Comments by "Ash Roskell" (@ashroskell) on "Russia Says WAR is their DESTINY" video.
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@BullDykee : I’m not Jake, but I can tell you that both N Korea and Russia have to look to their dominant senior partner for permission to do anything of consequence together, and that will be up to Xi. My biggest worry is that they may be setting up a smuggling conduit from China, through N Korea, to Russia? There are sanctions busting measures that can be taken by the west, already in place but not really enforced very heavily, to prevent this, but it would likely cause an escalation of tensions between China and the west. I just hope the Chinese, who are facing some serious domestic crises, pending, are not dumb enough to go down that road? It would throw their economy under the bus and make them desperate enough to make mistakes.
If it’s just strictly business just between the two nations, the net will be positive for the west, as N Korea will only be returning supplies and weapons that Russia gave them with in the first place, which western weaponry will destroy in Ukraine, meaning a net loss for Putin and Kim. Mostly Putin, as Kim will have been paid, in dollars.
The only real concern we should all share is over nuclear technology. That would be Putin’s biggest, and probably last, mistake. Kim could cause havoc in the region with new nuclear technology or fissionable materials. But there are several western allies and western countries that simply will not allow Putin’s regime to get away with such a reckless act. They would officially join in the war to defend Ukraine, so that Europe can be secured in order to confront this new development and finally cripple Russia. And suddenly, Putin will be under a greater domestic threat than he was when Prigozhin was alive.
But the world will be a more dangerous place.
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@hardtackbeans9790 : They say, “there’s no mechanism,” as their standard issue excuse. But, one can be created by a subdivision of the UN, quite easily. The fact is that they don’t want to, as the UN has remained a convenient place for opposing representatives to meet without losing face and organise under the table talks in the shadows.
And, if an anti-democratic, hostile nation was to be ejected, the message that would send to the world would be worth more than any back room negotiations, which would take place anyway, only at slightly more inconvenience for both sides.
The concomitant effect would be that the remaining parties would be empowered to make the UN a more meaningful organisation that could take meaningful decisions and act on them. Even China would feel the isolation and would not be in a position to veto every resolution that passes under their noses. They are facing down bleak existential issues domestically and cannot afford to stare down the same fate as Russia, ejection from the UN, if that were to happen. They rely on western trade right now and, in the coming years, you will be reading about one crisis after another threatening absolute chaos there. They are far more desperate than many realise, which will soon be apparent to all. Therefore, they will be looking to fend off resolutions aimed at Taiwan, their treatment of religious and political minorities, Tibet, etc, and will not see the benefit in taking hits for Russia, who has very little to offer that the west cannot replace.
I’d argue, be careful what you don’t wish for. As it has already been seen to have failed. Ask the millions of destitute families, the countless living under constant threat of Russian bombs, and the dead. Repeating the same mistakes has gotten us nowhere. A fresh approach is necessary.
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