Russian Invasion of Ukraine

[JazzNU]

Now that one I did know. Some disturbing ownerships in soccer for sure.

[ponchi101]

I'm shocked by this one if no one else is.

Equally shocked, but even more so by Kazakhstan's reply. Especially the bluntness about Kazakhstan being Russia's #1 target.
About Chelsea: so, go bankrupt. You sold yourself to Russia, there are consequences.
Next: How about the Brooklyn Nets?

[JazzNU]

I've called him an asshole many times over the years including last month so it would be disingenuous to pretend I like him, but this is very noble and I hope he's able to help his country and remain safe while doing it.

[JazzNU]

Equally shocked, but even more so by Kazakhstan's reply. Especially the bluntness about Kazakhstan being Russia's #1 target.
About Chelsea: so, go bankrupt. You sold yourself to Russia, there are consequences.
Next: How about the Brooklyn Nets?

If I'm understanding this, you're saying how about the Brooklyn Nets because of ownership? If so, there's nothing to sell. Tsai owns the Nets, he's one of the Alibaba billionaires. The Russian billionaire sold his remaining stake in the team a few years ago to Tsai, after previously selling a minority stake to him a few years prior.

[ponchi101]

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If I'm understanding this, you're saying how about the Brooklyn Nets because of ownership? If so, there's nothing to sell. Tsai owns the Nets, he's one of the Alibaba billionaires. The Russian billionaire sold his remaining stake in the team a few years ago to Tsai, after previously selling a minority stake to him a few years prior.

I stand corrected, and thanks for updating me.

[Jeff from TX]

I'm shocked by this one if no one else is.

Maybe he remembers stories of 1956

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[MJ2004]

A deliberate ploy by Russia to be able to point to deaths of innocent of Russian soldiers in the early days in the hands of Nazi Ukraine?

[skatingfan]

This documentary from the CBC's Fifth Estate looks at how Putin came to power in Russia.

[ponchi101]

A deliberate ploy by Russia to be able to point to deaths of innocent of Russian soldiers in the early days in the hands of Nazi Ukraine?

Spot on.
With them now being kicked out of SWIFT, things change. Now the economic sanctions may work. May.

[Deuce]

At this point, I'm the lone optimistic one in the poll above. I do think that Russia will retreat - but not only due to the economic sanctions. I think a greater motivation for their retreat will be the realization that 90% of the world is strongly condemning the invasion - along with seemingly the large majority of the Russian population itself.
You can't win when the odds are stacked against you to that degree - and I think even the Russian government are capable of realizing this.

[JazzNU]

He's a NBC/MSNBC Foreign Correspondent

[texasniteowl]

At this point, I'm the lone optimistic one in the poll above.

I think part of the problem in the poll was the wording. Since the statement was "The economic sanctions will work" I had to vote No. Because I don't think Putin cared about the initial sanctions. But I didn't necessarily agree that "No. Russia will annex Ukraine completely." Not to mention the situation changes with more sanctions.