Spoke to someone in Ukraine the other day...

...basically the conflict is contained. It's still going on but they see little danger of the Russkis invading now, and the areas to the east that have been 'claimed' by the rebels are actually the poorest and s**ttiest, which were previously vacuuming up loads of state cash, much of it lost to corruption.

These were the lands where Stalin starved the indiginous population to death and replaced then with Russian criminals and ne'erdowells, the offspring of which are now the rebels. The inference to me was that the Russians are welcome to 'em!

Ukrainian nationalism is stronger than ever in the remaining territories to the west, as are their links to the EU. And governance is becoming more transparent and less corrupt as a result.

Hope that helps!

Posted By: Greeny on October 9th 2014 at 11:12:08

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Missing news (General Chat) - SCC 28, Oct 9, 10:40:23
- Spoke to someone in Ukraine the other day... (General Chat) - Greeny, Oct 9, 11:12:08
  - So no chance of a Russian push to create a land bridge to Crimea before winter? (General Chat) - Fozzie, Oct 9, 11:56:21
  - Excellent news cheers (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Oct 9, 11:16:23
- The illuminati have caused some issues in Syria and created Ebola to stop us thinking (n/m) (General Chat) - lurd, Oct 9, 10:49:47
  - This (General Chat) - pants, Oct 9, 11:39:06
  - Illuminawtee (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Oct 9, 11:28:05
  - The bastards glad they haven't got to me yet (General Chat) - SCC 28, Oct 9, 10:52:35
    - What happened to those kidnapped Nigerian girls? (n/m) (General Chat) - lurd, Oct 9, 10:59:08
      - in my cellar (n/m) (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Oct 9, 12:03:33
      - Still missing I think I read recently (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Oct 9, 11:03:55
- The search begins again for the Malaysian flight soon (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Oct 9, 10:43:55
  - Blimey thought it would be impossible when the transponder died (General Chat) - SCC 28, Oct 9, 10:46:37
    - See: Air France 447 (General Chat) - CWC, Oct 9, 11:02:00
      - Yeah true (General Chat) - SCC 28, Oct 9, 11:07:17
        
        There may be some insurance issues to sort out (General Chat) - Old Git, Oct 9, 11:11:29
        
        Ah yes, lol (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Oct 9, 11:15:29
  - Found some massive mountains apparently. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Oct 9, 10:46:18

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