It is going to hurt but Japan can survive without Russian gas. On the other hand, many countries in EU would have an economy meltdown if Russian gas is turned off.
Ukrainian War Developments
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Ukrainians are fighting to the death in surrounded cities instead of surrendering.
Russia has also not committed enough troops
For example their progress to Odessa has been stalled mostly because they lack manpower.
Firepower, force multipliers are all good and nice, but in the end you need warm bodies in an invasion. Putin most probably doesn't want to send conscripts in this "special military operation"
Interesting take by a former British tank crew
Minor nitpick, he is an american. A former US Army Abrams commander.
Zelensky is actually smart to exclude China when pointing fingers because:
1. While EU and Russia might point fingers to each other regarding who should pay for Ukraine’s reconstruction, Chinese firms will likely get a good deal of the contracts whoever pays. Unlike with many other countries, Chinese government has a good deal to say about the deals its companies can offer. Being on china’s good side means whoever pays, the money might go considerably further.
2. You only point fingers at people who are firmly in either camp. You point finger at your friends because you know they will still remain your friends. You point fingers at your enemies because they are your enemies already. Pointing a finger at people sitting on the fence is the kind of stupid idiotic overweeningly self righteous thing that most only America does. Ukraine may have acted stupidly all along, but clearly they still have a little ways to go before they can be that stupid.
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Do this force exist?
The plot thickens:
"Seeing videos with large numbers of killed Ukrainian soldiers from Mariupol. People are saying that Azov took extreme casualties today. No clear picture of the situation but today may have been decisive. Will update in a few hours if there's more info."
Yes, it’s called the Russian air force, which uniquely amongst the world out side the US, has the assets to carpet bomb in high B-52 style.
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