Position of strength.
Ukrainian War Developments
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Position of strength.
noone536
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lol the verdict is still out their as the war is still ongoing. but just for reference Russia does not have a good track record in Ukraine. Stalin literally move their whole tartar population to the border of Siberia, furthermore, not the mention the faming that they had to endure due to bad policy. also many people sent to camp for political reasons. this happened not that long ago some of those old lady and men still remember, to say what u say is basically saying japan invade china in modern time but they are treating the Chinese well. like no atking civilian etc,
I suspect that Russia may want to take Eastern Ukraine and hold the Dnieper river as well
Well. At least they voted.
Honestly they should just annex east of the dnieper and create a western ukraine rump state. The dnieper is an incredible natural border that will secure southern russia for centuries
There are graphic videos being shared on Telegram showing Ukrainian troops shooting at 'Russian saboteurs' disguised as Ukrainian soldiers. Now its occurring more and more often. Some people called it 'saboteur mania'.
Don't know how true is it. Whether it's really them going after actual Russian saboteurs. Or whether they are actually descending into paranoia.
Don't know how true is it. Whether it's really them going after actual Russian saboteurs. Or whether they are actually descending into paranoia.
My take it's a Regime Change with a touch of Vodka instead of American Kool Aid. Russia will form a new gov't and then leave Ukraine Whole BUT with Permanent Peacekeepers to guarantee the security of both Ukraine and Russia, in other words a Reverse Maidan.
manqiangrexue
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Not a problem, as long as we understand that Russia's imperialistic actions are not bad, good for China, and pushed for by the West. I have no problem with saying that Russia's actions are imperialistic but recognize that sometimes, it takes good imperialism to fight the West's bad imperialism. To me, that is not a criticism of Russia.
What I'm saying is, that when you say something, it should have a point. When you say something you don't mean, it is for keeping up public image. When you say something that you do mean, it can be for a variety of reasons including candid discussion. I speak my mind for candid discussion. So if you're simply stating that Russia is fighting the West's imperialism with it's own, I agree and that's not criticism of Russia. But if you are criticizing Russia, then the question is why? If you don't mean it and are saying it for public image, you don't need to here. If you do mean it, then why? True criticism means you want the action to stop; it makes no sense to truly criticize something as wrong but still support it covertly. Your actions must match your true words. If you are simply observing that Russia is using imperialism to fight imperialism, no problem. But if you have a legitimate criticism of Russia, then I disgree, both in principle and in intended effect. In principle, Russia must hold itself to no rules when fighting the expansion of NATO. In effect, it makes no sense to sincerely criticize an ally while truly supporting its actions.
In any case, the longer it's going, the longer Ukrainian will suffer. Even in the case of a incredible win or withdraw of Russian forces without concessions, reconstruction with the west help means incredible amount of unpayable loans that will cripple sovereignty forever anyway.
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