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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