Thought Id start this one going because its rather dead on this board at the moment and I suppose all my usual muckers are either at the Stella tennis event watching Dim Tim (lose again) or at Henly Regatta eating cucumber sandwiches (they wish,...NOT).

Anyway please feel free to just talk to yourself blast away and let it go on any company or subject you wish. Just wish Id thought of this one before.

cheers GF.

That says it all about you COWARD.

Yes youl be right behind the lads, 60 miles back behind the lads.

You'll need more than a cunning plan to take on Russia.

I can hardly type...I'm laughing so much....(:)))

Just shows how ignorant you are and everyone notice he hasnt placed his DM icon on.

Is he afraid of me??????????

Look....I have nothing against you Goldfinger....your share tips are excellent...it's just the political stuff is a bit over the top to me...that's all...

cluck cluck cluck cluck.

That's much better....more my line of talk !...

Off up to the Con Club havent time for this war mongering rubbish.

Sadly RF Fred The Red is sole owner on merit of Gobshite Of The Year (recurring) for many years now. Perhaps a new honour should be considered for GF, may I suggest Arsehole Of The Year? wink GF :O)

Time for my din-dins too.....hope we shall all be still alive by the morning....

dear oh dear oh dear
i also find this continuous blizzard of soapbox soapsuds more than tiresome
it wouldn't be so bad if the proponents learnt how to paraphrase .... that way, it's just possible they'ld get across whatever point it is they're trying to make
as it is, one now has to scroll down past pages of tripe, in the process of which, some interesting and important subjects (ukraine!) are likely to to get swamped out of existence

So what, if anything, are Obama, Cameroon, Merkel, uncle tom cobbly etc actually going to do?

Talk and sanctions are the only choice. Putin knows that the EU leaning Ukraine would soon sign up to Europe in various ways and more worrying for him they would join NATO. If the Ukraine was part of NATO then a military response would be guaranteed. It is now or never if wants control of the Ukraine.

good question MaxK.....sanctions I guess...you know ...sitting on hands...that sort of stuff I presume...

Sanctions can go both ways.

Germany is heavily dependant on Russian gas.

At the moment, I think all outsiders have to stand clear and not interfere other than politically and of course behind the scenes

However, at time of writing, I see no indication at all as to who is promoting and supporting this new regime
For sure they haven't sprung up like overnight mushrooms, and the lack of clarity is of considerable concern

I think you'll find the sprouts have a hand in this.

And the Russians know this...winter games over...fifa 2018 a long way off....crafty aren't they ?...

Max - i assume you mean parties within eu .... if so, i think it nothing so benign