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tension abounds in Kherson

Imagine being a world Super Power and there are 195 countries in the world and only 2 of these 195 countries support you - Iran and North Korea.

spoken like Russell Casse a true hero in Independence Day

It would be just like old times, though some might be a bit young to remember.

While bombing Iran won't achieve much (and let's be honest, Israel will do whatever it wants here), the answer should be massive sanctions while they supply russia and NATO upping the ante with equipment supplies to Ukraine and giving them the previous off the table stuff, possibly going as far as creating a no fly zone.

However, the risk that bombing Iran would "unite the factions" is an uneducated fever dream, the others would just stand back with popcorn, watch and cheer.

And yet most of the world's population didn't support the recent UN resolution condemning Russia.

Trade between Russia and the BRICS nations is soaring since the war began - particularly with India and China, two major players on the world stage. Turkey seems ready to do business with Russia on a new gas hub proposal. And of course, Turkey have been one of the more proactive nations in attempting to broker peace in this conflict. They recognise that the western approach of creating isolated pariah states with heavy sanctions, doesn't really bring about the desired results. The attempts to isolate Russia are failing, and actually backfiring quite badly on the west.

There is a much bigger game being played here, than just what is happening in Ukraine. A broader tussle for control of key resources, and a greater diversification of power. Food, energy and even the global financial system are at play. On the one hand, it is a very worrying time for the world. On the other hand, it is fascinating to see some big global gears moving and tectonic plates shifting. We could have a dramatically different looking world, after the dust settles on this conflict.

@Run Forest! Run And yet most of the world's population didn't support the recent UN resolution condemning Russia...

That's only in your opinion.....

Another faux claim

Seems appropriate:-

"The attempts to isolate Russia are failing, and actually backfiring quite badly on the west"

How are they backfiring quite badly on the west? The Russian rhetoric of the toilet roll shortage in Europe or the fact we are all freezing at the moment because we have no Russian gas? Perhaps we have used up all the toilet roll to wrap up ourselves to keep warm?

The likelihood is that any talks with China or India was going to happen one way or the other and are not simply a direct result of sanctions, or perhaps they are, but the West is more important to China and India than Russia will ever be and they are not going to forget that.

As for "most of the world's population", what a load of rubbish, asides from the no votes (there were only 5 and no real surprises) an abstention is exactly that, an abstention from voting, it is not an abstention from condemning Russia or an indication of support or not for the Resolution.

A nation can abstain for any number of reasons and they are often for political reasons of the regime rather than their populations support or otherwise of what they are voting on.

That asides many of those who abstained aren't exactly utopians of the world order for democracy or human rights.

Some chilling accounts from resident's of Izium released by the Human Rights Watch today:-

"Survivors described being subjected to electric shock, waterboarding, severe beatings, threats at gunpoint, and being forced to hold stress positions for extended periods. They identified at least seven locations in the city, including two schools, where they said soldiers had detained and abused them"

Sadly it is just the latest in a series of these types of reports and unfortunately many more to come I would think, the physiological effects of war will long out live the visual effect.

But we must negotiate with Putin and appease him.

Turkey are trying to ride two horses at the same time and we all know what happens eventually when the horses diverge. Bad cess to them.

Could be in relation to the deployment of addition of nato troops .

Read an article last week were France said they would be deploying troops to Romania, Estonia Lithuania as part of nato reinforcement in the area.