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Let's admire the ordinary Russians brave enough to turn out for Navalny's funeral. I hope they all stay safe.

It's hard to show gratitude when your kids are being kidnapped, hospitals and towns are being smashed and threats of nuclear wipeout. At best, Wallace's comment is ill-advised or ill-timed.

The office of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said he had spoken to Prigozhin with Putin's approval, and that the head of the Wagner militia had agreed to de-escalate the situation. In an audio message released by his press service, Prigozhin said: "They wanted to disband the Wagner...

Seemingly the Belarusian President persuaded him to turn around. Sauce Reuters.

It’s Mafia wars.

It’s the Nivea cream I use.

And those of us who served since 1945.

The St Nazaire raid, Cockleshell Heroes, were Royal Marines, who were Commandoes. Most servicemen in WW2 were conscripts, but the vast majority of Commandoes were volunteers for that service.

You implied that later generations weren’t brave. Broke the mould means exactly that.

No it wasn’t. We have servicemen and women now, and in the last 80 years who have been incredibly brave. A VC awarded in 2015, and a Naval nurse getting the MC in 2009. There are veterans of the Falklands on this board, one of whom was on the Sheffield. Don’t tell me they weren’t incredibly brave.

Australian, Canadian, Free French, Caribbean and Polish pilots were making up numbers all the time. The last two nations having their own squadrons.

Of course. Peace and Security The Security Council has primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security. It has 15 Members, and each Member has one vote. Under the Charter of the United Nations, all Member States are obligated to comply with Council decisions...

The whole point of the UN is peace. Allowing Russia to have their ‘turn’ is tantamount to condoning war.

How on earth has the United Nations allowed Russia to take over the Presidency of the Security Council? I give up.

He’ll have a cyanide pill handy at all times.

He wants to 'hand over' Taiwan to the Chinese in exchange for tax breaks! God preserve us from billionaires. Don't forget this is the guy who wanted to help rescue the football team from the cave, and when he was told it was all in hand and his help wasn't needed, he accused one of the rescuers...

He wants the Pentagon to pay for it, so essentially it is extortion.