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Swede

(33,234 posts) Wed Mar 16, 2022, 11:10 AM Mar 2022

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Klitschko ain't having it.

The mayor of Kyiv interviewed.

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Klitschko ain't having it. (Original Post) Swede Mar 2022 OP

Saw an interview where Klitschko was asked what he'd do if Russians kidnapped him. He just laughed. Hoyt Mar 2022 #1

lol. They'd be in a world of hurt. Calista241 Mar 2022 #22

He'd crush em' like a grape then eat them. miyazaki Mar 2022 #24

K&R! SheltieLover Mar 2022 #2

Recommended. H2O Man Mar 2022 #3

K&R! dchill Mar 2022 #4

We need some of this in the US! hamsterjill Mar 2022 #5

He was living a life of leisure in Bel Air. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2022 #6

Klitschko is badass. Looks like a boxer. nt SunSeeker Mar 2022 #7

Vitali is a former boxing heavyweight champion. CottonBear Mar 2022 #9

God what I wouldn't give for him to have just 1 minute in the ring with Putin! SunSeeker Mar 2022 #11

Wladimir is his brother COL Mustard Mar 2022 #15

Thanks for the info. The mayor is also a boxing champ. CottonBear Mar 2022 #17

And apparently one tough dude. COL Mustard Mar 2022 #18

The original Tweet misidentified Wladimir Klitschko as the mayor. CottonBear Mar 2022 #21

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Mar 2022 #8

Perhaps gratuitous Mar 2022 #10

Ok. So, I say, well done! It makes Putin look like the evil bastard he is... cayugafalls Mar 2022 #14

This is the mayor's brother, the boxing champ pandr32 Mar 2022 #12

No, this is Vitali, the mayor, the tweet has the wrong name (Wladimir, his younger brother) Celerity Mar 2022 #19

Wow, thanks for clearing that up. pandr32 Mar 2022 #23

Well, they both were heavyweight boxers/champions. nt Carlitos Brigante Mar 2022 #20

Yes, yes!! I so wish our people would call BS like this guy. It's time to speak the truth about Biophilic Mar 2022 #13

He shows so much restraint. You know he meant, "Bullshit, fucking lies, horrific war crimes." L. Coyote Mar 2022 #16

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)

1. Saw an interview where Klitschko was asked what he'd do if Russians kidnapped him. He just laughed.

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Wed Mar 16, 2022, 11:27 AM

Mar 2022

Calista241

(5,586 posts)

22. lol. They'd be in a world of hurt.

Reply to Hoyt (Reply #1)

Wed Mar 16, 2022, 03:17 PM

Mar 2022

miyazaki

(2,239 posts)

24. He'd crush em' like a grape then eat them.

Reply to Hoyt (Reply #1)

Wed Mar 16, 2022, 06:40 PM

Mar 2022

SheltieLover

(57,073 posts)

2. K&R!

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Wed Mar 16, 2022, 11:35 AM

Mar 2022

H2O Man

(73,536 posts)

3. Recommended.

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Wed Mar 16, 2022, 11:36 AM

Mar 2022

dchill

(38,474 posts)

4. K&R!

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Wed Mar 16, 2022, 11:39 AM

Mar 2022

Honesty is not a challenge for this guy.

hamsterjill

(15,220 posts)

5. We need some of this in the US!

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Wed Mar 16, 2022, 11:59 AM

Mar 2022

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)

6. He was living a life of leisure in Bel Air.

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Wed Mar 16, 2022, 12:03 PM

Mar 2022

He gave that all up.

SunSeeker

(51,550 posts)

7. Klitschko is badass. Looks like a boxer. nt

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Wed Mar 16, 2022, 12:19 PM

Mar 2022

CottonBear

(21,596 posts)

9. Vitali is a former boxing heavyweight champion.

Reply to SunSeeker (Reply #7)

Wed Mar 16, 2022, 12:28 PM

Mar 2022

Last edited Wed Mar 16, 2022, 01:48 PM - Edit history (2)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitali_Klitschko

Vitali is the mayor and a former boxer. His brother is also a former boxer.

SunSeeker

(51,550 posts)

11. God what I wouldn't give for him to have just 1 minute in the ring with Putin!

Reply to CottonBear (Reply #9)

Wed Mar 16, 2022, 12:32 PM

Mar 2022

COL Mustard

(5,897 posts)

15. Wladimir is his brother

Reply to CottonBear (Reply #9)

Wed Mar 16, 2022, 12:59 PM

Mar 2022

Vitali is the mayor of Kyiv.

CottonBear

(21,596 posts)

17. Thanks for the info. The mayor is also a boxing champ.

Reply to COL Mustard (Reply #15)

Wed Mar 16, 2022, 01:37 PM

Mar 2022

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitali_Klitschko

COL Mustard

(5,897 posts)

18. And apparently one tough dude.

Reply to CottonBear (Reply #17)

Wed Mar 16, 2022, 02:03 PM

Mar 2022

I wouldn't want to cross him!

CottonBear

(21,596 posts)

21. The original Tweet misidentified Wladimir Klitschko as the mayor.

Reply to COL Mustard (Reply #15)

Wed Mar 16, 2022, 03:16 PM

Mar 2022

I scrolled through the tweet thread and the mistake is called out in a subsequent tweet.

Response to Swede (Original post)

Chin music This message was self-deleted by its author.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)

10. Perhaps

Reply to Chin music (Reply #8)

Wed Mar 16, 2022, 12:31 PM

Mar 2022

Or the reporter may have wanted a definitive statement from someone on the ground in the area to explain why the Russian claim was, as Mr. Klitschko elegantly phrased it, bullshit. Certainly reporters can put the lie to a statement, but it's generally preferable to have someone else do it.

cayugafalls

(5,640 posts)

14. Ok. So, I say, well done! It makes Putin look like the evil bastard he is...

Reply to Chin music (Reply #8)

Wed Mar 16, 2022, 12:37 PM

Mar 2022

Troll or not, sometimes the war is fought in the minds of the people.

pandr32

(11,580 posts)

12. This is the mayor's brother, the boxing champ

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Wed Mar 16, 2022, 12:35 PM

Mar 2022

Celerity

(43,330 posts)

19. No, this is Vitali, the mayor, the tweet has the wrong name (Wladimir, his younger brother)

Reply to pandr32 (Reply #12)

Wed Mar 16, 2022, 02:46 PM

Mar 2022

Vitali video

Wladimir videos

Link to tweet

both together

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pandr32

(11,580 posts)

23. Wow, thanks for clearing that up.

Reply to Celerity (Reply #19)

Wed Mar 16, 2022, 06:37 PM

Mar 2022

I totally get the confusion.

Carlitos Brigante

(26,500 posts)

20. Well, they both were heavyweight boxers/champions. nt

Reply to pandr32 (Reply #12)

Wed Mar 16, 2022, 02:48 PM

Mar 2022

Biophilic

(3,647 posts)

13. Yes, yes!! I so wish our people would call BS like this guy. It's time to speak the truth about

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Wed Mar 16, 2022, 12:36 PM

Mar 2022

so many things. It's time to call BS when it's spoken or, even worse, offered as 'truth'.

L. Coyote

(51,129 posts)

16. He shows so much restraint. You know he meant, "Bullshit, fucking lies, horrific war crimes."

Reply to Biophilic (Reply #13)

Wed Mar 16, 2022, 12:59 PM

Mar 2022

Putin has it all rationalized, Ukraine did not cede Donbas as demanded, so everything Russians do is heroic.

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