You Really Do Have To Laugh Or Cry

[sandra4444]

When Putin says that western countries are not being very friendly.
Does he really believe he's being friendly to Ukraine. :)

[ichkeria]

This from Putin on western sanctions is scarcely believable:

The irony klaxons are drowning out the air raid sirens

“All these sanctions were prepared in advance, they would have been introduced in any case. These are sanctions on our right to freedom, our right to be independent, the right to be Russia. For the fact that we do not want to dance to someone else’s tune, to sacrifice our national interests and traditional values.”

[Gromit]

“ For the fact that we do not want to dance to someone else’s tune, to sacrifice our national interests and traditional values.”

I didn’t have Putin down as a brexitter ;-)

[Prudie]

Is he not saying this to hoodwink his own Russian citizens? By all accounts a high percentage of Russia are unaware of what's going on because they have no access to world news.

[sandra4444]

I wish the media would ask him if he thought ALL the buildings in Mariupol were military barracks/ headquarters. Or was 99% of them a mistake?

[davebro]

There must be no way back to acceptance of Russia into the community of nations under this or any similar regime.

Regime change - hell yeah!

[CrapAtCryptics]

He`s shingeing about an attack on one of his refineries, does he think if he`s trying to rase a country to the ground they wont strike back.

[sandra4444]

He's disappointed with the attack because he said its not going to help with peace talks. Do you think the Ukrainians should say sorry, we didn't mean it? :)

[ichkeria]

The Belgorod attack if it was an attack is odd because it’s a pretty amazing feat by Ukraine’s Air Force if true.

Let’s hope it is.
If it’s a “false flag” the rhetoric is somewhat muted: “it’ll affect the peace talks” Good: we don’t want peace talks we want victory

[Peter Pedant]

// our right to be independent, the right to be Russia.//

he is saying anyone who speaks Russian is Russian isnt he?
lucky souls
something that Trump agreed with I might point out

( crimea, they speak russian there right?etc ....)

[youngmafbog]

The problem is in war the first casualty is the truth. And this is for all sides.

Now clearly Putin is telling a few porkies, but no doubt so is his opposition. Propaganda is a valuable tool, thing is what is propaganda and what isn't on all sides?

[Hopkirk]

A few porkies?
More than a few!

Do the Russians ever tell the truth?

[youngmafbog]

//Do the Russians ever tell the truth?//

The problem is, how do you know the answer to that?

[ichkeria]

I think the difference is Russia uses lies for propaganda and Ukraine uses selected or sometimes “selected” facts.
While the Russians deliberately blast hospitals, rape women and children and seem incapable of fighting facing up to their crimes and their losses. They freeze the bodies of dead Russians for future collection while Russia secretly cremated their own

A huge moral discrepancy

[naomi24]

I think he's got the jitters.

[ichkeria]

“Selected” = “sexed up”

Ukrainian intelligence seems superior too
The SBU is an impressive organisation