Comments by "Suksas" (@Suksass) on "VisualPolitik EN" channel.

  1.  @Nikhil-ty3rk  weird proxy war when it was Russia that attacked Ukraine, not the other way around.
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  2. His side. Always his. He is just not very smart.
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  3. Nah, you just wanted to gain something out of their joining. So decided to play hard ball until you get some out of it as mentioned in the video.
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  4.  @bighands69  Lol, OIL doesn't make one a superpower. Otherwise half the middle east would be considered super power.
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  5. Looking at Russian military capacity, there is nothing to degrade. I agree, we need to help Ukraine rebuild as it's the best way to put salt on Russia's wound as Russian people will see Ukraine recover and Ukrainians living better lives, Russians will want the same and feel like their autocratic government is at fault for Russian voes.
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  6.  @behindenemylines.3103  Russia is in trouble and NATO has yet to show up.
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  7.  @weirdo1060  it and a loss of war made russians angry at their last Czar. Even Lenin said that Russians are three meals a day from revolution. Germans of the east would run away to west to live during cold war. Ukraine going from poorest to normal on top of victory over Russia would definitely make Russians angry at their incompetent government.
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  8. @Hussain  Actually they can cut themselves off without changing all that. Historically a lot of countries are tied together but have no problem separating from each other. And Russian war crimes certainly help forget historic brotherhood bonds. Last I checked, Ukrainian and Russian languages were not the same. They come from same language family, but are different. Religious beliefs are easiest to cut. Keep religion but change to follow Greek orthodox church. As for the reason why Ukraine wouldn't want to be a buffer country. Easy. 1. Staying a buffer country means remaining in Russian sphere of influence and following its orders like what was going on pre 2014. People wanted independence for a reason. 2. Historically, being neutral next to Russia meant you need to favour it over others. And even neutrality wouldn't save you from being incorporated into Russia. 3. Being a buffer, means in the event of war between two sides, the war is guaranteed to happen on your territory as nether side would want to fight in their own lands.
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  9. ​@Nameles84 They don't need someone to be the devil when devil already exists and is happy to provide reasons to buy us guns.
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  10.  @dafeageh1320  US been slapping Taliban in Afghanistan for 20 years just fine. Taliban has also been careful not to bring back US as the later was leaving.
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  11. It doesn't. Germany owns only the land it currently has. It has no claim to anything else.
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  12.  @dosa2990  Russia originated from Moscow, not from Kyiv.
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  13.  @ingamgoduka57  Not to this level. But trade with other countries is a given.
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  14. China hasn't offered much of the cushion to Russia post Crimea, they won't offer much here ether. Especially since weakened Russia benefits China much more than it benefits USA.
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  15. They were settling it themselves. We simply helped.
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  16. Because that is what they are? Their form of governance might work for them but it doesn't change who they are.
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  17. Except it's factual history
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  18.  @saikatchakrabortty  Russia didn't even attempt diplomacy. It just went for invasion as the first plan. As for how it helps Ukraine? They get a better chance at beating back Russians. Perhaps we should let Ukraine decide when it is ready to throw in the towel and just supply it with what it needs. Perhaps Putin should pull out Russian forces and save lives on both sides.
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  19. Any progress? 6 months on a small town? Or is it nearly a year? Ukraine has more progress beating back Russians recently.
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  20.  @ezrathegreatconqueror  It was. But if Ukraine is rebuilt and joins EU, meanwhile Russia losing customers as they move to renewables would be getting worse.
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  21. The Russian already admitted to losing several villages. In reality it's likely they lost a lot more. Russia stopped it's offensive around the time Himars started being used. I think we know the real reason why they stopped. Russia been rather incompetent so far. It's initial invasion sizled out, logistics failed and the only tactic they could use somewhat successfully, been WW1 artillery and the usual Zerg rush.
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  22.  @jonnovember2136 Why wait for something that will never be true?
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  23.  @nsevv  the numbers have nothing to do with English language. How you see English language is irrelevant. They are of different language families.
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  24. Dedovsina reminds me of my youth. My dad told me to expect hazing in the army since he himself was in Soviet military when my country was in USSR. Sounded like real nightmare.
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  25. Article 5
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  26. There were negotiations with Hitler in regards to Checkoslovakia as well. Ended wonderfully, didn't they?
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  27.  @hussain7675  I don't think that is why. Lithuania had the same dislike of Russia as Poland and yet it was forced to become part of USSR bloc. I think this had been more of the post WW2 Europe split where USSR was able to get Poland and other countries but we're not allowed to incorporate them. Ultimately, Warsaw pact countries were pretty much the same as being part of USSR. They all followed Soviet orders and done as told.
