What is Putin going to say?

[paxman]

Address is expected but delayed. No idea why. What will he announce? Mobilisation?? Referenda?

WWII started with illegal annexes. That's happening now with this fake referendum. Then what? It's very precarious. One can only hope that the Kremlin removes Putin to stop this madness.

Don’t be so ageist.

The news programmes can only cover so much. They prioritised the Queen’s funeral. Now that’s finished the next most pressing even is being reported. They aren’t doing it to panic us. They report the key events in order of importance and interest.

event not even

Ukraine has already attacked an area that has had a fraudulent vote on becoming Russian, i.e. Crimea.

That was in 2014, the West applauded and the Ukrainians didn't fight back.

Totally different set of circumstances.

I think DomesticShortHair might be referring to the recent series of unfortunate events Ukrainian attacks that have taken place in Crimea?

Would you same the same about a retired surgeon etc or are they also just retired old men?

I'd like to think if you get to become NATO joint forces command, you ve learnt something.
Esp if you ve been in e.g. Falklands, NI, Kosovo, Iraq and Afghanistan.

I'm not suggesting anyone starts a new religion around these folk but rough guess, they know more about the minds of the Russian Command than we do.

Aegist whatever. I’m quite old too.

Ok, a militaristic retired warmongering general, who is interested in pushing his agenda from a combat point of view.

Is that better?😂

We aren’t all terrified by what one general says.

Much better, thank you.

As Igotjelly alludes to, I’m pretty sure that Ukraine‘s attacks on Crimea (which, I suppose, was technically Ukraine simultaneously both attacking and defending itself) were a lot more recent than 2014.

@MarigoldPetals yes it’s a high priority but the newspapers showing all Russia’s nukes and Uk areas that would be wiped off the map certainly caused hysteria last time round!

Yes mistook what you wrote.

But the point still stands, they are different things, attacks on Crimea were extremely limited in their nature, the intention to disrupt, not drive Russia out from land the West seemingly were happy for Russia to have?

I don't recall howls of protest against this annexation, we all continued to grant grace and favour to Putin & his supporters.

The recent advances by Ukraine, if they continue at a pace, will be to re claim what Russia will consider "the mother land" should these 100% free and fair referendums take place!