Comments by "William Tell" (@williamtell6750) on "The Telegraph" channel.

  1. "North Koreans" - not again, please.
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  2. When narrative and reality collide, reality wins.
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  3. Have people here heard about Gonzalo Lira?
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  4. Do people here know about Gonzalo Lira?
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  5. "Giving up" - The nuclear arms were Soviet, not Ukrainian.
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  6. "Incredible" sums it up well.
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  7. Are the experts interviewed here looking at Ukrainian war crimes too?
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  8. Does anybody here understand what the Ukrainians are trying to achieve in Kursk?
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  9. I don't understand why Russia would want a ceasefire now, only to renew the fighting later. Wouldn't it be simpler to just carry on?
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  10. Does anybody here believe that figure?
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  11. I believe that the Russians had no choice. For them it is an existential issue.
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  12. Using the interest on somebody else's assets is simply theft.
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  13. John Holland "knows his onions"? Tulips, surely!
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  14. One gets the feeling that Mr de Bretton-Gordon, a thorougly decent man, is nor the sharpest pencil in the box.
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  15. Static? Vuhledar liberated. Gorniak ditto. Russian troops have reached the centre of Kurachovo. In the mean time, General Syrski has declared that all the aims of the Kursk excursion have been reached. Draw your own conclusions.
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  16. People with two or more brain cells, perhaps?
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  17. If one is prepared to turn to theft...
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  18. Vuhledar was liberated.
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  19. How is this different from theft?
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  20. 17th century? Hmm... didn't Poland conquer Moscow at the time? Trying to install a false czar (Demetrius)? It didn't work out, though... Then there was Napoleon. After that, the Germans in 1914. Followed by the Allied forces in 1918/19. Then, the Poles in 1920. Finally, Hitler.
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  21. Principles of modern Toryism: "Free trade, national identity, stronger fences". Did I get this right? I don't recognise any of these admirable principles in today's Conservative politics.
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  22. The ISW reporting, citing Ukrainian sources. Hmm...
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  23. So they say. The Russians haven't noticed.
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  24. President Trump did not say that the Ukraine "started the war". He said that the war could have been prevented and a deal could have been struck. Which is true.
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  25. Russian gas is much better value than US LNG. Replacing the dependence on Russia with a dependence on the US will make Europe's industry less competitive.
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  26. Does anybody here understand what the Ukrainians are trying to achieve in Kursk?
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  27. Could it perhaps be removed altogether?
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  28. Maybe because Russia has no problem with recruitment?
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  29. Was the invasion of Iraq legal?
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  30. Hearing a woman talk about war in a flirtatious voice grates on me.
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  31. When the Ukraine attacks the Russian energy grid, does that not affect Russian civilians?
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  32. The threat to European stability is Europe itself, not Russia.
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  33. Rumours have it that Hotel Bristol (with some important guests) was hit. Oddly, our hosts have decided to remain silent about it.
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  34. "Seizing Russian assets." - How is this different from theft?
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  35. If Mr Cohen thinks that Marco Rubio is second-rate, I wonders what he makes of Rachel Reeves and David Lammy.
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  36. "Trump expects loyalty." - How dare he? 😊
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  37. "No real movement." Hmm...
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  38. It is remarkable how much our hosts know about North Korean soldiers that don't even exist.
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  39. I understand that Chechnya is a Russian republic, a member of the Russian federation. It is therefore not surprising that Chechen soldiers should be fighting in the Russian army. - There are no North Korean soldiers fighting in Kursk or in the Donbass. As for Chinese soldiers, we are in fantasy land.
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  40. Why would the Russians pull back from any of their conditions? They are winning the war. - Meanwhile, the Ukrainians are turning more and more into incarnations of Monty Python's Black Knight.
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  41. The "3-day" bit is pure fantasy.
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  42. Would anybody here buy a second-hand car from Mr Yermak?
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  43. Has anybody here seen any evidence for Korean troups fighting for Russia?
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  44. ​ @drewmalesky9869 Evidence for "imperial ambitions"?
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  45. Has Mr Zelensky repealed his decree ruling out negotiations with President Putin?
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  46. Using the proceeds of frozen assets - how is this different from theft?
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  47. It was not "their" nukes but Soviet nukes stationed in Ukrainian territory. The Ukrainian SSR never had control over them. - The Budapest memorandum, as I understand it, was not legally binding. In view of what has transpired since 1994, it is no longer relevant anyway.
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  48. The betrayal of Poland by England and France in 1939, perhaps?
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  49. I am sure President Putin will be ever so grateful to President Trump for updating him on Russia's position. 😊
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  50. How true is this? My understanding is that the Russians are not using conscripts at all in the SMO.
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  51. The Ukrainians could have had a just peace, had they implemented the Minsk accords, which they had signed.
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  52. Mr Zelensky had his comeuppance. History in the making.
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  53. If one believes that Russian casualties are 1200 a day, 12000 Korean soldiers would cover the losses of just ten days. In my opinion, the story doesn't make much sense.
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  54. "Bringing Russia to the negotiating table." Wouldn't it be good start to repeal the Ukrainian law ruling out negotiation with Russia?
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  55. ​ @JoeMercer-g4s Anything intelligent to say?
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  56. SÅ‚awa Rosji!
