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Will it be A Russian Christmas?

derek kelly

The Deli lama
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At least two Russian oligarch super yachts ( one being the largest privately owned in the world ) have been impounded.
One by German authorities and one by the French
That’s another ten thousand Afghans heading our way
 

Squag1

Can't remember....
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Ukraine claim Russians have mobile crematoria. I've heard that before.
 

Squag1

Can't remember....
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Tonight The Late Show had €2.2 million donated by the public to Red Cross for Ukraine
 

Duck n Dive

Rebel without a clue ...
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UN figures for refugees leaving Ukraine and where they go.

Strangely low figure for the number evacuating to Belarus!
Intriguing figure for Russia

Poland has taken in 505,582 refugees
Hungary 139,686
Moldova 97,827
Slovakia 72,200
Romania 51,261
Russia 47,800
Belarus 357
 

Malone

Been there, and had one
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Russians and Belarusians leaving before they get a good kicking?

actually there are millions of good Russians - it’s the living, breathing ones we need to worry about
 

andyBeaker

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Staff member
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A quick update on daughter in laws brother in laws family who lived in East Ukraine. The son drove from London to Romania and managed to reunite with his family on Thursday. Last night they finally arrived by car in the relative for the time being safety of Poland. The dad (who lived and worked in the uk for twelve years ) and his daughter have existing UK visas, the wife does not so very uncertain times still for them in terms of where they will end up.
 

Duck n Dive

Rebel without a clue ...
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For Beaker, I've seen a suggestion that flights between Gatwick and Manchester might be starting up again at the end of this month :)
 
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