And we’re back to this basically just being you having a go at America.yes you Americans have large bombs
destroyed Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya what next
There’s a different thread for that. This one is for Russia’s unjustified invasion of Ukraine
And we’re back to this basically just being you having a go at America.yes you Americans have large bombs
destroyed Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya what next
Maybe I misread your post, but you do know that "world's largest nuclear arsenal" refers to Russia not US?yes you Americans have large bombs
destroyed Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya what next
You are so two facedAnd we’re back to this basically just being you having a go at America.
There’s a different thread for that. This one is for Russia’s unjustified invasion of Ukraine
Joke’s on you. I’m allergic to melons.I know but I was replying to a US melon
What's that meant to mean?Got a live one here.
There’s a thread dedicated to the whataboutism you are peddling. You are not turning over new ground in here.What's that meant to mean?
you are a yes man clown?
Location: FloridaThere’s a thread dedicated to the whataboutism you are peddling. You are not turning over new ground in here.
Your pedantry is cute.Location: Florida
Don't like to hear the hard truth
The days of Russia being a great power are over. It has an economy smaller than Italy's (and will soon be smaller than Holland's), conventional forces that can't even conquer the eastern fringes of Ukraine despite throwing two-thirds of its entire ground forces into the attempt, a dysfunctional government and a technological base that is a million miles behind that of the West.It's not 19th century bullshit.
The great powers will play their games. Russia is one of them
And when was the last time they did that? When was also the last time that Russia defended a so-called democracy if they are for any greater good?You talk as if the USA hasn't enforced regime change on democratically elected governments for their own interest
Good post - but bizarre any of it had to be said - it should be obvious to all…Just to stop derailing the thread, a few thoughts about the discussion in the last couple of pages and then I won't mention them again:
-Ukraine is not a threat to Russia's existence, more like the other way round. Ukraine has been independent for about 30 years and has been invaded by Russia 3 times (Crimea, Donetsk-Lugantsk, and now the whole country).
-NATO is not forcing anyone to join. If anything, it has made the process of joining really difficult for other countries. Since 2009 only two have done it.
-NATO nor anyone will invade Russia as it now has nukes. The aggressor of the last 2 times was defeated, occupied, downsized its army, doesn't have nukes and depends on trading with Russia (although the last three are about to change due to Putin's decission to invade).
-Russia tends to invade a lot more often than be invaded. However, it appears to show a tendency to invade and then be military embarrased every 40 to 50 years, and it tends to happen against smaller powers everytime. First the french, then the turks, the japanese, the finnish, the afgans and now Ukraine.
-Esentially, Russia's status as a great power now seems to depend on A) its nuclear reserves and B) its non-renewable resources (Oil and Gas). Whatever the result of the war is, Russia's situation in both is now weaker: invading countries that got rid of their nukes tends to dissuade other countries of doing the same (and encouraging others to get them), making Russia's nukes less relevant in the long term. And, of course, the invasion also accelerated the end of the EU's dependency on Russian oil and gas.
-The US actions in other parts of the world are no excuse for Russia's actions. As a matter of fact, the US is still paying the price for most of the wrong decissions it made there. But there's a different thread for that.
I'm not American, the only "truth" you're spouting has come from Russia. How much are they paying you?Location: Florida
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Judging by the name I'd say he's Hungarian. Great government they have there, real charmers.I'm not American, the only "truth" you're spouting has come from Russia. How much are they paying you?
How many packets of Cheetos you mean?I'm not American, the only "truth" you're spouting has come from Russia. How much are they paying you?
The Hungarians can't really claim Attila, so he might just be someone who really hates the Roman Empire.Judging by the name I'd say he's Hungarian. Great government they have there, real charmers.
No announcement so farSooo it's the 9th. Expectations?
Our brave soldiers are heroically fighting evil and defending mighty Russia in Ukraine!Sooo it's the 9th. Expectations?
Yep. Some wild claims about the war, and pretty much that will be all.Our brave soldiers are heroically fighting evil and defending mighty Russia in Ukraine!
Sooo it's the 9th. Expectations?
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A big Boom of nothing, the speech was super Meh and didn't say anything new and not even any planes flying over Moscow, due to bad weather.Sooo it's the 9th. Expectations?
Raining or shine, planes always fly over the Champs-Élysées on Bastille Day. It's currently sunny in Moscow as shown on TV, so it's gotta be something else than just bad weather.A big Boom of nothing, the speech was super Meh and didn't say anything new and not even any planes flying over Moscow, due to bad weather.
Understanding the internal logic of a delusion might be helpful. Accepting the delusion as reality and going along with it is not. The world moved on and Putin can not turn the clock back.I just can't see any Russian leadership accepting Ukraine leaving their sphere of influence for the EU/Nato
Putin may have made huge blunders during the war but the reasons for doing so still make geopolitical strategic sense
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It's hard to say. The weather is a bit shit & the planes were flying over Moscow during the rehearsals, so maybe it's true. It's hard to trust anything they say though even the stuff that sounds perfectly plausible.Bad weather or «bad weather»?
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