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  57. Ugledar, Kurakhovo, Selidovo, Velika Novosilka, Toretzk recently liberated (to name just major fortified places). Chasov Yar close to falling. Supply roads to Pokrovsk cut off. Good progress in the Kupiansk area. The Ukrainian army suffering from an increasing problem with desertion. Mobilisation nowhere near to replacement level.
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  58. The Russian economy is reeling from the Ukrainian drone attacks. 😊
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  59. UK Tory government collapsed in summer. US Democrat administration collapsed last week. German Ampel coalition ditto. - Wasn't it the Russian government that was supposed to collapse? What's going on?
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  60. Wasn't the Russian orthodox church in Ukraine outlawed?
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  61. I don't understand why Russia should be acting in "increasing desperation". Aren't they winning on the battle field?
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  62. Kurakhovo fallen to Russia. Toretsk about to fall. Chasov Yar being stormed.
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  63. If so, that single drone seems to have done a surprising amount of damage, all over the country. 😊
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  64. It is not true that "Russia is being booted out of Syria", as far as I know.
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  65. The Ukraine would of course never launch drones at Russia! 😊
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  66. North Korean or Russian Korean?
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  67. No move? What about Belogorovka? There are also new reports of Russian intrusions into Sumy.
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  68. For how long, though? To what aim?
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  69. The argument is obviously invalid. Note, for instance, that it is illegal to steal from a thief.
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  70. Still no mention of Toretsk. Severdlokovo liberated, one hears. Andreevka.
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  71. What Mr Johnson has said about President Putin says more about himself than about the latter.
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  72. Mr Johnson's denial of the role he played in the rejection of the Istanbul agreement reminded me vividly of earlier denials from him ("load of piffle").
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  73. What's happening with the Ukrainian counter-offensive in Kursk?
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  74. Who do people here believe blew up Nordstream?
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  75. ​ @Ode-to-Odysseus Strange question! Let me try to answer it anyway. The Russian intervention was not an invasion. A force of 200K initially is by far too small for that. It was a preemptive strike designed to disrupt an imminent all-out attack on the Donbas by the Ukrainian army.
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  76. There haven't been any recent elections in the Ukraine. So we dont know what people there are thinking.
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  77. The Poles will welcome the Ukraine into the EU with enthusiasm! 😊
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  78. Seconded. Ditto Macron's, please.
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  79. That's why he issued a decree preventing himself from negotiation. ...hang on, that was not Putin.
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  80. Europe going it alone! And asking for US support. Hmm...
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  81. Catherine the Great being Empress of the Ukraine. 😊
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  82. "No logic for Koreans fighting [in Kursk]." - Indeed. Maybe that's why there are none?
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  83. Maybe that was because there was no 2014 invasion of the Ukraine?
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  84. "Kursk pocket closes." Hmm...
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  85. And who pays the bill?
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  86. They could of course make up numbers by sending in the Kofmans, Kahanes, Kolomojskis.
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  87. SÅ‚awa Rosji.
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  88. Really? She seems to be saying that the expropriation is legal because the Russian intervention was illegal in her opinion.
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  89. Were the Ukrainian artillery attacks on Donetzk city compliant with humanitarian law?
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  90. An original take!
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  91. Kurakhovo has fallen to Russia. Ditto Toretsk. Chasov Yar about to fall. Pokrovsk encircled.
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  92. How independent is the US-supported Kiev Independent?
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  93. Ephraim Kishon has Mr Yermak spot-on in his portrait of Amitz Dulnikker in the Fox in the Chicken Coop. Just droning on while everybody falls asleep.
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  94. "We can't verify it." - Well, if it's from the ISW, it must be true. 😊
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  95. "Relative staticity" = Static apart from regular advances of the Russian armed forces.
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  96. It is easy enough to understand why Mr Evans prefers Odessa to London (no third-world immigration), or why he married a local lady rather than an one from England (no feminism). How long would this state of affairs last should the Ukraine join the EU?
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  97. Where will the money come from?
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  98. How did Mr Putin break the Minsk agreement of which Russia was not a party?
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  99. SÅ‚awa Rosji!
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  100. Have they, perhaps, been using Aliens from Alpha Centauri too?
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  101. The bit about "final victory" is sounding increasingly hollow.
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  102. SÅ‚awa Rosji!
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  103. If i understand correctly, the young lady thinks Russia might agree to a ceasefire to get sanctions lifted, then to cunningly break it. Does anybody here think that this is a realistic scenario?
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  104. Without US funding and arms?
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  105. Will Mr de Bretton-Gordon update us on the status of the Russian bases in Syria? The ones the Russians had been "booted out" of, but which apparently they still own?
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  106. Last week's Ukrainian offensive has hit the buffers. What a surprise! 😊
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  107. Wasn't Mr Johnson somewhat less positive about Donald Trump back in 2016?
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  108. "Little movement on the ground"? - What about Chasov Yar, Kupiansk, Kurakhovo?
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  109. Keeping UK pensioners warm is not viewed as in the national interest by the Labour party.
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  110. Does anybody here find the North Korean Soldiers narrative interesting?
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  111. Does anybody here believe that attacks like the one on Ryazan are having any strategic impact?
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  112. Is there any evil in Europe for which Russia is not responsible?😊 - Wishing everybody here a happy new year!
