Boris Johnson To Address Verkhovna Rada Today

[ichkeria]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-61297478

I hope that if it's in the actual parliamentary building that it will be safe (for the MPs that is, as BJ will of course not be there is person)

Mind you reccent strikes by the Russians haven't been that accurate.

On the point made by Layla Moran at the bottom of the link, better late than never.
I am full of admiration for BJ over Ukraine: it would not stop me voting for someone else on Thursday, though, although I accept that others may view it differently. I'm not sure her political point is in great taste.

[burlyshirley]

ich - if, as you say, Ukraine is Putin's no. 1 target, why the hell does he keep threatening to nuke US and not them ?! How much longer do you think he can keep face by just threatening and not doing ??

Boris has now openly announced all the millions he will give to Ukraine to help them !

As usual sandra, I totally agree with you.

[DonkeyHoaty]

Thought I heard him recently referred to as the former head of the KGB in London whilst stationed there?
Regardless of where he ranked in the hierarchy there are still very pertinent questions to answer in my last post.
Is it common for a sitting PM to ignore the advice and recommendations of Security and Intelligence Services?
Genuine question.

[ToraToraTora]

burleyshirley: "if, as you say, Ukraine is Putin's no. 1 target, why the hell does he keep threatening to nuke US and not them ?! " - because he's already getting hammered he's desperate for the non involvement of NATO. He's dug a huge hole, now he's looking for a way out so he can claim "victory" and save face. The whole expedition has been a disaster for Russia as a whole.

[ichkeria]

He doesn’t keep threatening to nuke the US

[DonkeyHoaty]

I read that as us not US.
I think the poster was accentuating the us part.

[ichkeria]

He doesn’t keep threatening to nuke us, either.

[DonkeyHoaty]

My observation was about the text and grammar, no idea what Putin has planned for “us”!

[Ellipsis]

> Is it common for a sitting PM to ignore the advice and recommendations of Security and Intelligence Services?

Are you saying that Boris is doing that? Or that he can't be doing that?

[sandra4444]

There was someone on TV last night being interviewed, sorry but I can't recall his name. He was asked if he thought Putin would use nukes.

His answer was very simple and true. He said in the final days of mad Hitler when he was cornered in his bunker he only had one option ( to shoot himself) what do you think he would have done if he had a big red button at hand.

[DonkeyHoaty]

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> Is it common for a sitting PM to ignore the advice and recommendations of Security and Intelligence Services?

Are you saying that Boris is doing that? Or that he can't be doing that?

I’m saying he’s already done it!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-60765665.amp

[Ellipsis]

Oh, that. I thought you were talking about his speech today.

[DonkeyHoaty]

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Oh, that. I thought you were talking about his speech today.

He made a speech today?
Or just toadying sound bites which he believes will save his skin and government?
I’m not one for local elections but I reckon the country are going to show Johnson exactly what they think of his tenure thus far but especially his behaviour since last November.

[ichkeria]

“if he had a big red button at hand. ”

The only big red but …
Let’s not go there .

Seriously I don’t think it’s that straightforward