Putin surrenders to Irish fisherman:

[Kingofalldems]

Laddies will not back down.

Link to tweet

[Sherman A1]

1. Yup

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216299452

[First Speaker]

2. Doesn't this sound like an old Ealing Studios film...?

[nuxvomica]

17. Yes it does

[Maeve]

3. Eirinn go Brach!!

[PatSeg]

4. Sounds like a movie!

What great story.

[KT2000]

5. Fantastic!

Good on the fishermen -

[Gore1FL]

6. I assume Tucker Carlson is incensed by the mean Irish fisherman bullying Russia's innocent navy. nt

[roamer65]

7. Damn. I wanted to see the entire Irish fishing fleet swarming the Russian ships.

It would have probably looked like the Dunkerque floatilla.

[Irish_Dem]

47. There were over 800 private boats at Dunkirk.

That would have been amazing to see so many Irish private boats stand up to the Russian navy.

If Putin had fired on one of the boats, there would have been severe international outrage.

[Botany]

8. The soft talking guy on the right (Allen?)...Good God in Butter I wouldn't want to tangle with him.

In America we call somebody like that, "farm boy strong."

[BonnieJW]

35. Did you notice

that Allen is in shirt sleeves while the other 2 men are bundled up against what has to be frigid weather this time of year in Ireland

[Botany]

40. Aye Boris don't make us send Allen to be looking for ya. I promise it will not work out for ya.

Link to tweet

Now that we got this stuff all cleaned up come and have a pint or two up @ MaCarthy's.

[Irish_Dem]

48. Russian sailors should never consider shore leave on Irish soil.

It would not go well for them.

[Karadeniz]

9. Well done, Ireland!!!

[monkeyman1]

10. Russian just took a hit on their broadside!!!

[L. Coyote]

60. Russian oligarchy is vulnerable because they hide their loot overseas.

Link to tweet

[C Moon]

11. Is Putin trying to start WWIII? His popularity must be waning at home, so he's gotta pick fights.

[FailureToCommunicate]

12. Diplomacy 101: Try asking nicely FIRST. Sometimes it works...as in this case.

Well done Lads!

[ShazzieB]

13. I guess the Russians figured out how bad it would look if they went through with their plans

and any of those fishermen were harmed (which would have been very hard to avoid).

Pootie knows he doesn't need that kind of bad p.r.!

[Irish_Dem]

49. Yes What would have happened if Putin had harmed Irish fishermen?

The global community would have been furious.

[marie999]

14. The Russians didn't surrender.

They did what I hope the U.S. Navy would do in a similar situation.

[Irish_Dem]

43. I assure you the US Navy has nothing in common with Putin.

[lpbk2713]

15. The Russians aren't coming! The Russians aren't coming!

Everybody to get from strit.

[AverageOldGuy]

16. Send the Irish fishermen to . . .

Ukraine.

[Cha]

29. lol

[Irish_Dem]

44. Good one.

[Natal]

18. Quick, Vladdy! Take off your shirt and hop on Trump's back!

Unlike the Irish, he buys your Macho Man pose hook, line and sucker!

[marie999]

19. So many of you make it sound that Russia just lost a war. It was diplomacy.

The Russian diplomat talked to the fishermen and the problem went away. It was no big deal.

[Joinfortmill]

23. Oh, it's a big deal.

[marie999]

25. How is it a big deal?

The fishermen didn't want the Russian navy practicing where they fish. The Russian diplomat talked to them and agreed with them.

[SunSeeker]

31. Yesterday Putin contradicted what the ambassador said to Patrick Murphy.

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/russians-deny-fishermen-s-claims-on-naval-drills-buffer-zone-1.4787859


Today, Putin caved. That's a big deal.

It shows Putin cannot take the glare of bad PR. It's a good lesson for the future in handling the murderous kleptocrat.

[marie999]

32. He didn't cave, these are fishing boats, not the 6th fleet.

I am sure he talked to the diplomat again and decided on what was the best way to handle the situation.

