Russian invasion of Ukraine

Seems to be a misunderstanding or purposeful misquoting.

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/support-for-family-members-of-british-nationals-in-ukraine-and-ukrainian-nationals-in-ukraine-and-the-uk

What he web page says is:

Ukrainian nationals in Ukraine (who aren’t immediate family members of British nationals normally living in Ukraine, or where the British national is living in the UK), are currently unable to make visa applications to visit, work, study or join family in the UK through a VAC in Ukraine.

If you are able to safely travel, you can apply through a VAC in one of the nearby countries.

If you need assistance, contact UKVI:

Telephone: + 44 300 3032785 – select option 3 (0300 3032785 if you're in the UK – select option 3)
Monday to Friday 24 Hours
This is a free phone number, but network charges may still apply.

If you need to travel to the UK urgently

If you need to travel to the UK urgently for compassionate reasons you should apply for a visa in the usual way and include clear compelling or compassionate reasons for your visit in your application. You should also tell staff at the VAC about these reasons during your appointment.

...

Ukrainians in the UK

The Home Office has agreed some temporary concessions to support Ukrainian nationals currently in the UK who are now unable to return when their existing visa expires. These concessions will assist Ukrainian nationals in extending their stay in the UK without having to leave and re-apply from overseas.

If you’re in the UK and unable to return to Ukraine, you may be able to extend your visa or switch to another one even if your visa does not normally allow you to do so.

https://topsecretumbra.substack.com/p/putins-attack-on-ukraine-is-a-religious?utm_source=url

interesting article on Putin's motives

You make it sound like NATO expansion is a bad thing 🥴

It's the only thing that keeps the civilised world safe and mordor at bay. But nice try!

Also: Ukraine is Sovereign, free country, with democratically elected government. Sovereign countries have a right to choose what unions they want to join.

I'll reply in DM.

NATO is the reason there hasn't been a major conflict in the western world for a long time but let's not pretend it's not a warmongering organisation operating on the basis of western exceptionalism

Hope that's the case and just shitty reporting by The Telegraph

Same

I agree but they're on the good side. On our side. On the civilised world side. On human rights side. Freedom of speech. Western values and everything that comes with it.

And without them Russia could take my country back in 6 hours. So I am very happy to see US soldiers in my country.

Reporting in the FT on only Russia’s military losses so far. This is all very sad.

Hanna Maliar, Ukraine’s deputy defence minister, said that Russia’s armed forces have incurred heavy losses during the first two days of its deep invasion of the country.
She wrote in a Facebook post: “Since the beginning of the open large-scale invasion of the Russian Federation into the territory of Ukraine, the troops of the invading country have suffered the following losses (approximately) as of 3pm Friday:
Tanks — up to 80
Armoured combat vehicles of various types — 516
Aircraft — 10
Helicopters — 7
Special staff — 2,800
“We are strong! Victory will be ours,” she added.

This is a good follow: https://twitter.com/KofmanMichael

The Pope has strolled over to the Vatican's Russian Embassy today for a meeting to discuss Ukraine which is not how ambassadors usually meet il Papa

They're out of Eurovision. Hammer blow.

Shit, they were nailed on to take our last place.

Now been retweeted by a labour MP. But still just a link to the same independent article.

https://mobile.twitter.com/ddale8/status/1496696867584987140

The author of the article our troll-y friend (now banhammered?) linked to can also be found on an RT Youtube video explaining how Ukraine shot down flight MH-17.

Wow.

China wants negotiations.

https://twitter.com/POLITICOEurope/status/1497190686885560321?s=20&t=U69-JVu75A27o-si6J63dA

I don't want to give Liz Truss credit for anything, but she DID give them a stern warning earlier today to do just this.....

We have two Queen Liz's in UK.

I read that Peskov had said the Russians are seeking negotations:

https://twitter.com/maxseddon/status/1497232195123036161

Hard to know what is disinformation / bad faith actions. Things don't seem to be developing as Putin envisaged though.

We had the same opportunity in relation to vast swathes of Russia wealth. Our government has just chosen not to.

Er would now be a good time to mention how russians have funded the Tory party, Corbyn mentioned it being a problem that foreign monies going to political parties.

We have NATO and the UN, but seems we choose our wars.

Based purely on events of the last few weeks I wouldn’t be inclined to believe a word the Russians said.

That whole website is a Russian government funded propaganda hub masquerading as an independent think tank according to Wikipedia

"The Strategic Culture Foundation is a Russian think tank that primarily publishes an online current affairs magazine of the same name. It is regarded as an arm of Russian state interests by the United States government."

This is lovely - open it in another tab and ddos all the websites in the link. All the websites in the list are down. https://stop-russian-desinformation.near.page/

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To be fair, it only takes a couple of paragraphs to guess that. The articles link to a blog that looks a bit like WaPo but is just propaganda bullshit used to justify the fact that the snipers in Ukraine in 2014 were a false flag to get a coup rolling against a moderate and not at all Russia leaning leader.

Who do we believe as a credible sources of what is going on the ground especially as russian has been known to control/alter social media trends.