You got me to concede that NATO (america) encroachment was one of the root causes of the war . Good job Morgan . Meanwhile negotiations to recommence june 2
For Russia to win decisively and to then reincorporate Ukraine, it will have to do away with the oligarchic capitalist model established in the 1990s and return to Stalinism.
But Putin was installed in power precisely in order to preserve that model and make sure the communists never returned, and if there is one consistent theme in his rule, to which everything has been sacrificed, including the fundamental security of the state, it is that commitment.
The Russian oligarchy absolutely does not want to hear about wartime mobilization and then having to pay for the restoration of all of Ukraine. Much of it also dreams of restoring relationships with the West.
Thus negotiations with the very same people bombing the country right when those negotiations are happeningâŠ
I fully disagree.
Oligarchy is an authoritarian variant of Capitalism. Imperialism is one of its tool.
Putin came to power not to prevent the restauration of communism, but the instauration of a functionnal democracy !!!
When Ukraine took the path of democracy, it had to be broken. If it not be, it wiuld have shown to the Russian people that democracy is possible in Russia.
Nationalistic and imperialist ideologies have their reasons, even if not compatible with economy.
And Ukraine is a rich country, ready to be exploited by oligarchs.
Yes broken in 2014. Now if zel stiffs up the Istanbul negotions they will lose odessa
Meanwhile Klitschko & Zelensky are at war. Who will be eliminated ?
In a Le Monde interview, according to Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has said that
former US President Joe Biden during his time in office wanted to see Russia *âdestroyedâ
Is this supposed to convince me that itâs okay for Russia to attack itâs neighbors?
I have checked the source.
Lula has said that.
But he said also 
" Brazil condemned Russiaâs violation of Ukraineâs territorial integrity from the outset. Brazil has been defending peace for three years! I told Vladimir Putin it was time to end the war, and I advised him to meet with Volodymyr Zelensky in Istanbul [on May 16]. And I regret that he didnât go.
I believe this war should never have taken place. The misstep was taken by Putin when he decided to invade Ukraine. This is clear, and we have always maintained it: no country has the right to invade anotherâs territory, especially when there are still opportunities for negotiation.
But the West also bears some responsibility. Joe Biden, with whom I spoke at length about this, believed that Russia had to be destroyed. And Europe, which has long embodied a middle path in the world, has aligned itself with Washington and is now spending billions on its rearmament. This worries me. If we only talk about war, there will never be peace.
Brazil is ready to support negotiations between Russia and Ukraine. Along with China and 11 other developing countries, we proposed a peace plan in 2024. After three years of war, no one has anything to gain from continuing the conflict. Putin knows he wonât get everything, and so does Zelensky. Letâs sit down and talk. Enough bombs, enough death, enough destruction."
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Just goes to show putin was right. Its was all about destroying russia and this is a proxy war
Your data does not support your conclusion.
Preparation for war with China and Iran are underway on top of this proxy war.
Hillary redid all the mineral laws of Ukraine with the promise of total transparency. She was followed by John Kerry, the climate czar, who invested in oil in Ukraine. Try to find out who owns 90% of the mineral rights in Ukraine today. Zelenskyy totally screwed up a peace treaty laid out by trump. I think the problem was that he could not give America 50% of mineral rights because that would leave nothing for Ukraine. And that would have looked bad for Ukraine if it turned out that America had 100% of some of the major mineral rights.
âFor a comprehensive list of bilateral and multilateral international documents, consult the Verkhova Rada of Ukraine website.â -AI. Good luck!
AI pretty much says it all by the statement - In short, AI can provide valuable insights and information about specific agreements and categories of cooperation, but providing a perfectly comprehensive and up-to-date list of every single US-Ukraine agreement might be limited by factors like data availability, the complexity of diplomatic and legal documents, and the constantly changing nature of international relations.
Ukraine acted as a Piggy Bank for the DC swamp. As with all Central and international banking, the data is next to impossible to come by.
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Please, respect the facts.
To make peace, one needs to be two to agree. China is a totalitarian and imperialistic power. China is methodically occupying the south China sea, taking hold of the sea demesne of its neighbors. And China is preparing a war to conquer TaĂŻwan.
It is rational for USA to prepare to war against China.
But Trump does not like war, except trade wars.
About Iran, right now, Trump is trying to negotiate a treaty similar to the one he broke during his first mandate.
Please respect reality.
The war with china has been in preparation ages ago which has seen obama declare a pivot to asia policy and massive military bases surrounding china and war games in its doorstep. USA cannot allow another rival to thrive in this world for it must be the sole hegemony in this world as declared in the Project for a New American Century document
You are totally right.
I would add that China is playing wargames around TaĂŻwan and in south Pacific. Both powers show their strength.
China is overcoming USA as the first world power, and USA cannot accept that.
We have two imperialist power competing and arming themselves.
But USA donât want to make open war with China, as China does not want an open war with USA.
War will be through indirect opérations, economies, cyberwar, and so. In fact war has begun.
But China wants TaĂŻwan and is ready to invade it, if USA allows it.
Other regional powers are in a wisecrack. before Trump election, they were courting USA to get guarantees against China. but Trump tarifs war has destabilized the scheme and they are trying to get economical deals with China.
Trump is China best ally.
Can you just stop with your BS? Have you seen Hegsethâs speech on the weekend??
In plain English:
Trump officials are making it clear to their Asian allies that if trade negotiations do not go well with our interests, they should be prepared to stand with us in the event of a direct confrontation with China.
Why should I care about an outdated think tank idea signed by people who are now dead?
Oh, I see how it fits
I hope you are trolling here. Would be amazing if you thought that was a serious comment
Itâs humor. My comment is on the quality of your evidence.
The last port in ukraine - Odessa is surrounded by the Russians . I dont know how long it can hold off the russians.
former NATO Secretary General and current Norwegian Finance Minister Jens Stoltenberg, has said
âI know that one additional billion to Ukraine or one billion extra to national defense is one billion less to other good purposes like health, education and infrastructure. But we must remember that the highest cost is to let Putin win,â