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In the Netherlands there are still people who think leaving the EU is a good idea. These people still don't understand the dependency on trade our country has. The UK should be seen as a warning to other members. Together we are strong, alone we fall.
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Just one correction. The Ukrainian strikes on Crimea were on Ukrainian territory. Not Russian. It still is and will be Ukrainian.
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"Could Trump force elections on Ukraine?" Short answer: No Long answer: Hell no!
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Gaining territory is one thing. Holding on to it is a whole other matter for Russia. Especially when your economy is hit really badly and Ukrainians will use more guerilla tactics. An other option the West could use is to supply Chechens and Georgians with the means to liberate their country. That would force Russia to distribute their troops.
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If Putin can slap a Russian label onto these parts of Ukraine than NATO can slap a member label onto Ukraine.
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This will save the EU to make the same mistake it did with Hungary.
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Mussolini-style.
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Let me put it this way: Ukraine will join NATO and the EU faster than Turkiye the EU.
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The fact that Wilders had to say that he will do nothing that would be against the constitution worries me the most.
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Considering how much Russia spends on it's army and how modest it's economy is, this will probably be reflected in it's standard of living.
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Calling extortion a 'deal' is new to me.
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@ammanus356 They tolerated him as long as he left them alone. He broke that agreement so anything's possible.
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What if Trump will bill South-Korea for 70 years of military support just like it did with Ukraine and North-Korea invades?
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@kevin___ Why? Because every member of parliament pledged to be faithful to the constitution. So there is no need to mention it unless he had other intentions.
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Russia is losing more than only the war in Ukraine.
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 @rhea7756 Yes, another thing he can and Putin not.
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@hosszu2010 It has more to do with the fact that people looking for a scapegoat for all their problems and migration is an easy one. They will find out soon that the 'cure' will be worse than the 'disease'.
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if you wonder why the EU is not eager to let these countries join one only has to look at Hungary.
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@andreasstrauss5194 With one big difference. This time Russia's opponents aren't simple peasants on sandals with Kalashnikov's but well equipped soldiers.
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In the Netherlands we shower with drinking water...
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"Will Poland swing into Ukraine if Wagener invades?"
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Hungary is doing nothing else than blackmailing and living of EU subsidies.
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As by the Russian playbook.
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@Saila36 Some still don't get it. Russia cannot win in the long run. And if it would foolishly try to attack a NATO country, Belarus would be the first to be liberated together with Kaliningrad. Russia seems to be the only country that still has this nineteenth century idea of the world.
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Yes, we should stop financing the US defense industry.
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@arielbatista7ify No my Russian cheerleader.
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As a Dutchmen that followed the MH-17 developments I wouldn't hold my breath.
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@bendikkirkbakk1833 ... Russia started the war.
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Well the VVD has just announced it will go into the opposition. So this will get interesting.
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@PerspectiveNarrative No double standards. Ukraine will meet the demands quicker than Turkiye. As simple as that.
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@bololollek9245 Russia has always tried to russify they area. First by deporting the Tartars in 1944 and more recently in 2014. Crimea had self control but Russia decided to just take it although it's Ukrainian territory. Forcing Ukrainians to take Russians passports does not make them Russians. Russia is going to find out the hard way.
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The thing if that livestock farmers consider themselves more important to Dutch food security than the really are.
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Short answer: Because they use their brain.
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Making you enemy guess is strategy.
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@MrMakavelli007 The infrastructure has been in place for years. The tap has been set low due to earth quakes but could be turned open full if needed when citizens get compensation.
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No, because Kosovo is a sovereign state. You cannot go your own way just because you feel like it.
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 @trickybarrel444 Lithuania: NATO article 5......... good luck
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@Hikoplouyr The difference is that Ukraine evacuates cities and Russia prefers to level it when still occupied.
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@Red-Check-Mark Easily. Germany alone has a GDP 4 times that of Russia. You obviously have no clue.
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@joeb1den363 The dam is under Russian control and they mind it last year. They just flipped the switch.
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@cmoneill We'll just have to cope with this. Security in Europe is worth the economic pain.
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Using those frozen Russian assets all over the world would make a good first start in financing the rebuild.
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@gnrseanra9070 No, the EU is China's biggest market and customer is king.
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Not, that's why Zelensky didn't signed this 'deal'.
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@HyperScorpio8688 France, Sweden, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands,....
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@bendikkirkbakk1833 Well it's up to Ukraine to decide to join NATO. Just Finland and Sweden. Russia has no say about that. Russia started that war in 2014 and after ten years they still are trying to erase Ukraine.
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NATO build-up is just a legitimate exercise within it's border. Just as Russia did three month ago and called western concerns 'hysteria'....
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@Robert-xy4xi Of course he can speak German. He was an KGB officer stationed in Dresden, then East Germany. As for his English, I've never heard him speak in English to an American president in public.