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  28.  @ИринаЛукьяненко-ь3ъ  Historically, Russia annexed a lot of lands, so no, it's not theirs. Donbas iš Ukrainian land with Russians there being minority. Ukraine shelled russian backed russian separatists who terrorised local Ukrainian population that didn't want to split.
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  29. Russia suffered massive loses and NATO has yet to join the battlefield.
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  30.  @monkofdarktimes  all? It just old weapons. Not as old as russian Soviet stuff, or us it WW2 stuff now?
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  31. For that, Moscow would need to be taken. Ain't happening.
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  32.  @Evilprimarch  yes and no. The territory was part of Rus, same as England was part of Roman empire at one point. But Kievan Rus fell apart and seized existing. Russia isn't continuation of Rus but simply a nation that was created by Moscowitans using parts of territory that once belonged to fallen Rus. Using Russian logic, one could say Ukraine is in fact Kievan Rus. But realistically, Russia, Belarus and Ukraine have history with Rus, but nether is Rus.
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  33. I have easier one. 300 billion of Russian frozen foreign currency can be given to Ukraine.
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  34. Given American love for guns, you may as well count every fishing vessel as naval militarily ship.
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  35. No one will sanction US. Least of all because there is no unwarranted aggression by US in South China sea. The one doing unwarranted aggression there is China, something all the neighbours agree is happening. Nether has US spent 25 years advancing towards Russian border. The simple fact is that Russian neighbours sought NATO protection from Russia who has a history of aggression and terrorising them. Maybe you shouldn't write about things you know nothing about
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  36. We don't really know an answer for any of those questions though. Russia could very well collapse, or even get to the point they can't afford to wage war. Ukraine can potentially take back territories lost. Nazis took a lot of territory during WW2. Taking territory is easy, holding on to occupied territory is much harder. Russian governors and traitors planted in Ukraine keep getting killed by partisans. I think at the moment the end goal is to let Ukraine decide when they are ready to stop. Ultimately, German opinion is irrelevant here. US, UK and East Europe are greatest supporters of Ukraine.
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  37. While I can understand where you come from. Perhaps you would like to discuss your history? Remember the whole issue with Sudetenland and Checkoslovakia? Did Germany honour its side of the agreement? Why do you think Russia would?
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  38.  @nazarkonevych5786  Dutchy of Moscow was created during Kyivan Rus times, true. Doesn't change the fact that Russia originated from GDoM. Ukrainians and Belarusians are Ruthenians where's Russians are russians.
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  39. Hard to say, but even China will be unable to show any support to Russia then. The West though will definitely throw even harsher sanctions at that point.
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  40.  @hussain7675  Except it's a war started by Russia, not by the west. It's hilarious how you use Russia as example when Russia litterally broke its promise to Ukraine about keeping territorial integrity intact.
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  41. Lol, he ain't libertarian. He is Trump light.
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  42. ​@user-gi6ok7wf8h Just a reminder that NATO hasn't suffered any casualties yet and are not even on the battlefield. Yet Russia already suffered massive loses.
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  43. I can see him nuking Ukraine as attempt to intimidate them into surrender. But nuking Western Europe would just drawn in NATO into the conflict, with Russia being nuked in return.
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  44. Acting?
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  45. Russia should behave. Then it wouldn’t be making so many enemies that go off to join nato.
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  46.  @tessat338  Never went. When I first was eligible I was going to profession school and my country values education over service. By the time I finished, army went professional and I was told they have no interest in me.
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  47. Well, China and India are buying at a discount and threatened to stop buying if discount is removed. In Russia, butter costs what would be equivalent of 15 USA dollars for an American. How would you feel about buying butter at that cost? They even put them in plastic boxes to prevent theft.
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  48. Rationality and Russia are mutually exclusive. Unlike west, Russia can't properly sanction anyone due to being a gas station masquerading as a country. They tried that with gas at the start of the war and that simply failed.
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  49. That always was the plan. Soviets also planed the same with Nazis. We saw how this ended. It's the same here. America might be their largest problem but it is far away on another continent. On the other hand China and Russia are both on the same continent sharing border and sphere of influence. They are geopolitical rivals who shake hands while holding knife behind the back. If one can devour the other and grow stronger, it will.
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  50.  @michaeldelisieux5252  exactly.
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  51. Russia needs to realise it's to cut the losses and pull out.
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  52. That would be the case if Ukraine was over run. Neji dominated Hinata from start to finish. Russia started with full on invasion that massively failed and scaled back to just taking east. For now, this is closer to Naruto Vs Kabuto. Rasengan is already spinning.
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  53.  @dustinstorey6779  Putin actually survived multiple assassination attempts already. So it's ultra hard to do. You are right that Putin can't be replaced. He spent over twenty years making himself irreplaceable. Russia will likely be unable to function once he dies. Won't be surprised to see it split.
