Sat Feb 26, 2022 2:15 pm
I see that India and China are one of many still trading with Russia, so how about us stopping all aid to both of them and any other counties trarding with Russia.
Not sure what we are giving china but the last but one payment was £64.4 million. that was just over two years ago! and India had £55.5 million in the 20/21 year!
Sat Feb 26, 2022 2:38 pm
Problem with any punitive measures against china in particular is they can retaliate and cripple our economy as so much goods come via them.... tbh this is why Putin chose now because world is suffering badly from covid economic problems... EU reluctant to sanction anything to upset Russia like banking as it will also hit their economics ..... what is needed is world sporting authorities and cultural organisations to ban Russian participation anywhere as this will cause unrest with Russian people something that putin would not want...
Sat Feb 26, 2022 11:58 pm
Germany to send weapons directly to Ukraine -
Germany's Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, has announced that Germany will deliver weapons directly to Ukraine.
He said Germany would be sending 1,000 anti-tank weapons and 500 Stinger missiles.
Berlin has also dropped some restrictions on German-made weapons being sent to conflict zones, meaning that third countries will be able to send more arms to Ukraine.
Mr Scholz said the Russian invasion marked a turning point.
The move reverses Germany's long-standing policy of banning weapon exports to conflict zones.
At the same time, German ministers have said they are working on restricting Russia's access to the Swift global interbank payment system in a "targeted" way that "hits the right people" and avoids collateral damage.
Germany's three-party coalition government, made up of socialists, liberals and Greens, has faced challenges in formulating a coherent response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
But there is a dawning realisation here that Germany may have to rely not just on trade and diplomacy for its security, but also on military might.
And those public figures who in the past have expressed sympathy for Moscow have either fallen silent or said they were wrong.
Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, herself a Green, tweeted: "Our world is different after Putin's war of aggression. While we are stunned by this breach of international law, we are not powerless.
"That's why we will help the Ukrainian soldiers fighting for their country with anti-tank weapons and Stinger missiles."