Words don't have the power [...] — NOS4A2

There will be no diplomatic solution with Putin. He may not be irrational, as some claim, but he is obsessed. At the beginning of the offensive, we were quick to supply anti-tank missiles and air defense equipment, and today we are doing a lot for air defense. But there were also unfortunate delays. If we now stand on the sidelines and criticize the fact that Ukraine is not making enough progress, we have to keep in mind that we have our share in this. — Klaus Wittmann

Can anyone semi-informed imagine who might replace Putin, and what policy changes would result? Or am I only dreaming? — unenlightened

people in high places [...] Schwab, Bill Gates [...] big pharma [...] politicians on the national level [...] WHO, national governments — Tzeentch

I have no doubt they have major influence [...] people themselves are simply not equipped to deal with this kind of fuckery — Tzeentch

Too little hard evidence is what makes it all so murky. That's what gives the herd the right to deem anything that does not conform to the official narrative as wackadoodle conspiracy theory. — Merkwurdichliebe

Lavrov said on Thursday that Moldova, an Eastern European country and former Soviet republic, is putting itself in harm's way in its desire to join the European Union.

You can't just throw in a "hence" to construct an argument. — boethius

it doesn't fall flat — boethius

I do not think Ukraine has made more progress than Russia on the freedom and equality scale — boethius

mainly micro-blog — boethius

nuclear blackmail obviously works — boethius

You're genuinely surprised by the result? — boethius

Your claim was — boethius

I do not claim Ukraine is ruled by a Nazi regime — boethius

So hard to keep track — boethius

↪boethius, the Kremlin gets their way, or it's the nuclear way...? — Nov 9, 2023

ruling neo-Nazi regime in Kyiv — Sergey Lavrov

Can you leave me alone, please? Thank you. — Sergey Lavrov

No where do I claim Ukraine is ruled by a Nazi regime. — boethius

Ukraine still isn't ruled by a Nazi regime; those claims are straight from the Kremlin's propaganda machine (don't echo them)
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Ukrainians change for the better for example — boethius

Criterion               Jun 2023       Nov 2023
Constitutional Court    Good progress  Completed
Judicial governance     Completed      Completed
Anti-corruption         Some progress  Some progress
Anti-money laundering   Some progress  Completed
De-oligarchisation      Some progress  Some progress
Media legislation       Completed      Completed
National minorities     Some progress  Some progress

↪boethius, the Kremlin gets their way, or it's the nuclear way...? — Nov 9, 2023

Ukraine still isn't ruled by a Nazi regime; those claims are straight from the Kremlin's propaganda machine (don't echo them)
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he will echo them — ssu

Should South Korea capitulate to North Korea, "or else"? I don't think laying waste to North Korea is an option (shouldn't be). — Nov 26, 2023

It's not 2014 Crimea. Putin's decision has become costly. What might be next on his (public) agenda? — Nov 26, 2023

Should South Korea capitulate to North Korea, "or else"? I don't think laying waste to North Korea is an option (shouldn't be). — Nov 26, 2023

It's not 2014 Crimea. Putin's decision has become costly. What might be next on his (public) agenda? — Nov 26, 2023

The current regime that exists on the territory of Ukraine has proven to be completely toxic.
We do not currently see any options to coexist with it.
So, [if] all goes like the President (Vladimir Putin) said:
Maximum denazification and demilitarization [will] set [Ukraine] free from the external influence and external management [in the West] — which is dangerous for the Russian Federation and those who live in Russia.
When this danger is eliminated, the goals of the special military operation are achieved.
NATO commits its own violations which they should be held accountable for.
Those include weaponry supplies, violation of the norms, when they openly support the conflict and supply banned weaponry, when they actively cover for and legalize the actions of the Ukrainian regime, including in the international institutions.

We can counter NATO [for] as long as [is] needed to achieve the task set by the President.
And our task is to eliminate the danger that we face from Ukraine. — Rodion Miroshnik · Russian ambassador-at large

I would assume the same would be true for the US if China were running military drills in Mexico. Wouldn’t make the US right to invade Mexico, but I think the least we’d say is that it would be a major factor. — Mikie

NATO expansion was the most direct cause of this war. — Mikie

This is what distinguishes a true world leader from the people we call temporary caretakers, who come for five minutes to show off on the international platform, and then disappear just as quietly. — Putin · Oct 2023

The question is whether we — the US —should have taken the Russian perspective seriously. — Mikie

Effective coordination between the aerial reconnaissance of a separate artillery brigade of the Russian Air Force and the HIMARS calculation for the destruction of the enemy "Gradu".

Russia spent decades building its arms trade. Now they're going back in secret to their customers trying to buy back what they sold them.

For the first time in the history of the existence of nuclear missile weapons, our country is ahead of its competitors in this [nuclear] domain. — Patrushev (Russia Today)

For some reason, American politicians who are held captive by their own propaganda remain confident that in the event of a direct conflict with Russia, the United States is capable of launching a preventive missile strike, after which Russia will no longer be able to respond. — Patrushev (Rossiyskaya Gazeta)

The natural consequence of the United States' destructive policies is the deterioration in global security. The risk that nuclear, chemical and biological weapons will be used is increasing. The international arms control regime has been undermined. — Patrushev (TASS)

Thunberg — Deacon

It is the younger generation who is "setting one generation against another". — Agree-to-Disagree

Just like in the first world war we have reached the level of technology that puts us into a stalemate.
I realised that is exactly where we are because just like then, the level of our technological development today has put both us and our enemies in a stupor.
On our monitor screens the day I was there we saw 140 Russian machines ablaze—destroyed within four hours of coming within firing range of our artillery.
The simple fact is that we see everything the enemy is doing and they see everything we are doing. In order for us to break this deadlock we need something new, like the gunpowder which the Chinese invented and which we are still using to kill each other.
It is important to understand that this war cannot be won with the weapons of the past generation and outdated methods.
Let’s be honest, it’s a feudal state where the cheapest resource is human life. And for us…the most expensive thing we have is our people. — Zaluzhnyi

No, it has not reached a stalemate. Russia is consistently continuing to conduct a special military operation. All the goals set must be fulfilled. — Pesky

Your future is whatever you make it, so make it a good one. — Dr Emmett Brown (1990)

if people can remember what mistakes not to repeat — Vera Mont

Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it. — Santayana (1905)