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  54. ​ @danielfatfingahs5649  they didn't beat the alliance. They survived like cockroaches until our alliance grown bored smacking terrorists in the mountains. Army Vs army is a different ball game.
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  55. I don't think at this point anyone would attempt to save Russian from splitting. Everyone benefits from it crashing and formation of a bunch new states to influence. In regards to Russian population in Ukraine. That depends. Separatists? In prison or exile. Everyone else get to stay.
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  56.  @ibrahimmekonnen8259  it was expected that Hitler would be to afraid to attack Poland under protection of UK and France as well, yet we saw how that ended. Ultimately, even if he won't attack immediately, the war is coming. The only way to delay that war, is to help Ukraine win and weaken Russia.
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  57.  @swampfox1618  the spending power of Russian gamers amazes me. Every time a company decides to charge them the same as everyone else, they come and complain about it. Russian tourists are usually from middle income families or have relatives where they stay.
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  58.  @Evilprimarch  weren't Ruriks from Sweden? Vikings at that. I think people should stop confusing Russia as being Rus. The two are totally different nations.
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  59.  @Evilprimarch  oh, don't get me wrong. I agree with you on your parts about Rurik history and other princes.
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  60. For what exactly? Mini Falklands? Using immigrants as weapons? Subjugation of western Sahara?
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  61. Wonder how long before Falklands get invaded again to distract population.
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  62. West isn't weak though. The long game actually hurts Russia more as their loses only get worse, while Ukraine get bank rolled by the West. If Russian winter plan fails, it will be really bad for them long term.
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  63.  @junkerrock4411  US was in Afghanistan for 20 years keeping Talibs down and building government. It's not USA fault if the new government proved to be pathetic and corrupt and fell apart after US left. Russia unlike US can't afford to wage war in Ukraine for the next 20 years.
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  64. ​ @SuspectUsual  US is sponsoring Ukraine military war effort. Ukraine is the one making decision to stop when every last russian returns home alive or in body bag.
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  65. How? I don't think Ukrainians will be stupid enough to go to Moscow without military back up from NATO. They can win defensive war. But going on major offence into Russian territory will open a whole can of worms that I doubt Ukrainians could handle
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  66. Russia has an enclave with nukes smack dab in the middle of Europe, they should shut up about their complaints in regards to getting NATO military at the borders. Heck, even the whole thing with Ukraine joining NATO is nonesense. Ukraine can't join NATO untill its border disputes with separatists end. And since Russia started and keeps sponsoring them, Russia knows Ukraine ain't joining NATO any time soon. Though, wasn't Putin opposed to Ukraine joining EU before the war? Heck, the man was the one who ordered his puppet to tear up agreement before Maidan revolution.
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  67.  @BTyler808  Actually, NATO never agreed to that. There is no signed agreement and even Gorbachev mentioned that that wasn't the case. There is litterally no proof of USA being behind euromaidan. The one peace of evidence usually used is audio that shows that US after finding out about euromaidan, was happy about it and chose to support the outcome. Russia meanwhile is on record for organising civil war, and providing people and heavy weapons and at times military assistance to separatists. And this was even before this year's attack.
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  68. Lithuania was offered it but we are not stupid enough to take it given amount of Russians living there and Russian excuses for their wars Though. Why should Russia give it to Poland?
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  69. I don't think they even want it.
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  70. @voiceofreason6515  Germany has no claim at all. It gave up all the claims to any territory it used to own as price for being allowed to reunify. And carful with historic claims there buddy. Germany and German Prussia didn't always exist. If we start making historic claims, maps will need to be redrawn.
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  71.  @nic969  Doesn't change the fact that Germany gave up the right to claim anything.
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  72. That isn't how it works though. So long as owners call it Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad it remains. Lithuania calls Poland, Lenkija after all. So does Poland not exist then?
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  73.  @artursbondars7789  there is no native population. Native population was cleansed from the land by Germans.
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  74. @artursbondars7789  pretty much completely. Germans are known genocidars for a reason. They had a lot of experience up to now.
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  75. I keep hearing this since I was a child and yet US still remains sole superpower while China entirely depends on USA purchasing good createdcwith American investments.
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  76. ​ @mrslcom  one or two nuclear powers would make no difference. Military support from Russia is what would be important. Before war in Ukraine, such support would make America think twice. Now? We all know that American military would roll over Russian one. If ruskies can't even take on Ukraine backed by old western equipment and money, they stand no chance against NATO in conventional war. Especially when it comes to naval war where Russia hasn't been any good after death of Peter the Great. They lost flagship to country with no navy and people still laugh at their naval attempts in ruso-japanese war.
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  77. I sure hope education in what ever country you from improves.
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  78. Germany isn't rightful owner of Kaliningrad though.
