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by PeterWilton
Fri Feb 25, 2022 9:32 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Russia Invades
Replies: 10694
Views: 790940

Re: Russia Invades

"Tsar Bomba in Kyiv" is among the last things Ukrainians want to hear right now.
by PeterWilton
Fri Feb 25, 2022 8:35 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Russia Invades
Replies: 10694
Views: 790940

Re: Russia Invades

NewClaret wrote:
Fri Feb 25, 2022 8:34 pm
ICBM’s?
Ice Cream and Baklava Mobiles.
by PeterWilton
Fri Feb 25, 2022 8:34 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Russia Invades
Replies: 10694
Views: 790940

Re: Russia Invades

TsarBomba wrote:
Fri Feb 25, 2022 8:24 pm
Russian ICBM’s on the move in Moscow.
Doesn't mean a thing. The ICBM's they'd use are in silos already, not on the back of a flatbed.
by PeterWilton
Fri Feb 25, 2022 8:13 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Russia Invades
Replies: 10694
Views: 790940

Re: Russia Invades

by PeterWilton
Fri Feb 25, 2022 7:54 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Russia Invades
Replies: 10694
Views: 790940

Re: Russia Invades

One thing is for sure, all these demonstrations around Europe will not make their way on to the Russian tea time news. They'll make it to the Ukrainians. Their commanders will make sure they all know we are on their side. While on the Russian side, their soldiers will have to put up with Tucker Car...
by PeterWilton
Fri Feb 25, 2022 7:23 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Russia Invades
Replies: 10694
Views: 790940

Re: Russia Invades

Some of you might not have followed this from a few weeks ago but something funny happened between the Russian navy and Irish fishermen. Very briefly, on several occasions over recent years internet cables off the coasts of Sweden and Norway were mysteriously severed by an unknown saboteur. Russia w...
by PeterWilton
Fri Feb 25, 2022 7:12 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Russia Invades
Replies: 10694
Views: 790940

Re: Russia Invades

RVclaret wrote:
Fri Feb 25, 2022 7:09 pm
Telegraph reporting US chip making giant Nvidia has been hit with a cyber attack
Damn. Now a new 3070 Ti will be even more out of stock everywhere. Those darned Russians know exactly where to hit us.
by PeterWilton
Fri Feb 25, 2022 7:11 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Russia Invades
Replies: 10694
Views: 790940

Re: Russia Invades

Sometimes targeted harassment is acceptable.

https://twitter.com/JimmySecUK/status/1 ... oo0MjElKiw
by PeterWilton
Fri Feb 25, 2022 7:04 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Russia Invades
Replies: 10694
Views: 790940

Re: Russia Invades

Lowbankclaret wrote:
Fri Feb 25, 2022 6:53 pm
Probably patrolling the border to stop refugees being targeted.
Might have more to do with posturing. And making sure no Russian fighters "accidentally" find their way into NATO air space.
by PeterWilton
Fri Feb 25, 2022 6:44 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Russia Invades
Replies: 10694
Views: 790940

Re: Russia Invades

duncandisorderly wrote:
Fri Feb 25, 2022 6:40 pm
What's in it for Russia to take Chernobyl?
I read that they took advantage of the no-go zone in some way.
by PeterWilton
Fri Feb 25, 2022 6:41 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Russia Invades
Replies: 10694
Views: 790940

Re: Russia Invades

Keep your eye on what other government news gets quietly released over the next few days ( UK and USA ) Think It was Blair who said ‘ Never let a good crisis go to waste at the time of 9/11 You might be misremembering a government aide who sent an email saying that sept 11th, 2001 was "a good day t...
by PeterWilton
Fri Feb 25, 2022 6:23 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Russia Invades
Replies: 10694
Views: 790940

Re: Ringo Invades

claret2018 wrote:
Fri Feb 25, 2022 6:14 pm
Pack it in. You’ve ruined another thread
I've learned to embrace the block button (that's isn't really a button, or called "block")
The quality of the thread immediately improved
by PeterWilton
Fri Feb 25, 2022 6:15 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Russia Invades
Replies: 10694
Views: 790940

Re: Russia Invades

If this is true, Germany is the only hold out. (Although i half expect Hungary to suddenly have concerned)

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by PeterWilton
Fri Feb 25, 2022 6:04 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Russia Invades
Replies: 10694
Views: 790940

Re: Russia Invades

Feel free to participate with something intelligent any time you like, HY.
by PeterWilton
Fri Feb 25, 2022 5:33 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Russia Invades
Replies: 10694
Views: 790940