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  113. Solidarity with Palestinians!
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  114. ​ @martavdz4972 Perun: "As of the time of recording, I haven't seen any definitive evidence."
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  115. Another episode in the Ukraine's tik tok war.
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  116. Why not invite a representative of Georgian Dream too? Audiatur et altera pars!
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  117. They are continuing to advance on the battle field, though.
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  118. Wasn't the renewed attack on the Ukrainian energy grid a retaliation for a (largely unsuccessful) attack by atacms missiles into Russia?
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  119. That the Ukraine is discriminating against ethnic Russian citizens is a fact. Check out the repeal of the Kivalov-Koleshnichenko law.
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  120. While the Ukraine is continuing its tik-tok fighting, Russia is winning the war in the real world.
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  121. The battlefield update was surprisingly brief today...
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  122. Meanwhile, net immigration is approaching one million, mostly from the third world. (Africa, Middle East, Asia.) The country is rapidly becoming third world .
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  123. Yeah! Together we are stronger. 😊
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  124. Why does Scholz want Putin to negotiate? Isn't the Ukraine winning?
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  125. What about the previous Ukrainian Kursk offensive, the one that created some excitement a couple of weeks ago?
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  126. For how long?
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  127. Not going well for "the Kremlin"? That's not the impression I get from listening to your update.
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  128. ​​ @Ode-to-Odysseus The stated objectives of the intervention were "demilitarisation" and "denazification" of the threat against the Russian-speaking population of the Donbass. Territorial expansion was not an aim.
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  129. Bingo!
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  130. Wasn't it the other way round, Armenia abandoning Russia?
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  131. Doesn't the Kraken unit represent an extreme nationalism?
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  132. ​ @Orcdie22 How can there be negotiations with Russia without Russia taking part?
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  133. There are reports that a hotel in Krivoy Rog was destroyed in a Russian missile attacks. The hotel was a headquartes of foreign troops. Among the killed were apparently Polish mercenaries.
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  134. Why would anybody fight for a government that continues to promote mass immigration from the third world while dismantling democracy and destroying the education system by wokery?
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  135. Does anybody here believe the "North Korean soldiers" narrative?
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  136. Are people here aware of the ongoing talks beetween the new Syrian regime and Russia? It currently looks like the Russian bases may remain.
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  137. Shhh!
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  138. SÅ‚awa Rosji!
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  139. Pokrovsk to last for weeks or months? Well, we shall see.
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  140. Even Ukrainian bloggerDenys Davydov accepts that Bakhmut has fallen.
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  141. Well, the Hazel is quite impressive.
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  142. It does sound increasingly hollow.
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  143. Evidence?
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  144. An important difference between Germany and the UK is that the Germans still have a manufacturing industry. Maybe that explains the different views regarding Russia?
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  145. What do people here think of the Ukraine's outlawing of the Russian language?
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  146. "Creative non-fiction" - An interesting new literary category. Emphasis on "creative". 😊
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  147. SÅ‚awa Rosji!
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  148. How many voters elected Ms Kallas into her present position?
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  149. "In awe" of Mr Zelensky? Really?
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  150. SÅ‚awa Rosji!
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  151. That's hyperbole. The outcome of the US election will make very little difference for the Ukraine crisis.
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  152. I do, in order to challenge myself with discordant reporting/commenting. Unfortunately, with reporting from the frontline mostly eliminated, the exercise is less useful than it could be.
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  153. More UK support for the Ukraine. Meanwhile, British pensioners had their fuel allowance cut. (No cut to the support for illegal immigrants, by contrast.)
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  154. Where is the battlefield update?
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  155. And the casualties are all civilians.
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  156. A researcher, lecturer, ... and activist. Hmm...
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  157. Why are there no records of Ukrainian soldiers with injuries caused by chemical weapons? - Maybe because the Russians are not using such weapons?
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  158. ​ @forttottenrocks Haven't they got a few hundred billion dollars in help? Stingers, M777, Himars, Atacms, Stormshadiws, Scalps, Challengers, Leopards, Abrams, F16s, Migs,... How much more will they need?
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  159. Will Mr Browder explain what the Old Testament has to say about acts like the proposed appropriation of Russian assets?
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  160. As far I can tell, the causes of the crash are still unknown. Isn't it a bit premature to blame Russia?
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  161. ​​ @IusedtohaveausernameIliked Odessa was made a part of the Ukraine by the decision of a dictator. From the legal point of view proposed by the OP, this act was invalid, and so are its consequences. Hence my comment. The Greeks, by contrast, had established it as a colony, which was by the standards of the time perfectly legitimate.
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  162. Connoisseurs prefer "Salami Kiev".
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  163. Is the Telegraph trying to tell us that it is bad to be "euro-sceptic"? Or is it only bad in Mr Fico's case?
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  164. Source, please.
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  165. Apart from the "simpler life" in East Germany back in the sixties and seventies, there were fewer Third-World immigrants (in both Germanies).
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  166. A bit too touchy feely today for my liking. - When I hear the word "planet" I tend to switch off.
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  167. Didn't he get elected on a commitment to implement the Minsk accords?
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  168. Does anybody here believe that Russia casualty rates are higher than the Ukrainian ones?
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  169. Did anybody here understand Mr Johnson's plan?