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  79. Which corrupt carrier politicians? Trump did prove one thing though. Right wing idiots will vote for corrupt politician promising to let them enact their nazi fantasies.
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  80. EU didn't exist until 1993, when Maastricht treaty was signed. It's predecessor, EEC was established in 1951, well after the war.
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  81.  @tynubernard  At that time, history and events were different. Use the right names, or don't mention them at all.
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  82. ​ @IK_MK  a thousand years with no European intervention can pass and Africans will continue to blame Europeans for their nations being shit.
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  83. ​ @tttttt-jq4zv  It isn't. Or rather mainland China is no longer part of China, which is now entirely in Taiwan.
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  84. Same way everyone else. Sex. Unlike Russia, Ukraine doesn't treat its people as canon fodder only raised for future wars.
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  85. Kaliningrad is unlikely to turn its back to Russia given that it is populated by Russians.
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  86. No. Left and right is still clearly defined. Your own personal opinion on what is left or right is worthless. Politics kinda are white or black.
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  87. You are a clown? Pleasure to meet you mr. Bongo.
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  88.  @jaimzx3625  You shouldn't judge everyone by your own actions. And no worries. I'm not gonna kink shame you.
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  89. Lol, wanting permanent seat on un because of population size. Do they also want key for safe with nuclear secret documents?
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  90. China is factory of the world but not everything is produced there. Primarily production is for civilian needs, not military. EU isn't running out of ammo. They are running out of old ammo they were planning to get rid off anyway.
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  91. President asked for ammo, not a ride. So send more ammo and weapons.
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  92.  @saikatchakrabortty  Tell that to Putin. Russia invaded Ukraine, not the other way around.
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  93.  @saikatchakrabortty  it's not arguable, it's a fact. Got no clue about bs you are spouting. It doesn't even look remotly like US and other Western powers are fighting Russia. Western boots have yet to hit the soil and Russia is already in trouble. Russia is facing off Ukraine and been doing pretty bad job from the start. We are more than 6 months in and their intial plan of taking over Ukraine has failed miserably. Their secondary plan of attempting to just take over Donbas and Luhansk have been progressing at snail pase and they are no where close to completing it. Russian millitary has put up a world wide comedy show.
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  94. At this point it just seems like the only way put.
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  95.  @real_lostinthefogofwar  A bit hard to follow agreement when the other side breaks it immediately after signing it. Pretty sure separatists attacked Ukrainian forces first, each time. Within days of signing agreement.
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  96.  @real_lostinthefogofwar  Are you saying separatists didn't attack first after every agreement?
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  97.  @real_lostinthefogofwar  no idea about what? Separatists breaking the agreement? It wasn't to hard to find. Just did some googling.
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  98. Except in this case, the neighbour hasn't been robbed but is doing the robbing of the other neighbours. And considering said neighbour (Russia) robbed you (China) awhile back (Manchuria), would you really want to help said neighbour? Especially when you can use situation to enrich yourself and perhaps get back what said neighbour stolen from you? China and Russia are about as much friends as Nazis and Soviets were.
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  99.  @alexdunphy3716  Nah, it's less corrupt now then it was before.
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  100. No one is forcing anything on anyone. You are just a leech that survives on EU money. Scottish are not forced to be in UK. They were given s referendum. N. Ireland has the right to referendum as well. Europe went numerous times through what you went, even worse. We Baltics had to leave under russian boots constantly. Balkans is a shit show due ages of Russian, Austrian and Ottoman politics along with what you guys constantly do. Kosovo isn't yours. Heck, only around 4% of population are Serbs.
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  101. There is and one day they might even be recognised as state.
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  102. @Searching for Ufos The proxy war? You mean the actual war which was started by Russia. Futher demonstration of Rusias nuclear response would end with Russian erasure of the face of the earth along with everything else. It wouldn't be just the end of the West, but the end of Russia as well. Frankly, China is the only victor from this war as West will be slightly weakened ether way, and Russia will become a vassal of China regardless.
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  103. @Searching for Ufos not exactly true. The West responded with sanctions that crooked russian economy and provided Ukraine with enough weapons where Russia is having a hard time. Russian military has been shown to be a joke. NATO hasn't gotten involved because they don't want to be the first to start nuclear war, bit it doesn't mean they won't answer in kind if provoked. Notice that Putin hasn't dared to openly provoke NATO despite how much he complains about us sending arms to Ukraine. Just like NATO, Putin has been very careful so far.
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  104. No. It's actually believed that Putin also didn't expect as much resistance as Ujrained showed so far.
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  105. ​ @Rich.Vancouverite.Canadian  And one day they will own again what was lost.
