101 sats \ 6 replies \ @Solomonsatoshi 24 Aug \ parent \ on: U.S. Bolsters Ukraine Amid Independence Day With Fresh Aid and Sanctions news
Truth is if Putin wins Ukraine things do not stop there...whether you like it or not.
That depends on the amount of goodwill the west will have left at that point
Also the west is going broke among other things by waging war against Russia, by proxy which is less effecient, and right on russias border which has asymmetrical logistics challenges and costs. So if the west was smart it would want Russia to come to them. But no. But it is what it is.
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But lets talk about Russia.
Russia just wants to do business, and strengthen its brand. Its not interested in "world domination". Well it is, but not by conquest and war. It wants to do it culturally and economically. And it is. Why/How? Because it "stood up" to USA/EU militarily, but also seems to be doing fine despite their sanctions. Say what you want but this gives Russia respect!
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Not sure who respects Russia anymore .
Many may feel sorry for the citizens trapped under the despotic rule of war criminal Putin.
China certainly enjoy having Russia now beholden to them for access to banking and oil and gas sales.
Without Chinas support Russia would collapse.
Putin has made Russia Chinas beholden oil and gas supplier and proxy war waging poodle.
What a sad loser clown Putin is.
He will be gone by mid winter.
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Easy to say 'that is wrong'- rather harder to provide a fact based reasoned retort that convincingly argues that 'that is wrong'.
So if Russia wins in Ukraine that will not signal to China that the US and West lack the determination to resist the seizure of Taiwan?
If you believe that you have failed to read The New Yorker article...and are thus ignorant of several relevant facts.
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