Re: Russia Invades

why ? You don't think Biden's delivery is an issue ? I certainly do especially at times like this. Like I said to KRBFC, let's not turn the thread into an argument about Trump v Biden, it's too important to be get closed down/locked. He is constantly managing a stutter that he's had his entire life...
by PeterWilton
Fri Feb 25, 2022 4:16 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Russia Invades
Replies: 10694
Views: 790940

Re: Russia Invades

Biden starts talking mid sentence his brain shuts off and he starts falling asleep, he then suddenly wakes up and forgets completely what he just said Everyone is laughing at you when you fall for this propaganda. Like seriously. One oranged idiot called him "sleepy Joe" and then an entire collecti...
by PeterWilton
Fri Feb 25, 2022 4:06 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Russia Invades
Replies: 10694
Views: 790940

Re: Russia Invades

Murger wrote:
Fri Feb 25, 2022 4:03 pm
The man doesn't even know what day it is.
Believing the propaganda, are you?
by PeterWilton
Fri Feb 25, 2022 3:52 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Russia Invades
Replies: 10694
Views: 790940

Re: Russia Invades

Vegas Claret wrote:
Fri Feb 25, 2022 3:51 pm
a little bird told me that some of the Ukranian AF is operating out of a different country.......
Moldova?
by PeterWilton
Fri Feb 25, 2022 3:51 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Russia Invades
Replies: 10694
Views: 790940

Re: Russia Invades

Yeah, if they haven't got that, after attacking first and using pretty much all their smart weaponry (I am massively sceptical about how good their hypersonic missiles are), then they might never get it I'm pretty sure that Ukraine should be able to control its own airspace in the West, but I don't...
by PeterWilton
Fri Feb 25, 2022 3:49 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Russia Invades
Replies: 10694
Views: 790940

Re: Russia Invades

TsarBomba wrote:
Fri Feb 25, 2022 3:44 pm
US- Russia has not managed to secure any urban centres across the country and do not have air superiority yet.

That last point is astounding.
I read that Ukraine got almost all their planes off the ground before their runways got hit on night 1.
by PeterWilton
Fri Feb 25, 2022 3:47 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Russia Invades
Replies: 10694
Views: 790940

Re: Russia Invades

Hibsclaret wrote:
Fri Feb 25, 2022 3:41 pm
The irony. All talk and no action. The American way.
While the EU refused to remove SWIFT access, america did something "more draconian" to Russia than removing SWIFT access.

https://twitter.com/Frances_Coppola/sta ... 1yi39cf4UA
by PeterWilton
Fri Feb 25, 2022 3:43 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Russia Invades
Replies: 10694
Views: 790940

Re: Russia Invades

Hipper wrote:
Fri Feb 25, 2022 3:42 pm
They've made these noises about Finland, Sweden and NATO before. It's nothing new.
There's one thing new.
by PeterWilton
Fri Feb 25, 2022 2:51 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Russia Invades
Replies: 10694
Views: 790940

Re: Russia Invades

Particularly wave power. Its surely got to be activated. Meantime and when the wind doesn't blow we need to use our own resources. Note. Meantime. As things stand when the wind does blow it provides @24% of the countries requirement. Not enough. Yeah. Intermittency is an issue, but it's a predictab...
by PeterWilton
Fri Feb 25, 2022 2:42 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Russia Invades
Replies: 10694
Views: 790940

Re: Russia Invades

America is self sufficient and exports LNG. We buy from them. Yes they frack They also have flammable tap water and earthquakes nowhere near fault lines. Anyway, stayingup, i did some digging and you and some clever fellow in 2018 seemed to agree on this even back then. You said, "It would be good ...
by PeterWilton
Fri Feb 25, 2022 2:28 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Russia Invades
Replies: 10694
Views: 790940

Re: Russia Invades

Only following this on here but it reads to me that Putin has the upper hand thru his gas and oil supplies to rest of Europe. Who on earth agreed to Russia having that power over other countries especially UK ? Everyone who didn't listen to the rest of us who said "hey, maybe instead of letting our...
by PeterWilton
Fri Feb 25, 2022 2:12 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Russia Invades
Replies: 10694
Views: 790940

Re: Russia Invades

I think you are over crediting Putin with (western) reasoning. Drawing a line in the sand for the enemy to stand over has president - Poland and ‘peace in our time’ most obviously. But since the effect of it would mean WE would be the aggressors the question is, effectively, "are we going to be an ...
by PeterWilton
Fri Feb 25, 2022 2:02 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Russia Invades
Replies: 10694
Views: 790940

