Chinese yuan becomes Russia's main foreign currency, replacing dollar and euro

I am very curious of this line of thinking. Should we just destroy all our weapons and assume Russian supremacy so we can live?

What is the endgame here? It's not like we started the war? If anything we, the Europeans naively made ourselves Russia-dependent on energy assuming that having a win-win deal with Russia will eliminate any conflicts.

>Now all of a sudden people believe ukraine can destroy russia?

I don't think that anyone claims that this is the goal of Ukraine or the west. This war ends immediately as soon as Russian troops leave Ukraine. Why should it end with Russian troops taking all Ukraine?

At this point you're just trolling. It's honestly tiresome. The US could easily produce cheap electronic motors if it wanted to in record time, particularly in a war effort. It would be child's play. The whole reason this stuff is offshored to developing nations is because anyone can do it, so you might as well hire the cheapest labor—or so the reasoning goes.

Check your own biases at the door next time you're looking to engage in intelligent discussion, lest you come across as quibbling in bad faith.

The stated goal of Russia in publicly made speeches is to control the land Gap in NATO territory in Poland. That is the reason why they invaded Ukraine

Russia will not stop at Ukraine. Their publicly stated goal just like they're publicly stated goal for invading Ukraine is The first step to militarily controlling that Gap is called the sulwaki gap

I forgot what the name of the person is, but there is a naval war college professor who explained that Russia is a continental empire and it's the key to its defense are control of seven gaps without those Russia considers themselves indefensible.

Ukraine is the necessary defense line. Because the next thing that happens is Russia invades NATO gets its ass kicked conventionally and then there's a nuclear war

Most of your points are vague, opine or circumstantial and rely on an us-and-them sense of reasoning. This and the use of first person and a plural second person do not lend weight to your argument. I myself hold three citizenships and am part slavic, raised irreligious and to hold America in a very dim light. I lived much of my life in China, but find myself moving to the US for good reason.

Nationalism is an infantile disease. The measles of mankind. - Einstein

It seems somehow fitting in today's scenario that Einstein fled Europe for the US, and turned down being PM of Israel with insightful comment.

Chiefly your arguments about abstention from votes are totally logical: the countries who abstained are largely neighbors or economic vassals of China and Russia who do not want to poke the proverbial bear.

Ask the Chinese how their real estate market is going, and it is certain they will tell you it was an effective ponzi scheme which has burst and the government crony real estate firms ate all their savings. That money went overseas. Masking cronyism with a drum of nationalism is populist politics 101.

Russia was a great cultural and economic center at one time, but that time has long passed. Recently, IMHO it has been primarily a proxy, mafiaesque jurisdiction for globalized resource market extraction operations. As I look about my house I notice zero Russian inventions, products, or brands, save some postcards from 1900 and a jar of pickled winter food. I hope everyone on all sides can pass this difficult time and lead peaceful and fulfilling lives without nationalism.

> Most of your points are vague, opine or circumstantial and rely on an us-and-them sense of reasoning

That's what you did with "Most of the people I know".

The rest are literal references from actual Angloamerican establishments. You are literally contradicting what NYT, Reuters et al bluntly say. Take it up with them and tell them that they are wrong.

> I myself hold three citizenships and am part slavic, raised irreligious and to hold America in a very dim light.

Doesnt mean anything. You talk like an American nationalist who is devoid of the understanding of the reality outside.

> Nationalism is an infantile disease. The measles of mankind. - Einstein

Another irrelevant phrase, hard to understand what the hell does it have to do with the actual point.

> Chiefly your arguments about abstention from votes are totally logical: the countries who abstained are largely neighbors or economic vassals of China and Russia who do not want to poke the proverbial bear.

Its not about 'votes'. All of those countries increased their TRADE with Russia. Needless to say neither Brazil, nor Chile nor Malaysia nor Indonesia has anything to fear about Russia. The argument is unintelligible.

Its also hypocritical: When US satellites vote how the US wants, its 'democratic', but when other countries vote according to their already declared, clear diplomatic stances, its 'for fear'.

> Ask the Chinese how their real estate market is going

80% of 30 year olds and 90% year of 40 year olds own their houses, and they paid it with their own money. That's how it is going. Its going bad only in the publications of the Economist, WSJ and NYT because they want China to open up its real estate market so that American investment funds can fck the Chinese by buying up entire neighborhoods then jacking up prices to profit - like how they did to Americans:

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/homes-for-sale-affordable-housi...

99% of Americans will never buy a house in their lifetime.

This is a great example of how delirious you people became by feeding on the lies and bullsht of your media. The Economist incessantly lies about China, you people eat it line and sinker and blabber about "China's real estate market" even as 99% of you will never buy a house. You get your own real estate market in order first. Sheeshhh...

> As I look about my house I notice zero Russian inventions, products, or brands, save some postcards

Yeah. Your house, in your self-induced ignorance and delirium with all the disconnectedness from the rest of the world, does make a statement about actual countries and geopolitics. Like the 'China real estate market' delirium. The country where 99% of the people will never own a house are yammering about the real estate market of another country and denigrating it. That seals the discussion. Well done.

I will leave you people to dabble in your drivel.