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  170. Some people might think of the US system as a plutocracy, rather than a democracy.
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  171. ​ @dearmas9068 Neither is Putin, by the way.
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  172. When it comes to defence economics, why not compare output, rather than spending? For instance, number of shells produced?
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  173. There was also significant progress elsewhere. Our hosts don't seem to be interested.
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  174. It has been "only a matter of time" for years now. It is amazing to me that some people still believe it.
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  175. Are there any Koreans fighting in Kursk? I have yet to see any evidence.
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  176. The professor is saying that international law allows arms deliveries to defenders but not to aggressors. Does anybody here know the precise law he has in mind? Who decides who the aggressor is in any particular case?
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  177. The gloom of our hosts is premature. The development will have to be closely watched. There was nothing new. The negotiation has not started. Wait and see.
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  178. Good comment!
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  179. Does anybody here believe that the Russians are using "human wave tactics"?
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  180. Handing over the frozen Russian reserves to the Ukraine - how is this different from theft?
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  181. ​ @Interglacial_optimist That's correct. With help from Poland.
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  182. Maybe because all is not well with the economy of some European countries?
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  183. Incidence is 16.9 in 100000. That's not "extremely, extremely rare".
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  184. Didn't Mr Zelensky reject a Christmas truce offered by Russia?
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  185. The young lady, whose fiancé just died, is sounding surprisingly jolly.
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  186. And who pays the bill?
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  187. Does anybody here believe that the Ukraine can win (without a direct intervention from NATO countries)?
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  188. Mr Goldberg's forecast: close run. Outcome: decisive Trump victory. Result: Mr Goldberg was right! 😊
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  189. ​ @danilabezmenov3489 Conscripts were certainly used to defend Kursk initially. However, my understanding is that the Russian soldiers fighting now in Kursk are exclusively professionals.
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  190. A warm welcome to the Chemical Warrior!
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  191. Civilian casualties in the Ukraine since February 2022: 11500. Civilian casualties in Gaza since October 2023: 40000.
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  192. How is Mariupol doing today?
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  193. 177 drones launched. 110 shot down. 66 lost. That means one got through. Correct?
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  194. Couldn't agree more.
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  195. Yesterday our hosts reported that the North Koreans had withdrawn from the front (albeit temporarily). In reality nobody has so far spotted any North Koreans anywhere near the LoC.
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  196. A lot of hot air from diplomats and politicians. The Ukraine is continuing the tiktok war, while the real war is being won by Russia.
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  197. Isn't Charkov a Russian city?
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  198. The Budapest memorandum was negotiated in a context of Ukrainian neutrality. The later Russian - Ukrainian friendship treaty obliged the Ukraine to respect minority rights.
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  199. Haven't they been trying to do exactly that? Without any success so far?
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  200. The judiciary is onto it. Terrorism charges are being brought... against Tommy Ribinson.
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  201. It is still not clear that Russia is responsible. Can't we wait for the results of the investigations before attributing blame?
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  202. ​ @martavdz4972 The UK is also contributing 600M, on top of 3B annually.
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  203. ​@nankerphelgetv9308 The Istanbul agreement. The Minsk accords. There was another attempt at a deal in autumn 2022, if memory serves; initiated by President Zelensky but abandoned.
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  204. ​ @TheSpineOfTheWorld Not true. Think of the Minsk accords and the Istanbul treaty, neither of which involved a Ukrainian capitulation.
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  205. ​​ @TheSpineOfTheWorld They could have implemented earlier agreements much more advantageous to them. It is not Mr Putin's fault that they went for broke instead. In which they pretty much succeeded, with apologies for the dreadful pun.
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  206. ​​ @danilabezmenov3489 I believe the "Little Green Men" were ethnic Russian soldiers of the Ukrainian territorial and security forces who went over to join the rebels. About these "Koreans", wait and see.
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  207. Does anybody here believe that the Russian army is targeting libraries?
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  208. He is however more popular in his country than Zelensky in his.
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  209. ​@michaelmeenan5522 Check out the polls conducted by the Levada Center, considered a foreign agent by the Russian government. For instance as of May 2023, President Putin's approval rating was 82%.
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  210. ​ @philipmain5701 That is a different discussion.
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  211. Any treaties Mr Putin has broken?
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  212. Hasn't the Ukraine signed a convention ruling out the use of anti-personnel mines?
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  213. These are questions for people with an understanding of constitutional law.
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  214. There may be limits to what the West can do.
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  215. That's conditional on the Ukrainian reports being true.
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  216. The Ukrainians typically manage to shoot down 150% of incoming drones.
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  217. SÅ‚awa Rosji!
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  218. ​@dearmas9068 Listen to Tchaikovsky's Marche Slave.
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  219. Nice joke! 😊
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  220. ​@Shadow83.This comment does not address the point I made.
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  221. ​@Shadow83. It is not true that "Russia invaded in 2014".
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  222. They could have had that had they implemented the Minsk accords.
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  223. Do people here believe that there are no war crimes committed by the Ukraine?
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  224. What precisely has he ignored?
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  225. Why is nobody ever doing a honey trap on me? I am available!
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  226. How does Mr Tusk know about peace negotiations? Shouldn't the Russians been involved in these discussions too, at least marginally?
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  227. Does anybody here believe that Russia's war economy will collapse "late in 2025"?