Re: Russia Invades

You seem to misinterpreting; what NATO decides is one thing… announcing it to the Media is NOT what you do when facing a potential direct threat. Ruling anything out is weakness… can you imagine Putin being anything but delighted to get confirmation that the UK continues to look at the short term. ...
by PeterWilton
Fri Feb 25, 2022 1:41 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Russia Invades
Replies: 10694
Views: 790940

Re: Russia Invades

Britain still feeding Putin… we will not risk escalation by creating a no fly zone. Green light to Putin that the UK will roll over at te first opportunity. Things like that may have been decided but announcing such is manor from heaven for Putin’s ambition Naivety does not begin to explain the Bri...
by PeterWilton
Fri Feb 25, 2022 1:21 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Russia Invades
Replies: 10694
Views: 790940

Re: Russia Invades

When you look at the speed of advances towards Kyiv the Ukrainians seem to be doing better in the east I wonder if that is deliberate to drag the Russians into guerrilla warfare around Kyiv on the west. Clearly they had to take back the airfield can’t remember name of it for strategic reasons so ma...
by PeterWilton
Fri Feb 25, 2022 12:27 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Russia Invades
Replies: 10694
Views: 790940

Re: Russia Invades

This might be full of hopium but sometimes a dose of hopium is what we need. After one of my @CNN appearances, one of the anchors asked me off-air why I had confidence in Ukraine's army to push back agains the illegal Russian military onslaught. I used a bit of "battlefield math" to explain my ratio...
by PeterWilton
Fri Feb 25, 2022 12:16 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Russia Invades
Replies: 10694
Views: 790940

Re: Russia Invades

I don't think Putin has showcased Russian military strength, as the Ukrainians seem to be causing them a few problems. If anything it should boost the West confidence that it should be able to deal with Russia in a conventional war. There's a non-zero chance that if Ukraine exceed everyone's expect...
by PeterWilton
Fri Feb 25, 2022 11:55 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Russia Invades
Replies: 10694
Views: 790940

Re: Russia Invades

Putin showed exactly what he thought of the UK with the novichok disgrace. He’s been testing the water for the last 2 decades and we still faff around with nonsense sanctions that have never and will never work. Heard someone say this morning that the increased oil prices more than offset the impac...
by PeterWilton
Fri Feb 25, 2022 11:10 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Russia Invades
Replies: 10694
Views: 790940

Re: Russia Invades

Come on guys,please leave Brexit and petty point scoring elsewhere or private message each other. There are a lot of people interested in the dynamics of what is happening on the ground we don't want this thread locking. It is impossible to talk about the strength of western responses to Russian ag...
by PeterWilton
Fri Feb 25, 2022 10:48 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Russia Invades
Replies: 10694
Views: 790940

Re: Russia Invades

It would have been interesting (although it was never going to happen) if the leadership contest had gone the other way and Rory Stewart had got in rather than Johnson. Would someone with a far greater understanding of geopolitics (and arguably far less compromised) have made a difference? I'd have...
by PeterWilton
Fri Feb 25, 2022 10:43 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Russia Invades
Replies: 10694
Views: 790940

Re: Russia Invades

He's done what he's done because in 2014 the world watched him annex Crimea and did nothing, we were in the EU then with no hint of s referendum. Then he's spent the time since then planning a bigger event and this is it. Brexit is neither here nor there when it comes to Putin trying to restore the...
by PeterWilton
Fri Feb 25, 2022 10:26 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Russia Invades
Replies: 10694
Views: 790940

Re: Russia Invades

One factor to consider in the event of a major interruption to Europe's gas supply is that members of the EU's internal energy market will be obligated to prioritise those members first and foremost. We're outside that market now and the amount of gas being sold externally could massively reduce. l...
by PeterWilton
Fri Feb 25, 2022 10:25 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Russia Invades
Replies: 10694
Views: 790940

Re: Russia Invades

This sounds exactly like the sort of thing Carole Cadwalla has been apologising for suggesting to avoid being sued into bankruptcy. A quick look on Google suggests there's nothing to back up what you are saying. Maybe you have some kind if evidence that Google isn't privy to? I've seen nothing to s...
by PeterWilton
Fri Feb 25, 2022 9:56 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Russia Invades
Replies: 10694
Views: 790940

