Thing is that's a misrepresentation that Russia used to justify the invasion. Plenty of info available in relation to this btw. Basically the narrative you're buying into is that Ukraine should have no self determination including in terms of defence. Also every single poster who pushes this narrative appears to be available fine with genocide.
Putin does not have all the time in the world. In fact, he has very little time left. He is banking on something miraculous to happen to dig him out of the hole, like Trump getting elected and, for some reason, rolling back all the sanctions and restrictions on Russia.
Because otherwise, 2024 is the year when Putin's money are going to run out. Russia spend the last 20 years squirrelling money onto the FNB (Fund of National Wealth), and after two years, this fund has no liquidity left, the FNB has investments into the infrastructure, but these cannot be used to buy war material, or to pay soldiers. Unless Russia gets its frozen foreign currency reserves back, by 2025 Putin's ability to wage war will be severely limited. If at that stage Ukraine gets enough support, it will be able to drive Russian out of Ukraine.
You know that one of the big reasons for the invasion by russia was Ukraine cutting down on corruption and thus reducing russias corrupt influence on them? Right?
The internet has made people stupid
Did you miss the NATO Russia Founding Act (1997) and the Budapest Agreement (1994)?
They didn't have such an agreement. Find us the text of this signed agreement. Go on. It is your claim, so support it or admit you are just repeating Russian lies.
The NATO-Russia Founding Act lays out the framework under which NATO could expand to encompass eastward countries. NATO adhered to that treaty.
Ukraine also had a treaty with Russia, the Budapest Agreement, recognising Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity. No mention of Ukraine not joining NATO. Crimea clearly recognised as Ukrainian territory. Do you want to count all the times Russian broke that agreement? Well?
The responsibility for this is on Russia entirely.
In that documentary movie done with Navalny in 2022 he left an "In case of my death" message .. here it is:
Part of - "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do nothing .. so dont be inactive"
Watch this space perhaps - internal Russia?? We will see if its people will be active ..
What's this leading to exactly, what is the point? Ukraine deserve what they get cos they were corrupt? Don't think anyone here has ever suggested otherwise but if you think it's corrupt now, wait til the Quislings take over if Russia wins the war.
Oh the headlines changed tack, well yeah. Cos again, a country was invaded by Russia and orchestrated a pretty resilient fight back. While your glib screenshot missed the reporting of the various reforms and anti corruption actions taken by Kyiv since the war. You can find them on the guardian n all.
I like how one of the "before" headlines is about Trump's impeachment, as if it is Zelensky's fault that Trump tried (and failed) to extort him.
There's also the countless Russian journalists who are imprisoned, suicided outside of prison.
How has the world come to this? We've gone backwards from 20 years ago. Now we have Irish MEPs who support Putin and his regime and what they do. Yet do so living in Ireland and not have to put up with the Putin murdering machine on civil liberties but no doubt take financial support for praising the regime. Stupidity. Dangerous stupidity.
Now all ruSSian sources also report on Navalniy's death. Killed by a dwarf. RIP
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RIP Navalny. A true resistance hero in a country that sorely lacks them. Another death on Putin's conscience. Very sad
Those countries choose to be in NATO, did you ever stop to think why?
Have you anything to say about russias neo nazis,
If it wasn't for America and NATO putin would have invaded all the balcan countries by now,
Did you come up with that conveniently/ neatly edited graphic yourself, or what media sources do you get your news from?
Sorry, but that doesn't prove anything.
Anyone can cherry-pick headlines that suit any narrative. I've seen plenty of examples of contradictory headlines in Irish Times in the same day.
A point perhaps:
Yes, straight from the Kremlin, not the Guardian and Reuters.
Ah yes the old victim blaming again. Actually no, not even cos here's poor old Ukraine fighting for its existence now but tut tut, bad NATO for provoking Russia at all. Funny how your perspective strips Ukraine of any autonomy or say in this war and the outcome; maybe the peoples to listen to in this equation are those on the front lines trying to prevent Moscow from absorbing their country.
And yet the sun total of NATO borders have only increased exponentially because of this invasion. Thousands more along the russian border too. Not exactly a great preventative measure by moscow. Maybe think about that instead of seeking to blame "the west" for the actions of another
Not the fault of NATO that it is a popular entity in Eastern Europe and these countries rush to Apply. As their populations so wish.
Can Biden just not executive veto over some cash to Ukraine ? There won’t be a deal with republicans for at least 6 months/post election
Did you miss the part where Nato & Russia had an agreement not to expand eastwards. Yet they did it 6 times.
And then wanted Ukraine also to join. And have all the complications that come with that from a Russian perspective. Which is the straw the broke the camels back.
You play with fire, you’ll get burnt.
NATO and the rest could have done so much more to prevent this
Yes, this is exactly like that.
Well, in a prison, falling out a window isn't usually an option.
Sometimes having the numbers of fodder that Russia seems to have ( 145m or so ) can go along long way and not being too concerned about sacred life helps too ( not like the west ). Plus Putin has all the time in the world, he can just wait and then act at a time of his choosing at a favourable time .. all is going pretty well for him now thanks to the USA, Trump, the GOP. If that cash does not arrive from USA soon then UKRAINE will be and is in deep trouble.
To putin and many others the west is always weak, cares too much ( hasnt the stomach ), runs out of interest/patience ( its only been 2 years and thats showing already ) and has rules that holds it back. Not agreeing BTW, just looking at this from Russia perspective and history to an extent
Also - being scared is something the west has too. Ukraine from get go should have been allowed use weapons, long distance ones where ever they liked and brought the war into Russia .. tit for tat. Call putins bluff. At the mo and since the start Ukraine has had one hand tied behind its back with western limits. Surely it is very fare if a country unprovoked attacks you, then you have a right to bring the fight to that country also?
Ukraine and all the east Euope ex soviet countries know more than us what Russia is like .. In a nutshell Russia wont stop, it will have to be stopped. Sooner or later Europe will face this.
Though it may seem I am warmongering .. I am not, at all. I just think we are reaching a point where we will have no choice
Getting killed 😢
Indeed, maybe Europe should just annex themselves to whichever Scandinavian country would have us.
Actually, on reflection that's not an entirely terrible idea given how better together they seem to have it. Seem anyway.
'twas a joke in fairness; anyone even giving a modicum of credibility to Putin's literally medieval argument about Ukraine's status as a sovereign state should be treated to ridicule. Of course that it also came with the usually rhubarb-rhubarb about the US and NATO also tells much.
This talk of the US abandoning Europe. Even if they do Russia has been bogged down in Ukraine for 3 years and lost hundred's of thousands of men. I find the idea they could take Poland unlikely. Poland isn't Ukraine either militarily or economically. Regardless of how this war ends the Russian army has been shown up to not be as powerful as people thought.
Alaska was sold to US. Return time frame has expired. Koenigsberg, Karelia, and many other territories on the other hand should be taken away from ruSSia.
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