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I think in the NATO Russia Founding Act that applies to all new NATO countries such as Poland. Also no permanent NATO bases.

I don't know if this is legit but it really sums up the war-

I think there's a case to say that Finland should be expelling ethnic Russians at this point, especially recent arrivals, and closing all road/rail crossings. If Russians want to escape to Finland, they can try going through the forest, taking their chances with the grey wolf and brown bear.

Wouldn't be one bit surprised,

Wonder what happened to the freezer trucks they were using to transport their dead to unmarked graves 8 years ago.

But how many militaries have mobile creamatoriums for the dead

It was reported a few months ago (could have been 18 months ago) that Russia opened an old border crossing into Finland where a large group of armed men crossed into Finland , no one in Finland was informed..

They definitely need to be on the ball especially now they are heading into Nato membership ,I wouldn't trust any of the Russians entering Finland especially men of fighting age

Wow, again heavy on propaganda no fact. The Maidin revolution was the will of the people of Ukraine not the US. That is a fact amply being demonstrated every single day for the last 200 days by brave Ukrainians laying down their lives in support of the sovereignty they gained in the Maiden revolution. Their continued unstinting bravery and actions prove your propaganda to be a lie.

That's the US fighting Russia down to the last Ukrainian

More Rubbish from you.

Folks not worth the time debunking this, it is what the poster wants, they will be along to try and derail the thread again shortly with something else.

Russia's never really gotten the irony in threatening neighbouring countries who want to join NATO, has it?

That phrase you (and the Russian administration) keep using isn’t nearly as clever as you think it is.

This post inspired me to go back and read the first page. So, the first few posts are unremarkable and the thread was quickly forgotten about. Last November, a full five months later it's resurrected and then immediately WHAM, the Putin admirers arrive. Funnily enough you don't see too many of those posters (who aren't banned) post here anymore.

I referred to self delusion fact regard to your posting yesterday. Here it is again.

Elected is not imposed.

Food secure by whose metric though, that's the question?

Do we have any significant heavy industry production? Can we say, for example, produce tractors? Or raw materials for spare parts, like oil based products ie: rubber for tyres, plastic etc. Can we produce enough fertilizer?

The list is practically endless. If we have to overly rely on outside assistance for these things, then you cannot really say our agriculture sector is self reliant. We're food secure based on current conditions.

I'm not referring to current conditions however, when I suggest that we are a highly vulnerable nation.

And despite our economic capabilities, because our political system consistently creates terrible leaders, we are highly vulnerable to poor decision making from these leaders. Hence why our nation went bankrupt, despite having so many apparent economic advantages on our side.

You cannot escape the consequences of bad leadership, no matter what area of society it's in.

Ukraine has been pivoting away from Russia for 20 years, first with the Orange Revolution and then Maidan. You're saying that the US is installing leaders in Ukraine, when it's pretty clear that the grassroots in Ukraine has been striving to escape the Russian sphere of influence for decades. If you're a Ukrainian, especially a young one, the choice is stark - be a part of the CSTO countries which are authoritarian, corrupt, socially regressive and economically stagnant, or be a part of the EU and the West with the prosperity and opportunity that entails. It's a fairly easy choice. Unfortunately, it's something Russia cannot handle. Well, here's a bit of truth for you - until Russia stops being such a shít country (vs what it could be), it's going to keep losing friends and partners. As the saying goes - don't go chasing butterflies, but rather tend to your own garden.

Now, as for the USA trying to invade countries like Cuba whose populations didn't want them there, that was wrong. It's about as simple as that. Similarly, the population of Ukraine do not welcome Russian soldiers, so it's time for them to go home. They will go home, but would they like to go back upright or horizontal? Talkative or taciturn?

They would laugh at how hilarious the attempt was (and it would be hilarious given how disastrously all russians attempt at anything is going these days).

There is no one as dumb as trump in Mexico, so they would happily take the money and putin would get zilch in return bar maybe a new pair of high heel boots as a thank you.