Russia-Ukraine War (continuing)

Bald is a somewhat dubios Youtuber, since he’s previously had little trouble toeing the party line for the likes of China and others. However his videos in Ukraine had always been interesting. It appears he went in again fairly recently with this video:

(Beware: There is an upsetting scene where a playground has been converted into a memorial for children who had been killed by shrapnel while playing there.)

It does give an interesting glimpse of how everyday Ukrainians cope with life at war. I also found the town Bald visits near the end of the video on Google Streetview from 9 years ago.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/rnUaU6VeVWY3QQST6?g_st=com.google.maps.preview.copy

The contrast is striking, especially when you notice the calm everyday beats of the place that are shown in StreetView and that in a few short years that same place will get ruined by a Russian occupation.

Bald does annoy me a bit in this video when it seems like he is trying to both-sides blame for the conflict while standing at the site where people had been bombed. I get he might have been going for the whole human cost agrument of this, but the blame is clear. This is all because of The Russians.

Depending what they mean by "move on" it looks like Trump is going to hang Ukraine out to dry. Why would Putin entertain a ceasefire now….

Marco Rubio said just moments ago from the French capital that the US will walk away from its efforts to broker peace between Russia and Ukraine unless there are clear signs of progress in the coming days. 

"We need to figure out here now, within a matter of days, whether this [peace deal] is doable in the short term, because if it's not, then I think we're just going to move on," he said. 

"We're not going to continue with this endeavour for weeks and months on end," he added. 

Rubio with French counterpart Jean-Noel Barrot and the UK's David Lammy yesterdayReuters

Rubio said Donald Trump is still interested in pursuing peace, but that the US has many other priorities around the world. 

"We need to determine very quickly now - and I'm talking about a matter of days - whether or not this is doable in the next few weeks. If it is, we're in. If it's not, then we have other priorities to focus on as well."

https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-war-trump-putin-zelenskyy-rubio-russia-moscow-kyiv-latest-12541713

So they have so far walked in and attacked, berated, threatened the invaded country. Dressed down it's leader, cut off intelligence, cut off supplies at a crucial time. Blamed it for being invaded. Shaken it down for minerals.

While doing nothing but appeasing, bowing and scraping to the invader.

Now it looks like they are walking away.

Putin supporters completely mute of course.

So it seems US will just abandon Ukraine completely, cease giving any aid, and let Europe take over. Either Europe steps up to the plate or Ukraine falls and Europe has a few million more refugees to host. That's maybe the only threat that will make the EU act. Though even then it probably won't. It will be a very ugly year for Ukraine by the looks of it. Is anything capable of turning the tide back in its favour?

If they move on hopefully the US keeps sending supplies or at the very least allow Europe to buy them.

One big issue will be US Military manufacturing; As soon as Europe said they'd increase they're own production Rubio started to squeal immediately. It's a massive enterprise and a big employer. Cutting off Ukraine would be a big loss financially but wars like Ukraine are also a massive R&D opportunity. How they can get in the Presidents ear will be a big issue.

We still have most if not all of the opposition parties opposed to the proposed & planned Irish Defence Forces military build up as recommended by the Defence Commission report BEFORE this war escalated in 2022.

It's a valid opinion to demand that Ireland stays neutral whilst upgrading it's defence budget & also co-operating with EU & European nations in international security matters.

However objecting to Ireland even increasing it's current low level military budget & capacity in a very dangerous world situation nowadays & for the foreseeable future is the cowardly policy of traitors.

It could even be argued that some of these elected opposition politicians are under the influence of certain overseas powers.

A lot done more to do, as a famous election poster once said.

And there is a lot more to do, and faster. Germany is prime example: yes, it has helped a lot, but under Scholz always gave everything too late and only if Biden went first. What Europe, including Germany under Merz, must do is lead and show initiative, because the US is clearly not going to play that role under Trump

Basically Trump wants Ukraine and Europe to agree to all of Putin's demands, and if they don't '' they are fools ''

You'd have to wonder when leaders are going to question publicly what Putin has on Trump. That discussion needs to be taking place, even deals with other leaders to dismiss it as AI what ever it is.

Maybe word is finally getting out about the meat grinder

No Taurus officially yet, but it's a damn good package.

https://bsky.app/profile/maks23.bsky.social/post/3ln4k43wq522f

Agent Krasnov strikes again.

The Americans are trying to get both sides to stop and agree something which is unpalatable to both. Presumably they want to shift focus to Iran and China and are concerned about their resource capabilities, They don't have enough to sustain 3 wars, hence the willingness to do a deal with Russia. Geo-politically Trump has kicked a hornet's nest.

We are living through interesting times.

So why doesn't Trump come to Putin's Aid with the Ukrainian incursions into Kursk & Belgorod?

So basically the Ukrainian prisoners will look like inmates of a WW2 Belsen concentration camp, whilst the Russians have been treated in accordance with the Geneva convention on the rights of prisoners of war regulations.

**** Russia & Putin. Just a scumbag Nazi fascist state under the control of the most evil leader of the 21st century.