Ukraine's use of British/French Storm Shadow/Scalp-EG cruise missiles in Russia immediately after Russia re-wrote their nuclear doctrine is a very clear message to the Kremlin. The bluff has been called.
@PepSuii@spectatorindex The only person that would use nukes is a lunatic. Who doesnโt care about anything. And Putin cares very much about himself. Elbe can and he will eventually negotiate and leave Ukraine and go back to his lovely billionaire lifestyle whilst most of his population struggle.
@PepSuii@spectatorindex They wonโt use them. No one will use them because no one wins. Thats the whole point of nukes. Plus, given how shit the rest of their equipment has proven, most of them would fail to launch.
@PepSuii@spectatorindex And. Who has Russia been relying on support from? North Korea. How embarrassing to have to seek help from a third world country.
@rajakshaika@spectatorindex Biden is actually doing Trump, and Ukraine a favour. If Trump wants to get Zelenskyy and Putin to sit down and negotiate in January, thatโs a lot more likely if Ukraine has better leverage from using long range missiles to destroy Russian military infrastructure.
@spectatorindex joi biden administration wants to do something that would create problems in the transfer of power, that is why they have given exemption to Ukraine for long range missiles and some other destructive weapons which were banned by the Obama administration.
@spectatorindex So weird that this happens after the West allows Ukraine to attack targets deep inside Russia. It's almost as if Russia doesn't take something like that lying down.
Thoughts?
Anyway, the salt is ground and drilled by a suite of enormous mining rigs, controlled via what looked a bit like a playstation controller. Millions of tonnes of salt is sent away from the saltface up conveyor belts - every day of the year.
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It's been snowing in the UK and the road gritters are out in force, begging the question:
Have you ever wondered where that grit actually COMES from?
The answer is more magical, beautiful and fascinating than you probably realised.
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@Maybot2019@spectatorindex To your first point, Russia isn't fighting Ukraine, they would run Ukraine over in a month ,they're fighting NATO,to your second point ,he's as prepared as the US is to use nukes
@PaultwinOkoye@spectatorindex If he was fighting NATO, war would have been over in days. One thing this war has shown is that aside from a lot of nukes, Russia has limited military capability. Badly trained demoralised soldiers with old failing equipment and terrible logistics. So bad North Korea has to help
@Sadimr_real@spectatorindex What do you think he will do that he hasnโt already tried? Aside from nukes which he wonโt use, heโs got nothing. Itโs not like Russia have been holding back.
@spectatorindex Goodbye Ukraine and its people ๐ญ๐ expect harsh response from the Moscow and advisebly people should start leaving Ukraine as soon as possible. ๐๐
@PaultwinOkoye@spectatorindex Heโs bluffing. Firstly, he thought he would walk into Ukraine and win in ten days. Heโs now a thousand odd days in. If he was prepared to use nukes he would have. Secondly, no one, not even loony Putin wants WW3 because thereโs no point being president if thereโs nothing left.
@MatthewStadlen It's about food production, Matty. We all know Liebour just hate their own people, like the Liebour minister stating 'we dont need farmers'. WE all know what's at the root of that. Farmers "voted for brexit". Yet EUrinal farmers are in the warpath about EUrinal regulations.
Question for farmers protesting about inheritance tax.
Consider a farmer who has ยฃ5m of land. He has 2 children. One wants to continue with the family farm and the other works in a town.
How is the money handed down? Does the town son get any money or does the farmer son keep it all?
@TheCCShowcast@johnpavlovitz What was the vote count for independents? Iโve seen slots of interviews with people who previously voted for one of the main parties saying they couldnโt support either this time.
@RetroSolesUK@StanCollymore Starmer could earn far more as a lawyer than he does as PM. Heโs not exactly mr charisma but he does genuinely seem like heโs into politics to try and better things for the country. Something that canโt be said of Boris.
@StanCollymore Unfortunately all the values you hold are no longer held by any political party and all out to line their own pockets and not represent the people thst voted them in
I'm what old money would call a traditional Labour voter. A state that provides for everyone as a child( a school), free Healthcare for all, helping us all look for good work and to learn skills( careers advice and apprenticeships) , and in their old age support their lifelong graft which adds value to the nation via a pension and subsidised life assistance ( travel, social care)
At all points inbetween, a free market to use their skills to make a nest for them and their family and greater community. Whatever your political view, I don't think you'd find that general view unreasonable.
So after the success in the US of Trump, relative success in the UK of Farage and Reform, and an increasing move to the right by the Conservative Party, I'm out to learn a little more about people I live with but who's politics is very different from mine.
So in the spirit of amistad rather than name calling ( we've all done it, politics is important and tribal after all ), why do you vote Republican or MAGA, Reform or Conservative and what am I fundementally missing in my world view that ( certainly in the case of right if centre parties globally on the rise) I should consider?
No catch, no tantrums, no name calling, there are people I know who support Reform, Conservatives (Badenoch version) and in their bio, by extension support MAGA.
Thanks in advance.
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