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  228. How do people here rate the relative impact of the Ukrainian and the Russian missile and drone attacks on the opponent's energy system?
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  229. Seconded. - Could we please have Mssrs Starmer & Macron removed too? Better still - drop the whole thing.
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  230. It could also be the case that the 6:1 figure is not quite right.
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  231. ​ @RefohLuap A bit exaggerated😊
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  232. Why would the Ukraine throw away her only bargaining chip now, presumably right before negotiations?
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  233. Arab Spring - a Western scam.
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  234. ​​ @anthonyhulse1248 Why? They seem to be advancing steadily.
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  235. "Culmination" = the Ukrainian counter-offensive has been stopped.
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  236. Supported by the United economic power of the West.
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  237. Mr Heibrunn seems to be off message regarding Trump, who, in this podcast, is well on his way from Hitler2.0 to Churchill2.0
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  238. Satellite image shows missile arsenal in Russia's Volgograd Oblast intact following Ukrainian strike, reports the Ukrainian Prada citing Radio Liberty.
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  239. ​ @igowhereiplease6915 And the Ukraine has never attacked Russian infrastructure?
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  240. A week ago HdBG reported that the lease of the Tartus naval basis had been terminated. In reality, negatotiatons about continuing the Russian presence in Syria are ongoing.
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  241. "On Aug. 24, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky signed a new law [...] It explicitly bans the Russian Orthodox Church" Foreign Policy, 23-09-24.
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  242. Still no proof for the presence of North Korean troops. Maybe because there are none?
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  243. The Russian economy was predicted to collapse by winter two years ago. It didn't quite happen. - In the meantime the UK economy continues to thrive. So does the German one. 😊
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  244. ​ @Dead_Pool_Rising [3rd installment] The Polish defenders of Westerplatte died waiting in vain for a British warship to emerge from behind the horizon.
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  245. "Incredible" sums it up well.
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  246. Why the strange spelling?
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  247. Why would the Russians bomb a nuclear power station? To ensure that the US return to their previous intransigence?
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  248. Does anybody here believe the stories about Russian torture of prisoners of war?
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  249. There are no North Korean soldiers fighting in the Ukraine or Kursk.
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  250. Congratulations to Russia!
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  251. ​ @misterborak751 Co Polacy myślą o Banderach?
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  252. Is there anything left the Russians are selling to the US?
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  253. SÅ‚awa Rosji!
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  254. I have no idea where the idea of "Russian meat attacks" comes from. - The casualty figures cited here are not supported by any evidence - pure fantasy.
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  255. Wouldn't it be much easier if we let the ISW determine the outcome of elections in Russia's periphery and Latin America?
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  256. ​ @Badlybehavedrobot The UK has spent 3.7 billions on assistance in Afghanistan since 2002. That is insignificant.
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  257. Western soldiers would certainly have the upper hand - they know how to paint their finger nails.
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  258. "Full-scale invasion"? With less than 200K soldiers?
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  259. ​ @dearmas9068 Who decides what is disinformation?
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  260. Significant quantities of military hardware have certainly been delivered: M777s, Himars, Atacms, Leopards, Abrams, T72, Mirages, F16s, to name a few. None of which made any difference strategically.
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  261. In the mean time, the German government has collapsed, and the economy is going into recession.
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  262. Mr Trump is clinically insane, but we trust him, says Mr Johnson. - Did i get that right?
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  263. Chwała Rosji!
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  264. Will Mr Kuleba show the same zeal in investigating Ukrainian war crimes? For instance the murder of Russian civilians in Kursk, reported by the American journalist Patrick Lancaster?
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  265. ​​ @marisabenson1222 Reducing managerial overhead. No indication of any massive problems, and certainly irrelevant to the war outcome.
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  266. The usual Ukrainian pinprick attacks. Meanwhile, the war is being won by Russia.
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  267. An understanding of the seventh commandment is enough to know why appropriating the Russian reserves is wrong. There is no need for any legal or economic expertise.
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  268. ​@marisabenson1222 The Ten Commandments are generally respected by atheists too. Aren't they part of the values we are claiming to defend?
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  269. ​ @tawektawek3838 My post was meant to be sarcastic. Sorry if that wasn't clear.
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  270. ​​ @jamesfitton140 Russia is not occupying anybody else's territory.
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  271. ​ @dearmas9068 The Russian economy grew by 4.1% in 2024, if memory serves. As of January, the PMI was at 54. December tax receipts from the oil trade higher than pre-Covid.
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  272. ​ @proselytizingorthodoxpente8304  There were no regular Russian troops fighting in the Ukraine before 2022 as far as I know.
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  273. The argument seems to be that there were no civilian casualties, therefore the attacks failed. Thats of course a misunderstanding of the purpose of the Russian missile attacks.
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  274. Elections may very well be impossible in the Ukraine at this time. In that case, to comply with the constitution, the leader of parliament should take over as acting president. Mr Zelensky is no longer president legally.
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  275. ​ @sebastianforbes1 The Polish national anthem says "Poland is not yet lost." To which must be added: "Let's try again, then!"
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  276. ​@Batang2012 That's a different conversation, and I won't go into it now.
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  277. Invaders like the US, for instance?
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  278. ​ @joeschmoe21 I don't think he is interested in women.
