Ukraine - Russia Conflict
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Russia says Ukraine war slowdown is deliberate, Zelenskiy mocks 'pathetic' comments
Their comments signaled that Russia sees no quick end to the fighting, while seeking to dispel any impression that the drawn-out and costly "special military operation" has stalled. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy mocked the comments as pathetic lies designed to hide a disastrous...
It's Turkey's territory, just like the Suez Canal is Egypt's, they don't have to let anyone through. It's a courtesy to the courteous. Russia can respond, but land vs ship, my money is on the land. Then Russia has the choice of starting a full blown war or simply accepting that it is wrong.
E-mail that to Putin. I think when your UN diplomat resigns through shame and your astronauts wear the colours of your enemy on the ISS and your neighbours sanction you, you have to accept that you are wrong.
Russia says Ukraine war slowdown is deliberate, Zelenskiy mocks 'pathetic' comments
Their comments signaled that Russia sees no quick end to the fighting, while seeking to dispel any impression that the drawn-out and costly "special military operation" has stalled. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy mocked the comments as pathetic lies designed to hide a disastrous...
Russia claims its slow progress attacking Ukraine is to help people evacuate, not because it can't win
Russia's defence minister said evacuating residents "slows down the pace of the offensive," and that was deliberate. Intelligence suggests otherwise.
Yeah, you sure helped Bucha, Hostomel and Irpin evacuate.
So in the first week, when they had surprise on their side, they advanced fast, now they are taking it slow deliberately after suffering heavy losses, but the reason is 'humanity' and not chasing objectives.
And the problem starts when someone starts unifying things in india, one language, one culture, one food habits, one religion etc.off-topic in a few words: India, that nation is a U-n-i-o-n. One western mind might not understand how all those diversities could unite together in such a complex æquilibrium: 36states &territories, xxxlanguages, xreligions, xxx(?)casts, ethnics: why i think one can’t blame “racists”.
India is naturally diverse and some ppl are hell bent on trying to go against this very nature. Hard fact is that even a particular language or religion is so varied & different that each region has its own dialect/customs that it will simply end up evolving to being different on its own.
Problem is that we are trying to imitate other rigid countries/cultures which are monotheistic or racist & materialistic , who pigeon hole themselves into narrow mindedness and cannot look beyond their region/religion/race.
chinese as well, when america takes on china and if russia decides to pay them back then its double whammy.
Apparently he was retired. Makes you wonder about the current skill levels of the RuAF.
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Russian Major General Shot Down Over Ukraine – BBC Russian - The Moscow Times
Major General Kanamat Botashev has become the highest-ranking Russian pilot to be killed in the skies over Ukraine, the BBC’s Russian service reported Tuesday.
China wins too, because they will be funding Russia and getting Russia in debt. It's a stupid war because Putin is essentially giving up trading relations with Europe for the sake of some land in Ukraine, assuming he even wins.
So roughly EUR16-18bn per month, or EUR200bn per year, which is equivalent to about 15% of Russian GDP, with associated knock-on effects inside Russia amounting to $600-900bn . You can see the dip after 2014:
Russia GDP
The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Russia was worth 2021.42 billion US dollars in 2023, according to official data from the World Bank. The GDP value of Russia represents 1.92 percent of the world economy. This page provides the latest reported value for - Russia GDP - plus previous releases...
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The GDP of Ukraine in 2013 was $183bn, less now. So explain to me how the seized territory will ever be worth it to Russia?
Ukraine GDP
The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Ukraine was worth 178.76 billion US dollars in 2023, according to official data from the World Bank. The GDP value of Ukraine represents 0.17 percent of the world economy. This page provides the latest reported value for - Ukraine GDP - plus previous releases...
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You are right on negotiation, there is absolutely no point, the Ukrainian military are the only ones who can 'negotiate' with Russia.
The idea of asking people to cede land in exchange for peace is just war wearing a costume.
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Italy floats 4-point peace plan to end Ukraine conflict including winding down of sanctions against Russia
The plan calls for local cease-fires to allow for civilian evacuations, and creating the conditions for a general cease-fire leading “to a long-lasting peace,” Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio said on Friday, according to the Associated Press. The Italian Foreign Minister recently visited India to...economictimes.indiatimes.com
The first step in the peace plan, according to the newspaper, is a cease-fire and the demilitarization of the front lines.
The second point is that Ukraine would be a neutral country.
The third point is a bilateral agreement between Russia and Ukraine to clarify the future of Crimea and Donbas. The agreement would deal with cultural and language rights and guarantee the free movement of people, goods and capital. The plan, according to Repubblica, indicates that Crimea and Donbas would have almost complete autonomy, including in questions of defense, but would be part of Ukraine.
The fourth point would be a multilateral peace agreement between the European Union and Russia that would include a staged withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine and the winding down of Western sanctions against Moscow, according to the WSJ report.
Do these guys think the Russians are actually stupid? The 1st, 3rd and 4th are already unworkable while 2nd is merely a default. chosen by Ukrainians themselves. The Russians are never gonna give up on either Crimea or Donbas.
These terms could have worked before 24th Feb, barely. Today, they are a joke.
Gotta give it to the British to try and make the situation even worse.
They send bombers near to our PM while he is in Japan, you wanna support such people?
I don't think the Russians will interfere in a US-China war. But the war will drive them towards other objectives in the West and the ME.
This map would help explain why Russia will become more important in the near future.
The Russians are bound to use the Northern Route and the Transpolar Route to their advantage due to their dominant position in the region, and there's nothing Europe and the US can do about it. Geography always wins.
dude, its not our war. Sending bombers by russia/china is nothing new. This sabre-rattling will continue as they are sizing up each other. Its just we get to see what western media portrays. Even west does the same.
That route is frozen for most of the year, need ice cutters and not much commercially viable.I don't think the Russians will interfere in a US-China war. But the war will drive them towards other objectives in the West and the ME.
This map would help explain why Russia will become more important in the near future.
The Russians are bound to use the Northern Route and the Transpolar Route to their advantage due to their dominant position in the region, and there's nothing Europe and the US can do about it. Geography always wins.