[SunSeeker]

34. "He talked to the diplomat again and decided," i.e., CAVED.

Did you read the story at the link? Yesterday, Putin rejected any buffer zone. Today, he accepted it. That's CAVING.

Even a murderous kleptocrat knows when he's been outmaneuvered. They didn't need the 6th Fleet. The fishermen had won public opinion.

[marie999]

38. caved, yielding or submitting under pressure

What pressure was he under?

[SunSeeker]

41. World public opinion.

The Irish fisherman had won public opinion. They put a glaring spotlight on what Putin was doing, and he was unable to maintain the narrative he was pushing yesterday. He knew he lost the public relations battle with the fisherman, so he caved.

[LiberalFighter]

58. Except the Russian diplomat claimed publicly there was no agreement.

[NJCher]

20. great story

I've been following it on Rachel, who is having all too much fun with this showdown.

[Peregrine Took]

21. Of all the fishing areas in the world why there? n/t

[SunSeeker]

33. Rachel Maddow suggested it was because transatlantic internet cables are there.

If Putin invades Ukraine, he'll want to cut those cables to make it harder for the US and NATO/Europe to communicate.

Apparently Putin already threatened the cables outside Finland.

[niyad]

52. Exactly.

[Joinfortmill]

22. Now, that's called standing your ground.

[Peacetrain]

24. These are my people.. and God knows I love them

Both of my parents extended families came mostly from Ireland, Scotland and Wales and some were English... and I have said it before.. do not mess with the Irish..for they will crawl out of their own graves to throttle you back to the stone age if you mess with their families. And that is exactly what the Russians were doing for other reasons but they were messing with how these men live..

[marie999]

26. And that is what the Russian diplomat thought also.

[Cha]

27. That was a Delight to hear..

Rt TY!

[BadgerMom]

28. 100% I could have seen my Irish father among them.

Erin Go Bragh!

[SunSeeker]

30. Putin knows hurting one of those fishermen would turn the world against him.

Well done, Patrick Murphy!

[Xolodno]

36. This was top secret back room diplomacy of the highest order.

The Russian diplomat came in with vodka and the Irish diplomat came with whiskey. Whoever passed out first had to back down.

[Irish_Dem]

42. Russian/Irish drinking contest. My God.

Boggles the mind to even think about it.

[niyad]

53. Shuddering here. Need caffeine after that image!

[Irish_Dem]

57. Right, I am putting an extra tea bag in the pot to cope.

So you put out bottles of vodka and Jameson in front of Russian sailors and Irish fisherman.

We can clearly see how this would go. Both the Russians and Irish can drink a great deal, they love to fight, and are also very sentimental.

So they will drink to oblivion, have a bar fight and then be best friends.

[3Hotdogs]

37. "Out ya go.

Fish away."

[Irish_Dem]

46. I know, great quote from Patrick Murphy.

Oh and "mind the weather."

[3Hotdogs]

50. --- or London''s "Mind the gap."

and Hyacinth's, "Mind the pedestrian, Richard."

[Irish_Dem]

56. Exactly.

British/Irish understatement.

[Generic Brad]

39. Proving once again Putin is a poor man's idea of a tough guy

Isn't he getting tired of failing and embarrassing himself constantly?

Not so tough when you can't have your thugs throw them out of a window headfirst or poison them like a mega coward.

[Irish_Dem]

45. After 1000 yrs of British terror, the Irish aren't long on a new overlord telling them what to do.

[Harker]

51. The Second Cod War won handily.

Follows the Cod Peace.

[The Jungle 1]

54. Poor slap dick tucker.

He has nothing left. The great nation of Ireland made a fool out of him. Now he is reduced to beating off looking at vintage M&M pictures.
What kind of weirdo thinks a female depiction of an M&M is sexy. Makes ya wonder what goes on in his bed.

[housecat]

55. Now we know a bit more about Russian cost/benefit analysis

[calimary]

59. I LOVED the announcement from a leader of the Irish Fishermen advocacy group:

His message to his colleagues: “Off ye go! Fish away!”