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  279. President Putin to sack 700,000 civil servants. - Wouldn't it be great if the UK took the lead from him?
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  280. My thoughts too. Hear attack at 32 is very rare.
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  281. ​ @awf6554 It was widely "reported" in the Western press. I couldn't find any reference on RT. Maybe that's because it wasn't actually the case?
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  282. Joint Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion?
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  283. Does anybody here believe the beehive story?
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  284. AFD "right-wing extremist"? Are they goose-strepping up and down German streets singing the Horst-Wessel song? Or is the label hyperbolic?
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  285. ​ @anglaismoyen What's the evidence that the AFD "supports Russia"?
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  286. ​@anglaismoyen That's a neutral stance, not support for Russia.
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  287. What would Jesus say about the war in Gaza?
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  288. ​@philipmain5701 Zelensky's decree of October 4 2022 ruling out negotiations with President Putin.
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  289. I can no longer find that NYT quote. Maybe your version is the correct one. In which case apologies. That statement would be open to misunderstanding, to say the least.
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  290. I think the Russians have made it pretty clear that they have always been ready to negotiate.
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  291. A commission that investigates war crimes ... of Russia only!
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  292. ​​​ @martavdz4972 Note that Ukrainian, like Russian, is an East-Slavic language, whereas Polish is West-Slavic. It is unlikely that a Russian speaker would mistake one for the other.
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  293. ​ @dearmas9068 evidence?
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  294. Our hosts are right: the crucial question is "to achieve what?".
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  295. I thought the Russians (President Putin in June 2024) had stated the conditions for a ceasefire?
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  296. @anthonyhulse1248  Is Putin selling one? :-)
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  297. Who is the Lady presenter?
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  298. "Invading an independent state." True for the US and the UK as well.
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  299. ​​ @IusedtohaveausernameIliked The keyword here is "simple". - Here is a quiz question: who made Novorossiya a part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1922?
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  300. ​​ @proselytizingorthodoxpente8304 In this the Russians are in agreement with our own Roland Oliphant.
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  301. I don't believe Trump will make any difference to the Ukraine war.
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  302. ​ @justanghozzst8218 The question was of course rhetorical.
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  303. ​ @WayneHumble I have been hearing this for almost three years now.
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  304. Democracy in the UK is being cancelled. Council elections being postponed because the established parties are afraid to be defeated.
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  305. New to me. Has taken a while.
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  306. She is very eloquently asking for money.
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  307. What would be these "strategic consequences" (to the UK, for instance)?
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  308. And to the hell with EU citizens!
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  309. In the UK people have been sent to prison for posting "fake" news.
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  310. Agreed.
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  311. Seconded.
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  312. ​ @Billballbill ???
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  313. I don't think that Mr Putin wants a Warsaw Pact. He just doesn't want NATO at Russia's border.
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  314. As far as I can tell, Hitler (like Stalin) was always true to his word. Am I wrong?
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  315. "Little to hit in Kursk"? - Well, there is a nuclear power station...
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  316. I believe Mr Putin would win a Judo fight with Mr Trump, though.
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  317. I believe that there is still no evidence for North Korean soldiers fighting in the Ukraine or in Kursk.
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  318. With all these Ukrainian strikes on refineries, I bet the Russians will be running out of oil any time now!
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  319. Statesman? Really??
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  320. Reporting from the front is one thing. Another one gloating about killed soldiers.
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  321. Their economy grew by about 4 per cent in 2024 and is currently showing every sign of health. (PMI as of January at 54, if memory serves.)
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  322. ​ @alexalex-om9ic And to hell with British pensioners!
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  323. Nice one!
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  324. To people intersted in the treaty of Brest-Litowsk, I recommend Sebastian Haffner, "Der Teufelspakt."
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  325. There is a transcript.
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  326. Mr Scholz did not use the word "Finnlandisierung".
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  327. ​ @stream2watch The OP is right.
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  328. ​ @stream2watch I have no idea.
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  329. Not that Mr Biden is any better.
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  330. A strange way to describe this impeccably-mannered old-school diplomat.
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  331. ​ @colmquinn7860 They did not actually "invade" the Ukraine in 2022. Their expeditionary force of less than 200K was much too small for that. They intervened to protect the ethnic Russians in eastern Ukraine, preempting an Ukrainian attack on the Donbass.
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  332. Russia did win an important victory against people normally considered arch-villains.
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  333. ​ @darinmeritt3790 Why would the Russians do it?
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  334. ​ @TyllerBoom These artillery attacks started in 2014, well before the Russian intervention.
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  335. One in the teeth for the "refugees welcome" brigade and for people who believe that there are 97 genders. Great!
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  336. Are there no Ukrainian atrocities? Are there no acts of resistance in the Ukrainian heartland?
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  337. Are people here aware of reports about sabotage activity in core Ukraine and also about massacres of civilians by Ukrainian troops in Kursk?
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  338. Pan ma rację. Mój komentarz był sarkastyczny. Oczywiste że to nie prawda.
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  339. ​ @MarkSullivan_xyz The nuclear weapon's were never Ukraine's. That's the point I was trying to make.
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  340. ​ @MarkSullivan_xyz The nuclear arms had to be taken over by some entity. Russia was a natural choice, in view of the important role the Russian Soviet Republic played in the USSR.
