[Politics] Russia invades Ukraine (24/02/2022)

[SouthSaxon]

Well this is a bit of a disaster for Ukraine from Germany. Bloody useless pr1cks in useless Olaf Scholz party double crossing and sticking in the knife?

Germany's Merz falls short of majority in vote for chancellor

Conservative Friedrich Merz unexpectedly falls short of the numbers needed to become chancellor.

www.bbc.co.uk

It’s a bit of a disaster for all of Europe in that it further emboldens AfD, which is unsurprisingly demanding new elections. If it leads to them getting into power, those 18 MPs that voted against Merz will have a great deal to answer for.

It was a secret ballot as well, so there’s no certainty of which MPs need their ears boxing ahead of a 2nd round vote.

 

[raymondo]

 

[Eric the meek]

Russian interference in Polish election:

(Poland is a member of NATO and the EU)

 

[Eric the meek]

Ramzan Kadyrov is asking for permission to leave his position.

 

[Eric the meek]

As May 9 approaches, Russia is doubling down.

 

[raymondo]

Ramzan Kadyrov is asking for permission to leave his permission.

Be careful Ramzan...and your replacement

 

[raymondo]

Well, it's later than I thought, but they do need to keep the lights on.
I had no idea that Europe imports nuclear fuel and derived products from Russia. Every day's a school day.

After 3 years of full-scale war in Ukraine, Europe announces plan to ban all Russian gas imports

BRUSSELS — After years of reducing its reliance on Russian gas, the European Union is moving to turn off the taps completely within the next two years. The European Commission (EC) on May 6 presented a detailed roadmap to fully sever the European Union’s energy dependence on Russia by 2027.

kyivindependent.com

 

[raymondo]

They gave their heads a wobble and thought, oh who else if not Merz.

Merz elected German chancellor after unprecedented second-round vote - Euractiv

Merz had become the first designated chancellor not to be confirmed by the Bundestag in the first ballot.

www.euractiv.com

 

[Sirnormangall]

Ramzan Kadyrov is asking for permission to leave his permission.

More rats leaving a sinking ship

 

[fly high]

Russian interference in Polish election:

(Poland is a member of NATO and the EU)

No real surprise. Only local elections but was there any Russian interference in our elections last week, they would have wanted Reform to win.

 

[raymondo]

More rats leaving a sinking ship

I'm not sure Putin will let him

 

[raymondo]

No real surprise. Only local elections but was there any Russian interference in our elections last week, they would have wanted Reform to win.

Libdems won in our area of Wiltshire

 

[Eric the meek]

So much for Trump's peace process then. The intensity on the battlefield is hotting up.

 

[peterward]

Ramzan Kadyrov is asking for permission to leave his position.

I ever there was a man who needed to avoid balconies.

 

[raymondo]

I ever there was a man who needed to avoid balconies.

and planes

 

[Eric the meek]

I ever there was a man who needed to avoid balconies.

I read a few weeks/months (where does the time go?) back that he had raised a blood feud with some Ingushetians (next door to Chechnya) over a business deal. Then we heard that he had been attending unauthorised meetings in foreign countries with a view to moving his whole family out of Russia.

We already knew he was a violent warlord, unpopular with the local Chechens and was in poor health. Perhaps he overstretched himself and made too many enemies .

 

[peterward]

I read a few weeks/months (where does the time go?) back that he had raised a blood feud with some Ingushetians (next door to Chechnya) over a business deal. Then we heard that he had been attending unauthorised meetings in foreign countries with a view to moving his whole family out of Russia.

We already knew he was a violent warlord, unpopular with the local Chechens and was in poor health. Perhaps he overstretched himself and made too many enemies .

All very good points.

They'll be nobody surprised when it's reported he's mysteriously died in a few months.

 

[raymondo]

I read a few weeks/months (where does the time go?) back that he had raised a blood feud with some Ingushetians (next door to Chechnya) over a business deal. Then we heard that he had been attending unauthorised meetings in foreign countries with a view to moving his whole family out of Russia.

We already knew he was a violent warlord, unpopular with the local Chechens and was in poor health. Perhaps he overstretched himself and made too many enemies .

I think you're right - some powerful people overstretch thinking they're untouchable. Hmmm

 

[Sirnormangall]

First few minutes of video:
- fires in Moscow as Russia shoots down Ukrainian drones heading for infrastructure targets
- Ukraine hits electronics factory in Bryansk

Moscow closed its airports earlier today due to drone attacks. Surely worrying and embarrassing for Putin in the lead up to his weekend party. Worrying too for ordinary Muscovites who increasingly see signs of the war being brought to them.

 

[raymondo]

Budanov is busy