Posted on 09/14/2024 6:54:10 AM PDT by hardspunned
Despite the fact that they have given Ukraine hundreds of billions of dollars in military and civilian aid – and much of this aid was stolen by corrupt officials – American and British officials have to be continually lectured by President Volodymyr Zelensky on a regular basis.
Following yesterday’s (13) meeting between UK’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer and feeble US President Joe Biden, there was no agreement on a deal to give Ukraine authorization to shoot long-range missiles deep into Russian territory.
Starmer and Biden held talks to discuss strategy on how to bring the war in Ukraine to an end, including whether to hand over Storm Shadow missiles to Zelensky.
(Excerpt) Read more at thegatewaypundit.com ...
As the Uke collapse continues to cascade, expect an OK the next time this gets to Biden.
What about just drop the big one? That’s what they apparently want!
I don’t think the Ukraine War is going to end any differently than Vietnam, Iraq, Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan. The ripoff of the American public followed up with the sad surrender of our allies will continue as it is before. The people on the top get insanely rich and Americans get poorer.
It’s not pecker piano but Putin could take his lounge act to Vegas.
It’s not every day you see Putin playing the piano and singing in English.
https://x.com/runews/status/1834924810255684052?s=46&t=oXM3QUNDayEotvdo1W-zQA
Wiser heads rule—No war with Russia is a good thing. Your on your own Mr. Z. It might be a good idea to start pulling out of Russia and seek a deal with Putin. Give him his Donbas (The people who live there don’t like you anyway—no loss) make a deal to keep Odessa and cut a good trade deal with Russia. Trump can help you get a good deal. Kick the NATO/EU membership down the road.
Both sides. need a Trump victory. Trump should be pounding the issue.
Zelensky I don’t get you. You can’t fight your own war, and you want to drag us into one.
DC can walk away from Project Ukraine today as an unqualified success! A generational success story.
Oh right, Ukraine is totally destroyed, the Russians/Chinese/BRICS alliance looms over the West. American prestige in the world is shattered and we might still have a nuclear war but for DC, it’s all ACES!
Ten years ago DC was still scrounging around the ME for billons in MIC profits. That source was running so dry we left all that equipment in Afghanistan for the MIC profits to replace it.
Now DC has manipulated a brand new multi, multi trillion dollar, generational Cold War with a heavily armed border from the Barents to the Black Sea. Trillions in MIC profits are now in the pipeline.
Starmer and Biden held talks to discuss strategy on how to bring the war in Ukraine to an end,…
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Facts are simple, the EU economy is folding, Germany especially. Read Drahgi’s speech last week, “ the EU is going into financial collapse”, the Germans not to happy about the West blowing up Nordstream, manufacturing collapsing ( VW closing plants), energy prices outrageous, etc….
The EU is fracturing, Hungary under EU Sanctions, Turkey joining Brics, Poland’s sanctions on Ukie food, etc, etc…
Half a dozen EU member nations still trading with Vlad…..most importantly, the EU people do not want continued war with Russia. Much like the US, our brain dead “leadership “ is advocating an unwanted war.
Short version- Vlad has won the economic war- which always ends in military victory….and Vlad says Checkmate, again.
Democrats don’t win wars.
I know you’re a good Trump supporter and I salute you for that.
We don’t agree on supporting Ukraine but...
I think we can agree democrats start wars due to their stupidity. (And I would add weakness).
Then rather than win, they let the war escalate and drag on far too long.
In the final phase, they abandon our ally and its people, shrug their shoulders and have a good night’s sleep, as if the world had endless toys for them to play with and throw away.
That’s the story of Korea (Eisenhower saved us) and Vietnam.
When republicans start the war, democrats come in and lose it. Iraq and Afghanistan.
In numerous other cases, democrats are still working on destroying allies and handing victories to our enemies.
They are trying to destroy Israel. Alienated Saudi Arabia. Lost and then empowered Iran. Taiwan is always at risk as is the whole Pacific, because they sell out to China.
Democrats are an unmitigated international disaster.
Both sides. need a Trump victory. Trump should be pounding the issue.
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He will win, part of his negotiating plan is starting from the defaulted Mindk agreements AND lifting Sanctions….the lifting of Sanctions is for the EU’s sake….they simply can not do without Vlads cheap energy and commodities.
Drahgi even forecasted EU collapse if they don’t lift brain dead Biden’s backfired Sanctions….why is tge West so intent on Suicide?