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  341. ​@MarkSullivan_xyz It is the biggest in the world.
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  342. This row demonstrates a change in US policy regarding the Ukraine. President Trump knows that the war is lost and he wants to extricate the US. Mr Zelensky overplayed his hand. He is a goner. - I did feel sorry for the Ukrainian ambassador.
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  343. A bit girly?
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  344. Apparently the Russians are moving some equipment to a Libyan base. - In the meantime, HTS and Erdogan are urging them to keep their bases in Syria.
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  345. The UK can't even protect its border.
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  346. ​ @matsmcmats I don't think any Russian official stated such a deadline. Please provide a reference.
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  347. I bet they will be arriving on the outskirts of Moscow soon! 😊
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  348. The waffle got from the interviewee.
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  349. ​@WeejimmySnazberry At that point the Minsk accords, of which Rissia was not even a party, had been dead for years. - The Budapest memorandum also obliged the Ukraine to friendship with Russia and to neutrality.
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  350. ​ @dearmas9068 An elected dictator? With approval ratings consistently above 70%?
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  351. The political status of the Ukraine is of no interest to the US.
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  352. How can President Trump "force" a peace deal? Wouldn't the Russians have something to say about this?
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  353. Does anybody here believe that the Russians are "using chemical weapons on an industrial scale in the Donbas"?
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  354. ​@cylon5741 Maybe because he (correctly) believes that Mr Zelensky is no longer the lawful president of the Ukraine?
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  355. ​ @marisabenson1222 Stalin may have been influenced by the fact that the Crimean tatars had been siding with the German invaders.
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  356. Bakers making drones? Was this a joke?
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  357. ​ @stephenhindes335  It is not enough to be a dim wit. One has to broadcast the fact.
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  358. ​@anthonyhulse1248 This may or may not be so, but it doesn't answer my question.
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  359. ​ @udsmall7306 I am getting paid in vodka.
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  360. ​ @oglordbrandon They may keep firing. But are they hitting anything?
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  361. ​ @MC-el2us You seem to be condoning theft, then? How does this square out with the "rules-based order" the West claims to be defending?
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  362. ​ @SC-re8qr When will US assets be seized in retribution for the illegal occupation of about a third of Syrian territory?
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  363. ​@gammaraygem Does this admirable principle apply to the US, who have been illegally occupying a significant part of Syrian territory?
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  364. Does anybody here believe that Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian energy infrastructure are having a detectable strategic impact?
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  365. The Russians have made important contributions to European music: Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky, Shostakovich, to name a few. The Ukrainians have given us Hej Sokoły.
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  366. ​ @andrzejkwasny8012 The "few days" was made up by Western media. There is no Russian announcement to that effect.
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  367. Let me get this straight: our hosts agree that President Trump's plan for Gaza amounts to ethnic cleansing. Nevertheless, they are gung ho about this "conversation-changer" and want to apply a variant to Crimea, presumably by expelling Russians. Did I get that right?
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  368. Referring to his colour is line Mr Lammy has taken in every speech I have watched.
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  369. Maybe they just don't want to see their towns and villages being overrun by immigrants from the third world?
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  370. Agreed. - Not that Mr Merz is any better.
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  371. ​ @nobbytart27 The burden of proof is on the other side. No evidence for the figure was adduced.
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  372. To be fair, Trump's statement was (briefly) mentioned.
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  373. Impressive analysis! 😊
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  374. ​ @jacoporegini8841 Enland and France encouraged Poland to adopt an intransigent stance towards Germany by promising armed support. When Germany did attack, Poland was abandoned to her fate. She didn't stand a chance. The defenders of Westerplatte died waiting in vain to see an English warship emerging from the mist.
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  375. ​ @Dead_Pool_Rising Declaring war is all they did (apart from a risible French raid). Poland was abandoned to its fate.
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  376. ​ @Dead_Pool_Rising [Splitting up my post to avoid censorship] Enland and France had encouraged Poland to adopt an intransigent stance by promising military support. When Germany attacked, Great Britain did start bombing German cities - with leaflets.
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  377. Novoselka and Petrovka fallen to Russia. Liberation of Sverdlikovo confirmed. Are people here aware of the recent fall of Toretsk? In addition: Yampolovka fallen to Russia.
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  378. ​ @Kavala76 Indeed.
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  379. What else should the poor buggers do, having run out of missiles and ammunition and with an economy in full collapse?
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  380. Christina Who? Is she the best expert available for a strategic/economic assessment?
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  381. Back in the real world, Russia is winning.
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  382. ​ @alexanderlazarev3570 Note that the comment is referring to trenches.
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  383. When will the Ukrainians outlaw the Cyrillic alphabet in favour of the NATO-standard Latin one?
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  384. The Ukrainians would never attack Russian infrastructure, would they? 😊
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  385. Untrue.
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  386. Which is zero.
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  387. New to me. Reference?
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  388. @IusedtohaveausernameIliked None of us knows, but one can make an educated guess. "cui bono" immediately rules out Germany and Russia. Ukraine doesn't have the means. On the other hand, we know from President Biden himself that the US has the capability and (conditionally) the intention to do it (press conference of 7 February 2022 with Olaf Scholz). Finally, there is the tweet from the Polish Foreign Minister thanking the US after the attack. - My money is on the US.
