The same Iran claiming the Iraqi elections were fixed because no Iranian proxies got elected ,
Wait until the Iranian militias are asked to leave Iraq , that's going to get messy
It's all bluff, threats of sanctions on Putin,will soften his cough. A deal will be done he will back down .His state media will say he won.
It's stunning how many like you here are utterly ignorant to the actual world situation. The US have enjoyed near total political, military and economic hegemony since the collapse of stalinism but that unipolar world is now being turned on its head by the rise of China in particular and to a lesser extent Russia and India. This is a critical factor for the expansion of NATO which is at the heart of the Ukraine crisis and the constant chastising of China. It's about the US acknowledging the rise of these states but they want to keep them in check hence the constant stoking of tensions. It's a case of the US saying do as we say not as we do.....As I've said rank hypocrisy by them.
Speaking of being misled...
Iran? The same Iran that helped defeat ISIS and hasn't invaded anyone since the 1850s?
How many Russians and eastern Europeans were disappeared during the cold war , millions .
How many afghans were killed when Russia invaded afghanistan massacred the then government , chemical weapons attacks purposely bombing civilian infrastructures during a scorched earth policy.
America bad , Russia good yada yada yada
By the looks of it Russia is gearing up for war
Tell that to a million dead Iraqis, thousands of dead Afghans, the children hit by endless drone strikes, the Yemeni innocents, the slaughtered Palestinians, the Cubans and Venezuelans crucified by sanctions because governments won't cow tow to US imperial interests...but pull the ladder up Jack because you're OK!!
Absolutely I'm sure when they have 10 + aircraft carriers sitting off Siberia telling Russia they are there to protect the several million Chinese living and working in Siberia something local Russians are getting spooked about Russia may suddenly want to be everyones friend again
I don't think any other European leader (or Biden?) has made public comments quite like that (if article linked is correct). He is not a journalist or commentator making such statements. I don't think it is very helpful really.
Germany has not sent weapons to Ukraine but that is not surprising to me at all really. Germany doesn't want to impose sanctions that could leave them (and others around Europe) with an energy crunch/shades of the 70s and alot of hardship, perhaps economic crises post covid etc. unless they have to, that is not very surprising either for all the bleating about it.
I did not hear of any (let alone 3) EU leaders making it clear there will be "no (long term) reaction" to an invasion of Ukraine by Russia.
If worst really happens, you might see US/UK govts. not quite so eager to just cut Russia off completely in every way possible e.g. likes of banking.
But sure the various economic interconnections and dependencies of Western countries on likes of Putin which have grown up as a result of either greed, or a naive faith that free markets and trade relations would eventually bring forth democracy and freedom etc. everywhere + an end to war are now suddenly all (Bad) Germany's fault.
I just get a bit cheesed off with that narrative (resulting in my posts + responses to you, though you're not the only one), but think that's the last I'll say on it.
I guess the Chinese are backing this as part of a resetting of the world order post ww2
China who themselves are preparing to attack Taiwan....
Oh the irony
There's little hope China wanting Russia taking limelight from the Olympics in February. They make public statements but privately in sure they are back channeling messages to Putin that say a whole lot different.
Renewables are the future but closing down existing plants across Europe and here before enough capacity had been built was deeply and profoundly stupid.
I dont think Russia would be too quick to turn off the gas, They d lose alot too and if Europe found a way to cope without it, it would backfire massively. It d be a massive escalation aswell and united everyone even further against Russia.
China statement
This over reliance on Russian gas must have been anticipated by Russia long, long ago and factored into the current state of things.
Appeasement appears to be the only solution but boy does it make Germany, and hence the EU, look weak; so even had the EU a combined military of its own there would be very little done as Germany still has the final say.
I just hope this teaches our Government and others a lesson about the climate strategy - renewables are great but we can't just give up the ghost on other options while relying on Russian Gas to prop it all up.
Regardless id still rather the US as the top dog than Russia, China, you d have a LOT more to cry about if one of them was in charge except they wouldnt give a toss and if you spoke out you'd more than likely be killed.
You dont realize how good we have it in the west because the US is top dog.
Another America did this and America did that in a thread about Russia..
Plenty of Russian weapons in Yemen via Iran ,
Any conflict in Africa it's Russian weapons we see ,
What about the yemei conflict I see iran who's proxies who started another civil war the 6th civil war in yemen in 50 years go unmentioned but no surprises there !
Irish Ukrainians, not Russians!
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I’m still waiting for the ‘imminent’ invasion of the Baltic States since 2014.
I suppose that's easy to say if you don't live in a country that the US hasn't destroyed or directly or indirectly slaughtered innocent people.
You seem to have no issue with Saudi Arabia I see, your mighty US are not doing much to stop them killing innocent people in Yemen...oh hold on they are, they're financing it! But then again you couldn't care less about them, they're irrelevant because it's not Russia doing it!
No
I suppose if you were going to dispute something in that post it was this point the rest is simply beyond argument. Now on the bases....there's any number of sources but here's one..knock yourself out!
'Despite recently closing hundreds of bases in Iraq and Afghanistan, the United States still maintains nearly 800 military bases in more than 70 countries and territories abroad—from giant “Little Americas” to small radar facilities. Britain, France and Russia, by contrast, have about 30 foreign bases combined'
Can't beat our sense of humor
Id much rather imperial US residing over world affairs than Russia, the two arent even comparable, the irony of that comment, if you think the US or the west are the bad guys you're badly misled.
Im delighted the US has bases all over the world and long may it continue to keep the likes of China,Russia and Iran in check by any means.
More than Johnson have said it, the Ukraine have had to call out Germany a few times.
There won't be much longer term reaction from the EU to an invasion, Germany, Austria and the Dutch have made that very clear.
No it doesn't have 750 bases in 80 countries .....
Less invasion more education
Ah Putin's expansion.....US has 750 bases in 80 countries....deliberate intervention to destabilise any country that dares elect people who oppose US imperial interests, never mind financing mass slaughter in Palestine and Yemen...but Russia! 😏
Good read about Germany's abject reliance on Russian gas, coal etc.
Any sigh of that invasion yet? 🤣
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