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monkeyman1

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

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Sat Jan 29, 2022, 05:44 PM

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Putin surrenders to Irish fisherman: [View all] Kingofalldems Jan 2022 OP

Yup Sherman A1 Jan 2022 #1

Doesn't this sound like an old Ealing Studios film...? First Speaker Jan 2022 #2

Yes it does nuxvomica Jan 2022 #17

Eirinn go Brach!! Maeve Jan 2022 #3

Sounds like a movie! PatSeg Jan 2022 #4

Fantastic! KT2000 Jan 2022 #5

I assume Tucker Carlson is incensed by the mean Irish fisherman bullying Russia's innocent navy. nt Gore1FL Jan 2022 #6

Damn. I wanted to see the entire Irish fishing fleet swarming the Russian ships. roamer65 Jan 2022 #7

There were over 800 private boats at Dunkirk. Irish_Dem Jan 2022 #47

The soft talking guy on the right (Allen?)...Good God in Butter I wouldn't want to tangle with him. Botany Jan 2022 #8

Did you notice BonnieJW Jan 2022 #35

Aye Boris don't make us send Allen to be looking for ya. I promise it will not work out for ya. Botany Jan 2022 #40

Russian sailors should never consider shore leave on Irish soil. Irish_Dem Jan 2022 #48

Well done, Ireland!!! Karadeniz Jan 2022 #9

Russian just took a hit on their broadside!!! monkeyman1 Jan 2022 #10

Russian oligarchy is vulnerable because they hide their loot overseas. L. Coyote Jan 2022 #60

Is Putin trying to start WWIII? His popularity must be waning at home, so he's gotta pick fights. C Moon Jan 2022 #11

Diplomacy 101: Try asking nicely FIRST. Sometimes it works...as in this case. FailureToCommunicate Jan 2022 #12

I guess the Russians figured out how bad it would look if they went through with their plans ShazzieB Jan 2022 #13

Yes What would have happened if Putin had harmed Irish fishermen? Irish_Dem Jan 2022 #49

The Russians didn't surrender. marie999 Jan 2022 #14

I assure you the US Navy has nothing in common with Putin. Irish_Dem Jan 2022 #43

The Russians aren't coming! The Russians aren't coming! lpbk2713 Jan 2022 #15

Send the Irish fishermen to . . . AverageOldGuy Jan 2022 #16

lol Cha Jan 2022 #29

Good one. Irish_Dem Jan 2022 #44

Quick, Vladdy! Take off your shirt and hop on Trump's back! Natal Jan 2022 #18

So many of you make it sound that Russia just lost a war. It was diplomacy. marie999 Jan 2022 #19

Oh, it's a big deal. Joinfortmill Jan 2022 #23

How is it a big deal? marie999 Jan 2022 #25

Yesterday Putin contradicted what the ambassador said to Patrick Murphy. SunSeeker Jan 2022 #31

He didn't cave, these are fishing boats, not the 6th fleet. marie999 Jan 2022 #32

"He talked to the diplomat again and decided," i.e., CAVED. SunSeeker Jan 2022 #34

caved, yielding or submitting under pressure marie999 Jan 2022 #38

World public opinion. SunSeeker Jan 2022 #41

Except the Russian diplomat claimed publicly there was no agreement. LiberalFighter Jan 2022 #58

great story NJCher Jan 2022 #20

Of all the fishing areas in the world why there? n/t Peregrine Took Jan 2022 #21

Rachel Maddow suggested it was because transatlantic internet cables are there. SunSeeker Jan 2022 #33

Exactly. niyad Jan 2022 #52

Now, that's called standing your ground. Joinfortmill Jan 2022 #22

These are my people.. and God knows I love them Peacetrain Jan 2022 #24

And that is what the Russian diplomat thought also. marie999 Jan 2022 #26

That was a Delight to hear.. Cha Jan 2022 #27

100% I could have seen my Irish father among them. BadgerMom Jan 2022 #28

Putin knows hurting one of those fishermen would turn the world against him. SunSeeker Jan 2022 #30

This was top secret back room diplomacy of the highest order. Xolodno Jan 2022 #36

Russian/Irish drinking contest. My God. Irish_Dem Jan 2022 #42

Shuddering here. Need caffeine after that image! niyad Jan 2022 #53

Right, I am putting an extra tea bag in the pot to cope. Irish_Dem Jan 2022 #57

"Out ya go. 3Hotdogs Jan 2022 #37

I know, great quote from Patrick Murphy. Irish_Dem Jan 2022 #46

--- or London''s "Mind the gap." 3Hotdogs Jan 2022 #50

Exactly. Irish_Dem Jan 2022 #56

Proving once again Putin is a poor man's idea of a tough guy Generic Brad Jan 2022 #39

After 1000 yrs of British terror, the Irish aren't long on a new overlord telling them what to do. Irish_Dem Jan 2022 #45

The Second Cod War won handily. Harker Jan 2022 #51

Poor slap dick tucker. The Jungle 1 Jan 2022 #54

Now we know a bit more about Russian cost/benefit analysis housecat Jan 2022 #55

I LOVED the announcement from a leader of the Irish Fishermen advocacy group: calimary Jan 2022 #59