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  389. Does anybody here believe that North Korean soldiers are fighting in Kursk?
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  390. A somewhat puerile analysis, if I may honest.
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  391. ​@gloin10 Check out the podcast at 17:46.
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  392. ​ @stephenoneill245 That was a prohibition of the printing of non-religious books. Backwards, perhaps, but not an effort to suppress nationalism (which did not even exist at the time).
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  393. ​ @eddiel7635 The banning of Russian as an official language by the rada was what caused the popular unrest against the Kiev regime back in 2014. So, yes, it is a contentious issue.
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  394. ​ @gloin10 A claim to that effect (banning of the Russian language) was quoted in the podcast (17:46).
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  395. A lot of fast talking from Mr Joshi. His slightly nasal voice doesn't help.
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  396. There is a fuzzy boundary between bravery and fanaticism.
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  397. What do people here think of the UK's current immigration policy? (Net immigration of about 700K, i.e. 1%, per annum).
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  398. ​ @debrajohannesson4360 Our immigrants seem to be mostly from Nigeria, Pakistan, and the Middle East.
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  399. There are no North Korean troops fighting with the Russians.
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  400. ​ @madsiraver They have got stingers, M777s, Bradleys, Challengers, AMXs, Leopards, Abrams, HIMARS, ATACMS, Patriots, Migs, Mirages, F16s, hundreds of billions of dollars, tens of thousands of mercenaries and irregulars (e.g. Poles), thousands of advisors and military specialists. What more is needed?
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  401. ​ @madsiraver No steady support? They are getting 3 billions per year from the UK alone.
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  402. ​​​ @justanghozzst8218 There are Swiss people whose native language is French, but who are not French. They are referred to as Swiss-French.
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  403. The actual figure for fiscal 2024 is $1.8 trillion, according to CNN.
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  404. ​ @robertagren9360 Not bad!
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  405. ​ @tawektawek3838 "appointed" "made up". I rest my case.
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  406. The Brits may run out of money and resources, though.
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  407. ​ @drewmalesky9869 There are government media (Prawda), but that's also true for the UK. Otherwise, I dont think any of your points is correct.
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  408. ​ @davidg3944 It does seem that the YT censorship is a bit erratic.
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  409. ​ @davidg3944 Russian bots tend to be more consistent.
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  410. ​ @davidg3944 There is only one reality, and it wins out over narrative, ultimately. Mariupol, Bakhmut, Avdeevka, Ugledar, Kurakhovo, Selidovo, Toretsk, Sverdlikovo...
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  411. ​​ @EranRicos I thought he was arrested for "justifying the Russian aggression against Ukraine", a violation of Article 463-2 of Ukrainian criminal law.
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  412. ​ @darinmeritt3790 My own preference is Sputnik. 😊
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  413. ​ @Rocket_scientist_88 Nie mówię po Rosjisku. 😊
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  414. ​ @PuckvanDorsten That's what making Western Europe a target for immigrants from sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East. Meanwhile, sensible Westerners are planning their emigration to Russia and Asia.
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  415. I can confirm that these reports are true, being about elements of the empty set.
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  416. SÅ‚awa Rosji!
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  417. Are people here in favour of mass-immigration from the third world?
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  418. ​ @MrKarpovy Evidence?
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  419. Ms Applebaum is very good - on Polish cookery. I heartily recommend her book on the subject.
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  420. ​ CommonTater-v7i Who broke the (draft) Istanbul agreement? Failed to implement the Minsk accords? Withdrew from the ABM treaty?
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  421. SÅ‚awa Rosji!
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  422. Can I urge the listeners to read the transcript of Putin's press conference, rather than relying exclusively on the summary from our hosts
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  423. ​ @mariarucci78 Staged? Mr Rosenberg from the BBC did get a highly critical question answered.
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  424. I think he wants to extricate the US from a lost war.
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  425. Why would the Russians resort to "meat assaults" when they have air superiority and artillery superiority?
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  426. ​@tawektawek3838 Thou shall not steal.
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  427. ​@tawektawek3838 Polish farmers are worried about Ukrainian competition.
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  428. ​ @misterborak751 Dziękuję panu.
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  429. ​​ @vincep1c156 Used to be.
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  430. ​ @marisabenson1222 The OP is right.
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  431. SÅ‚awa Rosji!
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  432. ​ @Sorrycomrade The strong man is mightiest alone.
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  433. "We shouldn't take seriously everything Trump says." Hear, hear.
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  434. Do people here believe that there are no Ukrainian war crimes?
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  435. ​@misterborak751 Here is a quiz question: which famous revolutionary was responsible for moving Kharkov (alongside the whole of Novorossja) to the Ukrainian SSR?
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  436. ​ @misterborak751 That was about independence from the Soviet Union.
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  437. ​ @buddyrojek9417 Reference?
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  438. ​@buddyrojek9417 It is not true that the region "traditionally spoke Ukrainian". Even the wikipedia acknowledges that in its article on Charkov.
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  439. ​ @buddyrojek9417 Reference?
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  440. ​ @buddyrojek9417 Finished? Not on the battle field, though.
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  441. ​ @sebastianforbes1 Greenland? New to me! But, at this stage, nothing would surprise me.
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  442. "Full-scale" invasion with fewer than 200K soldiers?
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