Not only (or not necessarily) that but it will be almost impossible to get out from there, or at best take a very long route back through some countries in Middle East etc

Can you give the childish name calling a rest please?

The blogs send the message, producing support. It's cost/benefit analysis.

Still lots of flights via Turkey.

Sure, but her point is there's huge uncertainty and flights could easily be cancelled in case of further escalations. The bottomline is that it's a sensible measure to ask citizens of countries on the "enemy list" to get back home as soon as feasible.

https://rubryka.com/en/2022/03/11/ro...vitryani-syly/

i guess it could be that...or maybe the rules aren't enforced equally and certain people are offered much more leniency than others

Seeing media reports that the Russians ate attempting to recruit mercenaries from the middle east.

I hope the realise that the maximum temperatures in the Ukraine rarely exceed 0C.

Yes. Most Westerners I know over there have left weeks ago.

Being reported by Reuters too https://www.reuters.com/world/ukrain...ce-2022-03-11/

Another tactic from the Putin playbook. Turkey blocked the Dardanelles last weekend, thereby cutting of their supply line from Syria, so Russia tried to make Greece hostile to Ukraine.

With all due respect, groaning someone for asking for a link is pretty childish.

ftfy


Is "Dave" an insult? Did I miss something?

I think it´s only a matter of time; not if nato goes to war with russia but when.
I predict that by summer it´s going to be over, one way or another.

But think about this, it war were to break out in the next few weeks at the beginning of the seed and growing season. Europe will be starving by the winter.
Also the German Außenminister Annalena Baerbock, (a woman whom I thought as a mere "Quotenfrau" ) said something very profound today in the news...:
"If Germany were to cut all gas and oil supplies from Russia, we would, as a nation, grind to a standstill within six weeks."
I´m paraphrasing, but that statement is the takeaway.

__________________
Back in Bavaria, god´s own belly button.

WTAF? https://www.reuters.com/world/europe...ns-2022-03-10/

Facebook has been banned in Russia two weeks ago. Does it matter?

Has anyone read anything half-convincing about the origins or purpose of "Z"?

All I have seen on this was at best half-baked guessing. It seems to take off and gain popularity with Russians as well as some alt-right folk in the West. Feels like a mix of Q and the Swastika to me. Hail!

Just a tactical recognition sign.

Z recognises the pervasive Western influence, the Russian alphabet is used to write Russian words. It was derived from Cyrillic script

Well, maybe that's how it started. But for sure seems to have become much more. There was a video on Twittter with a bunch of state-organized youth in Russia wearing kit with the Z and essentially throwing Heil Hitler arms.

Judging by the level of preparedness of the whole war and the most simple explanation available, this was probably the simplest way to spray a differentiating symbol vs. the Ukrainian hardware. I personally don't think there's more to it.