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ADVISORY - War / Violence
News is reporting that a Russian strike on the Ukraine can take place in a matter of hours. Putin's forces are camping on three fronts with engines running.
I really feel sorry for the people of Ukraine.
I can't see Nato and the US armed forces going into the Ukraine, the risk of a full scale war is to great.
Just like he did in Crimea, Putin is in a good spot to also annexe the Ukraine. When will it stop?
Note to Mods - not sure this topic is permitted on Vital so I'll understand if it gets booted.
News is reporting that a Russian strike on the Ukraine can take place in a matter of hours. Putin's forces are camping on three fronts with engines running.
I really feel sorry for the people of Ukraine.
I can't see Nato and the US armed forces going into the Ukraine, the risk of a full scale war is to great.
Just like he did in Crimea, Putin is in a good spot to also annexe the Ukraine. When will it stop?
Note to Mods - not sure this topic is permitted on Vital so I'll understand if it gets booted.
Some good advice, stay away from CNN and all the other opinion based news orgs that employ activists, not journalists.
Here is a great article for you to read.
https://jacobinmag.com/2022/02/neo-mccarthyism-russia-ukraine-bernie-sa…
Say what you want about The previous administration, but China, Russia and N Korea weren’t making any moves with Trump in office.
The Shop
What can you recommend reliable news?
And this is a power play by Putin plain and simple. Anyone claiming it’s for the good of the people or for ethnic reasons is not seeing the bigger picture. Xi will follow soon. These people and the religious dictators in the Middle East respond to power. Not talk or bullshit. Power.
And as far as the Middle East I’m fine if the US stays the hell out of there. No one is winning anything is that area do to ethnic and religious wars for the last couple thousand years.
US policy sucks ass even worse than it has previously, and our government is as corrupt as it gets.
NO.
Guy I know who`s in French Legion has been there numerous times. He was there back in 2014 shortly after first invasion too.
There are US troops in Poland and Romania. We haave some drills going on here right now. Saw a bunch of US Apache helicopters today.
Remember Trump demanded NATO countries to spend X% amount of anual budget on defence? We did that. Military has more money they ever had, buying all kinds of shit.
Pit Row
Although they have also made it clear that NATO nations will protect themselves, as they should.
The US and many other western countries are supplying arms though.
Do you think the US and NATO should just give Putin free reign to take what he wants?
NATO putting its “foot” down and not allowing maps to be redrawn has been a cornerstone of peace in Europe for 70 odd years now. So I think serious economic sanctions, and anything short of direct military support for Ukraine is prudent and just.
Putin doesn’t like the fact that Ukraine is starting to lean more to the west. What message does it send to any countries who want to lean more toward the west, that when they Russia retaliates, they are completely on their own.
No civilized country should be OK with Russia entering Ukraine.
Putin has reputation to keep in Russia. I fear he will have no other option but to invade.
I really did mean sending conventional forces to go to war.
I stand by everything else I said though. The lines on the map should stay as they are. And short of going to war with russia I support any action taken by the west to stop or at very least punish Russia for trying to re-draw those lines. As they have done multiple times now.
Squared up. Who will back down looks weak. I have Ukrainian friends I hope nothing happens. I had to work with a young Ukrainian women for 2+ Hrs diagnosing computer stuff. She had no accent after 1 hr I would here a little bit on a word. Very beautiful and cute . And enjoyable to work with.
Russia can make Europe pay way too much, and ultimately struggle with energy supply. But ultimately blocking Europe cuts out their biggest source of income.
Western Europe are in a much better place to “wether the storm”
The west can block access to Russian funds, block access to technology, block access to raw materials, shaft their oligarchs financially etc.
It will hurt everyone, but Russia is not in a particularly great place economically speaking.
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