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Pardon my sarcasm Theo, all OK as we can all watch the footie for ever more as though nothing has happened - like 30k+ refugees, who had happily lived for decades in a peaceful country called Ukraine, fleeing to the likes of Poland + 1000s n 1000s of families and children similarly fleeing to other neighbouring countries as quickly as poss. It's a great pity that the west couldn't have taken out the Russian air capability in some way to at least give the Ukrainian govt/military some kinda chance and send out a signal that we have not left them to their own fate. The west's unimpressive role in recent events in Afghanistan, and now Ukraine, just do not "sit well" with me and I'm sure similarly with millions n millions of other observers worldwide. I share similar sentiments re all this "cheap chat" coming from the various world authorities that have been utterly complacent re Russia and Putin well before he annexed Crimea. The signs were there to be heeded - totally ignored by people who truly believed that diplomacy and the threat of sanctions would never fail them in situations like this one. Naivety exemplified esp when dealing with a tin-pot dictator who this morning amazingly sent out a plea to the Ukrainian people/military to overthrow their own democratically elected govt?????? It just proves again Putin living in his own mystical world and oblivious to reality!!!
Lastly, I watched the stunning video of a callous Russian tank driver diverting his armoured vehicle to drive over and crush a civilian motor vehicle travelling in the opposite direction - a 100% psychopathic killer in full view!!! But amazingly, the driver, a stunned older man, has been helped out of his crushed car - good on you, ya lucky bastard!!! Quick thinking and lying on the floor of the car clearly saved his life!!