Russia now claims Sanctions are a declaration of War!

[Fort Fun Indiana]

Youre ******* delusional if you think you get into the KGB and then climb the ******* ranks all the way to becoming the leader of Russia, without being very smart.

Aw, look at the little guy covering for unethical dumbfucks.

They were calling ACTIONS smart. Not Putin. His ACTIONS.

 

[irosie91]

Pretty much "We will allow entry into NATO for whom we see fit, now go play with your money". Putin finally said "I'll be damned if you will" and so it goes. It's not like the West was not warned.

There has always been this notion within the EU (in particular) that Russia is a backwards uncivilized country when it could not be any farther from the truth.....They are just different, tougher, and much more resilient due to generation upon generation being downtrodden.....They look at what we would call rank tyranny and go "meh, how cold is it going to get today".

The only thing that will stop Russia taking Ukraine is lack of resources. If the EU pushes too hard in that direction to where China can't or won't back Putin up then the EU will be trying to remember the last time they had electricity.

the Ukraine has been The DOORMAT of "great russia" for CENTURIES-----I prefer to afford the
Ukranians the option of NATO vs not NATO

 

[Natural Citizen]

Sanctions are by default an act of war. These are the isolationists in the true sense of the term.

Anyone who contends otherwise does not understand the nature of war. Or geo-poltics in general, for that matter.

 

[Wild Bill Kelsoe]

While some may claim the Sanctions are ineffective. They seem to be having a serious effect. Today Putin said that the implementation of Sanctions is a declaration of war.

Putin says Western sanctions are akin to declaration of war

President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that Western sanctions on Russia were akin to a declaration of war and warned that any attempt to impose a no-fly zone in Ukraine would lead to catastrophic consequences for the world.

www.reuters.com

His stated goal now is to implement a pro Russian Government and demilitarize Ukraine.

So we are supposed to believe that tiny Ukraine is an intolerable threat to giant Russia?

The desired effect is to start WW3?

 

[SavannahMann]

The desired effect is to start WW3?

I can live with that. It is better to die standing for something.

 

[AZrailwhale]

What right does anyone have to tell Iran they can't have nuclear weapons? Are they not an independent country allowed to set their policies?

The entire world has decided that the spread of nuclear weapons should be stopped. Too many countries have them already.