Ah yes the good ol NATO tanks/APCs/artillery/jets/helicopters/ammunition/people
Level you mean in USD? Cos im sure russia has more USD
Ah yes the good ol NATO tanks/APCs/artillery/jets/helicopters/ammunition/people
Level you mean in USD? Cos im sure russia has more USD
Was that before or after Russia reacted to their buddy Yanukovych's disposal by starting to fund an insurrection in Donbass? And are we considering the scores who fled from the separatists to the western parts of Ukraine?Djmixxx wrote: βSun Mar 20, 2022 12:55 pmCan I trust my friend, who fled from Ukrainian peaceful shelling of Donetsk to Russia?makrom wrote: βSun Mar 20, 2022 12:46 pmRight, and the separatists are a Ukrainian movement with no Russian involvement at all, and MH-17 was shot down by the evil West, and so on. Why would there be any reason not to trust Russian news sources...
Please just go ahead, keep trusting Kremlin media, build up your centrally planned economy 2.0 and feel sorry for yourself because civilized Russia is treated so badly by the rest of the world.
Russia approximately 5 minutes after the peace treaty is eventually signed: Our mission had a high human cost but was a success, even the Global West agrees there are no longer any nazis in Ukraine.enterisys wrote: βSun Mar 20, 2022 1:07 pmI'm gonna repeat this again cos some people have short memory
Donetsk after "8 years of Ukrainian bombing"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGcQWQuqSCo
Kharkiv after 1 week of "denazification"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1xFSCDy8Jo
Melitopol after of "denazification"enterisys wrote: βSun Mar 20, 2022 1:07 pmKharkiv after 1 week of "denazification"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1xFSCDy8Jo
The economical relations USA to Europe will likely increase (CETA/TTIP) long-term, because you need to cut the relations to Russia. Same with energy supply, when Russia should be avoided.enterisys wrote: βSun Mar 20, 2022 11:14 amNeutral. How exactly economies are enhanced when business are being closed in russia due to sanctions. Also buying oil from Venezuela is cringe when you were the first to sanction them.Neutral, gas and especially oil prices are already back to "normal".
It's a big loss for europe, because the relations (including economic) to Russia were not bad. There is also much lost of trust on both sides. The whole peaceful attitude and disarmament, which was present with Russia since the 90's, is gone. And it's not only Russia's or Putin's fault. f.e. The NATO east extension is/was a big problem IMO.
Are we here to make ultra bad jokes?tuhe wrote: βSun Mar 20, 2022 11:55 amI must admit it was a joke, I don't know what the trollfarms has churned out on the subject yet.makrom wrote: βSun Mar 20, 2022 11:51 amLet me guess, this is according to some Russian source?tuhe wrote: βSun Mar 20, 2022 11:49 amWhy is the Global West not talking about how Ukraine is using child soldiers like Hitler?FuryoftheStars wrote: βSat Mar 19, 2022 10:52 pmI wonder what theyβd say about the theater with the words βchildrenβ written outside being bombed.
And that is relevant to "8 years of bombing of Donetsk" how exactly?Djmixxx wrote: βSun Mar 20, 2022 1:30 pmMelitopol after of "denazification"
https://youtu.be/AYMYt6AxFzY
This seems to be a special strategy for the defense of cities by Ukrainian soldiers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1xFSCDy8Jo
Oh, they haven't destroyed absolutely everything they invaded? This clearly proves that they must be the good guys.Djmixxx wrote: βSun Mar 20, 2022 1:30 pmMelitopol after of "denazification"enterisys wrote: βSun Mar 20, 2022 1:07 pmKharkiv after 1 week of "denazification"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1xFSCDy8Jo
https://youtu.be/AYMYt6AxFzY
Yes those evil Ukrainian Nazis, destroying their own cities just because they don't want their people to be freed by the peace loving Russians.Djmixxx wrote: βSun Mar 20, 2022 1:30 pmThis seems to be a special strategy for the defense of cities by Ukrainian soldiers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1xFSCDy8Jo
The economic relations were indeed not that bad. Europe digging its own grave for some short term gains. The "whole peaceful attitude and disarmament" worked out really well in Georgia, Syria, Crimea, Donbass... The economic relevance of Benelux, but power mongering like a superpower.jodokus31 wrote: βSun Mar 20, 2022 11:04 amIt's a big loss for europe, because the relations (including economic) to Russia were not bad. There is also much lost of trust on both sides. The whole peaceful attitude and disarmament, which was present with Russia since the 90's, is gone. And it's not only Russia's or Putin's fault. f.e. The NATO east extension is/was a big problem IMO.