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The real question is: will Russia survive winter economically? Revenues of exports are already down 50% according Russia's latest economical figures. That it is worse is being confirmed by the fact that Russia will not supply these figures anymore.
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@Richard1A2B From the site of the UK government: "Although the UK’s nuclear deterrent is assigned to the defence of NATO, we retain full operational control over its use. Only the UK Prime Minister can authorise the use of our nuclear weapons, even if used as part of a wider NATO response."
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It has to take Odessa first to do that. If Russia escalates the US should respond by letting the fleet steam into the Black Sea.
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Additionally if livestock farmers really want to contribute to food security they should grow crops.
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The problem is that the EU has similar problems with Poland.
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@rhea7756 Many people have. That doesn't mean shit 😂
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@Red-Check-Mark Just check the data before you start typing BS. But facts apparently don't matter to you.
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@HyperScorpio8688 That's about to change soon.
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So we have three years to ramp up our military. Let's not waist any time then.
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Russia: Cuts off gas supply Lithuania: then I stop railway supply to Kaliningrad Russia: But that's illegal! Lithuania and rest of EU: so it cutting gas supply
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@alexanderwohlfarth7178 Poland is a sovereign state that can go to war if it choses to. That part has nothing to do with NATO which is a defense organization.
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@billrosenstein And yet the Russian advanced is stalled again. Those Ukrainians have to be super human then considering 70% of their army is gone whilst fighting one of the strongest armies in the world.
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@SeanKhayat999 You'll reap what you sow.
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@GAndreC "..and this isn't colonial times.." could somebody please tell Putin? 😂
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@Paul-zu2he Minor detail: Odessa.
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I also live in the Netherlands and know that things can become even worse.
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@lq3552 Yes, it's called re shoring and the solution is automation of production. The west is looking to become less dependable on producers like China. That's why Taiwan's chip industry is also being started up in the US. Looks like globalization is coming to an end.
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@johanengelen8979 No just that it's a fact that he was hanged upside down after he was killed.
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Here's another Dutchman. Don't shove our problems to another country. We'll have to do our bid and that will mean wind, solar and nuclear energy. The problem with some of my countrymen is that they don't want change that's going to hurt their wallet. The DonBass has recently discovered gas deposits so making sure that Ukraine wins this war also gives us more time to make the energy transition away for fossil fuels.
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I'm sure Trump can forget about his rare-earth deal.
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@trickybarrel444 Does it seem reasonable to you if Russia would start a war over this considering NATO also has nukes? That's what we call a stalemate. And yes all NATO countries will defend Lithuania, include the US. Attacking Lithuania would be opening Pandora's box because it would lift any restrictions for deploying NATO forces inside Ukraine.
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>There are NATO soldiers at the door!
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Message to Orban: Take it or leave it.
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Great move from the Swedish court. There still is something like principles. There can be military cooperation with Sweden and Finland without being NATO members and there is nothing Erdogan can do about that. Then we only have to figure out how to ditch Turkey so these countries can finally join.
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Let's all hope that Ukraine has been supplied with these ATACMS and that they keep hitting targets in Crimea while keep shrugging their shoulders.
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Avdviika no longer exists. Russian 'liberation' made sure of that.
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Let me just state that there will be no negotiations with Russia unless the retreat out of Ukraine COMPLETELY.
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@Jazzisa311 And the people in Groningen could even be compensated by the EU when things really go south.
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The Koran is just a bundle of paper just like the Bible. Both burn. No big deal.
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@LEONSKENNEDY91 It has the right to demand that citizens of Kosovo must use Kosovo license plates. Nothing wrong about that. What do you mean by 'they cannot go their own way'?
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Russian mobilisation never ended.
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@patriarch7237 Do you know anything about Europe? Because it doesn't look like it.
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@TBrst I'm still mad at my Dutch government for selling all our tanks. We once had 1,000 now we have nothing. How stupid can one be?
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@Paul-zu2he Sure. Big words. Now go and collect your Rubles.
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@kevin___ Just like Hitler changed the constitution?
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@MillionaireRobot Just a reminder how things can go south very quickly.
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Was to be expected as Erdoğan is just as transactional as Trump is.
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@Kawinfinity ??? This is about Ukraine...
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@NLTops Don't get me wrong. I actually hope that it was a partisan action. That would emphasize Russian incompetence. It's just that ATACMS is a more easier way to do it.
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@johnkesich8696 If the EU spends 3% on defense Russia is screwed.
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This is a disaster waiting to happen. We all know how careless Russians are with sigarets. Seriously, Russia is only using this as a threat just like a good terrorist does. In case they lose this war they will blow it up. That's just how they are. Terrorist. But they also know that this will mean the end of the Russian federation.
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Okay. Can we put this comedy behind us? We have a war to win.
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@evryatis9231 If necessary the Netherlands can reopen it's Groningen gas field. It still contains about 450 billion cubic meter of natural gas. Germany uses about 142 billion cubic meter of gas. So we could keep Germany afloat while we search for alternative sources of energy. No easy but doable.
