“ That’s IF good policies are stuck with, with investment from the West, and aggressive development of resources such as was just beginning before 2014.”
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Well, let’s see…when was Zelensky installed by the CIA?
You know this war doesn’t end that way.
This war ends one of two ways. Either Russia and her allies win, meaning the USA/Ukraine/NATO/EU and all their allies lost. Or Russia and her allies lose, meaning the USA and Russia are both nuked and diminished to skeletons of their prior status. Russia won’t lose without striking us, they’ve already made that statement and they are not deterred by a counterstrike. They believe with all of their hearts that God is on their side. We know God is no longer on the side of this nation who spits in His face.
If the CIA (etc.) had had their way, Poroshenko would have won.
Russia says a LOT of crap. Pretty tight race on that, between the Biden Admin. and them.
The 2nd outcome as you describe it only happens if Putin and his immediate cadre are suicidally insane. I do not believe that. Even Lil’ Kimmy turned out to not be that nuts. And that’s saying something.