China is still too weak to take on the US/NATO/Japan, etc. by itself so it needs a strong Russia more than it needs cheap commodities. If Russia is too weak to open a European front, then the US will be all the more emboldened in the Pacific.
Ukrainian War Developments
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You misread it the other way around. The "toys" in that analogy refer to Donbass and Crimea.
Still, I don't think it needs reminding the modern Ukrainian state as it exists today, just like the Russian Federation, came about as a result of the USSR's collapse.
I also don't think it need reminding the history since then that has led up to the present conflict.
I'm not gonna get into who's right and who's wrong since there's already been ceaseless debate about that.
So I'd just point out what you're saying is the Ukraine side of the argument. What you think is ironic from the Ukrainian perspective is suddenly less so from the Russian side when you consider it's no secret and well-documented that for years Putin's been telling the Ukrainian ruling establishment to stay out of NATO, and likewise to NATO "hands-off on Ukraine", or there'd be a reason for security concern where there ought to be none.
We all know how that went, and here we are.
To support what this person said.
"And while the level of forces proved adequate for defeating the Ukrainian military, the whole idea in military operations is effectiveness, not efficiency. Military operations should not be run like businesses, which use predictable requirements and operating environments to minimize input costs. Combat, especially land combat, is one of the most unpredictable of human activities. It is inherently risky, with the risks usually resulting from factors that are improbable or cannot be foreseen. Therefore, sound logic dictates the need to minimize foreseeable risks before beginning any operations.
Planning military operations in war must take into account planning for the aftermath. Army and joint theater planning always presents requirements in a kind of four-step minuet: deployment—buildup—decisive operations—postconflict operations. Destruction of enemy forces on the battlefield creates a necessary—but not sufficient—condition for victory. Victory means not the defeat of the opposing army but rather winning the follow-through operation to accomplish the aims and intent of the plan."
comment from a retired military officer.
That moron Yanukovich can go **** himself. His incompetence and sheer Gorbachov level stupidity "helped" get us to this point.
I hope you're right, but Putin's predecessors does not give me much confidence.... Who's coming after Putin is still a wild card
Will they use drones?
Following Russia’s example, maybe?
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