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@bachelor3846 It only concerns Russian goods so free railway transport is by no means hindered and therefore there is no breach of international law. The Lithuanian railroad company is simply complying to EU sanctions. No one is provoking Russia. It's Russia that provoked the rest of Europe by invading Ukraine.
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@PaulV. As prices for fossil fuel continue to rise, nations will start looking for alternative sources (domestic, renewable and nuclear). In the long term Russia is digging it's own grave. In the sort term global recession will cause a drop in demand for oil and therefore in price. Russia's economy heavenly relies on the export of fossil fuel. The economy of the EU is much more diverse and therefore less vulnerable to a recession than Russia.
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@bachelor3846 Remember that this all started with the annexation of Crimea which was a violation of international law.
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@bachelor3846 Oh really, you don't think that those countries can determine their future? Of course they can. The US is not like Russia that invades a satellite if things are not going their way. You obviously don't live in any of these countries. Of course Russia could not join. The only reason for them to ask was to set NATO checkmate because the defence does not apply when one member attacks an other. And since Russia does not have a good record when it comes to aggression towards it's European members, as demonstrated now, membership would have been a bad idea.
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General mobilisation? Where do we put all those Russian refugees?
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Meloni is the problem, not Verhofstadt.
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@kaiserfranzjoseph9311 Italy is free to leave.
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Great timing to start a trade war amidst a war in Europe and a global recession. 🙄
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@aaditrangnekar Uhh, what? Russian to English translation problems?
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Mark Rutte had become the favorite blaming target. People that think everything will get better now he's gone will soon realize that other parties with their big mouth will also fail to solve the pressing problems.
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@rayzas4885 The rate of the Rubble is temporary and unsustainable. Don't think Russia's economy is immune to the sanctions. They take some time.
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@Mob135 Well, then you are even better of than I am. I'm also struggling but know when to prioritise and freedom is at the top of my list. If you want to change things politically, vote for the party of choice or start a political party that's not corrupt. Expose those that are corrupt and bring them to court. Or if that does not help, leave the country for a better place. But please stop complaining. I'm not like the Romans, I've never started a war but I think that we should be prepared to fight if someone forces one upon us. I never hope it will come to that but I'm convinced that Russia should be stopped for the security of Europe.
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Indeed. It's all about to much livestock on a too small piece of land. Spread this over an area like Germany and you don't have this problem.
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I would advice the EU to keep it's wallet shut for some time.
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@Okiejayjay You are free to leave.
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@Okiejayjay Thanks.
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One thing that's clear is that no European country has the capacity to be self sufficient. The Netherlands has to import food to provide its 17 million people. Most foods cannot even be grown domestic and without substantial import of soya our livestock cannot be supported. Yes local farmers are important but they act like they are the most important which they, I'm sorry to say, aren't.
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Just keep pushing until every Russian is out off Ukraine. No matter how long it takes. Moldova should attack Transnistria together with Ukraine to eliminate the Russian threat there.
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Ah yes, the Balkans. Here we go again.
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We don't need a Russian trojan horse inside the EU.
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@ja_u Just like any good parent it should make unpopular decisions in order to protect them. Giving in to nuclear threats is very unwise to say the least because it creates a precedent for any dictator that is trying to get his hands on these weapons.
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@redrazr6269 So how did you vote then? Better yet; why do you vote?
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@EMP1RE917 You are probably right but maybe some smart lawyer finds a loophole.
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@EMP1RE917 Well it got me thinking. As Russia can steal Ukrainian territory, why would it not be possible to steal from Russia. Sort of transferring those assets to Ukraine as spoils of war. An why not, Russia's kleptocracy has taken a lot of Ukrainian assets. Maybe law can provide some good shit this time.
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Switzerland can still remain 'neutral' because it's surrounded by NATO countries.
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@user-op8fg3ny3j Comparing both shows that you are missing a bundle of brain cells.
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@LEONSKENNEDY91 If they feel Serb then they could live in Serbia. Simple. Otherwise just conform to the laws of the country you live in. It works both ways indeed.
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No one is untouchable as history has shown.
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@1994mrmysteryman No, but if that's what it takes, so be it.
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The EU should invest in automation and bring manufacturing back to Europe.
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Yes. Next question.
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@Blah888 Maybe you should ask Ukrainians?
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The EU can do without France but France cannot do without the EU.
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True and most countries are already doing but these things take time. How long do you think it will take before the US delivers your 500 HIMARS systems?
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@Levi_Natty .... not sure how you want to link a memorandum of 2008 with events in 1998? NATO has operated on two occasions. First in 1995 in a response to the Srebrenica genocide and Markale massacres. Second in 1999 during the Kosovo war when it launched a bombing campaign against Yugoslavia in response to (yet again) ethnic cleansing of Albanians. It's this campaign that was carried out without the expressed endorsement of the UN Security Council. The invasion of Iraq was mainly a US/UK undertaking not a NATO. In Syria it was the US, UK and France that were mainly in operation not a NATO presence. Here it was a civil war in which the brutal Assad regime was 'saved' by indiscriminate bombing of civilians and chemical warfare by Russia.
