Is Ukraine about to have a war?
Only half a speed-brake
picture will tell a better story when the timeline is introduced. It was a stale-mate with paramilitary harm far less than drunk driving for how many years already, six?
Interesting vid (turn on captions)
https://youtu.be/GJ0zsvsV4ZA
https://youtu.be/GJ0zsvsV4ZA
The people of Ukraine are paying the price for inept government and stupid western 'diplomacy', precisely as Mearsheimer warned. This is a disaster, likely still worsening. It needs to halt
Not a legal beagle, no funding, just trying to keep perspectives a bit balanced. .
The people of Ukraine are paying the price for inept government and stupid western 'diplomacy', precisely as Mearsheimer warned. This is a disaster, likely still worsening. It needs to halt
The people of Ukraine are paying the price for inept government and stupid western 'diplomacy', precisely as Mearsheimer warned. This is a disaster, likely still worsening. It needs to halt
My goodness etudiant, which planet do you come from? I'm all in favour of a balanced perspective. Yours is nothing of the sort!
Not a legal beagle, no funding, just trying to keep perspectives a bit balanced. .
The people of Ukraine are paying the price for inept government and stupid western 'diplomacy', precisely as Mearsheimer warned. This is a disaster, likely still worsening. It needs to halt
The people of Ukraine are paying the price for inept government and stupid western 'diplomacy', precisely as Mearsheimer warned. This is a disaster, likely still worsening. It needs to halt
Not having surrendered immediately?
Or do I overlook something they could have done to prevent Vlad the Mad violently trying to restore the Soviet empire with communism replaced by cleptocracy.
It needs to halt
It yould be very easy to halt it for Russia. Just go back to the pre- February 24th borders and chances are a peace would surely be negotiable.
I might be wrong, but I believe etudiant, is claiming the 1994 agreement, where Ukraine's government gave up Ukraine's nuclear weapons, to be the reason for Russia's invasion.
Had Ukraine kept its arsenal, Russia might not have invaded.
Had Ukraine kept its arsenal, Russia might not have invaded.
I do promise you all [except one]. Take no notice and the gibbering will stop.
Nothing relevant to see here, move on please.
Nothing relevant to see here, move on please.
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I’m always content to hear an opposite view, however flawed. That’s how Democracy works, isn’t it, where free speech is allowed … unlike some Nations.
Hmmm, what exactly was the ineptness of the Ukrainian Government that would have caused this tragedy?
Not having surrendered immediately?
Or do I overlook something they could have done to prevent Vlad the Mad violently trying to restore the Soviet empire with communism replaced by cleptocracy.
I guess pretty much everyone would agree. But not on your terms.
It yould be very easy to halt it for Russia. Just go back to the pre- February 24th borders and chances are a peace would surely be negotiable.
Not having surrendered immediately?
Or do I overlook something they could have done to prevent Vlad the Mad violently trying to restore the Soviet empire with communism replaced by cleptocracy.
I guess pretty much everyone would agree. But not on your terms.
It yould be very easy to halt it for Russia. Just go back to the pre- February 24th borders and chances are a peace would surely be negotiable.
Ukraine had 30-40% Russian speaking people, dumping on that large a minority is inept at best.
When on top of that you share a large and fairly casual border with Russia which you've been part of for a couple of centuries, it is dumb to pursue membership in an anti Russian alliance.
That is particularly so when Russia has gone out of its way to call that a red line issue. That is the point Mearsheimer emphasized.
To put it in context, recognize the US did not react well when little Cuba housed Soviet troops and missiles in the 1960s, even though Cuba had not even joined the Warsaw Pact.
The Minsk Accords were imho the best possible deal that everyone could live with. They are dead and gone, that opportunity is lost.
Now we have this mess, which looks more like 1914 redux every day, always escalation, never any easing, with nuclear not too far away.
Separately, kleptocracy is not limited to Russia, Ukraine is quite competitive on that front as well by all reports.
That is easy, the ineptness was shown by the post Maidan decision to eliminate the various linguistic minority rights in Ukraine and to believe the blandishments of future NATO membership.
Ukraine had 30-40% Russian speaking people, dumping on that large a minority is inept at best.
When on top of that you share a large and fairly casual border with Russia which you've been part of for a couple of centuries, it is dumb to pursue membership in an anti Russian alliance.
That is particularly so when Russia has gone out of its way to call that a red line issue. That is the point Mearsheimer emphasized.
To put it in context, recognize the US did not react well when little Cuba housed Soviet troops and missiles in the 1960s, even though Cuba had not even joined the Warsaw Pact.
The Minsk Accords were imho the best possible deal that everyone could live with. They are dead and gone, that opportunity is lost.
Now we have this mess, which looks more like 1914 redux every day, always escalation, never any easing, with nuclear not too far away.
Separately, kleptocracy is not limited to Russia, Ukraine is quite competitive on that front as well by all reports.
Ukraine had 30-40% Russian speaking people, dumping on that large a minority is inept at best.
When on top of that you share a large and fairly casual border with Russia which you've been part of for a couple of centuries, it is dumb to pursue membership in an anti Russian alliance.
That is particularly so when Russia has gone out of its way to call that a red line issue. That is the point Mearsheimer emphasized.
To put it in context, recognize the US did not react well when little Cuba housed Soviet troops and missiles in the 1960s, even though Cuba had not even joined the Warsaw Pact.
The Minsk Accords were imho the best possible deal that everyone could live with. They are dead and gone, that opportunity is lost.
Now we have this mess, which looks more like 1914 redux every day, always escalation, never any easing, with nuclear not too far away.
Separately, kleptocracy is not limited to Russia, Ukraine is quite competitive on that front as well by all reports.
On a point of order, NATO is not specifically anti Russian. It was founded to face a Soviet threat, granted, but it is a defensive alliance, and therefore does not threaten, I.e. wish to conquer, any other power.
Only half a speed-brake
Outside of NATO's own social bubble:
a) NATO is just an acronym for USA+their (puppy) friends.
b) US political and economic global dominance is a source and target of a lot of aggravation (justified or not)
c) a+b = unless you are on the team, pretty much everybody feels uneasy or worse about USA / NATO
d) The list of NATO / US (which are synonymous to many) uses of violent military force outside our borders is not really short
e) "d" above invalidates what defensive stands for
The inverse of knowing your enemy is not to bullwash ourselves.
Germany has found an ammunition producer ( in Norway ) that can make the 35 mm shells used in the Gepard Flakpanzer and these are going to be tested this week. This means that the 30 Panzer can be delivered to the Ukraine, possibly starting next week - assuming successful ammo trials.. Ukrainian troops are already in training in Germany.
https://www.focus.de/politik/ausland..._57275780.html
https://www.focus.de/politik/ausland..._57275780.html