Many people can't see the bigger picture with conflicts such as this. They only see things through a very narrow prism of what interests them. Ukraine is in a tug-of-war over some much larger geopolitical issues than just one nation's sovereignty.
I wouldn't be so smug about Russia's economy going forward either. They have massive natural resources, and are only beginning to tap into their vast potential.
Projects such as this are a good example of the long term planning they are putting in. They are certainly not standing still economically, and will undoubtedly be a significant world player in the future.
It is supremely ironic for Irish people to parrot a British point of view regarding Crimea.
Britain, that country that went around the globe invading, subjugating and redrawing boundaries; many of which created problems that persist to this very day. Northern Ireland being one, a British line drawn right across Ireland, balkanizing the island and creating an apartheid-like state.
Those injustices came to a head in 1969 and before Britain would commit her own troops to quell the ethnic violence, there were a few days when people wondered would the army of the RoI step-in. That never happened and it resulted in a 30 year low-level war.
You'll find however, among certain British points of view that the IRA were actually proxies of the RoI.
Today of course we have the GFA and the commitment to peaceful means. We've accepted the NI british statelet has a right to exist until the majority of the people there express otherwise, democratically.
I wonder why then, would some Irish people not accept that Crimea also has a democratic legitimacy to take her place among greater Russia?
I'd advise Russian speakers in the Ukraine to avoid bars, crowded places or Vans parked by people with Russian accents.
They might be accidented to death at a set time.
Cost. The economics of nuclear are horrendous.
If people argue for it from a national energy security position or to reduce carbon from electricity then that's different. I hope France follow through with their reactors but they are not looking at it as an monetary investment.
I think in peace time Nuclear power is the way to go. Don't know how we don't invest in it here.
Notable shift in rhetoric from the Ukraine Government now too. Up until this weekend they were arguing that it's far from certain whether an invasion is imminent. Now they've announced the evacuation of Government institutions from Eastern Ukraine - key Government personnel, documents and assets being moved to Western Ukraine. That's telling in itself tbh. It's a Clausewitz moment.
The West is saliently aware of its dependence on energy from outside sources. It is moving towards Nuclear. Do not think that it is only China that can have a long-term strategy
If anyone can do it it will be the West.
No one in Europe would starve but the diet would change.
The real goal would be China and Russia focusing on the trade with each other and the non Western world.
Sideline Europe and build a block to oppose America
I wouldn't be surprised if Russia and China have long had an understanding that they would work together to increase their leverage in the world and weaken the West, and take opportunity to do that long term and as situations arise.
The Russian Minister for Defense might not know what Putin is planning but I'd guess Xi jinping does and that he would see this as a build up to taking Taiwan in years to come.
UK evacuating all of its military personnel from Ukraine this weekend. They're treating the US intelligence of a large scale invasion this week as credible it would seem.
Plenty of people ridiculed me when I said that we would come up with a vaccine against an mRNA virus. Now, in less than 2 years… It may be a **** year, when we are using natural fertiliser. But do not underestimate what a concerted effort by the most brilliant minds in the West can achieve.
What would happen is if it was before a court you would say Someone was judged here before for the same case and walked away Scot free.
You would walk free.
Moscow certainly didn't care whether they wanted it or not.
True, but it will take time. It will take a refocusing on fundamental issues, not just pure economic growth. There are more threats out there than poor growth.
It's the lack of Phosphorus that will affect yield and be the hardest to replace. Nitrogen can be made just uses a lot of energy/gas. K would go up in price as well.
China and Russia are looking at controlling global food supply, using that to leverage power. As is they are nearly there.
The West has sunk in to short termism in most political and security stances, bar the environment.
Food and Energy. Even in Syria the ISIS controlled parts were selling oil to NATO country Turkey during the war. The data says they still are.
If somebody steals my car, am I then justified to steal another person’s car?
He's no different to GWB and Blair. Where are they now? Protected by the state.
Which became sovereign ukraine 1991 at the same time 3 million Russians living there applied for Ukrainian citizenships .
But according to some on 1.4 million Russians didn't want to be Ukrainian so the Russian army stepped in and redrew the map .
Ireland was transferred to the Republic by U.K. in 1922. Should we just hand it back to them if they come knocking?
Never underestimate the West. Who came up with the C19 vaccine. Who is inching towards fusion (see U.K. in recent days). Who invented the internet, computers. Who came up with those principles that led to the Agricultural revolution? Who discovered Penicillin? Who discovered radiation and how it could be used in healthcare to diagnose and treat? Who invented airplanes? Who discovered how to anaesthetise a patient?
The West is capable of marvellous things. We will find solutions to the problems
The Crimea was transferred by Moscow to the Ukraine in 1954.
Ukraine will produce about the same grain as Canada this year.
China holds a majority of global grain reserves, largest producer as well.
Globally grain stocks are very high but outside of China they are at multi decade lows.
Russia is a global export power in grain and the South West of Ukraine, the Russian speaking part is the growing hub of the Ukraine.
Limiting Russian exports of fertilizer will hammer production of grain in Europe.
The EU is looking to a post agricultural Europe, import beef from Brazil, lamb from Australia etc.
Food production is seen as vulgar, environmentally destructive, and unnecessary. Reducing production from probably the best suited agri land in the world is not considered or the global impact of that.
It will eventually cause problems, for right or wrong people must eat, that's not negotiable.
It's called Russian soldiers coming and changing the lines ,
not the people
I don’t mean to be rude, but your 2nd paragraph is lost in translation. I cannot understand what you mean
This thread is only a few weeks old .....
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No. He said that it is never justified at all. Funny, were you with us when we had the conversation?
I find your post quite ignorant. Do not presume to speak for meds The idea of war terrifies me. It will lead to untoward misery for us all. And us ordinary folk will suffer most of all. But if a gun is put to our head, shall we just let the trigger be pulled and do nothing
It's like a Taliban meet-up in here ;) You couldn't invent a more black and white situation in which a powerful country is building forces to potentially invade a weaker neighbour. It's straight up 1939 stuff. Objective criticism is fine, but individuals are really going out of their way to relentlessly bash the US or the UK or the West or whatever. We live in "the West", there isn't an Irish person who supports what Russia is doing, yet a handful of us are in here are clearly dedicated to bashing the West whatever the response.
Can you have an opinion without involving bashing US and the west?
That this might not have nothing to do with them?Or does it not fit your narrative?
What is US involvement in Russias invasions of their neigbours?
He sees war as the last resort, you see it as the first or near first.
It isn't Democrat children dying in war, that drives a difference and is Why they have become the party of Corporate militarism, pays nicely.
Biden has probably got his first erection in a decade thinking about this war. They're foaming at the mouth for it, the US.
You're the one engaging in Whataboutism.
I've said Putin is a dictatorial menace, you're the one pretending the Americans are benevolent.
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