Re: Russia Invades

5% of our gas comes from Russia 40% of Germanys gas comes from Russia Try and spin that however you like, but to me it just seems like we got out at the right time 2 quick questions. 1. Where do you think we import 30% of our energy from? 2. And where do you think they get the energy that we're imp...
by PeterWilton
Fri Feb 25, 2022 9:33 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Louis Theroux's Forbidden America
Replies: 31
Views: 3170

Re: Louis Theroux's Forbidden America

I mean, I've never heard of that website, but the last line of the piece does suggest it might not be one to add to your favourites! "I've watched around a dozen Theroux documentaries and he always comes across as a clueless libtard full of delusional liberal idealism." No, that final sentence sugg...
by PeterWilton
Fri Feb 25, 2022 9:27 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Russia Invades
Replies: 10694
Views: 790940

Re: Russia Invades

It hasn't weakened Europe, especially as it appears to be Britain doing more to support Ukraine than anyone else in Europe. What's weakened the EU/Europe is their over reliance on Russian energy suppliers. and ours. We were in the Union and accepted that over-reliance. I wish we were in it now beca...
by PeterWilton
Fri Feb 25, 2022 9:25 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Russia Invades
Replies: 10694
Views: 790940

Re: Russia Invades

Not if you are sanctioning a country and its activities on the world stage. Nah. it's be petty af. And it's not UEFA's job to issue sanctions based on a country's governments unrelated actions. If a government issue sanctions then UEFA should comply with those sanctions if they involve a club or it...
by PeterWilton
Fri Feb 25, 2022 9:16 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: I think a ‘friend’ has possibly tried to scam me - Genistar!
Replies: 66
Views: 5426

Re: I think a ‘friend’ has possibly tried to scam me - Genistar!

A financial advice MLM is kinda hilarious as a concept.
by PeterWilton
Fri Feb 25, 2022 8:58 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Elden Ring
Replies: 13
Views: 1488

Re: Elden Ring

The best thing about Bloodborne was the subversion of the expectations established by its marketing and the early parts of the game, and I wish more games did that. SPOILER AHEAD!!! The way it went all-in on the Lovecraftian cosmic horror angle in the second half was just insane. You think you're i...
by PeterWilton
Fri Feb 25, 2022 6:35 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Russia Invades
Replies: 10694
Views: 790940

Re: Russia Invades

Vegas Claret wrote:
Fri Feb 25, 2022 6:21 am
that's a computer game
**** me. lol. I thought it was too cool to be real.

I got got. :lol:
by PeterWilton
Fri Feb 25, 2022 6:02 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Russia Invades
Replies: 10694
Views: 790940

Re: Russia Invades

Russian jet Ukranian jet Russian missile Ukranian missile All been reported, it was a big explosion which would make me think it was a missile rather than a fighter jet - complete guesswork though It's a lot of flaming debris for it to be a missile, but it could be. Big ******* missile, though. Any...
by PeterWilton
Fri Feb 25, 2022 3:20 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Russia Invades
Replies: 10694
Views: 790940

Re: Russia Invades

CNN are saying that Ukrainian officials are saying that it was a missile shot out of the sky. Which, if true, means Ukraine has some serious air defences. I think that's BS. It was a big boy explosion though for it to be a fighter. My bet is it was a military transport. In one video it looked like f...
by PeterWilton
Fri Feb 25, 2022 3:01 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Russia Invades
Replies: 10694
Views: 790940

Re: Russia Invades

Looks like a fighter was shot down over Kyiv

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https://twitter.com/golub/status/149704 ... f4fGv_5XoQ
by PeterWilton
Fri Feb 25, 2022 2:10 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Russia Invades
Replies: 10694
Views: 790940

Re: Russia Invades

These people have balls of steel. Frozen ones, probably.

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https://twitter.com/ragipsoylu/status/1 ... Y2ta15OeQg
by PeterWilton
Fri Feb 25, 2022 1:50 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Russia Invades
Replies: 10694
Views: 790940

Re: Russia Invades

Their lack of ability to destroy aircraft and equipment before it ends up on their side of the border has really got them on the backfoot. C'mon man. Do you expect Ukraine to launch an attack against Russian military assets in Russia and Belarus before the Russian invasion? Think about that for a s...
by PeterWilton
Fri Feb 25, 2022 1:20 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Russia Invades
Replies: 10694
Views: 790940

Re: Russia Invades

Why was St Petersburg allowed to play in the Euros against Real Betis? Surely they should have been packed off home? Neither the club nor players invaded anyone, nor their fans who travelled to watch them. Kicking them out for what the Russian government did would be seen as petty because it'd be p...