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@Levi_Natty I'm not going to discuss whether or not the invasion of Iraq was illegally. I'm not a lawyer. What I do know is that some NATO members found that an invasion was not justified. The problem lies in the fact that NATO members do not need a consensus for military action outside the no. 5 article. Does that mean that you can hold all NATO countries responsible for the actions of one of it's members? I don't think so. The article 5 is crystal clear to all members, but when it comes to the use of forces outside this area things get murky. I suspect that the US deliberately wants to keep it that way. As a EU citizen I not comfortable with this. Most members sign up for article 5 because that's the best insurance against Russian aggression but when it comes to the use of force outside of this, NATO members do not share the same opinion. So, in the case of the US, I'm afraid to say that they can have their cake and eat it.
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@robertmifkovic6325 We'll see..
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@borg.ia2 I agree, Turkey (or better Turkiye) has a complicated relation with Russia as a NATO country. I Also think that NATO vessels in the Mediterranean have the capability to strike targets in the Black Sea. So, if the shit hits the fan, the probably won't need access.
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@danielscalera6057 Russia made the EU dependable on Russian energy but that doesn't mean it cannot do without it. Getting it from other sources than Russia is possible and a price it's willing and able to pay. Don't confuse NATO with EU. And don't underestimate the determination of the EU and NATO.
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@danielscalera6057 It wil not be easy, but there's no way back. Europe is committed to end it's dependence on Russian energy no matter what the outcome of this war will be.
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@danielscalera6057 Yes, you could say that I'm an optimist. A pessimist will never solve a problem, an optimist will at least try. I grew up during the cold war and after the collapse of the Soviet Union I really believed that the world, or at leased Europe, could become a better and safer place. That has changed over the past decade and this war in Ukraine marks a new low in European security. Instead of trying to solve threats like global warming we are fighting each other. Instead of spending money on things that can really improve our lives, we are forced to spend it on rearmament. I'm a Dutchman but I feel more European. Maybe even citizen of the world. I truly believe in corporation and in the EU. I see how interconnected the world has become. How one decision of a leader to invade an other country could trigger famine in large parts of Africa that already struggles with the effect of global warming. I believe that supporting Ukraine is the right thing to do. I firmly believe that Ukraine has the right to determine it's own future and that Russia should be driven out. I dislike armed conflict but am realistic enough to see that sometimes force has to be answered by force. Yes, I'm an optimist that thinks this crisis can be used to strive for a future Europe that is much less dependable on fossil fuel. The Fossil fuels that have caused so much death and destruction in this world. I don't see Russia as a threat to Europe but I do see Putin's regime as such. I know he also posses a threat to Russia itself. Russia is a part of Europe just as Ukraine is and we should start to respect each other. Call me an optimist, even a fool, I don't care. I still have faith in humanity.
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@Paul-zu2he Gee, I wonder why.
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The problem is that Americans fail to see that it's an investment in their own security. The problem with your roads is that richest people in your country pay the least amount of tax. The spending on NATO (not counting that for your own defense) dwarfs in comparison to the total annual budget. The problem is the the US is not spending it's tax money wisely like European countries (with way higher taxes than the US) do.
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@kevin___ As a Dutchman I'm also familiar with that. Is also requires a binding referendum in order to change the constitution. Article 1 had only minor changes.
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Russians (or Chechens) have even started to steal Ukrainian tractors not knowing that some of them were fitted with GPS trackers and could be remotely disabled. Reportedly their journey could be followed all the way to Chechnya.🤣
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Yet more proof of Russian meddling in European politics. This is the biggest threat and should be addressed quickly and swiftly.
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@pr0gn0sis65 No but a country can be punished by cutting cash flows form Brussels.
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@Kawinfinity In this case they aren't. They are, just like us guessing what happend and that's just what the Ukrainian army want's us and the Russians to do.
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@SD-vp5vo Enough to stop the Russians. Even Ukraine was too much for them.
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@joeschipper6465 Two years ago they said he was not going to attack Ukraine...
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@shtein4476 Are you dumb or just ignorant? If you have an aggressive neighbour like Russia it's better to be prepared. We will not go to war with Russia unless Russia starts a war against us.
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So Russia used a weapon of mass destruction in Ukraine and is thinking of turning the Power plant into a dirty bomb. Why are we still watching at the sideline?
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Will not work Trump. We don't like oligarchs and value our privacy.
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@ronmastrio2798 Nor does the US....
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@bachelor3846 Oh, the expansion of NATO is a direct consequence of the 'warm' relation Russia had with its satellite states. When the USSR collapsed they quickly looked fir protection from 'mother' Russia.
