I agree. Everyone will pay for this war one way or another, and some more than others....as the short term and long terms effects which are not even known for now will not hit everyone and every country equally. Food for thought. And some will profit, as with every crisis, war, pandemic.

No information on how these generals died.
Of course, drones are ideal for hitting such small and high value targets, if they were not actually used for these two then there will surely be other good opportunities.


Since the collapse of the ruble both China and India had the possibility to make very cheap trade deals with Russia.

For China, on 1st January the Renminbi bought 11.8 rubles, now 23.8.
For India, on 1st January one rupee bought one ruble, now 1.8.

The first one was confirmed to be killed by a sniper, the second one apparently not as the info is that he was killed along with other high-ranking officers.

Anyways, there was a confirmation that the soviet encrypted communication system Era was not functioning and they had to use normal mobile phones which were tracked by the Ukrainians. Last night they leaked a tapped phone conversation by two FSB officers who were complaining about the fact that that they don't have a secure line anymore.

Just out of interest, have we seen all Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse by now ? As I believe they
are War, Death, Pestilence and Famine.

War & Death: being the War in Ukraine.
Pestilence: we've had already & still going through it, thanks to the Covid-19 Pandemic.
Famine: no doubt just around the corner and here already in several parts of the world.

A twitter war is better, people don't die and become homeless.... Ukraine representative at the UN suggests mental help support for Russian's foreign minister Lavrov after the confusing tweet about preventing war in Ukraine.


https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1500...-tweet-1685748

I haven't yet seen a country struck with high inflation where its rapidly depreciating currency would be used for higher value goods unless if enforced by the authorities (with resulting widespread goods shortages). Obviously China and India will have to cough up hard currency or to barter.

Depends where you look. In Ezekiel it's Sword, Famine, Wild Beasts, Pestilence. In The Revelation, it's Conquest, War, Famine and Death. Traditionally it's War, Famine, Pestilence, Death.

The fifth horseman is Kaos (aka Ronnie Soak).

The Four Horsemen of The Common Cold are Sniffles, Chesty, Nostril, Lack of Tissues

The Four Horsemen of Public holiday are Storm, Gales, Sleet, Contra-flow

The Four Horsemen of Panic are Misinformation, Rumour, Gossip, Denial

The "four lesser apocalyptical horsemen" are: Panic, Bewilderment, Ignorance, Shouting

apparently, stating inconvenient truths is a form of "winding people up" and will get you banned, even if its factually true.

its obvious that EF is only interested in hearing one side of the story. a shame.

Sometimes it’s not what you say but how you say it that is the problem.

Maybe have a think about what you write and how you present things before posting?

Pestilence retired and Pollution took over.

I do wonder what Putin will do regarding Zelensky...assassinating him would be convenient but would almost certainly unleash the Obi Obi-Wan Kenobi effect.

There are no winners in war, and if we can make sacrifices (ie pay more for energy) in the short-medium term then it may help end some of this suffering.

no need. he'll probably commit suicide in an implausible way.

So many options here:

If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine.
Or
Save us Obi wan kenobi, you're our only hope?
Or
The truth is often what we make of it; you heard what you wanted to hear, believed what you wanted to believe
Or
Moscow, You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy

No, it is not. You can privately ask Belgianmum, greenmount, Chuff and countless others how many times we've quarreled and "fought" virtually and yet we haven't been banned for expressing widely diverging opinions. There's a fine line between trolling and disagreeing with arguments.

What if, one is caught raping someone and demands equal treatment and the right to defend their side of the story?

Russia is banning all Western media and there are still some who demand to get through their side of the story?

The aggressor becomes the victim and the victim is always guilty.

Sorry, I cannot put it any other way.

An interesting and disturbing post, but how does the source have access to what is being discussed with military/security officials and within Putin's inner circle and know his medical status?

Stop quoting facts, it just confuses people who prefer to invent their own alternative facts.

Defense Secretary Ben Wallace told Sky News on Tuesday that whilst the UK would "support" a Polish choice to supply Ukraine with fighter jets the country should be aware of Russia's warning of "retribution."

What a xxxx is "Ben Wallace", I am sure Poland never thought of this risk

He obviously knows that they knew but felt he had to make the point and have it on record.

Anyone can guess the date of the survey before clicking on the link?

https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/icrc-re...ce=swissinfoch

2011