their children in Switzerland and held hostage (in very comfortable and never ever threatening environment for the children.

Until he rolled everything right back.
Gives access to the nuclear site's, gets his troops out and de nuclearises Russia!!

Another daughter is apparently a pediatric doctor ??

@RedToothBrush

Laura Kuenssberg *@bbclaurak* Ukraine: Does the Home Office need to get a grip?

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-60670569
Ukraine: Does the Home Office need to get a grip?

Well Laura, does a bear shit in the woods? Is the Pope Catholic?

Do we realllllyyy have to have bollocks rhetorical questions like this?

I would suggest that the Home Office and Priti Patel in particular are doing an excellent job of taking back control of our borders and implementing the hostile environment for people wanting to come to this country.

So what do they need to get a grip of?

@Wrongkindofovercoat

"Move No10 Operations to the NW"

Hang on a minute , you've already got Media city, can't we split it with West Yorkshire, they could move between the two areas seamlessly using the world beating train system might actually get upgraded if they had to use it ?

I can go with that tbf.

The Swiss are very diplomatic, if they have Putin's mistress - they have Putin's mistress.

Maybe once he's got the Ukraine freed and rebuilt, he could come here to sweep out the corruption.

When are we starting the swearing and crowd sourcing?

Proper regional accents??
Wtf??

To be fair, it sound's like he's got quite a lot to sweep out in his own back yard.

AFP News Agency @AFP
#BREAKING Russia suspends sale of foreign currencies until September 9, central bank says

I have no real idea of the significance of this.

However I suspect its not a good sign for the rouble.

Russia risks missing being able to pay its debts next month. This will put pressure on the whole banking system. Something the dark lord is keeping an eye on.

I just wanted to thank you all so much for such informed discussions. I found the links to documentaries very helpful.

During Covid, I watched John Campbell on YouTube. He recently did a discussion titled "Putin's mind, is he mad?

@Dovesofpeace

I would not ever do this and I know it sounds childish but I wonder what would happen if his mistress was kidnapped and their children in Switzerland and held hostage (in very comfortable and never ever threatening environment for the children.

Until he rolled everything right back.
Gives access to the nuclear site's, gets his troops out and de nuclearises Russia!!

I must be a terrible person but I thought the same thing about holding them hostage. If this is about avoiding nuclear war or even just a regular world war then we need to fight dirty. (I maybe have watched too many episodes of Homeland.)

I can go with that tbf

Hot desking in Harehills sounds idyllic

Really sorry for the daft question... if Ukraine don’t try to join NATO, does that mean Russia could try to invade them again in future years?

I think it’s a very bad sign. They need foreign currencies (ie dollars) to buy anything on international markets. Presumably the rouble is now effectively worthless.

Russia risks missing being able to pay its debts next month. This will put pressure on the whole banking system. Something the dark lord is keeping an eye on

Dark Lord as in DC or VP ? or both ?

@Wrongkindofovercoat DC
If VP has any clue what is going on he is probably far too distracted to worry about what are essentially DDs

They have a relatively small national debt? 280billion as opposed to the USA's 30 trillion. Hence why the USA's struggling to service their debt.

How do we know their suspending foreign currency?

If I was a mad dictator I wouldn't want this stuff coming out.

Can anyone imagine trying to rationalise all this ? Those close to him? To his grandchildren?
Papa my American express card isn't working / my Bank account is frozen.
Or are they all in Europe still enjoying the high life and privalige his own people can't get?

Well darling papa had to liberate Ukraine from Nazis but the rest of the world , well the"West" aka - freedom loving self determinating democracies don't like Pappas bomb's..so they are being mean??

[quote PestorPeston]@Wrongkindofovercoat DC
If VP has any clue what is going on he is probably far too distracted to worry about what are essentially DDs[/quote]
Who is DC

Yes, he's been building his war chest for year's.

We give him (still are) 700 millions dollars a day

He has very very small national debt

Several rags in various countries are stating that Vladimir Putin’s mistress has 4 young children and they are thought to have Swiss passports. Under Swiss law only children of a Swiss parent get a Swiss passport when young so either the father is Swiss or the gymnast got Swiss citizenship somehow - which takes a while to get. Something doesn’t quite add up.

I think potentially having the Hitler of the 21st century as your father is punishment enough.

who is DC

He who shall not be named but enjoys day trips to Barnard Castle...

Oh yes the US national debt a thing of true beauty www.usdebtclock.org

The limits to growth is an interesting thing to explore.

The Russians on the other hand have been saving up for this war.

Before " neutrality" how much would these " hard to get" passports cost?

Surely the plunder of a huge country would loosen the grip of hard to get passports from money loving neutral Swiss