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@bachelor3846 No arguing with someone with a set world view as you. At least we understand the situation here in Europe bettet. And please don't take my word. Ask anyone in those formally occupied countries what they think about Russia. Heck, ask the Chechens, Georgians or Moldovans for that matter. Any country that think Rusdia is great should join the Russian Federation. I'll guarantee you thst no NATO member will make that switch. So despite what you hear from Russian media NATO is no threat to Russia but Russia is a threat to NATO. The US is not Russia that want to tell others what to do. But hey, you obviously knows better rhan someone how lives their.
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@bachelor3846 You stated that the expansion of NATO was a provocative towards Russia. To which I stated that is was a consequence of Russia's aggression towards it's neighbours. Please read more carefully.
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@bachelor3846 I guess you are making things up as this conversation goes along. The USSR collapsed. It had no choice than to disolve it. Otherwise it would still exists. Gorbatsjov made the right call for free elections. Everything appeared to be well as relations between Russia and the rest of Europe improved. Even Putin in its earlier period created treade between Russia and the EU and Russia became more prosperous. That started to change in 2008 with the invasion of Georgia and in 2014 with the invasion of Crimea after the democratic revolution. After that Russia started a proxy war in the Donbass. Putin radicalized more and more claiming that NATO expansion was a threat to Russia and he started to place troops at the border with Ukraine. Even in Belarus which appears to be nothing more than an appendix of Russia. He made demands that NATO should withdraw from all the eastern European countries and these should be demilitarized or else there would be consequence. Of course these demands could not be met by the NATO members. Putin knew this as it would give him an excuse to invade Ukraine and so expand his empire. The genocide against Russians in Ukraine and that this country was full of nazi's was an extra lie to justify this invasion for his own people. So here we are. With Russian troops killing and raping their Slavic brothers and sisters in Ukraine. Putin is very good at smoke and mirrors. If Russia would have been a NATO member he would have instigated some kind of fake attack on Russia to justify an attack. It would be very difficult for NATO to make out who would be the aggressor. Expelling them both would give Putin the freedom to attack that other ex-NATO member. Relations between Russia and the rest of Europe were goid until Putin decided to be tsar and imprisoned the opposition. His conquest to recreate the Russian empire at the expense of the Ukrainian people changed it all.
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First Mussolini now this. When the economy goes down, rats rear their heads. Smooth talk but when in power...
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Neutrality is no guaranty for security any more, as the situation in Ukraine has clearly demonstrated.
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Best thing to do. You don't want to be complicit in the destruction of the country.
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@tobiasbauer198 Only if Nexit is off the table.
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@burgienl correction, they will support a center-right coalition.
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@StitchPrivated Please, let's get back to that statement in a few months when you realise that things can get much worse and Wilders appears to be a hollow promise.
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@StitchPrivated Yes, that's how things go in politics. You promise and then reality hits you. If these problems were easy to solve then someone already would have. Things like inflation are influenced by many factors out of our control. The whole world is interconnected and just shutting the door will not change anything. Something even Mr. Wilders will soon realise. He may even become VVD minded again like when he was a mentor to Rutte.
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@dingus6317 Well it's simple. Either you increase the birth rate or use migration to mitigate the problems caused by an aging population. Otherwise no one will be working for your pension, health care or keep the economy running.
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@heroicnonsense For those that didn't know, the housing crisis is something of the 80's which never was addressed. Those who voted for PVV out of discontent of the former coalition are in for a nasty surprise. Wilder wants a Nexit, something that will destroy the country's economy and eclipse any current problem. He also puts the security of Europe and the Netherlands at risk by sacrificing Ukraine to Russia. These protest votes for change might have opened Pandora's box.
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@snickle1980 Well , I think it's stupid to flush the toilet with drinking water but we don't have any alternative. It would mean an extra infrastructure. I'm fine here across the big pond, thank you. There's is only a problem with a certain Russian leader that constantly threatens us with his nukes and thinks it's normal to invade it's neighbours. Energy prices go true the roof but luckily winters are getting warmer thanks to global warming. So yes, everything is fine over here. 😂
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Fez I know. Georgia is experiencing considerable economic growth due to this influx.
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So you are willing to succumb to Dutch disease? What Norway was doing was protecting local industry and invest in the future. If only my Dutch government had be that wise then.
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That explains the abduction of tens of thousands of Ukrainian children and deportation to the East of Russia of adults.
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@m.aydogmus5834 Don't try to be an idiot that misuses the term 'hypocrite' as a frustrated Asian or Middle Eastern goat herder.
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@belstar1128 LOL, there are more Nazi's in Russia than in Europe. Your idea of hippies shows that you know absolutely nothing about the Netherlands or Germany.
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Good old fashion 'Polderen' will solve this problem in the end.
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@TemplarX2 Never underestimated the stupidity of politicians.
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@sauronmaiar3077 And then there are those conspiracy freaks at the edge of society.
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@gnrseanra9070 Still writing BS. Waist of time. Farmers are just farmers. Always complaining.
