[Cronos]

Moldovans fear escalation not because we haven’t sat down at negotiation tables with Russians but because we have, and the result was deeply damaging. Ukraine must not make the same mistake.

[Cronos]

Above Transnistrian schools, the Russian and Transnistrian — but not Moldovan — flags are mounted. There, as well as in the press, Romanian is written in Cyrillic rather than Latin script, just as it was in the Soviet Union. In history classes, pupils learn that ethnic Romanians on the right bank of the Dniester are fascists who want to kill them.

[RockyTx]

where to stop Russians
take you pick

Kyev
Berlin
Paris
London
Boston

[Does so]

take your pick

Kyev
Berlin
Paris
London
Boston

...and we’re not doing so well in Boston...!

[Recovering_Democrat]

Strength is the way to deter bad actors of any stripe. The current leadership in the West are incapable of true strength. The western leaders are also bad actors.

We have weak women named Biden, Sunak, Macron, and Trudeau (and their ilk) posing as western leaders. Why would ANYONE in the east (Putin, Xi, Khameni) be afraid to cross these feminized weaklings?

Bibi and Orban are men. Milei, too, though he is new to the stage and is being tested. Trump certainly.

Let’s quit acting like Putin is the source of all evil. The evil comes from our own weakness within.

[Alberta's Child]

Russia? LOL. The author should visit some Indian reservations across the country and see what happens to people who make a deal with the United States.

[sauropod]

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[farmguy]

You know what, I’m far more concerned about how things are going to crap in the USA than I am about what’s happening in Oceania, Eurasia or Eastasia.

(Either Orwell was psychic or someone read his book)

[ballplayer]

The mistake Ukraine made was paying The crack head Hunter Biden,then getting involved with the Child sex pervert,senile, crooked traitor Joe Biden

[redfreedom]

This story is painting the Uke situation like a N Korea/S Korea and a N Vietnam/S Vietnam situation where there will always be the chance of war. With the Korea’s, a firm military posture is stopping the commies.

The Kennedy’s withdrew military supplies from the S Viets and see what happened - communists over ran the South.

The point is, if this analogy is true, then the Ukes must be treated the same as the South Koreans, being with a strong military presence after a negotiated settlement. I’d say a good negotiated agreement would be to allow NATO bases in Ukraine after the war as well as the Uke’s joining NATO. It would give the Uke’s a footing similar to what S Korea has.

[Brian Griffin]

Russia will protect ethnic Russians by all means it deems necessary.

If Russia deems the replacement of the Ukrainian government is necessary, it will replace it.

The idea that Ukraine will beat Russia is silly. Ukraine can no more beat Russia than the Canadian military could win a war against the US military.

[Brian Griffin]

Russia might be able to toss a million tons of high explosive force against Ukrainian forces each year - about 50 Hiroshima bombs worth of explosive force.

Do you think Ukrainian forces can hold out against such massive force?

Russia is able to divert to explosive manufacture all the hydrocarbons the EU refuses to buy.

At this point Russia is simply trying to blow up Ukrainian forces, sparing Ukraine’s cities and towns.

[moovova]

Niger just handed the USA its butt...and the Ukies are depending on us?

[linMcHlp]

BTTT

[Pelham]

Don’t care.

America isn’t the policeman of the world.