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  106. Lol, their friendship is just like one of Soviets and Nazis. Both are geopolitical rivals with one side having numerous grievances with the other. The only thing keeping them from tearing into each other from now is existence of USA, or rather American tendency to interfere with stuff in Asia and Europe.
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  107.  @Giganfan2k1  Russia. Attacked. Ukraine.
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  108.  @johnmuthan286  Russia should have forced their separatist puppets to respect agreement as well, instead of shelling days after agreement.
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  109. The problem is, Russia has no real allies. The countries that joined NATO are the victims of Russian aggression who sought the means to protect it self. More agression doesn't help the matter. Russia was never surrounded by the west because prior to WW2, concept of West didn't exist as it does now. Heck, prior to ww1 Russia was on far better terms with European powerhouses even as all nations attempted to undermine each other. The conflict is coming regardless. But denying Russia influence over neighbors delays the conflict and turns tides to the western side.
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  110. Can they even afford to have that many children? Does this mean we can stop sending aid money there?
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  111. Oh, things certainly can get worse. And when everything is burned down. You have to live in ashes. And if you unable to rebuild, it will get so much worse.
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  112. Nah, would have caused more lives lost. Russia would be able to poison nato from inside and take over neighbours. Look at what happened with Cyprus. It's always hilarious to see your type of ignorance on geopolitics and history in East Europe.
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  113. So what you saying is that Russia was indeed responsible for that war as everyone knew already.
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  114.  @engtechno  Please, let's not pretend Russia is worrying about enemy combatants. The strategy of Russia hasn't changed since ww2 where they've done the same thing. Send cannon fodder first to weaken enemy and let them waste their ammo and if cannon fodder doesn't overrun defendants by using dead comrades as cadaver shields, then send vets to finish the job. Doesn't work as well when defendants get infinite resupply courtesy of the west. Stalin has also wiped out his high command since in Russia a competent military commander is perceived as possible threat to the regime. No doubt Putin is the same.
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  115.  @engtechno  I doubt he considers them his brethren. At best it's attempt to later pacify them easier.
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  116. How would it be the best thing in the west?
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  117.  @Rishabh-ty3gr  we already have China. Cheap costs for shit quality product is something we already have.
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  118. @UCYi5rShTrmEKh9Ik616XamA That is highly presumptious of you to think you know my nationality. Let's be real. You guys will not be the next thing in the west. West ain't gonna turn you into next China. We will diversify a bit from China bit we already have one China. Don't need another.
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  119.  @Rishabh-ty3gr  that is why some Chinese bread crumbs will be thrown to you. But don't expect the same level of investment.
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  120. There is no polish or Russian half though, as both are minorities in any region. Ukrainians take up majority in every oblast.
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  121. Climate change being unpopular with majority even amongst youth isn't that surprising. People don't feel negatives of it yet. And until they do, it won't change. Yet when people will feel effect it will be to late anyway. Won't stop them from complaining.
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  122. Politically? Yes. Economically? No. Only after Mao's death and China opening up to western investments did China's manufacturing and economic boom happened.
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  123. You mean hate towards Putin controlled russian. No one hates an average russian, just Putin. The way out has actually been thrown away by Putin him self, and the more he escalates, the harder getting out will be for him. Putin through his own efforts made things worse for him self. Heck, NATO has been rejuvenated thanks to him. If the moron wanted NATO gone, he should have sat quietly and allowed NATO to self destruct over time.
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  124. There is no alterations going on. Russia is in no position to dictate any order when it can't even beat it's own smaller neighbour. US didn't blow up NS 1&2. If anything, it's likely been done by Russia in order to blame US and okay a victim card. By that point EU was getting off Russian oil and gas tit so the loss was not a big deal to Russia and blowing it up would bring other benefits. US world order stays strong and will remain for a while longer. China may challenge it one day but Russia is never gonna be able as they will be in China's sphere of influence.
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  125. Nope. NATO wants to only protect its members. Why do countries flee Russia to join up with nato 🤔
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  126. Just these regions? Maybe your country also needs a brutal dictator.
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  127. @theagogol2052  having elections every four years doesn't mean you don't need dictator. There are also radicals in your country that are barely kept in check. Thus you need a dictator.
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  128. @theagogol2052  fanatics are in every country. Neo nazis are all over Europe and fascists are gaining power. Haven't french been having mass protests and riots for the past several years? Looks to me like they need some heavy handed dictatorship. German democracy brought us Hitler. Italy has a grandkid of largest fascist in power. Ireland litterally had terrorists several decades ago running wild. Bit yeah, tell me how other people deserve to be ruled under iron boot of someone. And that is before we get into stuff like French revolution.
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  129. That would be the case if they were the main supporter of Ukraine, but they are not. Abandoning Ukraine also means Germany loses most of the influence over eastern European members as they will look at Germany with mistrust.
