Comments by "rob shirewood" (@robshirewood5060) on "The Independent"
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YT video "Biden and Ukraine explained in 9 minutes", Russia has no intention of invading NATO, he does not have the resources, the forces, or the manpower to hold the ground, and knows full well this was never a possibility. Any military strategist will tell you, it's easy to invade but very hard to hold the ground against determined opposition or even guerrilla forces. Underestimating Putin is breaking one of the primary tenets of strategic and tactical practice. Second guessing, trying to read his mind, assuming, presuming, jumping to conclusions is a fools errand, as can be seen from the majority of reports coming out of Ukraine. All of this could have been avoided by listening to his genuine concerns and treating them with the seriousness and respect they deserved. We do not need ww3 or a new Cold War, and in the meantime the warmongers and profiteers are rubbing their hands in glee. Sickening.
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@thewayfarer1571 My original comment remains the same. I have seen no invasion. What i have seen is recognition of two areas being recognised by a Russian leader that contain Russian ethnic Ukranian citizens who have been attacked since 2014. Let's lay down a few facts. In 2014 the USA instigated a coup in Kiev, an illegal regime change, Nuland was involved, Biden was Vice POTUS, (20.01.2009-20.01.2017), Poroshenko became leader of Ukraine. He began using military weapons, rockets, mortars, artillery, tanks, APC's, snipers, military forces, paramilitaries and militias against unarmed civilians in the east who disagreed with the coup, and were justified in disagreeing with an illegal takeover.
Those paramilitaries and militias glorify the nazi era, the Ukraine version of the Holocaust, when they raped, tortured, imprisoned and murdered thousands of Ukranians, Russians,Jews, Poles,and other ethnic groups in line with the Nazi doctrine. In so doing, Poroshenko and his forces, committed war crimes, to use military weapons against civilians is a war crime, breaking International Law, The Laws of War, the Hague and Geneva conventions, and also UKRAINE's laws. Having been brutalised, shelled, rocketed, abused in the most criminal and cruel illegal ways the people of the east decided to defend themselves against Ukraine's government aggression. OSCE reports from 2014 to date show that. OSCE REPORTS also show that Russia supplied HUMANITARIAN AID to those ethnic Russian citizens of Ukraine, and also medical aid to them and (also to wounded Ukraine military personnel, who were taken to Russian hospitals treated well and returned safely to Ukraine), all verified on the border by Ukraine officials, Russian officials and OSCE official monitors. All vehicles were checked on the way in to Ukraine and also on the way out for any items other than Humanitarian or Medical aid. Considering most of the people in eastern Ukraine of ethnic Russian heritage have relatives over the border and inside Russia it is very natural and very humane and human to want to aid them and help them at a time when they were being attacked, their homes, property, livelihoods, finances etc were being destroyed by the illegal Ukraine government. Those abuses by the Ukraine government have been continued by Zelensky. Both Poroshenko and Zelensky are war criminals, they also acted to destroy the heritage of the Russian ethnic citizens, their language, their right to religion, to worship, their customs, traditions and history all illegal under those same laws i mentioned above. So the USA began this conflict. The USA and other NATO nations agreed with Russia when the USSR ceased to be, that they would NOT advance eastwards, they broke that agreement five times, copies of that agreement are recorded in black and white legal documents. Then there are the Minsk agreements that need to be enforced/ enacted /adhered to in FULL by all parties, not cherry picked to suit at will and other parts ignored. Those facts are behind what Russia and Putin were legitimately asking to be honoured. As are the clauses in the agreements that state no party shall enhance their safety, security and defence to the detriment of any of the other parties. Russia has legitimate concerns over the safety and security of their nation. If Russia was to station troops and missiles in Mexico or some other nearby state, or in Cuba, as it did in 1963 in response to the USA placing missiles in Turkey which led to the Cuban Missile Crisis, and Kennedy of the USA backing down and sensibly removing the missiles from Turkey, and USSR forces returning home, then i am damned sure the USA would feel the same way. Supplying weapons from western nations has escalated this crisis, and made those Russian concerns even more valid, that the west intends harm to their nation, now or in the future. Any right thinking, balanced, sensible, fair and just person can see that for themselves. especially after NATO and USA had already attacked a non-warsaw pact, neutral nation Jugoslavia/ Serbia, bombed it and killed hundreds, polluted rivers with radioactive weapon fallout, and killed elderly civilians at a shopping market with cluster bombs. The USA illegally aided and armed moslem terrorists from albania, kossovo and recruited from the middle east, against the embargoes laid down by the UN, to kill and rape Jugoslav Christian citizens defending their homeland, they too had been attacked by the KLA/UCK moslem terrorists which led to Juoslavia Serbia hitting back before NATO attacked in turn. Those same moslem terrorists now have a bigger foothold in europe and allied to some of the worst terrorist groups are a threat to europe, the UK, the USA and the world. Thus Russia has reason to be worried about it's safety. The recognition by Russia of these two Russian ethnic regions who have suffered enormously over 14,000 dead due to acts by the USA in 2014, and by the Ukraine government to date, war crimes, clearly shows that Russia believes that this bloodshed should cease and the people in those areas protected from further aggression and genocidal actions. Considering that there is already enough bloody suffering in the world already that action to recognise them strikes me as very humane and human. Anyone who supports the war criminals in Ukraine's government should be ashamed especially to support nazi glorifying butchers, who the free world fought to remove in ww2 and who were declared war criminals in 1945 and outlawed, the modern day continuation of which is unacceptable to decent people. We should NOT be aiding nazi lovers. My grandfather fought to rid the world of such people and ideologies. Seeking to protect those ethnic Russians in Ukraine, and preserve their human rights should be what the west should also be doing. Nobody wants a new Cold War or a WW3 or more bloodshed. I am not a Russian or a troll, i am a man seeing the reality that Russia also does not want such insanity to continue or escalate. Biden's bias towards the Nord Stream 2 and energy supplies is obvious considering his corrupt son and his associates were involved in deals with the Ukraine illegal government and energy agency. Europe needs the energy from Nord Stream 2 and i do not see that it is anything to do with the USA, it is European matter between Europeans and Russians are Europeans. I am sure in years to come Europe will regret the loss of Russian energy supplies
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@thewayfarer1571 Strange you should say that, my great grandfather served in Mesopotamia after the siege of Kut Al Amara in the relief force fighting another evil enemy, the Turks, and also in Sinai and Suez he was well acquainted with the Pyramids and Egypt, and very good with camels too , My grandfather and his brothers served in the Middle East , Egypt, Libya, Palestine, then Italy and later to Germany. Another was a Commando landing on D-Day in Normandy, going on to Germany and seeing the nazi camps. Another served in special operations in Jugoslavia in ww2, and saw the atrocities there We are all well acquainted and educated with the evils of nazi fascism I also enjoyed a holiday in Eqypt, the pyramids are amazing.
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@reddwarf3699 I take my own teas, cooker, pot, sugar, food, water, purifiers, filters, mugs etc never had to pay £3 for a cup of tea in Wales all my life. Great people, hospitality and some cracking food in Wales, go prepared even on holiday it pays dividends. Go sea/beach fishing and you can have some great meals too. Always been happy in Wales north to south. The only fly in the ointment is the current Welsh government, even the Welsh don't want them or their policies
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