You know it possibly isn’t. Russia’s character would stop them advertising it though.

They see allowing it to happen in Russia as a sign of weakness. We see it as an outrage.

Posted By: Steve in Holland on March 14th 2018 at 11:24:16

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Realistically what can we do that will anyway make a difference to the Russians... (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Mar 14, 10:40:15
- This World Cup is going to be interesting. The Yanks must be gutted at not qualifying, and (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Mar 14, 12:07:36
- Tell em they've been very naughty . (n/m) (General Chat) - CROYDONCANARY, Mar 14, 11:49:27
- Were there any consequences when they shot down that passenger plane? (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, Mar 14, 11:42:41
  - Some additional EU sanctions. That's it. MH17 feels rather swept under the (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Mar 14, 11:50:33
    - That must have been a particularly shit experience for you all round (n/m) (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Mar 14, 11:54:58
      - You could feel how small this country is! We lost Peter, but most people here either knew (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Mar 14, 12:00:20
        
        I agree that it seems to have been swept under the carpet (General Chat) - Charles21, Mar 14, 12:24:40
  - there's been EU economic sanctions in place for some time since the whole Crimea stealing (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 14, 11:46:55
    - But nobheads like Putin are insulated from the effects aren't they? it's the poor buggers (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Mar 14, 12:00:25
      - Isn't that the same for all world leaders and their policies? (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Mar 14, 12:03:13
        
        Yeah of course. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Mar 14, 12:12:44
    - The Crimea is in a shit state for sure. They had their water cut off since the supplies (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Mar 14, 11:51:22
    - They have an economy smaller than Italy. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Mar 14, 11:47:44
  - Don't think so. They do what they want when they want which is why proth is the answer (n/m) (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Mar 14, 11:43:55
- Put them on the naughty step (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, Mar 14, 11:40:59
  - BWOD has already drafted a letter to the parents (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Mar 14, 11:43:37
- I am getting a bit annoyed by all this as I wanted to visit Russia this year (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Mar 14, 11:39:01
- Nuke the bastards (n/m) (General Chat) - shoddy, Mar 14, 11:34:27
- Nationalise Chelsea (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 14, 11:19:45
  - Humiliate Chelsea on the pitch. Well done us. (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Mar 14, 11:20:22
- Knock off one of theirs (General Chat) - Old Git, Mar 14, 11:17:09
  - Just one or a few? Cos it's kinda out of whack in Putin's favour at the mo (n/m) (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Mar 14, 11:20:31
    - You know it possibly isn’t. Russia’s character would stop them advertising it though. (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Mar 14, 11:24:16
      - Sod it then; let's proth em good and proper (n/m) (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Mar 14, 11:30:45
        
        We can order the hardware from Tombs I suppose. He'd do mates' rates surely? (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Mar 14, 12:08:22
- Lots of his (powerful) mates launder money here. (General Chat) - avenging canary, Mar 14, 11:15:31
  - My impression is that most oligarchs who have moved to the west have done so because they (General Chat) - Old Git, Mar 14, 11:19:04
    - Certainly true in some cases. (General Chat) - avenging canary, Mar 14, 12:44:53
    - Although only because they've fallen out, doesn't deduct from where their money comes from (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Mar 14, 11:29:47
      - Not all Russians = Russia, Dubs (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Mar 14, 11:39:25
        
        No, and you made a good remark earlier about the ones moving out of the country often bein (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Mar 14, 11:42:15
        
        I've talking about how 'Oligarchs' made their fortune, not the Russian people... (General Chat) - DrDublin, Mar 14, 11:40:41
        
        Most of the Oligarchs made their money under Yeltsin (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Mar 14, 11:42:33
        
        But they're amassed fortunes were still made at the expense of the average person.. (General Chat) - DrDublin, Mar 14, 11:43:54
        
        Not so much protected as a half-amnesty (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Mar 14, 11:53:04
        
        *their (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Mar 14, 11:44:06
- Get Proth on the bears and give him the trident codes? :) (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Mar 14, 10:55:14
  - I was thinking the same yesterday! (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Mar 14, 11:32:23
    - Heh heh :O) (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Mar 14, 11:33:15
      - Shodders second in command. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Mar 14, 11:34:52
        
        BOOM (n/m) (General Chat) - shoddy, Mar 14, 11:49:11
        
        A worry they may nuke each other before Russia as they both can get a bit spiky (n/m) (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Mar 14, 11:37:24
        
        lollers, yes, maybe it would just play into Putin's hands. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Mar 14, 11:38:34
  - Wow. That really would be the nuclear option (n/m) (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Mar 14, 11:10:31
    - No way he’d type them correctly. (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Mar 14, 11:21:46
      - Exactly. Those bombs could go anywhere. Made worse as he tried to correct first error (n/m) (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Mar 14, 11:22:56
        
        How about a nice game of chess? (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Mar 14, 11:27:58
        
        Putin would cheat or lace the other sides pieces with uranium or summat equally dastardly (n/m) (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Mar 14, 11:32:31
        
        He don't play by no rules. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Mar 14, 11:33:04
- Tories could stop accepting their political donations (n/m) (General Chat) - Larry Hagman, Mar 14, 10:53:41
  - and Tory MPs could stop themselves from investing in Russian banks (n/m) (General Chat) - Larry Hagman, Mar 14, 11:01:27
- I've thrown away my 5 tins of Russian caviar... Have that Putin! (n/m) (General Chat) - Since1902, Mar 14, 10:48:10
  - We really are leading the way here (n/m) (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Mar 14, 11:12:44
- I have locked our set of Matryoshka dolls in the cupboard under the stairs (General Chat) - shortfatb, Mar 14, 10:45:54
  - You the man (n/m) (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Mar 14, 11:09:46

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