Setting aside the terrible invasion for a moment, in what way was the treatment of anti-war protesters in Moscow different from the treatment of anti-repression protesters in Ottawa? Apart, from the Ottawa paramilitaries being more brutal.
I won't take the rhetoric of western leaders about Putin's objectives or methods too seriously while the leader of El Salvador is on his own in condemning Trudeau.
The west has poked the bear for decades via the Baltic states and Ukraine: coups, supporting an anti-democratic regime in Kiev and pushing the nato line. Real anti Putin pressure would be taking the brakes off fossil fuel production in USA. It's marginally more moral to buy American oil & gas rather than that of Russia or Saudi, but only just. It would make prices plummet however. This would help end the war quickly and with less economic risk than blocking Russia from SWIFT.
Hypocrisy is now rampant, as it always is in the media politician and military threesome in wartime.
paulm
It's always the people who suffer in the end because of stupid government
TheCapt
Ukraine is less invaded than Western Europe
britishempirenofan
I think russia leader and canada leader took the same class how to be the worst leaders. i hope there wont be more of them adding to the list in the near future.
mrsmerily
Anyone seen any combat footage yet, other than a distant explosion?
saltysoldier
If Rome was being attacked, would the UK media be calling it Roma??? or if Munich was being attacked, would it be referred to as Munchen?? I don't ask for a Chicken Kyiv for my dinner! Its Kiev
kellycheung
Ukrainians are fighting like brave lions against all the odds. The British people will always support our incredible Ukrainian brothers and sisters! 🇺🇦 🇬🇧
PeacefulBrit
All our governments are behaving the same when it comes to suppressing information
lonewolfandcub
In regards to Putin, Trudeau must be jealous.
DeeegerD
Shock and awe that doesn’t seem to be happening… they are already at Kiev what more can they do 😂
nibcbmc
Depends upon whether Russia can successfully install a puppet government and then withdraw. They don't have the military manpower to occupy a substantial portion of Ukraine for years. I think that Russia was hoping the Ukraine government would surrender quickly rather than have a prolonged war that drains resources rapidly
strategicviewpoint
What are they thinking in the Kremlin?
Have you seen the Downfall parodies?
dontcomply
Vlad always likes to portray his hard man image, so maybe he should now to go to the Ukraine and lead his troops from the front....like the hero's of times gone by?
thought not!
daveyoung
Why has OfCom blocked RT, unless they are afraid of the other side of the story becoming known!
If Zelensky had honoured the Minsk Agreement, stopped the ethnic cleansing of Donbas and introduced the reforms to allow the regions more autonomy, none of this would have happened. Instead, he sent another 40, 000 troops to attack Donbas, increased the bombing and shelling of schools and homes in Donetsk and Luhansk, who then requested military aid from Russia under Article 51 of the UN Charter. This is the result.
graemepeters
Haven’t seen any resistance from the Ukrainians. There should mined the roads into Ukraine. They should have massed their troupe on the border.
nathelondon
“Many people were predicting” is a lot like “ it is reported” very useful phrases to use if you have no clue of the truth or facts of the matter, and these phrases allow the speaker to back out of a corner by claiming someone else got it wrong. They would be more honest if they said “I don’t know”.
richa
Probably got a few tips on how to crack down on protesters from watching Trudeau...
Willywin
3oo Ilegils entering Britain 🇬🇧 every day same thing
gavindouglas
We must have sent the same instructors to train them, that trained the 'afghan army', They seem to be folding like a deck of cards...😆
barneymagee
Whatever the issue it should be up to Ukraine and Russia to come to some kind of agreement no one else should intervene in this.
