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Appears to be true. What a phenomenal idiot. Why on earth would you fly in a plane over Russian airspace when you attempted a coup against Putin? Did he have no brains? No sense of self-preservation? Was he actually so gormless that he believed him and Putin were chill now because Lukashenko said so?

Puja

Puja wrote: ↑Wed Aug 23, 2023 7:25 pm Appears to be true. What a phenomenal idiot. Why on earth would you fly in a plane over Russian airspace when you attempted a coup against Putin? Did he have no brains? No sense of self-preservation? Was he actually so gormless that he believed him and Putin were chill now because Lukashenko said so?

Puja

Who knows? It was only a matter of time really and I don’t think he had too many options on hiding places.

What happens to the Wagner troops now?

Sandydragon wrote: ↑Sat Jun 24, 2023 8:33 pm
Putin pretends to let bygones be bygones and things carry on as normal. In 6 months Prigozin has an unforeseen tragic accident.

Putin didn't even wait 6 months. Just two. To the day.

J Dory wrote: ↑Wed Aug 23, 2023 9:46 pm What happens to the Wagner troops now?

I imagine they will be offered new contracts under the leadership of one of Putins mates. What they are doing in Africa is too useful for them to be disbanded.

Zhivago wrote: ↑Wed Aug 23, 2023 10:05 pm

Sandydragon wrote: ↑Sat Jun 24, 2023 8:33 pm
Putin pretends to let bygones be bygones and things carry on as normal. In 6 months Prigozin has an unforeseen tragic accident.

Putin didn't even wait 6 months. Just two. To the day.

And not even a tragic accident. A missile or bomb doesn’t tend to be accidental, but I’m sure a full and thorough investigation will show that an electrical fault at a SAM battery caused a misfire.

Zhivago wrote: ↑Wed Aug 23, 2023 10:05 pm

Sandydragon wrote: ↑Sat Jun 24, 2023 8:33 pm
Putin pretends to let bygones be bygones and things carry on as normal. In 6 months Prigozin has an unforeseen tragic accident.

Putin didn't even wait 6 months. Just two. To the day.

Ooft. That's on the nose.

Puja

Puja wrote: ↑Wed Aug 23, 2023 10:27 pm

Zhivago wrote: ↑Wed Aug 23, 2023 10:05 pm

Sandydragon wrote: ↑Sat Jun 24, 2023 8:33 pm
Putin pretends to let bygones be bygones and things carry on as normal. In 6 months Prigozin has an unforeseen tragic accident.

Putin didn't even wait 6 months. Just two. To the day.

Ooft. That's on the nose.

Puja

The way that plane hit the ground, quite literally.

Sandydragon wrote: ↑Thu Aug 24, 2023 11:54 am

Puja wrote: ↑Wed Aug 23, 2023 10:27 pm

Zhivago wrote: ↑Wed Aug 23, 2023 10:05 pm

Putin didn't even wait 6 months. Just two. To the day.

Ooft. That's on the nose.

Puja

The way that plane hit the ground, quite literally.

Pretty chilling shots of that. Had to be a bomb on board, surely? Russians calling it an emergency landing stretches credibility a smidget.

Banquo wrote: ↑Thu Aug 24, 2023 3:58 pm

Sandydragon wrote: ↑Thu Aug 24, 2023 11:54 am

Puja wrote: ↑Wed Aug 23, 2023 10:27 pm

Ooft. That's on the nose.

Puja

The way that plane hit the ground, quite literally.

Pretty chilling shots of that. Had to be a bomb on board, surely? Russians calling it an emergency landing stretches credibility a smidget.

An emergency landing suggests the aircrew trying to land it. That plane just fell out of the sky. Either a bomb or a missile.

Sandydragon wrote: ↑Thu Aug 24, 2023 5:15 pm

Banquo wrote: ↑Thu Aug 24, 2023 3:58 pm

Sandydragon wrote: ↑Thu Aug 24, 2023 11:54 am

The way that plane hit the ground, quite literally.

Pretty chilling shots of that. Had to be a bomb on board, surely? Russians calling it an emergency landing stretches credibility a smidget.

An emergency landing suggests the aircrew trying to land it. That plane just fell out of the sky. Either a bomb or a missile.

well yes, hence saying the Russians were talking shyte

Banquo wrote: ↑Thu Aug 24, 2023 5:20 pm

Sandydragon wrote: ↑Thu Aug 24, 2023 5:15 pm

Banquo wrote: ↑Thu Aug 24, 2023 3:58 pm

Pretty chilling shots of that. Had to be a bomb on board, surely? Russians calling it an emergency landing stretches credibility a smidget.

An emergency landing suggests the aircrew trying to land it. That plane just fell out of the sky. Either a bomb or a missile.

well yes, hence saying the Russians were talking shyte

Next you’ll be telling me jngf wants Lawes in the row.

Sandydragon wrote: ↑Thu Aug 24, 2023 5:15 pm

Banquo wrote: ↑Thu Aug 24, 2023 3:58 pm

Sandydragon wrote: ↑Thu Aug 24, 2023 11:54 am

The way that plane hit the ground, quite literally.

Pretty chilling shots of that. Had to be a bomb on board, surely? Russians calling it an emergency landing stretches credibility a smidget.

