Unfortunately, it's a tried and tested plan that's been proven to work.
Ukraine Invasion - Please do not post videos showing attacks/similar
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Probably air support to enforce a no fly zone.
Maybe even a full mobilisation. If the UK were still in the EU then I would support militarily helping a fellow member state.
Well one would have expected that since it would result in MAD that it wouldn't have occurred, but who actually knows?
That is not what I'm saying. What I'm saying is that the sanctions do not appear to be AS tough as the government is making out, what with the grace periods they appear to be giving to Russian banks, and refusing to go after certain individuals. What they are doing may even be the right call under the circumstances - but they don't appear to be being transparent about it.
They won’t. Russia will just say stay out or nukes will come. EU are not NATO.
Putin has basically reenacted Tsar Nicholas II Romanov.
1. Autocratic rule with pointless bloody wars. Treats the population like slaves and cannon fodder for his whim.
2. Dabbles with free market and gives the Durma free power to legistate.
3. 1st act of the Durma is to write widening rules.
4. Romanov attempts to crack down.
5. Revolution
6. Dead Romanov family shot by the revolutionaries.
There are subtle differences but I'm expecting Putin's crackdown to be more effective with control of the Durma through his cronies.
1. Autocratic rule with pointless bloody wars. Treats the population like slaves and cannon fodder for his whim.
2. Dabbles with free market and gives the Durma free power to legistate.
3. 1st act of the Durma is to write widening rules.
4. Romanov attempts to crack down.
5. Revolution
6. Dead Romanov family shot by the revolutionaries.
There are subtle differences but I'm expecting Putin's crackdown to be more effective with control of the Durma through his cronies.
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Utterly pathetic and exactly why our government think they can get away with anything they like. You may as well say "well what if dragons had eaten our queen?"
Good we don't need the US having a monopoly on power. Checks and balances are needed.
I disagree. Russia's actions in Ukraine will directly impact the EU's future. It is far more likely that militay spending of EU nations will increase significantly. Germany has already said it will increase spending. I also think it will speed up the closer integration of national armies into an EU army. It is also going to resullt in an expansion of the EU. Putin has triggered exactly what he wanted to prevent.
His opinion is probably the same as the video he posted. Why don't you lot that have a problem with the opinions posted in these videos explain what it is that you disagree with, instead of replying with a meme, silly comment or emoji.
What is interesting is that as a likely result the EU will have to adapt it's stance - the buffer countries will demand more say at the table due to the risk. I think there will be some adjustments with respect to equality.
The question is - will the EU be nudged to become another Russia?
It already has a heavy beaurcratic capacity that is controlling. That centralised component is just ripe for Russian infiltration, rather than the US model of making a light beaurcatic framework and let the companies be strong implementations.
There is a middle ground but I'd assume it's difficult to keep the balanced approach.
edit: sorry I can't spell beaurcratic or bearcrasy and my autocorrect is so broken that neither can it. #loveapple
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Its brutal. They are literally being strangled...see the below for a bit more information. Huge companies across the world are stopping operations in and out of Russia. Their currency is tumbling.
https://twitter.com/DmitryOpines/status/1499157917399977987/photo/1
Have a look at this for more info.
They will be losing the ability to purchase basic essentials.
I think the natural evolution will be exactly that with the addition of NATO becoming less relevant to European countries, I actually think this is a positive thing to be honest as I really do believe we should be significantly less reliant on the US moving forward. Its not to say they aren't a good ally but they follow their own agenda which isn't always for the benefit of Europe
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The problem with this approach is where do you draw the line. If your state funding political parties would you for example be happy to fund farages latest
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Expect heavy delays.
where is that? Is that a Russian convoy?
There are dozens of issues. Will France's Nuclear weapons be EU weapons, non proliferation would say no. Some countries may want larger armies relative to population, as you say due to risk. Will countries like other countries brigades to sit on their soil. Will voting on military action be the EU parliament, or one country, one vote etc., etc.
Some of those captured russian soldier, are nationalist all ready, some of them have barely reached 25 years of age. And since putin came to power, he did all he could, to make him look as a leader. And most of them see him like that, i don't think that putin will last another 18 years, but who knows. if he still be there, he'll have a huge army that will support him. And everything will start again. As mad as is sound, Ukraine is the best place to stop him to raising in power again. As i see it, if he won't be stopped this will happen again in a near feature. And he might have even stronger support from his lunatics. As he will portrait this war, in a colors you never imagined. It's rather sad seeing this happen. I don't want ww3, but it will come. As China will have open hands to take Taiwan, and there will be nothing we'll be able to do. As i see it, the feature looks quite grim.
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