Z is not too bright. When he invited (begs and extorts) others in to help fight his country’s war, he should never expect unlimited access to the others’ military assets. He should be prepared to not get anything. By his statements, my theory is that he had behind the scenes discussions with US givernment on widening the war, and they put him on pause. So he recklessly takes his “need” (complaint) public to pressure the “others” to give him what he wants - not thinking this will make it more difficult to get what he wants (now), including given there is one POTUS candidate saying the war is going to end, not expand and Z will be showing up at the table.
The feral givernment has to wait until the 2024 selection is over before they know whether they will be able to unpause the request.
“””part of his negotiating plan is starting from the defaulted Mindk agreements AND lifting Sanctions….the lifting of Sanctions is for the EU’s sake….they simply can not do without Vlads cheap energy and commodities.”””
Separating Europe/NATO from its dependency on the enemy’s energy was one of president Trump’s primary national defense goals, I doubt that he will be fighting to bring it back.
Russia Rises To Eighth Place In Global Manufacturing Output
July 30, 2024 Economy, Finance, Trade By Russia's Pivot to Asia
Russia has risen to the eighth place in global manufacturing output, according to a report issued by “Make UK”, a British institution that represents UK manufacturers and competitive markets. The report includes a wide variety of data about the contribution of manufacturing to different economies including exports, sectoral breakdown, R&D investment, salary levels and provides comparisons.
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Western reports typically conclude that Russia's rise in productivity is due to the conflict in Ukraine, however this is only partially correct. What is often misunderstood or ignored is that Russia is also significantly investing in its own infrastructure, with big-ticket projects being put in place to reflect the changing supply chains. These include the BAM railway expansion, a northern addition to the Trans-Siberian railway, significant infrastructure, shipping and port developments in the Russian Arctic and Russian Far East, and multiple other projects all designed to enhance Russia's trade with alternative markets.
In other, non-defence related consumer sectors, such as auto sales, the Russian market has expanded by 74.5% in 2024 over the same period last year. Beverages, such as beer sales, are also way up as is industry profitability – previously dominant Western brands have exited, but the production facilities remain operational. With Western investors previously repatriating up to 80% of their Russian profits back to their home country, that capital now remains in Russia, with the companies concerned now awash with money that now stays in the country. These types of industry sectors, including almost all consumer sectors from fast food, and pharma to household products and confectionary, now exited by Western businesses, paradoxically now have more money than ever before and are looking to increase exports to new markets.
These new motivations were outlined in Russia's 2023 Foreign Policy Concept, which specifically outlined new directions in domestic manufacturing and the development of new markets. President Putin also referred to this at his recent inauguration speech, when he stated “Russia must be self-sufficient and competitive, and open new horizons.“ He also stated that he had targeted Russia to be the world's fourth largest economy by 2030.
This means that Russia's current path in terms of self-sufficiency and increasing manufacturing output is now State Policy. With trade and development ties with Europe now mostly destroyed, Russia's pivot to Asia is now driving the economy as developments to secure this are acting as significant growth drivers.
https://russiaspivottoasia.com/russia-rises-to-eighth-place-in-global-manufacturing-output/
I criticize Zelensky for invading useless Russian farmland and wasting soldiers’ lives while losing Ukrainian land faster as a result.
Zeepers, please tell me again how Ukraine is a sovereign, indepedent and free nation, and not at all a puppet and tool of the US and NATO.
You might be right, but with the Russians in Afghanistan. Do not think that this would end with a Russian battlefield victory. It would then transform into a prolonged insurgency. We need to remember the in Vietnam and Afghanistan (for both the Russians and Americans, and we can add the French in Algeria) the wars were not ended because of a military victory but because they became too costly for the occupying power. This is what the Ukrainians are hoping to achieve now and would still be the objective after a Russian victory.
Sadly, what you said is true. But I must add, while the rich are quite happy with the profitable outcome of these wars, the veterans of those wars still suffer today.
And what about the brave souls that fought in these wars and died? The elite could care less.
Yep! You're 100% correct.
Add Korea to the list, too.
What was that Mr. Enstien said?
"The definition of a fool is someone who does the same thing over and over again, expecting different results."
RESULTS: $40 trillion in debt and driving the rest of the world (except vassal Europe) to form new alliances like BRICS and Shanghai Cooperation Organisation to deal with a declining superpower/bully.
TIME TO GET REAL
BRICS and G7 countries' share of the world's GDP
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