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@jonsnow7092 Please get your shit together like anyone else. Then we talk. Best regards, the Netherlands.
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@thetruth9210 So how are things going over there? I heard that things only got worse. Labour shortage because all the Poles went home. Even more illegal immigrants and only yourself to blame. The Netherlands is one of the most polluted countries in Europe and way too much livestock is part of the problem. Even the new government will soon realize that.
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@aaditrangnekar Then they will have an even bigger '2% spending problem' there.
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@denzellmovies Yes things did go wrong but not all because of his actions. Most of it was caused by officials working at the different departments. Rutte is to blame for not purging those departments.
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Money talks..... 😁
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Europe should spend 2 times what the US is???
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@Nichòlas Nicholas As if Russia or any of it's territories ever had any fair elections...
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@rod9829 Yes, some Russian really are.
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Nothing lasts forever.
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@trickybarrel444 Stalingrad is not blocked and Kaliningrad only for goods and sanctioned persons. Russia is constantly escalating ever since it invaded Crimea. With the current invasion it has pushed Europe closer to war. The only thin that keeps us from ww3 is the restrained attitude of the west. As you've seen, only Russia is threatening with war and nuclear weapons. I know for sure that Russia will not get away with invading Lithuania and Russia knows very well that that would be their last military operation.
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@Mob135 It more the other way around. Russia wanted to keep is dominant position as energy supplier and conquering the Donbass would keep Ukraine from exploiting it. It was nothing more than a internal revolution that probably would not have happened if Yanukovych simply signed the trade agreement with the EU as the Ukrainian population and the government had agreed upon. Shooting at the protesters triggered this whole revolution. Just as the invasion of Ukraine led to the NATO application from Sweden and Finland. Everything Russia has tried to prevent by force or blackmail has backfired.
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@Mob135 It always wonders me how some people come up with these strange conspiracy theories. Is it because they were to long in Covid isolation or is it because they don't control their own lives and want to invent a cause for all their misery?
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@homunculusenvy7961 It's a two way street 😏
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Looks like the differences are being ironed out at this moment. Sorry Russia.😂
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@alexanderwohlfarth7178 Probably yes.
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"Also, we've pushed all those Ukrainian separatists to the front as canon fodder so that the Ukrainian army can take care of them. Paving the way to annex this region and giving our Russian people new 'Lebensraum' ."
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@carlospinto5402 Those fake referenda of no validity whatsoever. NATO is determined to Put Russia in it's place by destroying the last remnants of the Soviet Union.
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@carlospinto5402 NATO was not involved in most of these conflicts. Sure a few countries that happen to be members were involved. You know just like me that Russia cannot win this. It's just a matter of economic numbers.
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@dylanschulz9118 Sure but as Trump is already cozy with Putin and Putin signed a military pact with North-Korea, it's just a matter if time before the shits hits the fan. Unless South-Korea can pay for protection. That's how Trump's transactional foreign policy seems to work.
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@casey2230 True and Ukraine has the potential to outshine Russia. The very reason why Putin invaded. He simply couldn't afford a successful former Russia aligned country right next door.
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@Hideyoshi1991 I've only seen stupid decisions from Trump so far...
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@Alwaysquestion123 Well he did it with Ukraine. But we already know he's a hypocrite.
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@Alwaysquestion123 Overwriting is exactly what Trump is doing. Have you've been following the current events. Have you listened to what Trump said himself?
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 @GeorgeWashingtonLaserMusket So it's okay to extort Ukraine? Thanks, got it.
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The west should just prepare for a long war and adapt as there is only one acceptable outcome. Or NATO should enter the battlefield.
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Let's say Russia is secure within it's own borders. So if they leave Ukraine they'll be fine.
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My advice: get the F* out of there!
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Trump stopped all aid to Ukraine! Just as Putin is struggling in Ukraine. The ultimate betrayal of the U.S. to Europe! Europe should think really hard how it is going forward with it's own defense. Buying American weapons is a future risk and should be avoided. European defense industry should be expanded and U.S. weapons phased out.
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Weapons industry going brrrrrrrrrr.
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@Okiejayjay That all depends on how stupid Putin is.
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@seneca983 If they had that crystal ball they wouldn't have made that mistake, now would they?
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@seneca983 Another mistake of the EU is unanimity and veto. It's the very thing Hungary misuses as a favor for the Kremlin.
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Let 'm in and light 'm up!
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@bewawolf19 Gas from fascist Russia is out of the question, Ivan. Instead we should phase out fossil fuels that are killing our planet. Anyone denying that is a fool without vision. Instead of growing food for livestock we should grow food for human consumption and decrease our intake of animal protein. For the Netherlands that means less livestock. Then we could use some of that land for growing crops and building houses of which we have a big shortage of.
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@billygoatgruff3536 You'll need to learn how to use your brain. Most countries do need to import as they simply lack the resources. We simply cannot provide food for 17 million people ourselves unless you are prepared to live on a diet of potatoes and cabbage.
