Soldato
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I think that you are right. This will not be a quick two year isolation with sanctions from like minded countries. It us more likely to exceed a generation and will go on until there is a change in governance and attitudes to imperialist strategies towards the countries around it. Russia is toast until it becomes more democratic, civilised and amenable.Get comfortable with the current situation, I foresee the next 20-30 years as proxy conflicts with Russia vs West. Big bonus' incloming for large weapons manufacturers. I mean lets face it. Its just a continuation of the staus quo of the cold war, with a little added technology. Only major difference hear is the accessability of information for the public to digest.
Just glad my that Godparent's Son and his wife managed to get out of Odesa a week or so back. Looks like things might be set to get properly scary down there in the coming days/weeks.
That is a really good video showing how they feelI would like to see more things like this: .." and two of our tanks arrived to help"
(radio free europe/Radio liberty) ukrainian troops hold a defensive line
https://youtu.be/fXAHc1tQ1wQ
— Bloomberg (CET Time)*Ukrainians Find Dead Civilians in Towns Retaken From Russian Forces — RTRS
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https://www.reuters.com/world/europ...ver-kyiv-region-russia-looks-east-2022-04-03/
Russian brutalisation of citizens was pre-planned with particular units chosen to carry it out:
It really feels like all the warning signs were there in Chechnya, Georgia, and the Donbass but we turned a blind eye to them.
At this point I think everyone has more or less the same view that any 'peace agreement' signed now is in fact a medium term ceasefire for as long as Putin is still in charge.It seems odd that we’re hearing that talks are getting close to something being settled and yet we’re seeing stuff like this.
Wondering what those Ukrainian proposals are that there is agreement on. I really hope they don’t just cede all of the southern and eastern areas where Russia is attacking now.
If Ukraine and the west back down, we will be back here again in 5 years but this time Ukraine might not have the capacity to fight.