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I almost forgot....Today would have been George Michael's 60th birthday.

That may be true, but soaps haven't exactly been quick to move with the times in recent years, have they?

I can sort of understand what you're saying, but at the same time...this is a soap, it's not "Little House on the Prairie". Cheating, betrayals and illicit love affairs have been part of this genre for decades.

That might be the only thing that saves Prigozhin, if this whole thing was a scam. But would Putin agree to something like that when it made him look so utterly weak? I doubt it, but then again, who knows....

Of course they won't be prosecuting. But if Prigozhin thinks that he will live much longer I think he might be disappointed. Putin hasn't exactly been against poisoning people who have displeased him.

Definitely not. This whole affair has made Putin look weak and ridiculous, and that is something he won't like at all. That's why Prigozhin's withdrawal makes no sense. He must realize that he now has a big fat target on his back. Actually nothing about Prigozhin's actions make sense. That's why it feels like there's more going on here behind the scenes.

This has been the most extraordinary day. If this really is the end of it then none of it makes any sense at all. What was this all about? Does Prigozhin really think that Putin is gonna honour any possible deal they made? Events in Russia can often seem illogical, but this one really takes the cake.

Something like this could not have happened before the invasion of Ukraine, because then the Russian army would have been around to hit back immediately. Now most of that army is tied down in the Ukraine, and if Putin withdraws troops from there to help then that would give the Ukraine the upper hand and give them a golden opportunity to reclaim their territory.

I think the main thing is that they expected Ukraine to fall easily and that the invasion would be successful in a matter of days. When that didn't happen Putin had no way out, and now that miscalculation is coming home to roost....

This is hardly the development Putin and his cronies had in mind when they attacked Ukraine last year....

All this is a bit scary. So many unsubstantiated rumours flying around. God only knows how all this will end.

It's cute how some think that Steffy/Finn is this untouchable couple that Brad Bell won't dare to mess with in fear of some backlash. When, not if, he wants to break them up, he will do just that. They are not some sacred couple that will remain faithful and true forever and ever. Anyone who believes that must never have seen a soap before, especially not B&B. This is a show that only relies on triangles and partner swapping nowadays, and Steffy/Finn won't be immune to that.

And to think that it looked so promising 6 months ago when Brooke and Taylor had told Ridge bye-bye and the Hope/Liam/Steffy hell seemed to be well and truly over.... I guess Brad Bell did a time-jump like DAYS did....only he did it backwards.

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