I am afraid I don’t. The correction is likely correct though.
Yeah sure, von der Leyen was there the day before I think.
I’m not criticising on substance, the video is just a bit funny on a social/cultural interaction level.
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The propaganda value is immense. While I agree that he talk like an idiot and utters bizarre sound bytes, that’s not important, as the value of him walking through Kyiv with Zelensky and talking to citizens is absolutely crucial. UK support for Ukraine is very note worthy and significant. No one in Ukraine cares about Borris idiotic unimportant phrases when he talks, they care about him being there in the flesh and the aid he is bringing. The walk was just so important.
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Yes. Geez, it was just some light hearted post.
I wasn’t critisisng you. Just making my own point 
Nothing wrong with your post. I agree that the sound bytes were funny.
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Did he try and organise a party there?
I’m all for giving Ukraine every support the UK can and more if possible but there is only one reason why Boris is there and it’s only to serve Boris and his image. He needs a popularity buff and here was an opportunity.
Meanwhile the UK home office still screws around with Visa’s for Ukrainian refugees.
Sorry but someone had to say it and I do hope Ukraine get more help from it.
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Of course UK politics play a great role. I am not naive. But I care mostly about what the effects are. UK wants to be important on the world stage and manages it in Ukraine while others are not managing it. Agree about the refugee situation.
The UK want to be seen to be important on the world stage whilst others are probably more concerned that they may be attacked next. There’s a difference. I suspect that many European countries are far more involved than any of us know but they would prefer to keep plausible deniability rather than virtue signalling.
What we are seeing in the media is both documentary footage but also smoke and mirrors. What I do know is that countries like Poland and Romania are doing the heavy lifting in terms of the refugee crisis whereas the UK is going out of their way to be unhelpful.
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A politician caring about his own image. Ludicrous. A unicorn of the political world. At the end of the day it’s irrelevant why any foreign politician is there, as long as it’s in a supportive capacity
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I did not make a general comparison, But if you compares with say, Germany, who still refuses to send tanks to Ukraine while Slovakia (S-300 ) and Czech do (T-72), despite having tanks that Germany claims it does not need; the UK does a lot. Because while taking in refugees is crucial, military aid and financial aid is alpha-omega for Ukraine to fight their war. UK has sent state of the arts crucial war fighting capabilities.
I think I have a fairly good picture when it comes to which country is contributing what when it comes to Ukraine’s war. There isn’t half as much smoke and mirror as you seem to think, almost everything is leaked.
What is not leaked, is NATO EWAR (which is happening), but military aid is leaked .
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Looking at how bad the Russian army has been so far, a local U/12 football team would be a superior power compared to the Russians
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That’s just not fair at all. It is always going to be easier for refugess to seek refuge in countries that are geographically closer. Then you have the whole issue of water borders, immigration arrangements being in flux due to brexit etc.
If the Ukrainian leadership view the UK has being the leader in the international assistance being given to resist the Russian aggression then I don’t see why that should be questioned just because it doesn’t suit.
Ireland have taken in 17,000 refugees whereas the UK has taken 12,000 so the water border argument holds, essentially, no water. Immigration being in flux is just an excuse. There are people with family in the UK that can’t get the appropriate documentation. Many British people have offered accommodation but can’t get approval. This isn’t just some failure by the British people who are morethanwillingtohelp, this is entirely deliberate policy of the UK government.
I’m sorry, but as a British citizen I find the government’s action to be shameful.
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Nothing to do with being closer or to do with water borders.In terms of taking in refugees they are being unhelpful.In terms of providing weaponry and inteligence in defeating russia they are being helpful.i’m sure the Ukranian government appreciate that side of things.
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Believe me Boris is at the extreme end of this. He’s up to his eyeballs in Russian relationships, scandal and probably money. This is a PR stunt but if it gets more stuff to help Ukraine then good. But Boris only serves Boris.
We must also remember that the UK was one of the slowest to introduce sanctions, particularly against oligarchs. Why was that?
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Largely because the government had to amend the legislation first in order to do so.
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Horrible but thankfully the wind blew most of it in the Russian direction.
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