Problem is that climate change continues whether we pay attention or not.
Yep, but it's kind of like someone with obesity and they're in a car that's about to skid off the road and hit a tree. The obesity is probably going to kill them if they don't address it, but natural that the even more imminent danger will demand all their attention.
What do you think the resolution of this is going to be? My prediction is that Ukraine promises to stay out of NATO, and recognizes Crimea, LNR, and DNR as either Russia or independent.
Which to me is really disgusting, because I'm quite confident that deal could have been made without a war. And NATO bears some responsibility for playing this stupid game and effectively using the Ukrainian people as a bait in order to instigate regime change in Russia.
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Unfortunately people don't trust most NGOs with money. I certainly don't.
The only people I have given money to were individuals doing work on the border or in Ukraine. Maybe they are pocketing the money themselves, there is an off chance of it.
For most NGOs, I know they are pocketing a lot of money for themselves because I read their financial statements if I considering donating.
Nah, he might think he does and obviously has clout on mainstream media in Russia. But there is so much information & misinformation swirling around the web now, that a younger Russian generation has become used to accessing. Very difficult to stop alternative views seeping through and spreading.
Turns out that NATO membership was exactly what Ukraine needed. Just lucky for the Baltics that they got in sooner, or Putler would probably have swept in there by now.
Well not surprised looking at what some people from here have donated. High fkin heels!
Totally agree ,
We gave to the red cross rather than random crowd looking for clothes to send ,and if helps we've family working with them for a fair number of years,
Regime change in Moscow although desirable is hard to see how it could be effected in the short term.
Putin's voter base is largely drawn from the elderly population who have an ingrained suspicion of the west. Looking at the results of the 2018 election his closest competitor was from the communist party, hardly a ringing endorsement for regime change. The obvious caveat being that Navalny was barred for spurious reasons. This is the same voter base that is being hammered with state propaganda.
Protests and independent media have been suppressed so it's hard to see a popular uprising taking hold. I hope I'm proven wrong.
I'd say he'll get at least 120% of the votes the next time!
Nukes or no nukes, I feel quite confident that human kind will find a way of wiping itself out before climate change or anything else mother nature may cook up has the opportunity to do so.
breaking:
Poll: American Voters Now View Ukraine as Favorably as France, Germany and Japan
https://liveuamap.com/en/2022/12-march-poll-american-voters-now-view-ukraine-as-favorably
Then don't lift the sanctions and let Putin's Russia rot in their new dark ages.
For fauqs sake
Erm, there was no war then. How would it look if the US were aiding the Ukraine militarily. That would be seen as an act of aggression.
And Trump wanted Ukraine to discredit the Democrats? What are you talking about.
Did you miss Putins speech where he said Ukraine isnt a country?
Culpability for this is solely with Russia.
What do you think the status of thr Baltic States would be if they werent in NATO?
Hint- Belarus just got anexed with a puppet licking Putins boots as their 'leader'. Were they playing games with NATO?
So dont throw out garbage about NATO playing stupid games when it is Russia launching actual wars of aggression.
Trying to find a verified source but seeing threads on Twitter / Reddit that the Ukrainian army may have broken the siege on Mariupol. Great news if true. But the cost must be huge to achieve that.
They are Lethal
Could we not just get some frogmen to sink it?! Poetic justice.
Putin's voter base are the ballot stuffers. There are bus loads of people that tour the polling districts a stuff the ballot boxes at each polling station on their route. No matter what the turnout is, Putin or Putin's candidate in the case of the Moscow Mayor election gets almost twice the 'votes' of their rival. It's a form of democratic process where the house always wins and by voting the public are adding some sort of legitimacy to the proceedings.
The ballot stuffers won't be required any longer because Russia has adopted e-voting for the 2024 presidential election. 🤨
Not to be flippant but a Nuclear war would solve the climate change issue. It would fairly change the climate. I saw recently that Ireland would experience average temperatures of minus 72 degrees for years on end in a nuclear winter.
Near the equator it would be minus 23
People are incredibly generous, especially in a situation like what we have in Ukraine. And are prepared to do anything to help, but really, the best and most efficient way is to donate cash, and the Irish Red Cross are very experienced in this. Well meaning People with the best of intentions organize collections of clothing, food and medicine, and transport it to Poland for distribution. So first you have the transport issue, then sorting and storage, and this takes time and money, and no guarantee that what is sent is what is needed, whereas with cash, what is needed is purchases as needed, and quickly distributed. Its the most efficient way to help Ukrainians.
at least the rockets and helicopters etc that are exploding leave behind a lot of recyclable material
Yeah screw you Ukraine for not letting Putin seize bits of your land and dictate which international alliances you join. If only you were doing what you should poor Vlad wouldn't have had to go to all the trouble of invading...
I heard that earlier too. If that is the case, they need to be resupplied, and quick. Momentum is everything, and to do that would bring the morale of the Russian trips to the floor. They need to be able to push on.
Mariupol has been a nightmare for the Russians since 2014.
This is my feeling exactly. The best Ukraine can hope for is sign away a few republics, swear neutrality, and that could have been done with so much less destruction.
Is the deck of cards starting to fall ,oh it's everyone else's fault but putins
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