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  130. Tell me you are blind without telling me you are blind.
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  131. @davidb6337  possible. They are taking back some territories but war is far from over. Not sure how this correlates to your foolish claim that West is falling. Especially given how Russia, the supposed second strongest military is having issues fighting a much weaker neighbour. US troops would be done by now and long since cooking hamburgers and chilling around.
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  132. Yeah, no. Not happening. Short of western puppet being installed as Russian leader, there is no way West will trust new leader of Russia enough to throw money at Russia.
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  133. ​ @mojewjewjew4420  We can't deny or confirm that.
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  134. None of them are on Russian side. Not even China. Both China and Iran look at how they may benefit from this Russian weakness. Nether will support Russia without some sort of benefit. China is sitting on the sides for now. And Iran is providing weaponry for money and technology. They don't care whether Russia wins or loses.
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  135.  @mojewjewjew4420  We can't deny on confirm that those who abstained did so because they support Russia but don't want to be under possibility of sanctions.
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  136.  @mojewjewjew4420  Not really. Having good relationships with someone doesn't imply support of the cause. And China and Russia are regional rivals. Take away USA and they will turn on each other. You claim they have good relationship. I'm calling your bs. China and Russia prior to invasion anounced that their friendship has no limits to haw far it goes and yet left Russia out to dry after invasion. So no, relationship status means nothing. And a vote for russia meaning sanctions is in doubt since you have no proof of it. So, people voting against Russia are primarily people who actually live next to it and know how terrible Russia is. So again. We can't confirm or deny anything.
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  137. Nether I'd optional. Food production as mentioned is problematic. Births are also high to ensure some survive.
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  138.  @universeisundernoobligatio3283  You realise this is 21st century and we no longer abide by nature rules? We've spend centuries developing new ways to ginore nature. The other thing is that population drops are something most nations suffer if happens. And you might have not noticed this but the worse country does, the more children are given biirth to ensure survival of some. So again, it's not really optional.
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  139. Russia doesn't stand a chance in ww3 versus US. They are having problems with Ukraine sponsored with old US toys.
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  140. Hussein only died because he wanted to sell oil for currency other than dollar.
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  141. That actually is Russia today. They never left that dark ages feudalism mentality.
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  142.  @darkroses3479  Not exactly true. They are trying to throw off Western Dominance but they are not mostly supportive of Russia. Didn't we have UN condemnation of Russia awhile back? Was it opposed by only like what, 6 countries? Russia, Belarus, China, Syria, India and Ethiopia? Around 35 abstained while the rest condemned? And believe me, China wants a powerful Russia just as little as the West. You gonna be Chinese junior partner soon enough.
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  143.  @sherrysnyder4195  Easy. You can't trust Putin just like you couldn't trust Hitler. Russia already taken Crimea 8 years ago and is now coming for more. Besides, remember how Russia claimed in February that it wasn't going to invade Ukraine?
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  144. He didn't devalue currency. He brought it in line with the actual value. Prior government held it artificially afloat. 52% of people you claim will be poorer will not even notice a change as it won't affect them.
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  145.  @vlhc4642  firstly, China will not cut off anything as it relies on the west even more than Russia, to buy their stuff. Nether does China control renewable energy. Certain sources of energy are finite, like dinosaur juice. Solar energy is damn near infinite.
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  146. I'm guessing you don't live in Europe. Cause economy here seems to be doing fine.
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  147. ​ @TheWedabest good governance. I see you are quite a joker.
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  148. Actually, there was no genocide. There was ethnic cleansing. Not sure by what right we can kick out local population and illegally split the land between us. None of the three nations have any claim to it.
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  149. Lybia wasn't even close to being competition to nato though.
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  150. How has it been poking the russian bear? By fighting back against russian created and sponsored separatists?
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  151. ​ @ranfak  since when is curry a national dish here in UK? We live of Shepard's pies.
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  152.  @ranfak  you don't get to use common sense when you claimed it was a national dish. It's nether official or unofficial national dish. My housemade has brought me food his mother made for some celebration for some event. It was her thanks you for something I done earlier. There wasn't any curt amongst it. Curry is one of the many dishes eaten in UK. Doesn't make it unofficial national dish any more than pizza.
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  153. Elect a politician making empty promises? They do it all the time.
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  154. Made that point several times in the past. We really shouldn't fear calling Putin's bluff, or else we might as well name him the world leader.
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  155. The Baltic Prussia was ethnically cleansed by Germans a thousand years ago. It's also knows as old Prussia. And it was never part of ether Poland or Lithuania. Germanic prussia from where Frederik the great came is what you think off. As it was subservient to commonwealth before gaining independence. If we gonna start splitting Europe into historic lands, a lot of borders would change. Lithuania and Poland have no claim to these lands as they gave it up centuries ago to get help from Prussia against Swedes. Germany gave up all the claims to any non current territories post ww2. You own countries probably historically belonged to someone else so I would pipe down with historic claims if I were you. You might give others ideas on getting back what is their.