I agree, there's a lot more details to consider and my analysis f.e. also does not distinguish between the country's population, the big companies and the government. With 3rd world I have mostly Africa in mind. Europe is of course very different, I probably have mainly germany in mind.mmmPI wrote: βSun Mar 20, 2022 11:38 amThat is where the faming occurs, i'm not sure the concept of "3rd wold" is still relevant today, when you consider brasil or turkey, for example they have very different perception, turkey being in NATO and very close to Russia, selling weapon to Ukraine compared to Brazil that is far away from Russia, associated in the BRICS, and dependant on fertilizer from Russia.jodokus31 wrote: βSun Mar 20, 2022 11:04 amDisclaimer: The next is my own perception, probably not 100% accurate
It's interesting who is profiting and who is not profiting from this war:
- Ukrain -> Ultra big no
- Russia -> Big no, economics, sanctions, lost of reputation
- Europe -> Medium to big no, due to economics, forced rearmament, energy shortage, risk of bigger war
- China/India -> Neutral?
- 3rd world -> Big no, due to food crisis
- USA/Canada -> Big yes, because of enhanced economies, exporting gas/arms
- Other oil/gas countries -> Yes
Interesting also, that suddenly CETA is back into consideration. I wonder, when TTIP, or how they will call it, will be discussed.
I think China is not welcoming ecomic instability due to them being very successful when no disruption occurs. I think India is at risk too due to their economy being less robust, the consequences of food shortages at world level would impact them more.
For USA i'm more aware of the different opinions inside the society so i do not share the same idea that it's all a big yes. There are big companies there that are globalist and division of society in cold war style block limit their ability to expand their marketshare it has some political influence and is not only oil-related.
For Europe its even more fragmented because each countries has different political scene and then you have coalition in the EU parliament. Same are for the interest, not every economy in europe share the same level of involvment with russian economy, between Spain that has a lot of solar enegy and whose gas come from Algeria and Hungary that is reliant on Russian gas and has a leader anti-EU but is also very close to Russia geographically and is a formet soviet state the perception and interests are not the same. as you say medium to very big nope.
[Edit] I'm not accusing you of framing, i'm just trying to point out where the framing acts in one's perception that is this schematic you wrote describing your own perpection that framing is aimed at establishing/modifying at large scale
But what about the information that Russia is destroying cities? Or not all cities? what then? maybe not destroying?
There is a big difference between unmotivated shelling of cities and shelling in battle for me.
where did you find the pictures? Even in the telegram channel only text.
It sounds, that Europe was so naive. Probably yes. But it doesn't answer the question, why it failed and who exactly spreaded the fatal sparks. All in all, i wouldn't call it a big win for Europe.makrom wrote: βSun Mar 20, 2022 1:49 pmThe economic relations were indeed not that bad. Europe digging its own grave for some short term gains. The "whole peaceful attitude and disarmament" worked out really well in Georgia, Syria, Crimea, Donbass... The economic relevance of Benelux, but power mongering like a superpower.jodokus31 wrote: βSun Mar 20, 2022 11:04 amIt's a big loss for europe, because the relations (including economic) to Russia were not bad. There is also much lost of trust on both sides. The whole peaceful attitude and disarmament, which was present with Russia since the 90's, is gone. And it's not only Russia's or Putin's fault. f.e. The NATO east extension is/was a big problem IMO.
As for Nato expansion:
And how is that relevant to Ukraine?
Maybe because he behaves like normal EU country's and does not overthrow the government every 10 years , and does not inform everyone that she is ready to regain her nuclear weapons?
That's a very similar situation. Putin wanted assurance, that Ukraine doesn't enter the NATO and it seems, he didn't get it. That was obviously the red line.
Luckily this normal EU country did not overthrow any government since its independence or claim it is ready to reclaim its nuclear weapons.