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No

No, the more talking the better. Only Ukraine can decide what’s best for them, if a leader from another country can help find a solution they agree with then great.

I don’t disagree, wether they settle for anything obviously depends on the situation on the ground and how costly re-taking the whole country will be, if it is achievable at all. Taking territory is a lot harder than defending.

Except for potentially thousand less dead people and blown up buildings. Obviously if they are kicking Russia’s ass and think taking back the whole lot is achievable they won’t want to settle for anything less, it’s call only they can make.

True, but that is also true regardless of where the border between the two countries ends up after this conflict.

I don't get this weird obsession with people working from home, I was probably more productive when I worked from home. According to my IT support guy, who services a load of companies in London, hybrid working is just normal now for much of the private sector. Makes sense to me, commuting is just a miserable, soul-destroying waste of time, money and energy.

True, but Putin values the lives of his troops so little I can't see that happening for a long, long while. If Ukraine want to send their young men and women into the meat grinder for years to come that is up to them but I can see there being some sort of agreement reached.

The problem with our electoral system in a nutshell.

True, It will be great for NATO to weaken Russia and a brilliant for our arms industry to showcase their kit but a lengthy war of attrition would be devastating for the people of Ukraine. The Ukraine forces are doing well but I’m not sure they will be able to push the Russians all the way back and out of Crimea. Plus Putin seems to be the type of guy who would rather drop a nuke on Kiev than lose the war. Hopefully Ukraine can do enough damage to trigger the Russians to get rid of Putin, that’s the best they can hope for IMO.

Sooner or later it will end with the two countries talking and agreeing some sort of cease-fire. Ukraine have every right to fight for all their land including the Crimea but it may come to a point where they think it's better to come to an agreement to avoid years of bloodshed. Whatever happens, having leaders from around the world talking to Putin and trying to find a solution has to be a positive because a war of attrition v Russia is not a great prospect.

Sooner or later it will end with the two countries talking and agreeing some sort of cease-fire. Ukraine have every right to fight for all their land including the Crimea but it may come to a point where they think it's better to come to an agreement to avoid years of bloodshed. Whatever happens, having leaders from around the world talking to Putin and trying to find a solution has to be a positive.

The leader of France can't hand over Ukrainian land to anyone, he's just trying to get the two countries to stop fighting. The US were also in talks with Russia with the same aim. The more talking the better even if it is in vain.

How dare they try and stop a war.

Or maybe the performance of those before him shows he is actually a good manager? I think he deserves a season after actually having some decent investment, I wouldn’t be surprised if the new owners have their own guy lined up tho.

So you would send any male Ukrainian refugees to Rwanda?

What’s the difference between someone fleeing a war zone in Ukraine and someone fleeing Syria. Surely they all have to be treated the same?

That just says it had a “general approach” not “to take retrospective action”. Do you have a link to where they say they will not issue any?

Yes https://www.itv.com/news/2021-12-08/met-police-will-not-probe-no10-party-allegations-due-to-absence-of-evidence

They said: "It is our policy not to routinely investigate retrospective breaches of the Covid-19 regulations.”

Because they might think it’s in the public interest to do so, just like the MET did.

The MET don't routinely investigate retrospective breaches of the Covid-19 regulations either.

Durham police have issued over a 1000 Covid fines.

I think a lot of people just assume that all politicians are the same though.

I think he's pretty much spot on, except for mentioning Bertrand. I thought we would probably go down this season as well to be honest.