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2021-06-23 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Britain DENIES Russian claims that its military dropped BOMBS in the path of HMS Defender and fired warning shots at the Royal Navy Destroyer in the Black Sea off Crimea

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Posted by Skidmark 2021-06-23 08:34|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 'Change course or I'll FIRE': Astonishing threat Russian ship made to HMS Defender as it sailed past Crimea before Putin's forces fired warning shots and 'dropped bombs in its path' and Moscow summoned British ambassador

Posted by Skidmark 2021-06-23 12:18|| 2021-06-23 12:18|| Front Page Top

#2 Why the hell are they poking around Crimea? What business is it of ours?

What year do they think this is, anyway --1854?

Posted by Percy Shusolet6908 2021-06-23 14:24|| 2021-06-23 14:24|| Front Page Top

#3 ...Would that Her Majesty's Government had the stones to look Putin dead in the eye and say, "Then, as President Putin clearly considers that a state of war exists between our two nations, we shall respond accordingly the next time Russian aircraft approach our airspace or Russian ships approach our waters. We shall also immediately freeze all Russian assets in the United Kingdom. Good day, sir."

I suspect His Sovietness would clear up any misunderstandings PDQ.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2021-06-23 14:25|| 2021-06-23 14:25|| Front Page Top

#4 We shall also immediately freeze all Russian assets in the United Kingdom

Dream on. The City of London can't do without Russian and other flight capital from around the world. Props up London real estate, provides liquidity to their stock and bond markets, employs tens of thousands of Londoners in other service jobs as well.

The British are no less dependent on Putin and his cronies' billions than we are on Chinese money. Not just cheap Chinese manufacturing and Treasury purchases but also Chinese flight capital, investment, students' tuition payments, real estate purchases etc in this country

Posted by Elmonter Johnson3718 2021-06-23 15:02|| 2021-06-23 15:02|| Front Page Top

#5 They didn't drop bombs.
The bombs just fell off the plane.
And they'd like them back, please.

Posted by ed in texas 2021-06-23 15:35|| 2021-06-23 15:35|| Front Page Top

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