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I was being slow there - one of the parts of PAAE was The Bogatyr Gates (In the Capital in Kiev) Which ELP called The Great Gate of Kiev.

And they did Nut Rocker (after B. Bumble and the Stingers ) :) Which was based on Tchaikovsky's work.

Some of the prelude to the current Ukraine war: Trump thought US troops were in Ukraine in 2017, ex-ambassador says in book Marie Yovanovitch, who was fired by Trump in 2019, reveals details of then president’s Oval Office meeting with Ukrainian counterpart...

Thankfully, a very different form of conflict: Apple Clashes With UK Regulator in Fierce Response to Warning That Could Require It to 'Redesign the iPhone' Friday March 11, 2022 9:04 am PST by Hartley Charlton Apple has aggressively defended its ecosystem in a newly-published response to the...

Can you think of any alternative words for "thesaurus"? :)

Many, many years ago, somehow a USA lass was around and seemed really friendly and nice to have around. One day, someone mentioned "Russia" in a conversation, nothing significant - imagine referring to cold winters or an equally innocuous comment. She froze and said, almost shouted, "How dare...

I hope that the governments involved have given some consideration to how they would handle the disappearance of Putin. (So long as the replacement isn't already known to be very similar.) For example, willingness to hold almost immediate talks on de-escalation of sanctions so long as the...

On another topic, the Met and Patel will be upset by this: Met police breached rights of organisers of Sarah Everard vigil, court rules Four women behind Reclaim These Streets brought challenge against Met over its handling of event...

I'm pretty sure I have read that is the case. But that is relying on my memory and quite possibly a very superficial reading.

It is absolutely right to distinguish between the Russian regime and many of the population. It has long been clear that many Russians are very much against the whole invasion and actually want ordinary, peaceful relations with Ukraine. Enough to end up with regime change in Russia? Not in the...

From what I have read, a smartphone is pretty much essential in Russia. Many services seem to be exclusively only and accessible only via apps. Such as (some) banking. (Though if you have drawn all your money out, that might not be so important. :-) ) That is also where we are headed. Seems...

If I were a citizen of Russia and lived there, a new phone would have become a distress purchase - certainly not a lifestyle upgrade, as they have been seen in a large part of the world for quite a number of years.

China, or at least - Chinese phone makers, likely not very happy: Xiaomi, Oppo and Huawei cut smartphone shipments to Russia as rouble collapses. Since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, shipments from leading Chinese smartphone producers have fallen by at least half...

But not now - for a while. Iconic Russian Car Maker, Known for Cold War Self-Reliance, Halts Production Disruption shows how Russia’s economy is beginning to feel the bite of Western sanctions...

Britain said on Thursday it had imposed asset freezes on Russian businessmen Roman Abramovich, Igor Sechin, Oleg Deripaska and Dmitri Lebedev after they were added to the country’s sanctions list...

I doubt there would be much outcry if the firer were a Ukrainian and the craft a Russian one part of a fleet attempting an amphibious landing. I thought about NLAWs being re-purposed within the country, and I couldn't see why it wouldn't work. The thought came as I read this: Immediate items...

Anyone know if NLAWs can be used against things like assault craft?

There are sort-of good and bad reasons. For example, if there are court hearings, then any form of acceptance of a link might be used in evidence. Good in that there is a genuine ground for redaction. Sort-of because it doesn't make sense to the rest of us not involved in the courts. Yellow...

Bring back Sunderlands. :) (Many of which were based just down the road in Pembroke Dock.)

Just realised that Johnson has ranted on about an HMY Britannia replacement and seems to love hopping onto private aircraft. What will HMG do with the confiscated aircraft and, if there are any, billionaire yachts? Re-purpose to number 10? Have I found the real reason for the sanctions on...