calodo2003
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Tanks like frozen ground.I wonder how the freezing conditions will impact things for either side. It's hardly optimal to move around or be posted somewhere in near sub zero temperature.
Tanks like frozen ground.I wonder how the freezing conditions will impact things for either side. It's hardly optimal to move around or be posted somewhere in near sub zero temperature.
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 intentionPlease, you don't live in a country of a billion+ people with a huge percentage in poverty. Russian retaliation against India could lead to a scale of human suffering of unimaginable scale (greater than what we are seeing in Ukraine) due to India's reliance on Russia for agricultural fertilizer in addition to other materials.
I wonder how the freezing conditions will impact things for either side. It's hardly optimal to move around or be posted somewhere in near sub zero temperature.
Yes it's actually a few degrees above perfect....but still very goodTanks like frozen ground.
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That is one reason the US values protecting Taiwan so highly. It is a big deal, and not just economically.That's pretty big economically. I'd like to know the others are but TSMC are the biggest chip maker by far.
I'd say #2 is likely yes. On #1, let's not be fooled. Russia haven't used all of their force yet.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?
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.If there is no give and take then one side has to be utterly defeated.
Good luck and try not to drag the world into a nuclear pissing contest.
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
Thanks. Had no idea about this.Tanks like frozen ground.
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.I'd say #2 is likely yes. On #1, let's not be fooled. Russia haven't used all of their force yet.
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.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?
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.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.
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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?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.
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.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.
I think this week will be looked at decades from now as the beginning of the end for Putin.
Agreed on both points.I don't think nukes will ever come into play.
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.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
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-insurgencyThis 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?
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.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.
Indeed your countries true colours were shown when churchill starved millions of Indians to death. And in case you come up with a half arsed defense that that was ages ago let me inform you that in the 70's you lot sent in your navy into Indian waters to bomb us in hope of helping pakistan who was at the time genociding bangladeshis. So spare me your "true colours" bollocks.
Whataboutism. This is about Ukraine, now, not past atrocities.What have you done about it then ?
Why don't you pressure your govt right now to cut ties with the saudis who are murdering civilians in yemen right now with the military hardware given by your govt ?
Fair enough. I don’t know why I’m pushing it to be honest. What you say is reasonableLook 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.
It's India's way of supporting the resolution without inviting Russian retaliation.What sort of reasoning is that? Makes no sense to me.
Russia haven't used all their force , but that still doesn't mean #1 isn't trueI'd say #2 is likely yes. On #1, let's not be fooled. Russia haven't used all of their force yet.
Interesting read that. Thanks.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
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.Fair enough. I don’t know why I’m pushing it to be honest. What you say is reasonable
Important point here.Interesting read that. Thanks.
Ukrainians have spent the last eight years planning, training, and equipping themselves for resisting a Russian occupation. Ukraine understands that no U.S. or NATO forces will come to its rescue on the battlefield.
Its strategy doesn’t depend on turning back a Russian invasion, but rather in bleeding Moscow so as to make occupation untenable
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That would probably be beneficial to them compared to Ukraine joining NATO.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?