Well, if you push a pawn all the way to the other side, you do get one.While Putin thought it might be a pawn, turned out to be at least be a Bishop, Castle or most likely a Queen.
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Well, if you push a pawn all the way to the other side, you do get one.While Putin thought it might be a pawn, turned out to be at least be a Bishop, Castle or most likely a Queen.
O Tuck FrumpAnd although we're just looking over the shoulders of the players, the winner of that game will want to have a match with Romania, then perhaps Finland, then perhaps Britain, then perhaps South Africa, and then might think he has a shot of ruling the world, though he'd have to get approval from Trump for that.
And I disagree. Every chess move affects the entire game.
Reading from various sources, if Russia declares total war, it will bomb every piece of civilian infrastructure in Ukraine. Expect power to go out all across Ukraine. All bridges targeted, railroads, government buildings, etc...
To give you an idea how important is the lend lease act, below is what the U.S. gave Russia during WW2:
World War II Allies: U.S. Lend-Lease to the Soviet Union, 1941-1945
Even before the United States entered World War II in December 1941, America sent arms and equipment to the Soviet Union to help it defeat the Naziru.usembassy.govStalin commented that they couldn't have won the war without the U.S. help. U.K. received more than that.
- 400,000 jeeps & trucks
- 14,000 airplanes
- 8,000 tractors
- 13,000 tanks
- 1.5 million blankets
- 15 million pairs of army boots
- 107,000 tons of cotton
- 2.7 million tons of petrol products
- 4.5 million tons of food
ThisThe war in Ukraine is a very difficult geopolitical problem, perhaps the most difficult one since the Cuban missile crisis.
If we get involved too much to help Ukraine, we risk a direct war with Russia which would basically mean WW3. Certainly, direct military intervention would mean war with Russia. Even a no-fly zone would likely mean war with Russia since a no-fly zone would very likely require NATO planes to shoot down Russian planes. And Putin has said that a no-fly zone would be viewed as an act of war. Providing indirect military assistance to Ukraine, like giving Ukraine weapons, get close to the line. Putin could view it as an act of war. Putin has even said the economic sanctions are equivalent to an act of war. If we impose sanctions that are too harsh and crush Russia's economic too hard, Putin could be forced to retaliate. For obvious reasons, NATO wants to avoid war with Russia since we both have nukes.
On the other side, Putin's war on Ukraine is causing a tragic humanitarian crisis. We are also seeing over 1M refugees pour into Poland and other countries. And Ukraine borders NATO territory. We don't want to see a democracy friendly to Europe and so close to Europe's borders fall under Russian authoritarianism. Furthermore, Ukraine is incredibly brave and will resist to the last man but they are weaker than Russia. If Ukraine continues to fight alone, it is likely that Ukraine will eventually fall to Russia. So if we do nothing, we could watch the slow decimation of a country, the deaths of countless innocent lives. And we might still end up with Russia on NATO's borders, threatening another country. So even doing nothing could still lead to war and we let an entire country get wiped out.
So the trick is to do just enough to help Ukraine successfully resist Russia's invasion without crossing the line and starting a war with Russia.
I don't know what the perfect answer is. I do think we should help Ukraine as much as we can without actually going to war with Russia (if we can help it). But I hate seeing what is happening to the people in Ukraine. I do think that Putin is determined to rebuild the Russian empire by force. He will not negotiate. He will crush Ukraine until they submit and rejoin Russia. And I don't think he will stop at Ukraine. If he really wants a new Russian empire, he will want the Baltic states like Latvia too.
Imagine my f£ing surprise.U2 to perform in Kyiv.