ironically the UN is useless in this case as any action can be vetoed by, you guessed it, Russia!
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ironically the UN is useless in this case as any action can be vetoed by, you guessed it, Russia!
It's fairly obvious the West isn't willing to do anything useful like this. We should promise military support to Ukraine should Russian military powers enter the area outside of Crimea and seize all assets owned by Russian oligarchs, revoke their visas and those of their families, and throw all Russian interests out of stock markets as well as general sanctions against Russia until it withdraws from Crimea.
We'll do not a thing in reality.
We'll do not a thing in reality.
Oh dear god, One of his predictions is going to come true.
In 2015, Russia launches a nuclear strike against the major cities in the United States (which is the "other side" of the civil war from my perspective), China, and Europe.
The United States counter attacks.
The US cities are destroyed along with the AFE (American Federal Empire)...thus we (in the country) won.
The European Union and China were also destroyed.[10]
This is from Wiki John Titor.
In 2015, Russia launches a nuclear strike against the major cities in the United States (which is the "other side" of the civil war from my perspective), China, and Europe.
The United States counter attacks.
The US cities are destroyed along with the AFE (American Federal Empire)...thus we (in the country) won.
The European Union and China were also destroyed.[10]
This is from Wiki John Titor.
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The Russians are claiming they made no such ultimatum in that report!
I do not believe nuclear weapons are on the table. If it comes to war and the west takes the ground war into Russia it could be but until that point the costs to Russia are simply too high.
I don't think this will happen, it was a prediction by the time traveller 'John Titor' that may come true.
Truly is a most ridiculous situation if Nick Robinson's report is true about no sanctions being imposed on Russia by the UK.
The idea that one country can simply waltz into another, seize territory on claims of race and language, and seemingly get away with it scott-free.
And they will get away with it. Can't see much happening now unless Ukrainian forces become trigger happy. Putin's forces will just sit on the Crimea until its independence vote at the end of the month and it will have achieved everything it set out to.
At least the US seems willing to apply sanctions, at least according to latest BBC news.
The idea that one country can simply waltz into another, seize territory on claims of race and language, and seemingly get away with it scott-free.
And they will get away with it. Can't see much happening now unless Ukrainian forces become trigger happy. Putin's forces will just sit on the Crimea until its independence vote at the end of the month and it will have achieved everything it set out to.
At least the US seems willing to apply sanctions, at least according to latest BBC news.
I like to think that we've woken up and we're playing Putin at his own game, and we'll announce surprise sanctions that will catch everyone off guard and will be doubly effective. However that's only what I'd like to think, what I actually think is that we've been especially incompetent ... again.
Most likely what it's predecessor the league of nations was doing while Hitler and Mussolini were walking into other countries at will: talking.
To be blunt, because it's "just" Ukraine. had Putin invaded Poland he would currently have the combined military's of 35 countries flying down his throat (hence why he would never do that lol). But Ukraine isn't in NATO or the EU, it doesn't have the same kind of support/importance.
All western companies outlaw Vodka, the Russian economy implodes overnight
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All western companies outlaw Vodka, the Russian economy implodes overnight
No: the price of vodka in Russia will go through the floor and the entire adult population of Russia will be too drunk to fight any war.
Nothing NATO has not done in the past look at Iraq for example... were they punish for it no? I blame NATO for this mess they quickly support neo nazi government when Viktor Yanukovych was kicked out who rejected the EU deal. Why do NATO support these neo nazi's? as they accept the IMF Loan and the EU demands which will eventually lead to NATO bases in in Ukraine and the Ukraine people will suffer the most.
I just wish we could live in world where the world superpowers stop treating other country's like pawns on chessboard for their own Geopolitical gain.
Maybe Hague and Kerry could do their next public condemnation of Russia from an airbase in Afghanistan... just for added irony.
Russia has pulled off a good move here and the outrage over this from the west is as silly and hypocritical as the original outrage from Russia re: the Kiev protestors taking over. The vast majority of the population in Crimea have always considered themselves Russian, they were Russian until a few decades ago - I doubt they had much say in being given away to Ukraine under the old USSR...
Yes its a sovereign state and officially Russia hasn't gone through the correct channels... then again they'd be blocked by us, the USA, France etc.. if they had purely out of self interest reasons.... while it is in our interests that Ukraine is as powerful as possible and is in bed with the EU its simply not what the population of that autonomous territory wants. Russia has managed to both invade and cut off that territory, complete with lots of the population coming out to welcome Russian troops and they've done so, so far, without even firing a shot.... While it isn't in our personal interests Putin has played it very well and overall its what that local population wants. States don't exist to own their populations they exist to protect and serve them... this isn't some bum**** town declaring independence its a clearly defined autonomous region, with its own ethnic identity (Russian) and only a short history as part of the Ukraine.
Russia has pulled off a good move here and the outrage over this from the west is as silly and hypocritical as the original outrage from Russia re: the Kiev protestors taking over. The vast majority of the population in Crimea have always considered themselves Russian, they were Russian until a few decades ago - I doubt they had much say in being given away to Ukraine under the old USSR...
Yes its a sovereign state and officially Russia hasn't gone through the correct channels... then again they'd be blocked by us, the USA, France etc.. if they had purely out of self interest reasons.... while it is in our interests that Ukraine is as powerful as possible and is in bed with the EU its simply not what the population of that autonomous territory wants. Russia has managed to both invade and cut off that territory, complete with lots of the population coming out to welcome Russian troops and they've done so, so far, without even firing a shot.... While it isn't in our personal interests Putin has played it very well and overall its what that local population wants. States don't exist to own their populations they exist to protect and serve them... this isn't some bum**** town declaring independence its a clearly defined autonomous region, with its own ethnic identity (Russian) and only a short history as part of the Ukraine.
When will people understand that countries like USA, Russia China etc can essentially do whatever the hell the want as long as it doesn't directly affect one of the others. None of these countries will risk an all out war by getting involved in the others business any more than useless sanctions etc.
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There has been lots of talk of 'ethnic Russians' yet they are East Slavs the same as 'ethnic Ukrainians,' then of course you've got a tiny group of Tatars.
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this give way for china in a year or two.
It's the limey influence.
to be honest there's not a right lot they can do about it short of going to war with russia, which nobody wants.
Its regime change time for the Ukraine, except this time instead of the USA driving tanks into the capital, it's Russia's turn.
The Russian's regime change to restore a pro russian government in Ukraine will be no more legitimate than the regime change the USA and UK made in Iraq.
Russia objected to the USA invasion of Iraq, just as the USA now does of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine. Still won't stop both of these happening however.
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