An emergency landing suggests the aircrew trying to land it. That plane just fell out of the sky. Either a bomb or a missile.

Pretty sickening that a whole planeful could be killed to assassinate one man.

Son of Mathonwy wrote: ↑Thu Aug 24, 2023 10:49 pm

Sandydragon wrote: ↑Thu Aug 24, 2023 5:15 pm

Banquo wrote: ↑Thu Aug 24, 2023 3:58 pm

Pretty chilling shots of that. Had to be a bomb on board, surely? Russians calling it an emergency landing stretches credibility a smidget.

An emergency landing suggests the aircrew trying to land it. That plane just fell out of the sky. Either a bomb or a missile.

Pretty sickening that a whole planeful could be killed to assassinate one man.

Couple of years ago Russia shot down a commercial jet killing nearly 400, you think they give a shit about collateral damage?

Donny osmond wrote: ↑Fri Aug 25, 2023 6:08 am

Son of Mathonwy wrote: ↑Thu Aug 24, 2023 10:49 pm

Sandydragon wrote: ↑Thu Aug 24, 2023 5:15 pm

An emergency landing suggests the aircrew trying to land it. That plane just fell out of the sky. Either a bomb or a missile.

Pretty sickening that a whole planeful could be killed to assassinate one man.

Couple of years ago Russia shot down a commercial jet killing nearly 400, you think they give a shit about collateral damage?

Nah, I know they don't give a shit about it, I just thought it was worth raising the point. News coverage was all about one (evil) man dying (probably), not the others, most of whom were probably not deserving of such a fate.

Son of Mathonwy wrote: ↑Fri Aug 25, 2023 6:50 pm

Donny osmond wrote: ↑Fri Aug 25, 2023 6:08 am

Son of Mathonwy wrote: ↑Thu Aug 24, 2023 10:49 pm
Pretty sickening that a whole planeful could be killed to assassinate one man.

Couple of years ago Russia shot down a commercial jet killing nearly 400, you think they give a shit about collateral damage?

Nah, I know they don't give a shit about it, I just thought it was worth raising the point. News coverage was all about one (evil) man dying (probably), not the others, most of whom were probably not deserving of such a fate.

I suspect several of them the world won’t miss at all. But I’m sure some of the crew were just normal human beings who aren’t neo Nazi thugs

Son of Mathonwy wrote: ↑Thu Aug 24, 2023 10:49 pm

Sandydragon wrote: ↑Thu Aug 24, 2023 5:15 pm

Banquo wrote: ↑Thu Aug 24, 2023 3:58 pm

Pretty chilling shots of that. Had to be a bomb on board, surely? Russians calling it an emergency landing stretches credibility a smidget.

An emergency landing suggests the aircrew trying to land it. That plane just fell out of the sky. Either a bomb or a missile.

Pretty sickening that a whole planeful could be killed to assassinate one man.

On reflection though, Putin's not in our class. George and Tony killed a shit lot more to get Saddam. Like 100,000x more.

Sandydragon wrote: ↑Sat Aug 26, 2023 7:45 am

Son of Mathonwy wrote: ↑Fri Aug 25, 2023 6:50 pm

Donny osmond wrote: ↑Fri Aug 25, 2023 6:08 am

Couple of years ago Russia shot down a commercial jet killing nearly 400, you think they give a shit about collateral damage?

Nah, I know they don't give a shit about it, I just thought it was worth raising the point. News coverage was all about one (evil) man dying (probably), not the others, most of whom were probably not deserving of such a fate.

I suspect several of them the world won’t miss at all. But I’m sure some of the crew were just normal human beings who aren’t neo Nazi thugs

Yeah, checked Wikipedia. 3 crew, 7 passengers.

Mellsblue wrote: ↑Sun Aug 27, 2023 11:17 am https://x.com/visegrad24/status/1695578 ... MV3j-SK8yQ

Someone has an excellent sense of humour

More delights of Moscovite 'culture' I discovered recently:
"боятся - значит уважают" - they fear you it means they respect you
"бьёт - значит любит" - he beats you it means he loves you

I am reminded also of that French saying... "Grattez le russe et vous verrez un tartare" (scratch a Russian and you get a Tartar).

Imagine being this much of a ****:

‘The British army has cut by a third the training of Ukrainian troops at a military base in Kent after residents complained about the noise of explosions and gunshots.‘

Mellsblue wrote: ↑Sat Sep 16, 2023 8:28 am Imagine being this much of a ****:

‘The British army has cut by a third the training of Ukrainian troops at a military base in Kent after residents complained about the noise of explosions and gunshots.‘

Surely just shift the training to Wales or Scotland?

Donny osmond wrote: ↑Sat Sep 16, 2023 12:17 pm

Mellsblue wrote: ↑Sat Sep 16, 2023 8:28 am Imagine being this much of a ****:

‘The British army has cut by a third the training of Ukrainian troops at a military base in Kent after residents complained about the noise of explosions and gunshots.‘

Surely just shift the training to Wales or Scotland?

I presume they have moved elsewhere.

Mellsblue wrote: ↑Sat Sep 16, 2023 8:28 am Imagine being this much of a ****:

‘The British army has cut by a third the training of Ukrainian troops at a military base in Kent after residents complained about the noise of explosions and gunshots.‘

The number of complaints military training causes is just bonkers. Some locals kick off about anything.