Kiev crisis / Euromaidan (15 Viewers)

[swag]

A country you hate. Btw - sarcasm.

This is what Californians think of Danes:

 

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[Ford Prefect]

A country you hate. Btw - sarcasm.

I only hate two countries - Scotland and Australia...Scotland?

 

[radekas]

you are guessing wrong.

 

[Hængebøffer]

This is what Californians think of Danes:

Solvang is always brought up when Danes and Americans talk. Solvang is a rest home
in my hometown.

 

[Hængebøffer]

I only hate two countries - Scotland and Australia...Scotland?

That's not what you said some years back.

 

[Ford Prefect]

That's not what you said some years back.

Some years back I said Metallica were my favourite band and i've not listened to them since i left uni, it's a strong argument you've got going for yourself there. I don't even know who you are?

 

[Brandmon]

I think that Russia has just lost their "new war". Even Putin will have to officially cut all contacts with the separatists which means that the Ukrainian Army will wipe the floor with them in the following weeks. That is my guess at least.

Unlikely that they will cut all contacts. Most probably though the Russian will find a way to provide "asylum" for them though, just to make sure that they don't spill the beans on Russian involvement throughout the whole conflict.

What is clear from now on though is that the Russian policy of ambiguous support for the insurgents is no longer sustainable; too much risk for next to nothing in return. If the Russians are to achieve any degree of success in maintaining instability in Eastern Ukraine, they would have to escalate their efforts one way or another. Won't go down well with the rest of Europe, but I think Putin burned that bridge down already anyway.

But what is more likely is that the Russians will back down from the whole affair and just settle for Crimea. Without major, and more blatant, external support the insurgents are doomed. So from the Russian point of view it is wiser to minimise the damage from a situation that might make another turn for the worse.

Then again we are taking about a government that thought that supporting a bunch of Russian ultra-nationalists in an attempt at doing a quick land grab of mainland Ukraine was a good idea.

 

[Mister]

There were 280 passengers on board and 15 Malaysian crew, says an airport official.

There were 154 Dutch passengers on board the plane, , 27 Australians, 23 Malaysians, 11 from Indonesia, six from the UK, four Germans, four Belgians, three from the Philippines and one Canadian. More nationalities have yet to be counted.

 

[swag]

Solvang is always brought up when Danes and Americans talk. Solvang is a rest home
in my hometown.

Do you wear a red vest, knit cap, and footie pajamas?

 

[Hængebøffer]

Some years back I said Metallica were my favourite band and i've not listened to them since i left uni, it's a strong argument you've got going for yourself there. I don't even know who you are?

Yes, you do.

Kent...Kent....Kent...Aberystwyth...Kent...travelled...Kent...Cardiff....Soon to be Paris - fuck the UK.

 

[Hængebøffer]

Do you wear a red vest, knit cap, and footie pajamas?

That picture is just a bastardized smurf.

 

[swag]

That picture is just a bastardized smurf.

So in other words: Danish.

 

[Hængebøffer]

So in other words: Danish.

It's clearly meant to be a "nisse".

 

[radekas]

Unlikely that they will cut all contacts. Most probably though the Russian will find a way to provide "asylum" for them though, just to make sure that they don't spill the beans on Russian involvement throughout the whole conflict.

What is clear from now on though is that the Russian policy of ambiguous support for the insurgents is no longer sustainable; too much risk for next to nothing in return. If the Russians are to achieve any degree of success in maintaining instability in Eastern Ukraine, they would have to escalate their efforts one way or another. Won't go down well with the rest of Europe, but I think Putin burned that bridge down already anyway.

But what is more likely is that the Russians will back down from the whole affair and just settle for Crimea. Without major, and more blatant, external support the insurgents are doomed. So from the Russian point of view it is wiser to minimise the damage from a situation that might make another turn for the worse.

Then again we are taking about a government that thought that supporting a bunch of Russian ultra-nationalists in an attempt at doing a quick land grab of mainland Ukraine was a good idea.

Great post, I agree with everything.

 

[Ford Prefect]

Yes, you do.

I thought you were Nzoric, but the Username history doesn't list Nzoric. I felt what i said on the previous page covered my disdain for the UK. It was meant to be Paris, a long time ago, but for love.

 

[Hængebøffer]

I thought you were Nzoric, but the Username history doesn't list Nzoric. I felt what i said on the previous page covered my disdain for the UK. It was meant to be Paris, a long time ago, but for love.

I was just bored. I just visited Paris.

 

[Ford Prefect]

I was just bored. I just visited Paris.

Lucky man! I was thinking when i was coming home earlier about how much i want to go to Paris soon, i find it to be a very comfortable city to be in.

 

[Hængebøffer]

Lucky man! I was thinking when i was coming home earlier about how much i want to go to Paris soon, i find it to be a very comfortable city to be in.

Yeah, I'll go back next summer.

 

[swag]

Surface-to-Air

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/18/world/europe/malaysian-airlines-plane-ukraine.html

Malaysian Airlines shareholders gonna fuck up some Russian separatists, big time.

 

[Bjerknes]

Joe Biden also confirms.

Joe Biden is a rent-seeking piece of fecal matter, FYI.

So, what do you guys think it will happen?

Absolutely nothing. If the Russians had any hand in it at all, they will claim that they were rogue separatists that carried out the attack. If for some reason they are pressured at home to find somebody responsible, then will parade around a "rogue intelligence officer" not working under the orders of the Kremlin. There are plenty of ways to deflect the blame, Russia is not that stupid.

For the separatists, they will probably be more careful next time, otherwise the Russians will blow their heads off.