More likely they'll send me to Mexico or Canada to support carthels with chemical and biological warfare against the USA.
Just your wishful thinking.
Why not? I mean, even from my pretty pacifistic and pro-American position, a limited counter-force strike against America is much better than allow existence of NATO bases in Ukraine and Eastern Europe.
Actually, Gleb Bobrov's "The Age of Deathborn" about future Russia-backed rebellion in Eastern Novorussia was published back in 2008. Fedor Berezin's "War 2010: Ukrainian front" was published in 2009.The Trilateral Agreement did NOT include a proviso specifying that that the US would turn Ukraine into a CIA Colony !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Trilateral Process: The United States, Ukraine, Russia and Nuclear Weapons
When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, Ukraine had the world’s third largest nuclear arsenal on its territory. When Ukrainian-Russian negotiations on removing these weapons from Ukraine appeared to break down in September 1993, the U.S. government engaged in a trilateral process with Ukraine...www.brookings.edu
There is NO EVIDENCE that Putin sought to annex Novorossiya prior to December 2013.
Sneaky Russians and criminals, "birds of a feather".
Here is a 5-year chart of oil prices, looks like its slowly dropping to me.
Trump wants to keep Ukraine independent of NATO, he knows that is a redline for Putin.
Its not that I would like it, but as for me - drinking tequila, smoking Havana's and enjoying the society of exotic beauties while training local rebels to use poisons and bioweapons for good salary is a way better than get rotten in trenches for a way lower salary. And even from moral point of view, is a way better to kill Americans, who hired Ukrainians, rather than Ukrainians who are just hired muscles.
Looks like as highly dependent from other events, first of all - from industrial demands. If you want make weapons - you'll buy more oil (and it gives us more money). If you don't want to make weapons, Russia and China (and other industrial states) will have more oil for lower prices, make more weapons and take whatever they want (starting with Ukraine and Taiwan) by military force.
Really, I don't care what he wants. What is more or less important is what he is going to do: escalate or deescalate.
Not necessarily. It also might cause more or less mutually acceptable peace solution. Like, you know, escalation for de-escalation.
There is no sticking point at all. If Kievan regime continue its existence in its current anti-Russian form, there is no force on this planet that can "guarantee" Ukrainian security. Quite contrary, without equal right for Russians (and changing of Ukrainian constitution in the point of their future NATO membership) we can guarantee Ukrainian insecurity.
No. While the USA is a member of NATO, there will be no US forces in Ukraine (only until the next cruise missile income in their barracks).
Reason they signed the Minsk 1 and 2 Agreements
Keep dreaming.
Trump will keep driving the price of oil lower.
One day Trump says he's walking away from Ukraine, the next day he says he's turning up the heat on Russia with banking and tougher sanctions. Zelensky doesn't want to give up Crimea, Trump wants him to for peace. Ukraine is a democracy, so whoever wins without Russian interference rules Ukraine. There are no Nazis. Russia has no other conditions that will be accepted. Either peace happens or it doesn't.
Russia does not want a war with NATO. Ukraine is not part of Russia, after 3-years of war you guys should know that by now.
And how he do it? Magically or just by decreasing oil demand by decreasing industrial capabilities? Less oil consumed by America and Europe - more oil consumed by China and India. Lesser oil prices for industrial countries - lesser prices for industrial goods. Russia was exchanging one barrel of oil for one UAV, Russia continue exchange one barrel of oil for one UAV.
As you wish. It means, that there will be no peace. If you denie existence of the problem - you won't be able to find solution.
Who told you this?
Ukraine is a part of Russia, just temporarily controlled by NATO backed separatists. Just believe me. We know better.
Trump will enable more oil production to keep the price low.
Ok, keep fighting the Ukrainians then. I don't have a dog in that fight, Europe does.
History, since NATO was formed informs me that Russia does not want a war with NATO.
Ukraine is a separate independent country, it has been since the breakup of the USSR. After 3-years of war you should know that by now. Here is what AI says about it:
As far as I read NATO books, it's vice versa, the only wish of "evil Ruskies" was (and still is) to attack innocent Europe for no reason
It's not enough to declare independence. A state needs to prove its ability to be the independent state. Ukraine tried, Ukraine failed, Ukraine died mostly because of the mental infection "ideology of hatred". Now, what we can see is the dead and rotten body moving and fighting exclusively because of the foreign support. Something like a Hollywood zombie.
Trump can allow tax write-offs and other "subsidies" to get oil companies to produce more oil.
I still remember the "Iron Curtain" and how miserable life was in East Germany. I remember the Prague Spring in 1968. Most countries like Poland, and the other Warsaw Pact countries wanted their independence from Russia. Ukraine wants to be like Poland, free of Russia.
Not true, Russia doesn't own Ukraine any more than they now own Poland. What is "sad but true" is that Putin is an evil dictator who rules Russia with an iron fist. I prefer the better presidents like Gorbachev or Yeltsin. Medvedev is Putin's sock puppet.
Incorrect.
That's not what happened.
www.britannica.com
Its not much comparing with oil prices and decreasing productivity of American oil fields.
