Oh Dear Vlad........

[ToraToraTora]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-62996212
...how's conscription working out?

[Peter Pedant]

the allusions to present post brexit Britain
no - the allusions = people are talking about it. They arent

analogy, parallels, possible lessons ?

views post Russian empire by russians = views of post British empire by Brits. is completely wrong.
we have no hankering to go back into Africa and do a better job.
No one want to reincorporate the Republic ( of ireland silly) back into the Union

[ichkeria]

There are zero comparisons with Brexit.

[William51]

Ordinary Russians are learning more of the horrors in Ukraine, and it is his own people who may one day bring him down.

[youngmafbog]

//Putin trades on ultra nationalism and Russian sovereignty. Very similar to our Brexiters.//

What a nasty little oik you are.

[davebro]

you've excelled yourself in contrived nastiness Gromit - congratulations!

[Peter Pedant]

He actually looks mad. His eyes … uggghh…
he has the eyes of a child-murderer....

it is not conscription - it is a call up of reservists innit
(no not the same, one is partially trained and one untrained - not too subtle for AB is it?) - I may be about to learn it iiiiisssssss ! ( say in sing-songy smartarse AB way)

[Peter Pedant]

There are zero comparisons with Brexit.
yeah OK better put than I did

[Spicerack]

I don't see nationalism or sovereignty as bad things.
But then I don't see Putin as the second coming of Hitler as most/all? of AB seem to.

[douglas9401]

Not the second coming of Hitler, just misunderstood.

Christ.

[Spicerack]

Started early today, Douglas?

[JDavis]

Yes, Putin's not a bad bloke as far as mass-murdering warmongers go.

[youngmafbog]

Maybe not, but if he asks you to go for a pint at the top of the Shard - Dont go.

[jno]

funny how everyone thinks their own nationalism is totally different from everyone else's ... but then I suppose that's what nationalism means: I'm different from the rest of the world.

[ichkeria]

He’s as close to a modern day Hitler as it’s possible to get. His equivalent of the Nazi party is the FSB. With a side serving of crazed orthodox Christianity that identifies itself with Russian nationalism But as with the Nazis not everyone is committed to the cause. Lavrov for example is a career diplomat of some erudition. But he goes along with it.
It’ll be fascinating to see who changes their tune when Putin falls.
Like the Russians who are now suddenly anti war when it affects them directly

[ichkeria]

An obvious question I’ve not seen anyone even ask: how are the regions involved in the russerendums iver the next few days defined? Russia does not fully control them. Not even Luhansk any more.
Plus they also occupy part of Mikolaiv..
And the current borders are a shifting frontline

[youngmafbog]

I doubt that will stop him Ich. There will probably be plenty of 'dead' voters in there. Been done many times over the centuries.

[Khandro]

ichi //An obvious question I’ve not seen anyone even ask: how are the regions involved in the russerendums iver the next few days defined?//

Yes, this puzzles me; how can one country, Russia, hold a legitimate referendum in another independent country?

It would be like the British Government ordering a referendum in the Irish Republic on re-alignment with the UK

[DTCwordfan]

God surveys the world one day, seeing the mountains, valleys, seas, and all there is. Suddenly, God stops and exclaims: “Why is Moscow and South-Western Russia so green? I specifically made that country dry and yellow!”

The angel Gabriel leans over and whispers: “My Lord, those are army uniforms.”

[ichkeria]

“I doubt that will stop him Ich“

Well no it won’t and it’s hasn’t but it’s still a pertinent question.
The “referendum” questions are not the same depending on the area. In Luhansk it’s just “do you want to be part of Russia”.
In Kherson and Zaporizhzhya there are other options.
Who says democracy’s dead lol

[naomi24]

Jno, I don’t think my nationalism is different from everyone else’s.