Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Re: Russian invasion of Ukraine
NATO running out of munitions. Read yesterday that Germany has less than two weeks worth of some munitions (NATO guidance is to have 30 days). Production also proving problematic
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Re: Russian invasion of Ukraine
No shock. Yet another German in a position of influence in bed with Russia
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Re: Russian invasion of Ukraine
I highly doubt it's just the Germans. Someone needs to follow all of the Russian money in London.
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They do. The difference is that for us it is more of an indirect influence with our financial services businesses making a killing from it for a long time. But when push came to shove we reacted quickly and decisively at a political level while countries like Germany and Italy didn't as too many in positions of influence are bought and paid for.
It is the difference between turning a blind eye to the washing of Russian money vs being directly in the pay of Putin.
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Re: Russian invasion of Ukraine
Spot on MB.
I work for a very large financial services firm (TPA for investments/pensions and pretty much any collective investment scheme you can think of).
About a month before the actual invasion/war started (when the Russian troops were building up near the Ukrainian border), our head honchos had meetings with government reps basically saying that it was going to happen and to have the reporting/auditing in place to essentially freeze the assets of certain 'high risk' individuals our clients had on their books.
When it actually kicked off, within about 3 days we had everything that needed to be frozen. Not just Russian oligarch type individuals but nominee clients our own clients have that were linked to it all in varying degrees.
I would have thought the same or similar happened across the board at the time.
I work for a very large financial services firm (TPA for investments/pensions and pretty much any collective investment scheme you can think of).
About a month before the actual invasion/war started (when the Russian troops were building up near the Ukrainian border), our head honchos had meetings with government reps basically saying that it was going to happen and to have the reporting/auditing in place to essentially freeze the assets of certain 'high risk' individuals our clients had on their books.
When it actually kicked off, within about 3 days we had everything that needed to be frozen. Not just Russian oligarch type individuals but nominee clients our own clients have that were linked to it all in varying degrees.
I would have thought the same or similar happened across the board at the time.
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Re: Russian invasion of Ukraine
It's only 30 years since German reunification. I would imagine that there is a number of people involved in the German intelligence community who's allegiances used to be with the east.
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Re: Russian invasion of Ukraine
I’m not sure we can clearly state the full extent of Russian influence here, we have a Russian sitting in the House of Lords.
The Austrian secret service has for a long time been so compromised by the Russians that it is effectively carved out of EU information sharing.
The Austrian secret service has for a long time been so compromised by the Russians that it is effectively carved out of EU information sharing.
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Re: Russian invasion of Ukraine
The whole German manufacturing model was built on the premise of cheap Russian gas, was it not?
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Re: Russian invasion of Ukraine
To make the machines to sell back to the Russians so they can make rockets, bombs and bullets based on the revelations yesterday.
They aren't alone, but definitely the worst culprit in Europe.
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Re: Russian invasion of Ukraine
Hopefully someone will give us all a lovely Christmas present and shoot Putin in the face
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^^^^^To be honest I'm quite surprised/impressed he's survived this long, what with all those carelessly discarded cigarettes an' stuff.
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Re: Russian invasion of Ukraine
Three Russians killed at an airbase. By wreckage from a shot down drone according to Russian sources. Have seen claims on Twitter that all three killed were pilots so one hell of an assist by the Russian Air defence if true as pilots are very hard to replace.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64092183
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64092183
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64101437
Another one takes a fall
Another one takes a fall
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Re: Russian invasion of Ukraine
If I was a Russian tycoon, I wouldn't be going anywhere near any hotel windows..kenthammer wrote: ↑Tue Dec 27, 2022 1:14 pm https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64101437
Another one takes a fall
In fact, I wouldn't be seen dead near one..
Except I probably would be..
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