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  156. And yet those same belarusians in the same breath ad claiming to be Russians, also claim to be historic Lithuanians. Lol.
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  157. Russia attempted to take land from the start. But failed to take Kyiv due to terrible russian logistics and had to fall back to the east. Can they hold on to that land?
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  158. The reason for marshal plan was to combat the spread of communism. Weakened Russia on the other hand is beneficial to US. Just like in the 90ies Russia would be helped with minor things but it's unlikely that anyone would be stupid enough to rebuild it, especially given Russian access to large quantities of natural recourses.
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  159. None probably. He is ex KGB rat with a lot of experience on surviving assassination attempts. Ever wondered why he prefers long tables? His agents even pick up his poo.
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  160.  @reinermost6269  North Europe yes, southern not so much. And remember that russian east aka Syberia is pretty much frozen all year round. Russia would have it far worse than most European countries.
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  161. Even in United States you can say Fuck Biden/Trump. Try going to China and publicly announcing Fuck Xi.
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  162. ​ @bengcornish6113  you bring ww1 and claim later Russia knows how to rough it out. While kinda true, not fully. Russia on fact lost in ww1. Russians are only capable of roughing out when they believe they are winning. When losing and leader looks weak because of it, Russians are quick to turn on him and refuse to rough it out.
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  163.  @danielfatfingahs5649  I don't think NATO plans to go back into Afghan anytime soon. So no insurgencies to fight.
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  164. Earth ain't gonna stop existing simply because Russia nukes ot self.
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  165. All 3 at once. They can't help because they don't want to risk Western sanctions. They do benefit from weakened junior partner. And they cover Syberian resources. China and Russia relationship is like that off Nazi Germany and USSR. Nether truly trusts the others and knows war between is only a matter of time but for now pretending to like each other is more beneficial. Plus historically, China worked with West to undermine USSR. There is no love between these countries.
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  166. If that was true, Ukraine would have fallen by now.
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  167.  @bighands69  Being able to exist as a country has nothing to do with them being a superpower. You can give nukes to middle eastern countries and it wouldn't make them any more superpowers than NK or India. USA is the only true superpower left in the world just like UK used to be the only one after Spanish empire colapsed.
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  168.  @trudycolborne2371  yes, but doesn't make you a superpower. And hey, considering what you said. I think China is the one who will be next superpower, taking over from Russia, especially after they anex Syberia.
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  169.  @zadovrus1624  What do you mean what does US have to do with Ukraine? As in why does US help Ukraine? Many geopolitical reasons. Primarily helping Ukrainians defend against Russia because that benefits the whole world. I know Hunter had some bussiness in Ukraine but as far as I know the elder Biden never did. Trump even attempted to dig up some dirt on Biden in Ukraine and failed. Even got him self into impeachment procedures for his corrupt actions in attempt to use aid money to dig up any dirt on Elder Biden that never existed.
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  170.  @Nikhil-ty3rk  it isn't. It simply is land grab by fascist Russia. Not for the first time ether. It's why russian neighbors keep joining NATO. No one trusts Russia.
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  171. ​ @tasreasfatemsa8266  What nonesense is this? Return Alaska? You do know that Americans bought ir from Russia? It wasn't conquered.
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  172.  Alexander Macedonian  Russia can't fix itself, Kyiv is beyond it.
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  173.  Alexander Macedonian  We are a year or not war and Russia keeps failing. They even began losing occupied territories. Ukraine meanwhile is getting more and better equipment while Russians keep dying in Bahmut for no strategic value. Russia can potentially still win but it's far from guaranteed. Heck, they lost their flagship to nation with no navy.
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  174. No one is pushing wokeness on anyone. It's just most people are not bigots like you and people like you.
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  175. Nah, China can get that oil from others. Russia needs a buyer because they can't stop producing. So Russia is indeed becoming a vassal state to China.
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  176.  @banancino553  Crimean native population has long since been genocides by Russia.
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  177.  @frostflower5555  This is stupid. Russia and Ukraine are not the same people. They are both Slavs, but Ukrainians are not Russians same way Slavic Polish are not Russians. Russia at the point of its creation didn't even have Ukrainian lands. It's the territory they conquered later.
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  178.  @frostflower5555  It is stupid. It's like saying that both Lithuanians and Russians are the same because the former were at one point part of Russian empire. If Ukrainians wanted to be part of Russia, we wouldn't have had Ukraine to begin with. But as I pointed out before, the territories and the people of modern Ukraine were not originally part of Russia as well. So yes, what you wrote is stupid.