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@milanikolic5309 Yes, because people in in Balkan never learn to live together in peace. Also it's RUSSIAN imperialism that's cause problems in the world.
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Boy oh boy, the EU should sack it's advisors for generating such flawed rules. Even normal business contracts are better. We have to make them air tight so that countries like Hungary can't use the EU like their private ATM.
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@a0flj0 True. The only wildcard we have, as rebuilding Europe's military takes time, is the United States. Unfortunately Russia has infiltrated its political system. So It depends on the United States whether Ukraine can defend itself against the genocidal war Russia is waging.
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14 ? Seems to me like a pattern. 🤣 Normal behavior for a Mafia leader.
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The left will ruin the country. It's a shame we don't have any center parties. The political landscape polarized just as Dutch society. 'Polderen' is dead.
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NATO should be very worried about repeating the mistake of 2008....
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@joeyjojojrshabadoo7462 Failing to give Ukraine a clear path to NATO membership was an invitation to Putin for invasion. Which happened in 2014 and again last year.
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@SrCoxas Hmmm, that would be a bad thing indeed. Thanks for clearing that up.
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@SrCoxas Just another question, if I may. Russia is seizing western assets inside Russia (Renault e.g.). How must I view this in the light that the West is not allowed to use the frozen Russian assets?
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Maybe not with their pants down but probably shitting their pants.
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@user-op8fg3ny3j No it shows the overreaction of religious fanatics that think they can control a sovereign country. Biggest threat to human society.
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@LEONSKENNEDY91 No, they live in Kosovo obeying the Kosovo rules. Don't turn this into an ethnic thing like they always do in the Balkans.
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@markoperic5023 Its what the Serbs did to Kosovo.
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Time for the EU to toughen up. We are not a charity organization.
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@sebe2255 Trying to steal parts of another country is pointless in the 21st century. Borders are recognized and can only be changed by legal means. So Crimea is still Ukrainian only temporarily occupied.
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@sebe2255 Ukraine can legally retake Crimea as it will do.
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@sebe2255 That's why the west will support its liberation. It's just stolen territory.
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@thebatman6201 No until I use deadly force. You'll not walk out. 🤣
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If Belarus tries this than I don't see any objections for direct NATO involvement.
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Russia specifically targets civilians it's part of their doctrine.
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Dennis Feenstra I think those family ties are definitively severed. Russia has taken care of that with it's murderous actions.
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Trump is pushing for it together with Putin. While he was the one against it in the first place. Go figure.... So, HELL NO!
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Nobody tels Sweden what to do. Especially Turkey's dictator. There are also other ways for NATO to cooperate with Sweden and Erdogan doesn't live forever.
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@bololollek9245 ... that's what I wrote. The winter was referred to as a time period.
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@bololollek9245 When a squatter breaks into my home while I'm on vacation I'll kick him out when I'm back because it's my home. Crimea is Ukrainian territory.
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Way better that the 'Russian peace'. Have you seen the latest 'liberated' cities?
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user-nw8zm2wu6o Russia annexed parts of Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. Non other European country has done that. It's own federation is a colony. So I suggest that you stop these comments before you humiliate yourself.
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@anonimo2932 Agree, presidents like Trump have shown us that a strong European army is a must.
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@kristinab1078 I don't know who created this propaganda but there is no evidence that land will be taken from farmers for house development. We simply need to cut down on livestock. So some farmers have to cut down and others will have to stop or move to other countries. They will all be compensated.
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@carsonianthegreat4672 No he didn't. Trump is negotiating without him. Zelensky didn't even receive an invitation. The bottom line is that only the Ukrainians can decide what their future will be. Not Trump or Putin.
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@carsonianthegreat4672 Trump expects to ripe off Ukraine? The idiot!
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@carsonianthegreat4672 Besides the US isn't defending Europe. It just dumps its outdated weapons.
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@Herr.Mitternacht Not even a third of what you claim.
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 @BMWHP2 The most stupid party to vote for out of protest. Like the Germans voting for Hitler thinking he could solve their problems. The rest is history...
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@gleeart He's just a Hitler in disguise.
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@mikedebruyn Extreme right would be the best description. Discriminating against certain groups and restricting them of their freedom of religion, economical suicidal with their plan to leave the EU and endangering the security of Europe by withholding aid to Ukraine and sympathising with Putin. It's safe to say that the Autocratically led party PVV is fare right just after Putin puppet Baudet with his FvD (Forum for Democracy). The irony of incorporating the word 'democracy'...
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Orban can always be bought. It's just a matter of the stick and the carrot. Let's start with the stick by withholding subsidies and gradually release as he starts to behave.
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@patriarch7237 If you want advice, please talk to the British. 🥱
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@TBrst Even with a threat of war over there? Wow. I'm still mad at our politicians here in the Netherlands for selling all our Leopard tanks. We once had 1,000 tanks. Now we have none. How F*ing stupid can you be? Yeah now they want to buy tanks again....
