JRP3
Hyperactive Member
No fly zone over over Ukraine, i.e. NATO planes in the air, would have been seen as an act of aggression.Had we setup a no fly zone before they attacked, it would be they who were the aggressors starting a war the US.
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No fly zone over over Ukraine, i.e. NATO planes in the air, would have been seen as an act of aggression.Had we setup a no fly zone before they attacked, it would be they who were the aggressors starting a war the US.
And what would Putin's response have been?No fly zone over over Ukraine, i.e. NATO planes in the air, would have been seen as an act of aggression.
Looks like the head of Russia’s space program, Rogozin, is an actual neonazi…
...] It is legitimate to ask whether there is real neo-Nazism in Ukraine with Hitler salutes and swastikas. Of course there is, as there is everywhere. These are a few completely marginal groups, mainly composed of Russian-speaking football fans – not so much a political movement as a subculture, which ironically arrived in Ukraine from Russia. [My bold.] [...
Source: Oliver Stone’s "Ukraine on Fire" is undistilled Kremlin propaganda
Who knows. That's the problem.And what would Putin's response have been?
Book an AirBnB from a Ukranian host. Make sure the host and property has been around a while, has reviews, etc.Anyone know how to contribute USD to support Ukraine in an effective manner that's not a ripoff of some sort?
I'd imagine this is at the top of Russia's list to hack the funds into Russia's account... What to do???
Bank of ukraina has an account that takes usd deposits.Anyone know how to contribute USD to support Ukraine in an effective manner that's not a ripoff of some sort?
I'd imagine this is at the top of Russia's list to hack the funds into Russia's account... What to do???
Anyone know how to contribute USD to support Ukraine in an effective manner that's not a ripoff of some sort?
I'd imagine this is at the top of Russia's list to hack the funds into Russia's account... What to do???
If only. It won't take my credit cards or Google pay, and my bank won't wire funds between here and Ukraine and/or Russia.Bank of ukraina has an account that takes usd deposits.
Edit. looks like they have added support for direct credit card payments, google pay etc.
I think a better analogy would be a full scale invasion of Cuba by the US, which unlike Canada is a strategic enemy of the US. Cuba's neighbors would rally against the US as would the rest of the world. The US would meet extreme resistance despite its belief that everyday Cubans would welcome the invaders. The US would be isolated from the entire world community and would face tremendous domestic pressure against the war. The invasion would go on endlessly and be bogged down by guerilla warfare.Tom Nichols pointed out that most Russians are very adamantly against war with Ukraine. It would be like the US going to war with Canada.
No analogy will be 100%, but the US/Canada one is pretty good in my opinion. Especially from a cultural viewpoint. The US and Canada are very similar culturally, as are Russia and Ukraine. The American people and soldiers would be even less enthusiastic to invade Canada than Cuba. And the international blowback would be just as severe, if not greater.I think a better analogy would be a full scale invasion of Cuba by the US, which unlike Canada is a strategic enemy of the US. Cuba's neighbors would rally against the US as would the rest of the world. The US would meet extreme resistance despite its belief that everyday Cubans would welcome the invaders. The US would be isolated from the entire world community and would face tremendous domestic pressure against the war. The invasion would go on endlessly and be bogged down by guerilla warfare.
If only. It won't take my credit cards or Google pay, and my bank won't wire funds between here and Ukraine and/or Russia.
Probably not as many as you’d think, if they were under threat of loved ones going to the gulag.Wonder how many Russian soliders would jump ship if the neighboring western countries would offer them full nationality for disavowing mother Russia and handing over arms to Ukrainan soliders? The more troops Putin sends the more he would lose, would be like a huge leak at the bottom of his sinking ship metaphorically ... eventually very few Russians left?
Pretty sure Putin's invasion plans didn't include the complete destruction of the Russian economy. He's delusional. He thought it would be a cakewalk.So this guy believes the war is going according to play for Putin and he might just be right.