Russia - threadbanned users in OP

I never attempted to make them responsible for the actions of others, merely posing the question where are they in the midst of all this? Electric Sheep would have it that they want peace and all they will ever want is peace.

Peace is easily achieved in this war, but Russians in diaspora and on the home-front have a job to do if they want it. And you know what that is.

" Peace is easily achieved in this war ... "

How do you see that happening ? Whats your definition of easy .

Your lot you're cheerleading f*cking off home on tank treads instead of in boxes.

So your solution is something thats not going to happen , so its just wishful thinking really.

Ive not cheer leaded anyone. Just pointing out some realities and facts.

Look at Nostradamus here gracing us with his presence.

I'll tell you one thing you can take to the bank. I hope the Russian Ministry of Defence has their order for coffins and body bags put in.

Putinist garbage.

That's a sovereign state deciding its own security arrangements. A fundamental of the international world order and the Budapest memorandum to which Russia is a signatory.

What's more there's no evidence in the wide world that the US or any other Western country had any hand act or part with Ukrainian militias. That's something you concocted yourself.

Arming and stoking separatists is proxy warfare.

Why don't you just admit you're a Kremlin flunkie and be done with it?

E.U. nations have paid about $33 billion for Moscow’s oil since Mr. Putin started the war on Feb. 24, according to the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air, a Finland-based nongovernmental organization. And the International Energy Agency said in May that Russia’s oil revenue had actually grown 50 percent since Jan. 1 — to $20 billion a month. Russia has shipped crude to China and India at distress-sale prices but in larger volumes. Some of it is being refined and reexported to Europe.

Washington Post Article. (RUSSIAS OIL EXPORTS ARE BOOMING - THE US AND EUROPE NEED A NEW PLAN extract above)

Indias Russian oil imports (seaborne) have jumped 50 times, going from 0.2 to 10% of all their imports, and will continue to rise. India is the worlds third largest consumer of oil, they are a huge market and growing imports faster than the EU is shutting down its imports. India will happily take Russian oil if they are getting it a discounted price and can refine it and sell it to the EU. And many other nations are doing the same thing.

You may not like the FACTS , but RUSSIA is coining it in the oil export market at the moment.

As to pipelines Russia already has gas pipelines to China in their Far East region and power of Siberia pipelines. Yes they will have to add new oil pipelines which will take time, just as it will take time for the EU to build their pipelines to replace Russia oil/gas.

Since breakfast time the EU has sent Russia close on 1/2 a billion Euros.

Wait until winter and oil and gas have gotten even more expensive, you may not like it but Putins regime will be making even more money.

" Imagine we swapped out the Russians for Americans.  " Its all wishfull thinking and imagination here.

Ukraine had a standing army (including reserves) not that far off the Russian army and Ukraine has barred all males 18-60 from leaving. Plus Ukraine is receiving arms from 30+ nations. Yet on the battle field they are not making progress. Maybe someone needs to face up to that and figure out why and fix it.

Urban warfare , building by building, block by block , street by street is notoriously slow. You can imagine all you want about the remote drone pilot eating pringles shooting down missiles but this isnt the new Top Gun movie, the REALITY is Russia is the only side making advances.

Sooner people face FACTs sooner issues get resolved.