Quote from: Ultegra134 on February 24, 2022, 07:28:21 PM

Quote from: Mometaskers on February 24, 2022, 06:42:31 PM

And here we're starting to see what could be the beginning of WW3. Ukraine's mistake was not joining NATO soon enough, now it can't be guaranteed anything.

I'm glad no one I've seen online so far is buying the "peacekeeping" bullshit. We all knew this is gonna happen after they invaded and annexed Crimea. Putin saw the West in disarray (thank you Rona) and struck. If you think about it, this is probably his last best chance to capture any significant amount of land before things go back to "normal".

NATO isn't going to step in, in fears of causing a larger scale attack towards other NATO countries. Russia's invasion isn't justifiable, more than 50 deaths have already been recorded, with multiple injuries. To be honest, I didn't expect Putin to go that far, however, it wasn't unexpected, since it has already happened in the past, with Crimea in 2014.

Unfortunately, I don't see Putin stopping anytime soon, this war will have serious consequences not only in human lives, but also financial for the whole European countries.

Coverage of the invasion is still spotty. I've seen a vid showing what appears to be Russian tanks just north of Kyiv. Sadly, Ukraine does seem to be alone in this. If NATO is ever supporting them, it'll be secretly by just sending arms but I don't think that would do anything if Kyiv itself falls and that looks more and more possible with each passing day.

Quote from: Cnut237 on Today at 12:17:10 PM

Russian Grand Prix cancelled!
Russia stripped of Champions League final, which will now be played in Paris!
How'd ya like that, Putin?

The west stands with you, Ukraine (albeit several thousand miles away, in absolute safety).

This is the about the extent of the response so far, which highlights the powerlessness of the west. Nothing to stop Putin, nor even to encourage him to slow down.

This comment reminded me of Steven Spielberg's hilarious ignorant take. Grin

And that photo of the army fems/transfem in a meeting that got memed. I bet when Putin saw that he pissed himself -- out of laughter.