Russia's unjustifiable war of aggression in Ukraine

[bluesball]

Bet Trump said there would be peace there by the end of January.

 

[BoggyRoad]

Going to be difficult to persuade Trump to move in the right direction especially as his starting position is having deep admiration for dictators and autocrats.

 

[Barry K O Bama]

Bet Trump said there would be peace there by the end of January.

Trump had a binary choice in the election win and all of his problems would be solved or lose and face jail and financial ruin

He was always going to say and do anything to win.

Trump post election is a different animal

His massive ego and his legacy kick in now.

John Bolton said that he used amble down from the living quarters around 11am and then get briefings. He didn't pay attention or read anything.

He's impulsive and reactive.

He's got a few nut jobs appointed but most of his appointees will see when he's heading for disaster and can, hopefully, rein him in.

He's promised to lower the cost of food, gas & rent.

He'll be wiped out in the mid terms in 2 years if his actions force prices up.

His ego will win out

 

[Barry K O Bama]

Going to be difficult to persuade Trump to move in the right direction especially as his starting position is having deep admiration for dictators and autocrats.

Yes but the intelligent members of his administration recognise that the real threat is China.

China has 200 times more ship building capacity than US. Trump needs allies such as Japan & S Korea to contain China.

He can't dump on his European Allies and expect support from his Asian Allies.

It's his boasting and bluster v the geopolitical reality.

I can't predict the outcome but just hope common sense will prevail

 

[catcha]

A major change in the UA. The new person in charge of the land forces - Mykhailo Drapaty, brygadier general. He can be recognised by some, who observe russian attacks, as he was in charge of the forces coming to the aid when russians set so-called separatists in Donbas and Luganda. He was in the first BMP of the Ukrainian column coming to help Mariupol in 2014, here is the video of this event - at time in the rank of major:

 

[Barry K O Bama]

Bill Browder (now Sir William, well deserved) suggests that if Trump withdraws support, then we should confiscate the frozen Billions and purchase the munitions and equipment

Bo Jo would have done it in a heart beat.

Keep the pressure on the genocidal scum for another year and the Orcs will implode.

Big lesson then for Xi Zing Pin

 

[Channa]

Bill Browder (now Sir William, well deserved) suggests that if Trump withdraws support, then we should confiscate the frozen Billions and purchase the munitions and equipment

Bo Jo would have done it in a heart beat.

Keep the pressure on the genocidal scum for another year and the Orcs will implode.

Big lesson then for Xi Zing Pin

Agree. There are many signs that Russia is struggling at present but the Ukrainian people have more suffering to endure for a while yet.

As our own Terence Mc Swiney said:

"It is not those who can inflict the most, but those who can suffer the most who will prevail"

 

[Barry K O Bama]

Interesting that Zelensky has now indicated that Ua would not insist on the return of occupied territory for now provided the rest of Ua is allowed join NATO.

 

[catcha]

Interesting that Zelensky has now indicated that Ua would not insist on the return of occupied territory for now provided the rest of Ua is allowed join NATO.

Bluff. NATO will not invite any country which is in the conflict and with unregulated border status.

 

[Barry K O Bama]

Bluff. NATO will not invite any country which is in the conflict and with unregulated border status.

True

Initially, I thought it was a mistake to show his hand on the territory issue, at this stage.

But, he's got to outmanoeuvre Trump. The West didn't give Ua a chance of winning because it only supplied equipment in dribs and drabs. This has resulted in catastrophic casualties for UA, resulting in a manpower issue now.

Ua can't reclaim the occupied territory now so it's primary focus will be on a plan to deter Putin from restarting the war.

Security guarantees are useless - The Budapest Memorandum was a meaningless nonsense. Minsk accord same.

If NATO membership isn't an option, then Ua will need a NATO Standard Defence to deter Putin from another bite.

Ua will be a massive economic success and this will eventually show the Russian people how fucked up their mafia controlled state is.

The Eu needs to ramp up weapon production to supply Ua. Ua will preserve freedom and give it's people a prosperous future - the cost is huge - 20% of it's territory and massive loss of life and injury levels but better that the outcome most of us feared in the first few weeks of the invasion.