Sorry @Not_Barry for a newbie youâre trying to hard.
Iâm intrigued why youâre being so earnest and vociferous in your posting as someone so new to a site.
Itâs a bit odd donât you think?
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Because Iâm totally anti-war and also totally pro democrat.
Who wouldnât be vociferous and earnest in wanting that irrespective of being new and not wanting people being killed from whatever side should be stated.
I am afraid itâs Barry without the I hate Saints bits
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We havenât been beat yet
Letâs see what occurs if we get tonked on Saturday
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Totally.
My bad
Thx
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Why specifically gate crash here though? 
I think that is a bit harsh, just because I want to comment upon a specific thread you seem to be questioning me on it, its as if you disagree with me without wanting to say it, enjoy your evening.
Barry, you really donât know how much your posts have meant to me apart from obvious comedic value.
Keep trolling love. 
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Barry, democracy is the worst possible system of government.
Until you look at all the others.
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If thatâs the case why arenât you criticising Ukraine for failing to advance Minsk II, the peace protocol that was negotiated in 2015?
Putin was willing to accept it but it looks like it wonât be going ahead now:
Summary of the Minsk II agreement:
- Immediate, full bilateral ceasefire as of 15 February 00:00.
- Withdrawal of all heavy weapons by both sides, to be completed within 14 days.
- Effective monitoring regime for the ceasefire and withdrawal of heavy weapons by the OSCE.
- Launch of dialogue on modalities of local elections in accordance with Ukrainian legislation.
- Pardon and amnesty of figures involved in the conflict.
- Release of all hostages and other illegally detained people, based on the âall for allâ principle.
- Safe delivery of humanitarian aid to those in need, based on an international mechanism.
- Restoration of full social and economic links with affected areas.
- Full Ukrainian control over its border with Russia throughout the conflict zone.
- Withdrawal of all foreign armed groups, weapons and mercenaries from Ukrainian territory.
- Constitutional reform in Ukraine with decentralisation as a key element; a new constitution
by the end of 2015.- Local elections in Donetsk and Luhansk regions to be held according to OSCE standards.
- Intensifying of the work of the Trilateral Contact Group
Is the lack of appeasement of Ukraineâs far right militias the main sticking point for you?
Ukraineâs parliament refused to implement the Minsk agreement. On Monday, Ukraineâs security chief said the deal was âvery dangerous for our countryâ as the public wouldnât accept it, leading to unrest. It would certainly be unpopular among Ukraineâs far-right militias.
This impasse means trench warfare continues in the Donbas between government troops and Russian-backed rebels, with human rights abuses and ceasefire violations by both sides.
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How can they when Russian are paying mercenaries to keep the status quo in Eastern Ukraine, even Russia hasnât officially recognised them so the intentions are hollow from the start, theyâre not interested in planted Russians from years gone by, Putin wants to agitate, stagnate, frustrate the possibility of Ukraine joining the EU and NATO.
There are as many right wing nationalists in Ukraine % wise as there are in Russia, be honest you know this to be true.
If you want to discuss the Azov Battalion we can do so, the reason some Ukrainians did, are and went that direction are the responsibility of Russia or the Soviet Unions treatment of the Ukrainians historically, people flock to the flag in times or perceived or otherwise troubles, Uganda, Serbia etc etc.
The Holodomor plays a huge part in Ukraine psyche and can you not blame them, the Russians have treated them horrifically for centuries.
And Belarus now has Russia in its borders forever, they wonât be leaving, freedom and democratic aspirations crushed there, this is all so sad and pointless.
There are some brave people out there.
And sadly theyâll simply just be labeled as âforeign agentsâ which happened to Pussy Riot and a long list of journalists and others who dared to criticise the regime.
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Iâm not sure you should be travelling right now says Mrs P_F.
Well. I will be nearer to safety.
May have been the wrong answer.
Ouch
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To say this man wants war is a huge understatement, he knows what he asks canât be granted, this is Sudetenland all over again.
(Imagine heavy Russian accent)
Donât take away my break away.
Well its not like I havenât been saying it, this was obvious when NATO wasnât going to back down over the right of any nation to join in they wanted to, without invoking Godwins law⊠well he is Hitler part 2.