Ukraine: Invasion Imminent?

[cgksheff]

7 minutes ago, melthebell said:

Moot point now, according to them they HAVE entered the war, although not done a lot.

WOW Abromovich is going to sell Chelsea AND give profits to war victims in Ukraine, never saw that coming, fair play

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/60585081

Better than assets being siezed and disappearing into government accounts.

The reality is that the millions that he had acquired that enabled him to buy the club in the first place, come from corruption with Putin and his kleptocracy

 

[melthebell]

1 minute ago, cgksheff said:

Better than assets being siezed and disappearing into government accounts.

The reality is that the millions that he had acquired that enabled him to buy the club in the first place, come from corruption with Putin and his kleptocracy

 

yup. although it does show with where he wants to put the money hes far from happy with Putins current plans? may show that more and more at the top in Russia might be moving further away from Putins "regime", i have heard rumours of top brass speaking openly about it not being the correct choice too.

[Mister Gee]

14 minutes ago, melthebell said:

Moot point now, according to them they HAVE entered the war, although not done a lot.

WOW Abromovich is going to sell Chelsea AND give profits to war victims in Ukraine, never saw that coming, fair play

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/60585081

I’m old enough to remember when Ken Bates bought Chelsea for a quid.

[melthebell]

2 minutes ago, Mister Gee said:

I’m old enough to remember when Ken Bates bought Chelsea for a quid.

i think he might get a bit more for it tbh

[altus]

4 minutes ago, L00b said:

The reason why the judgement can’t be linked, is because it isn’t out yet.

 

The final 5-day hearing only just took place in late January 2022.

 

The notion that Cadwalladr’s investigation should have been followed by “arrests”, as some test of validity of her findings, is as nonsensical as Sue Gray’s report into Partygate and all those other long-established transgressions of one sort or another by Establishment members, without any consequence what-so-ever. Topically, lately illustrated by the UK’s (increasingly embarrassing) leniency on Russian oligarchs. All put aside the fact that hers was a journalistic investigation, not an official report or a Police investigation.

Not to worry, though. It’s not as if she’s been alone in investigating Russia and other ‘dark money’ influence.

Thanks for that.

 

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And, well, look what the coincidental cat dragged in today:

 

https://www.law360.co.uk/articles/1469819/ft-journo-beats-enrc-s-libel-suit-over-kleptopia-book
 

Misinformation peddlers always lose in the end. Because facts.

I was happy to read about that particular bit of good news earlier.

[butlers]

Thought that Russia is going to impose martial law on his own people on Friday.

Jail sentences of up to 15 years for posting negative things about the military in Ukraine

[SheffieldBricky]

2 minutes ago, butlers said:

Thought that Russia is going to impose martial law on his own people on Friday.

Jail sentences of up to 15 years for posting negative things about the military in Ukraine

 

You been reading The Guardian again?

[melthebell]

4 minutes ago, butlers said:

Thought that Russia is going to impose martial law on his own people on Friday.

Jail sentences of up to 15 years for posting negative things about the military in Ukraine

 

1 minute ago, SheffieldBricky said:

 

You been reading The Guardian again?

Nope, a Russian website

 

Fake news’ crackdown: A bill has been submitted to the Russian State Duma that would increase the punishment for spreading “fake news about the actions of the Russian military” to up to fifteen years in prison. The draft law is expected to be adopted at a parliamentary session in the next week (Russian lawmakers are scheduled to meet on March 4, 9, and 10).

 

In the wake of Trumpism, fake news means any news they dont like, ie:- almost all of it.

 

source - https://meduza.io/en/live/2022/02/27/russia-s-war-against-ukraine

[butlers]

To help locally always worth checking this page.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/371689577824196/?ref=share

 

Local.pick up points.

  

There was a meeting today between local Ukranians and they spoke at a full council meeting about the help and support they could provide.

Sheffield was the first city to twin a iron curtain town way back in 1956

 

 

[melthebell]

same source, nearly 7.500 Russian protestors jailed

Mass arrests continue at anti-war protests across Russia

According to OVD-Info, at least 585 people were arrested at anti-war protests in 29 Russian cities today. In total, Russian authorities have detained at least 7,474 anti-war protesters since February 24.