So whats taken them the last 13 + months to decapitate the Ukrainian government exactly
Peace is when the shooting stops and diplomacy takes over regardless of territory situation.
Dog whistle!
Russia probably are going to succeed in most of their objectives because big stick. Cold hard truth.
Top brass military and or government get hit hard, usually killing them. Could happen on either belligerent side bit Russia clearly has ability to strike deep into all of Ukraine.
Nothing like a good assassination to start the day ..... 💣💥🧨 Now I can enjoy a nice brew of coffee
The West needs to move much faster on ammunition production, particularly for the Soviet era equipment that is still the majority of what Ukraine is using.
Ukraine already had a deal like that with Russia, it was called the Budapest Agreement. Russia repeatedly violated it as soon as Ukraine started negotiations on EU (not NATO) deals.
There is no true peace that rewards aggression and leaves the victim vulnerable to further assaults.
True peace means NATO membership on the table for Ukraine.
And it is Russia that has forced that situation, forced Ukraine into NATO, by being unwilling to tolerate a neutral independent and sovereign EU aligned country on its border. Finland and Sweden have realised Russia has changed the rules of the game since post WW2 USSR time, and sought to join NATO accordingly.
Nobody is dictating to Russia. Nobody is dictating to them how they must act within their own borders. Any legitimate Russian concerns about NATO expansion wrt Ukraine have already been dealt with through Budapest and the NATO-Russia Founding Act.
Whats a decapitation strike exactly
I'd say those terms, specifically the 1991 borders and NATO membership are just going to guarantee war goes on longer. More likely a decapitation strike happens if this is the only absolute peace conditions imo.
The inescapable reality is that being in the border of one of the worlds most powerful nations you can't dictate to them, especially with a civil war going on and a hostile coup in the recent past. It's just not being realistic. So here we are.
I actually would bet Ukraine will never see it's pre 2022 borders again. Ultimately it'll be a case of how much they keep in inevitable negotiations.
There was a professor giving an interview this about china's roles in Ukraine and Zelenskys call with xi ping yesterday said the Chinese peace plan was wishful but he did go on to say Zelensky now supported the "One China policy" ,
How do you find the time? I like this thread and in most cases users provide excellent information, just please be consistent and provide links to seroius claims that are being made no matter how many jobs you have.
I’ ve got 4 jobs and a family every day - checking for the post, emptying the dishwasher, closing the outside gate every night and sweeping the kitchen floor. I do’nt see checking my iPad re The UKr situation a and responding at times as a job
Apr 26, 2023 - Press ISW
Russia appears to be continuing a deliberate depopulation campaign in occupied areas of Ukraine in order to facilitate the repopulation of Ukrainian territories with Russians. Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar stated on April 26 that Russia is trying to change the ethnic composition of Ukraine by actively conducting a large-scale resettlement of people mainly from poorer and remote regions of Russia into Ukraine. Malyar noted that the most intensive efforts are ongoing in occupied Luhansk Oblast and remarked that Russia is also deporting Ukrainians and forcibly resettling them in Russia. ISW previously reported on specific instances of Russian authorities overseeing the depopulation and repopulation of areas of occupied Ukraine, particularly in occupied Kherson Oblast over the course of 2022. Ukrainian sources remarked in October 2022 that Russian authorities in then-occupied parts of Kherson Oblast deported large groups of Ukrainian residents to Russia under the guise of humanitarian evacuations and then repopulated their homes with Russian soldiers. Russia may hope to import Russians to fill depopulated areas of Ukraine in order to further integrate occupied areas into Russian socially, administratively, politically, and economically, thereby complicating conditions for the reintegration of these territories into Ukraine. ISW has previously assessed that such depopulation and repopulation campaigns may amount to a deliberate ethnic cleansing effort and apparent violation of the Geneva Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.
There will always be rumours and speculations before the actual cause of it comes out.
Have a coffee and relax
Fair enough,lets see what the news says later
What rumours? Please don't quote some thick on Twitter.
It's all games for some , friends with china who went from Ardent supporters of Ukraine to ohhh wait we won't allow the purchase of ammunition until we get something out of it , how about peace talks with our new Chinese friends
Looking at several videos over the last few days in parts they are still dealing with several feet of mud In parts ,some of the roads are essentially mud rivers , hopefully the weather changes make a difference
Will they be consitent and insist that everything sold or used in France (including all component parts) are wholly and exclusively manufactured in Europe?
Hypocrites!
4 day's of rain for Zaporozhye and then thing's get pretty sunny.
I don't think it was poison, unless it was someone in turkey saying enough is enough of his rule, Putin wouldn't be that stupid,an act of war against against a country whos (A) whos not afraid of you and (B ) who's a Nato member ,
I read a post saying he's fine and only suffered a myocardial infarction,
To you and me he suffered a Heart attack
Funny this should happen just before the elections too
Is Erdogan looking for sympathy from the Turkish people as an excuse to stay in power or was he actually poisoned as rumours has it.
Seems Erdogan went down During a tv appearance after cancelling visits on the election campaign....
Yet again France blocking ammunition being purchased for ukraine unless it's all produced in Europe,
At a hugely critical juncture in this war Just as the Ukrainans are finally preparing to launch a counter offensive someone stands in the way of supplies,and to think some people are crying about the suggestion that the big counter offensive could be one and done if they don't make substantial gains, hard to win a war when you don't have 100% of your supplies and supports to finish the job
Ok, finally the victory conditions are given from the Americans.
So unless these are all met it's not over with victory/successful negotiation for Ukraine.
How long do you think it'll take for all this to be reality?
Getting interesting this now,there is something brewing
Igor or Sergay i would say,they probably go on weekly rotation
So Saint Petersburg and explosions in Crimea?
Possibly Barry ,or tony can't remember which one faked a visit to the front lines
Which one of them,lol
Doesnt matter,really,since Ukraine have the upper hand being the defenders,and yes there have been set traps and kill zones for the russians,because its the only logic thing to do,because they know Russia will take this city no matter the cost.
If its not blowing up buildings,its using JDAMs to take out the buildings,one way or another,its a trap for the Russians.
And even if Bakhmut falls,both sides will most likely go head to head in offensives once the weather improves and then Bakhmut wont be that important anymore.
Who ever thought it was a good idea to let Russia dictate this sham in their favor,
This was always going to happen we've seen them in the black sea loading ships with stolen grain and then sailing out of the black sea and med and no one stops them, but Russia can stop vessels from leaving ukraine,
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