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@noco7243 Hmm let me think... to stop the Russians by sending them eastwards 🙄 Why else do you think defense spending are up, Einstein?
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@emptyhad Just like at the beginning of WW2 and then everything changed.😏
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@Richard1A2B All the nuclear weapons in the UK are property of the UK and it has full control over them. It purchased Trident missiles from the US as means to 'deliver' those weapons. Just like it doesn't need permission from the US to use the F35 and/or any other weapon system it bought from them it also does not need permission from the US to launch a nuke in its own defense.
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Prepare for the worst and hope for the best. So stop talking and start arming Europe.
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@PEter Harrald Yes. Ukraine was not allowed to join. Instead it was told that it cold join somewhere in the future or to put it in more clear language. "when hell freezes over". Simply to please Russia. We gave them a worthless piece of paper called the Budapest memorandum. Big mistake. That gave Putin the green light to take Crimea in 2014 and this war now. Finland and Sweden have a strong army but I think it's a smart move of them to join NATO. If the shit hits the fan you don't want to left on your own.
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@taipizzalord4463 Everything becomes fluid under pressure.
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@danielscalera6057 Changes alway take sacrifices. And energy prices were already high before the Russian invasion. This is the time for the EU to make itself less dependable from fossil fuels. Food prices rise in the EU due to energy prices but shortages are very unlikely. It will be a big problem for countries in Africa. That's why it's important that Ukraine wins this war so that wheat production in Ukraine can be restored.
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@danielscalera6057 Going past fossil fuels was never high on the agenda until recently. This conflict is a catalyst for that transition. The decommissioning of nuclear plants in Germany was based on unrealistic fears of this technology and Germany is rethinking it's position on this. As are a lot of other European counties. Britain is beginning to realise it's Brexit mistake and will most probably join the EU again in a 'light version'. Gazprom has been placed under guardianship in Germany and legislation is being made in the Netherlands to cut out Gazprom all together and speed up drilling for gas in the North sea so as to create the needed time to make this energy transition happen. In short: "Never let a good crisis go to waste."
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The problem is that the West is still not fully committed. I'd say: make up our mind. Or you are all in like Poland or you just give Ukraine to Russia. either way, but stop messing about.
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@Paul-zu2he Well, 80% is not occupied. So, this war is far from over. It simply boils down to what the West is willing to do.
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@eduardosnow7374 Unemployment in Ukraine? Yeah what did you expect? There's a war going on in their country. This war is costing Russia also billions and it's economy is going down. Most Russian with brains have left the country. The only thing that is keeping Russia afloat is the high prices for natural gas and oil. That will also become less and less. In the end Russia will be worst of than at the beginning of this war. And for what? A small piece of Ukraine. Now who's ignorant?
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@davidsubotin7122 It's very unlikely that the west will let Russia keep the stolen territories. It could decide to only lift the sanctions on Russia when it retreats from all those territories.
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tijmen-vm9lq Just remember that the Germans believed that Hitler could solve all their problems back then. People never learn. The VVD made the right decision not to be part of that.
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@minidreschi2 What troubles me more as a Dutchman is that either 25% of the voters thinks just like him or are plain stupid. Probably both.
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@Tiasung Everybody in the EU has veto rights. If it would be that easy to remove it we would have done it years ago with Hungary. You are just full of nonsense as most radicals that want to throw this world into chaos.
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Populism will be the death of democracy.
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@SkyGlitchGalaxy They can't even meet some of these conditions.
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When Russia is hiding data you know enough.
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@obsidianstatue China has a rapidly aging population which is already showing to be a big problem. What all the other countries do have is migration. They attract young people from all over the world. If China wants to turn into itself and implode, great.
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@revertrevertz5438 I can assure you that that will not happen. That will harm the weapons supply. Exactly what Russia would want so just Russian propaganda. Besides there isn't a shred of evidence.
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@NLTops Not sure about that. That would mean that they had access to plant demolition devices throughout the base without anyone noticing. Lack of craters is the most used argument but ATACMS can have a warhead with cluster munition leaving now big crater. This would also be more effective against airplanes that are protected by dirt walls.
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Because He's Putin's puppet. Besides can't even see his own balls.
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@HyperScorpio8688 It's already happening but these things wont change overnight. Besides Europe has no choice.
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@vicmanvalfre96 Infact European companies are making better and cheaper systems.
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@HyperScorpio8688 Ahumm, the US can't deliver them and they are way over priced. Better start building your own.
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@gx240yt No because we know the Chinese weapons are crap.
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@flavius5722 Sure we do. Just a matter of prioritizing.
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Time to hit Russian infrastructure as well. Just Eye for an eye.
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 @pickymapping6098 comment still hold.
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It will move to the center as soon as they realize most of their controversial plans won't fly. Also Wilders will not be PM.
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