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Quote from: drfchound on February 26, 2022, 10:33:11 pmGenuine question lads.Can the average Russian citizen, living in Russia, see from the internet and FaceTime etc, what we can see.Or is there some kind of block in place preventing that.Reports on twitter that the anonymous hackers group have hacked Russian TV and a broadcasting what is happening in Ukraine
Genuine question lads.Can the average Russian citizen, living in Russia, see from the internet and FaceTime etc, what we can see.Or is there some kind of block in place preventing that.
Quote from: River Don on February 26, 2022, 10:37:56 pmQuote from: drfchound on February 26, 2022, 10:33:11 pmGenuine question lads.Can the average Russian citizen, living in Russia, see from the internet and FaceTime etc, what we can see.Or is there some kind of block in place preventing that.It seems those who are tech savvy know what's going on. Those with links abroad too. Those who rely on state TV news and RT are in the dark. There are still a lot of people in Russia who only get information from official sources.Yep, I understand about the state tv etc.So it appears to be that the average citizen doesn’t have access to FaceTime or even Facebook then, or the internet.
Quote from: drfchound on February 26, 2022, 10:33:11 pmGenuine question lads.Can the average Russian citizen, living in Russia, see from the internet and FaceTime etc, what we can see.Or is there some kind of block in place preventing that.It seems those who are tech savvy know what's going on. Those with links abroad too. Those who rely on state TV news and RT are in the dark. There are still a lot of people in Russia who only get information from official sources.
Quote from: drfchound on February 26, 2022, 10:55:06 pmQuote from: River Don on February 26, 2022, 10:37:56 pmQuote from: drfchound on February 26, 2022, 10:33:11 pmGenuine question lads.Can the average Russian citizen, living in Russia, see from the internet and FaceTime etc, what we can see.Or is there some kind of block in place preventing that.It seems those who are tech savvy know what's going on. Those with links abroad too. Those who rely on state TV news and RT are in the dark. There are still a lot of people in Russia who only get information from official sources.Yep, I understand about the state tv etc.So it appears to be that the average citizen doesn’t have access to FaceTime or even Facebook then, or the internet.It appears not so much, Putin has been busy placing restrictions on social media today.Information just wants to be free.
Quote from: Filo on February 26, 2022, 10:56:00 pmQuote from: drfchound on February 26, 2022, 10:33:11 pmGenuine question lads.Can the average Russian citizen, living in Russia, see from the internet and FaceTime etc, what we can see.Or is there some kind of block in place preventing that.Reports on twitter that the anonymous hackers group have hacked Russian TV and a broadcasting what is happening in UkraineWell if that is true then we might yet see a kind of revolution against Putin because I can’t believe that generally the Russian population are in favour of what is going on.It appears then that Putin lackeys are not controlling what people can see.
just in case you haven't seen ithttps://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/driver-offers-russian-tank-crew-26337435
Quote from: SydneyRover on February 26, 2022, 11:15:59 pmjust in case you haven't seen ithttps://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/driver-offers-russian-tank-crew-26337435It's videos like that which sum up the point isn't it? Those Russians dont in large cases want to be there.My concern is how Putin reacts to sanctions. Will he accept them or push back harder? I fear we could push him too hard and he has no limit.
Quote from: big fat yorkshire pudding on February 26, 2022, 11:19:15 pmQuote from: SydneyRover on February 26, 2022, 11:15:59 pmjust in case you haven't seen ithttps://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/driver-offers-russian-tank-crew-26337435It's videos like that which sum up the point isn't it? Those Russians dont in large cases want to be there.My concern is how Putin reacts to sanctions. Will he accept them or push back harder? I fear we could push him too hard and he has no limit.In my early years I was taught to turn the other cheek, I haven't done that for a long time as it didn't work then .........
My opinion is this you cannot be running scared of a bully .Let's be clear this is about one man and when push comes to shove absolutely nobody in his close circle is going to let him press the red button because they die too and if they don't then they may as well do .You have to stare this fecker down and have a pair .Its time we went on the offensive with this fecker and flipped this the other way instead of the defensive position we currently adopt .He's one man , that's all he is .
The best thing the UK could do right now is removing visa restrictions on people fleeing war zones.The UK Nationality Bill gives the right to remove asylum claims from war refugees for a range of spurious criteria, none of which are relevant to the need to evacuate for personal safety.Any politician who opposes offering support to refugees in these circumstances is a moral leper of the worst kind.We managed to find visa approvals for Russian oligarchs in their droves when we were looking to enable money laundering on an industrial scale.Let your MP know that this is the least we can do!
Quote from: albie on February 26, 2022, 09:35:30 pmThe best thing the UK could do right now is removing visa restrictions on people fleeing war zones.The UK Nationality Bill gives the right to remove asylum claims from war refugees for a range of spurious criteria, none of which are relevant to the need to evacuate for personal safety.Any politician who opposes offering support to refugees in these circumstances is a moral leper of the worst kind.We managed to find visa approvals for Russian oligarchs in their droves when we were looking to enable money laundering on an industrial scale.Let your MP know that this is the least we can do!100%. And suggestions like this, from an obscure Tory MP that refugees should apply for fruit-picking jobs to get a visa are...beyond words.https://mobile.twitter.com/deletedbyMPs/status/1497697221252366337I cannot emphasise enough that absolutely noone should be trying to make cheap political points out if this catastrophe. But equally, the Govt and ruling party must be held to account if we are going to show our true soul in dealing with the humanitarian disaster.
Ergodan firming up his language against Russia, this is a good sign and may lead to the closure of black sea traffic.
For those wishing to donate to the cause, as some have asked, there are a number of outlets.https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/feb/24/how-can-britons-help-the-people-of-ukraineI have already donated to the Red Cross emergency appeal and will be donating to a fundraiser to help Ukraine's media continue to operate tomorrow - that one is being done by Kyiv Independent who are managing to continue providing live updates on events to the world despite being bunkered in in Kyiv.I feel so powerless and wish I could do more for Ukraine. This is what I can do, however small an impact it may have.