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Don't judge people by yourself Ukraine will not surrender.
Europeans will force it to, unfortunately.
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Europeans will force it to, unfortunately.
Poland will continue cooperating with America (who give most of the aid). The current government is anti-Russia and even if they lose elections, the only pro-Russia people are authoritarian right wing nutjobs who probably won't even win a single seat.
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Europeans will force it to, unfortunately.
Russians already tried to force something, will not work. No Ukrainian president will ever sign because he/she will be overthrown the next day.
Feels like Europeans (namely Germany and France) will provide as little weapons as possible to exhaust Ukrainians so they get tired and surrender themselves.
Once Ukrainian public is ready, Biden will pressure Zelinsky. Biden has already said “we told him but he didn’t want to listen” hinting that he can throw Zelinsky under the bus if he doesn’t behave.
Surrender (“peace”) would be an awful option for Ukraine because Putin will regroup and in a couple of years launch a new assault on the remaining part of the country.
There won’t be mercy from him, judging by executions on occupied territory.
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Is Crimea a criminal neo-Stalinist enclave too? Just asking.
Crimea is closer to a regular Russian region. Criminal groups affiliated to state and police rule. All dissent is suppressed and you’ll more likely to be harassed than murdered or disappear. DNR and LNR are more brutal, severe and chaotic.
It is a crime against humanity.
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(I really hope my intent with this comment isn't misunderstood.) I think I've been hasty to judge other people's positions in the past. I'm guilty of confidently stating a view on a topic despite knowing that I haven't taken the time to really understand the others' position. Probably 80% of the time, my final conclusion matches my initial one. But I'm trying to become more responsible about this kind of thing. So to…
There's one name that sums up the issues in Ukraine better than perhaps any other: Stepan Bandera [1]. He was killed in 1959, yet remains a major figure in understanding the divide in Ukraine. He was even made a Hero of Ukraine (Ukraine's highest honor) before that honor was annulled by Yanukovych (the president overthrown in 2014) on a technicality. Going down that rabbit hole or learning about things like the "2014…
They then retreated to the House of Unions where pro-Russian opposition was based. Basically taking them as hostages.
The house was set on fire and multiple people died a horrific death.
While immensely tragic, don’t “both sides” this and spread Russian propaganda. The skirmishes were all captured on long live streams.
Afterwards Russian TV used it to further spread anti-Ukrainian hatred.
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You mean, how Russia technically controls 20-25% of Ukraine's territory ? Do you see what those sanctions against Russian cheap energy are doing in Europe: - Estonia Goverment fell - Bulgaria Goverment fell - UK Goverment fell - Italy's PM resigned It's not even August. Do you know what will happen when colder months hit ? :)
"UK Goverment fell" - it didn't, only the PM did. Johnson appointed a sexual predator to be the Chief Whip of the Tory faction in the Parliament and it was one mistake too many. It has nothing to do with sanctions against Russia. The government will continue under a new PM. "Bulgaria Goverment fell" - Bulgaria has had by now four(?) early elections in a row, which predate the war in Ukraine. The Bulgarian political s…
I predict riots, unrest and MORE goverment changes :)
Also ... quotas for showers, heating ,etc.
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There's one name that sums up the issues in Ukraine better than perhaps any other: Stepan Bandera [1]. He was killed in 1959, yet remains a major figure in understanding the divide in Ukraine. He was even made a Hero of Ukraine (Ukraine's highest honor) before that honor was annulled by Yanukovych (the president overthrown in 2014) on a technicality. Going down that rabbit hole or learning about things like the "2014…
Odessa clashes was Russian and pro-Russian gangs attacking an unarmed Ukrainian football fan march with firearms. They then retreated to the House of Unions where pro-Russian opposition was based. Basically taking them as hostages. The house was set on fire and multiple people died a horrific death. While immensely tragic, don’t “both sides” this and spread Russian propaganda. The skirmishes were all captured on long…
How the Ukrainian government conducted the investigation is quite telling.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Odessa_clashes#Investigat...
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We're not there by far. Russia is doing really really bad on the battlefront. But i do agree it could become dangerous if China gets stupid ideas too. But, they currently don't have the capacity to strike an amphibious assault + their military seems to be similar to the Russian one. So yes, it could become worrisome if it happens. But i don't think that China has much to gain with attacking Taiwan from my POV. Ukrain…
> But i do agree it could become dangerous if China gets stupid ideas too. China has been backing Russia and it's anti-Western allies in the region (e.g., Serbia). Mostly, I think, for the value of keeping the West focussed on Russia in Europe to any “stupid ideas” they might try in their region.