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  179.  @frostflower5555  pathetic. And you think Lithuanians don't marry Russians? Don't speak Russian? You know fuck all in the subject. Here's a little hint. I'm half Lithuanian half Russian. We were part of Russian empire for centuries plus USSR times. Russia attempted to outright erase our identity and failed. Ukrainians don't have the same language as Russians ether. It's as stupid as claiming Polish is the same as Russian. When I was younger my grandfsther wanted me to self identify as Russian. True Russians are minority in Ukraine though count as Ukrainian citizens, not Ukrainians. Though if Putin successfuly genocides Ukrainians trapped in Donbass and Luhansk with his enforcement of them into military as cannon fodder and brainwash kids into thinking them selves russian, then Ukrainians might disappear from that region. I most certainly haven't heard anything about Ukraine banning Russian language, though you are not the first to repeat this lie. What Ukrainians done was remove russian from official languages list, Lithuania actually done the same. It's all entirely legal and democratic. People don't get shelled for refusing to give up their russian identity. They get shelled because Russia sent officers to create and support Russian separatists who are fighting against the government. Dunno about Zelensky but there is one country more corrupt then Ukraine, it's Russia and Putin above all. So again, what you wrote is rather stupid.
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  180.  @raykeane9345  USA didn't ran from Afghan. They've built what they believed to be functional government and military and it was fine to leave. They were obviously wrong and dumb ass Trump making a deal to release 5 thousand talibs made things worse. Truly Trump was the worst president of USA.
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  181. ​ @Greatnessneverdie  Given Russian history, there are a lot of valid reasons why no one in this world trusts them. America by comparison has s lot less reasons for others to mistrust it.
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  182. They didn't hate Russia. Untill 2014 Russia was seen as valued member of international community. Countries were cautious but not completely mistrustful. In ether case, unlike politics, economy doesn't care about who hates who.
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  183. Which is pretty much what Russia wants. Lonely sweeden with no friends. Do notice that Orban is pro Russian stouge. Why do you think he wants to delay?
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  184. 40% of world population that is much poorer isn't gonna replace a smaller amount of far wealthier population.
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  185.  @robertking4645  pretty much this, hence why Poland and Baltics been demanding changes to current military doctrine of NATO. I guarantee that there isn't enough support to rejoin Russia in Lithuania and any referendum will be ether falsified, or voted with a gun to the head. Lithuania will never want to rejoin Russia. EVER!
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  186.  @ИринаЛукьяненко-ь3ъ  it's well known that russian military personnel came to Donbas to fight after "discharging" from military. Your Russian fascist government been sending soldiers there since before conflict started. And now even forcefully recruits Ukrainians to genocide local Ukrainian population.
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  187.  @ibrahimmekonnen8259  unless they bluff and attack. Then threated nuclear countries with nuclear weapons if they don't back off. And thus, USA, UK and France have a decision to make. Do they dare call Russian bluff?
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  188.  @ibrahimmekonnen8259  Will it prevent ww though? What if Russia calls the bluff? Do you seriously believe US would use nukes as first response threat? There are differences between autocracies and democracies.
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  189.  @ibrahimmekonnen8259  and I'm calling your bluff and invading anyway. And if you don't let me have eastern Europe, I will reduce this world to rubble. Your call? Your problem is that you assume that Russia will chose to de escalate instead of calling your bluff. Heck, that sort of threat plays greatly into Russian hand as well. A nation that used nukes, threatening to use nukes at the outset of conventional war against another nuclear power.
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  190.  @ibrahimmekonnen8259  No, it's shit plan. Russian doctrine is worth nothing. Russia claimed it wouldn't invade Ukraine, yet here we are. Same as with Hitler, Putin will one day seek to challenge NATO. Letting Ukraine fall, will only stregthen Putin as Ukraine today, is Chekoslovakia of yesterday.
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  191.  @ibrahimmekonnen8259  yes, tripwire system. Something that recently began to change as Baltics and Poland complained and for now, amount of troops increased and NATO began looking into changing it. But my point wasn't what can and can't be done. My original point was that believing that Russia wouldn't dare attack a NATO member isn't something that should be counted on as this was done before, with massive failure as a result.
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  192. It would be if not a hanging threat of nuclear Armageddon. Otherwise US boots would already be there.
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  193. This is nonsense. USA though helping Ukraine isn't in alliance with it. It has zero obligations towards Ukraine but still helps a lot. Nato is an official. Military alliance and most importantly if US abandons Ukraine, it suffers nothing. If it abandons an actually, it would lose a lot of authority and others would be more skeptical in anny attempt by US to ally it self with them.
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  194. Standing near Windows is very dangerous due to well known Russian clumsiness.
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