Lower interest rates means more money on the market (with the same amount of goods) and higher (not lower) prices.
He wants - he pays.
No. If he increase Chinese economy by lowering oil prices - he increase Putin's cash flow.
Bla-bla-bla. It has nothing with the answer on the simple question - were Russian wishing to destroy NATO during Cold War? And answer is simple, "yes, they were".
Some Ukrainians (we call them Banderlogs) want to be free of Russia. But they can't, mostly because they are Russians. Like a man can't really become a woman (while he can mitigate himself), same way, Russian person can't stop being Russian. Tarasistion (from popular Ukrainian name Taras and Transition) only mitigate person.
Of course it's true. Russia is the land of Russians. Ukrainians are Russians as Hillbillies are Americans.
He isn't "evil" and "iron fist" isn't evil either. "Iron fist" is more a part of his image, rather than an actual description of his ruling style.
No problem. You want them - you elect them. Allow them to dismantle NATO and USA, and, may be, Russia won't repeat your mistake and won't try to take control over Alaska or arm Californian separatists or bomb England to force it to recognise independence of Scotland.
Presidents like Gorbachev and Eltsin were possible when you stayed beyond Elbe. You have bombed Serbia - Russia choosed Putin and started preparations for the war. You declared in 2007 that Ukraine and Georgia will be NATO members - the war became inevitable. You make preparations to attack us, we make our preparations to attack you.
Trump is expanding oil fields and oil production, like ANWR in Alaska and off-shore fields.
NATO is stronger now than before thanks to Putin reminding everyone why they spend 3% on their militaries. Hungary and Poland especially appreciate and need NATO, they are not sabotaging it. (are you conflating NATO and the EU?)
If you look at the DNA differences, and there are slight differences, Ukrainians are Ukrainian, and Russians are Russian.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Time moves forward not backward, 1997 is long gone. True, NATO lied to Russia when they said "not one inch eastward" after allowing German unification. That was unfortunate, because NATO kept moving eastward. I don't want to rehash how we got here. Russia attacked Georgia to keep them, and now is attacking Ukraine to keep it. The US and NATO don't capture territory we admit members who ask to join to prevent being captured by Russia. Russia threatening war just makes NATO stronger by adding member states. Maybe Russia should stop invading other countries and spend oil money (and lives) more wisely?
THAT IS PRECISELY WHAT HAPPENED:That's not what happened.
Hint:
Revolution of Dignity - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
Ukraine - Maidan, Protest, Revolution | Britannica
Ukraine - Maidan, Protest, Revolution: Ukraine’s pro-European trajectory was abruptly halted in November 2013, when a planned association agreement with the EU was scuttled just days before it was scheduled to be signed. The accord would have more closely integrated political and economic ties...
Trump is not a magian. He can't just add oil to oil fields. If the prices are high - drilling in Alaska is profitable. If the prices are low - drilling in Alaska is non-profitable. And what is worse (for you) low oil prices boost Chinese and Indian economy and mean more cash for Putin.
Of course no. You can't fight with percentages of GDP. You need actual weapons and vechicles. And Biden sanctions decreased Germany's industrial capabilities more drastically than Truman's carpet bombing campaigns.
Really? Ok. We'll see.
First of all, the differences are more statistical - northern genes are more often in North, South genes are more often in South. But it is one claster of genes, there is no any specific "Russian" or "Ukrainian" genes. Second - being Russian or being Ukrainian is not about genes at all. My own Y-chromosome has Middle-East origin and is the most often in Saudi Arabia.If you look at the DNA differences, and there are slight differences, Ukrainians are Ukrainian, and Russians are Russian.
"...both nations retain the ethnic specificity of their gene pools: Ukrainian populations are similar to the rest of Ukraine, and Russian populations are similar to the south of the European part of Russia. The genetic differences may be due to the spatial characteristics of marriage migration and the predominant ethnic environment."[GENE POOL SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN UKRAINIANS AND RUSSIANS OF SLOBOZHANSHINA ON Y-CHROMOSOME DATA] - PubMed
The results of the study of Y-chromosomal polymorphisms of Russian and Ukrainian population are presented for Slobozhanshina--contemporary border region, former "Wild Field" boundary, which was inhabited in XVII-XVIII centuries by both the Russians from the north and Ukrainians from the west. In...
Yep. Now its time to return what is rightfully ours.
It was your mistake and you have to undone it. One way, or another. You can do it by yourself or we can help you a little.
No. It's just putting all bad eggs in one basket. And now, its time to drop the basket.
What can be more wise than investing money and lives in your own safety, elimination of your enemies and returning of your lands and your property? Especially if we live in the world with the only one international law - "Might is right"?
I just listened to this lecture from post #316. Its probably how you look at the causes and outcomes for Ukraine?
China and India need to choose sides. Either Russian oil or business with the US. We need to stop the war one way or another.
tradingeconomics.com
Hungary and Poland are meeting their NATO commitments.
My ancestor's country of origin is Austria with some Ukrainian DNA, and 0.01% Ashkenazi?!
Post #318 and this video explains a lot. Let me know if you agree. I think there is a Russian option.
