Tanks like frozen ground.
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
So would I be right in saying that
1) The war is not going as well for Russia as they expected and Ukraine are still in the fight
2) Russia is under more international pressure than they expected and it's looking increasingly like a disaster for Putin?
1) The war is not going as well for Russia as they expected and Ukraine are still in the fight
2) Russia is under more international pressure than they expected and it's looking increasingly like a disaster for Putin?
The true colours are that not antagonising Russia takes priority over anything else. I didn’t say it needed justification, but it’s clearly the true intention
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Yes it's actually a few degrees above perfect....but still very good
Give it a few weeks (for a theoretical and clearly not gonna happen nato counterattack )and then the tanks will be far slower as the ground gets softer
That kind of makes the abstention more confusing.
That is one reason the US values protecting Taiwan so highly. It is a big deal, and not just economically.
I'd say #2 is likely yes. On #1, let's not be fooled. Russia haven't used all of their force yet.
I disagree with your views that both sides are to blame for this. While I believe India should have the right to neutrality in this situation, this attack is entirely on Putin and his fear that a democratic Ukraine will affect the legitimacy of his autocratic regime. NATO is the only thing preventing Putin from expanding this war.
Thanks. Had no idea about this.
I can't decide if international isolation will make the Russians double down and get more aggressive, or encourage them to consider backing down and not do anything stupid against any of their other neighbours at this time.
Yes. But as mentioned, Putin still has a lot more weaponry that he can use. But even if he were to take Kiev, he wouldn't be able to put a puppet in place since that person would get rejected and an insurgency would form immediately and get rid of him. So there really is no end game where Putin can come out on top.
At this point, all bets seem to be off. Putin started it, and now the situation develops from here. Historical precedent shows that Russia has no qualms about using extremely aggressive force, but now international spotlights are on them.
Yeah so they basically condemn.
This is really what I’m struggling to wrap my head around. What can Russia possibly gain from this? A never ending insurgence and guerilla warfare for decades?
I'm no PR expert but in my opinion all Ukrainian diplomats are having a truly excellent performance.
The ambassador, the minister of foreign affairs, and Zelenskiy himself obviously. Addressing nations individually to highlight their support and communicating in English.
The ambassador, the minister of foreign affairs, and Zelenskiy himself obviously. Addressing nations individually to highlight their support and communicating in English.
He will kill many Ukrainians and innocent people will die in huge numbers but I am getting a feeling this is a war he can’t win. He won’t control 44 million people who hate him and with every day that passes he is under more and more pressure.
Agreed on both points.
I was watching an interview on Sky news with a former US ambassador to Ukraine. He talked about how the US got the USSR to back down during the Cuban crisis and the USSR was much stronger than today's Russia. He spoke, and I agree that Putin uses nuclear Weapons to strike fear into people and that we can't allow him to do that.
Putin can't afford a long war, the Sanctions will take hold and they will have an impact.
Going on another interview with the former head of the British Army, he believes Russia doesn't have the man power to control the whole of Ukraine. He thinks two major cities only and that home fighters across the country will make life very hard Russia because of this.
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Canadian professional footballer Svyatik Artemenko has enlisted into the Ukrainian military. Former keeper for Valour FC (Winnipeg) and a few months ago won our local semi-pro club with Guelph. Signed a pro deal just a few days ago with FK Podillya in the second tier of Ukraine and is now on his way to military training.
https://www.guelphtoday.com/local-n...ing-to-battle-russians-in-the-ukraine-5103050
https://www.guelphtoday.com/local-n...ing-to-battle-russians-in-the-ukraine-5103050
What sort of reasoning is that? Makes no sense to me.
Look I believe India will be best served in the long term by reducing ties with the Putin regime and increasing cooperation with the US, which can give greater flexibility for India to forcefully stand for democratic values and against autocratic regimes, it can't happen overnight though.
We don't know for sure what Russia's exit strategy is here, though realistic indications are that they'll split Ukraine in 2. But here's an article about potential insurgency: https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/ukraine/2022-02-25/coming-ukrainian-insurgency
Agreed. He has galvanized most of the world against him within 48 hours, has managed to get the most crippling sanctions imaginable enacted, and now also has demonstrations against him within Russia. No matter what he does in Ukraine, he will lose in the end.
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Whataboutism. This is about Ukraine, now, not past atrocities.
Fair enough. I don’t know why I’m pushing it to be honest. What you say is reasonable
It's India's way of supporting the resolution without inviting Russian retaliation.
Russia haven't used all their force , but that still doesn't mean #1 isn't true
Interesting read that. Thanks.
In time it will happen that US and India will become very close, after all US currently has a Vice President of Indian descent and I wouldn't be surprised to see a US president of Indian descent in the next few decades as the Indian-American community is a growing influential bloc inside the US. The foundational values of the two countries are very similar after all.
Anyone not talking about the current war on Ukraine should be kicked or banned, keep your prejudices and past nonsense out.
Hope all the brave women and children who have fled or stayed are safe and well. The regular men and soldiers fighting for their country, absolute warriors and heroes. I hope the Ukrainian people don't bow to Russia whatever happens. This is why national pride is important and should never be looked down on.
Hope all the brave women and children who have fled or stayed are safe and well. The regular men and soldiers fighting for their country, absolute warriors and heroes. I hope the Ukrainian people don't bow to Russia whatever happens. This is why national pride is important and should never be looked down on.
The content and conclusion have no logical relationship.
Basically, I disagree with what you're doing but I would love your business or resources.
This is the kind of stuff that makes you question if humanity will ever reach the next level or even prevent its self-destruction.
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That would probably be beneficial to them compared to Ukraine joining NATO.
Although more realistically you'd think they were either hoping for a quick surrender and being able to negotiate terms to keep NATO and the west out. Or to gain some territory on their own border.
Even just distabalising Ukraine would have benefits.
It's still a weird one as they've gone so all in with it they'll end up looking weak even with those outcomes...and risk making the region more hostile than the hassle it would be worth. That's before getting to the international consequences with non allies using it as fuel and allies having no real reason to do much more than distance themselves.