And your opinion as to the most likely outcome?
— Punshhh
I don't really have one. At a guess I'd say that there'll either be a deal which gives independence to Dombas and Crimea... — Isaac
Vladimir Putin's 'end date' for Ukraine war matches Russia's WW2 victory, spooks say
Reports from inside Ukraine and Russia have suggested that the Kremlin is eyeing a potential end date for its invasion of Ukraine, considering May 9, the anniversary for their WWII Victory Day
A resolution of this conflict might look like the death of Putin — Olivier5
I would put it in a different way:All I'm saying, is something that I think should not be controversial: no big power would want a hostile military nation on its border. — Manuel
California to Oregon used to be Mexican, besides Texas. Of course much of California was like the Baja California then and not many people besides native Americans lived their.They're not Mexican, either. Lol — Changeling
I hope you're not implying assassination. — Tzeentch
It would not be beneficial to world peace that assassinating each other's heads of state becomes an accepted practice in international politics. There's a reason it is not an accepted practice today. — Tzeentch
Not accepted by whom, pray tell? The US tried to murder Castro dozens of times. The French helped locate and kill Ghadafi. The Russians tried to off Zelensky too. I could go on. — Olivier5
It’s not necessary to trust a media resource in order to derive information from it. — Punshhh
Better to take a broad take of many sources to arrive at a sense of what is happening on the ground. — Punshhh
when growing numbers of people emigrate due to the dire standard of living in Russia due to sanctions etc. Presumably Putin will seek to restrict the numbers leaving. — Punshhh
That certain nations are horribly hypocritical when it comes to their ideals and upholding international law is nothing new, but assassinations are certainly controversial and not accepted. — Tzeentch
The international community — Tzeentch
Did Russia invade Ukraine in 2022 because the US set up missiles in Europe decades ago to counter the USSR? — Count Timothy von Icarus
California to Oregon used to be Mexican, besides Texas. Of course much of California was like the Baja California then and not many people besides native Americans lived their. — ssu
That’s a simplification, there is real information in such a bulletin. Even the biased narrative is in itself and contains information.Of course it is, otherwise you're deriving misinformation from it.
And when there is only one person left in Russia, we’ll apart from those who are paid by Putin to stay there? Will things just carry on as normal?Well no, because that would be the 'iron curtain' you were referring to and you asked me what a situation without it would look like. Such a situation would be one in which he didn't do that.
Why can't there be different reasons for different invasions? — Christoffer
That's why I didn't say Russia would invade Sweden entirely, but just invade Gotland, since that enables a larger presence in the Baltic sea. — Christoffer
Russia is just too stupid to understand that its aggression is what drives Nato, both Sweden and Finland wouldn't have thought to join Nato if it weren't for bloathead Putin. — Christoffer
Sweden and Finland may join Nato because WE want to be secure against Russia, but I guess you would point out that we are slaves to the US for doing so. — Christoffer
Dr Professor — Christoffer
Arguing semantics already? Or you really want me to believe you don't understand what I mean with the term "international community"? — Tzeentch
I asked for a source. It's not rocket science. You find the article from which you got that assessment and you paste the web address (or paste the quote). — Isaac
Dr Professor
— Christoffer
Just 'Professor' will do, thank you. — Isaac
This in not rocket science. It' basic historical knowledge. — ssu
That’s a simplification, there is real information in such a bulletin. Even the biased narrative is in itself and contains information. — Punshhh
The very fact that this subject is being discussed here in an intelligent way is proof of people deriving knowledge of what’s happening on the ground. — Punshhh
when there is only one person left in Russia, we’ll apart from those who are paid by Putin to stay there? Will things just carry on as normal? — Punshhh
If the referral is that "to assist a third country with weapons" didn't mean that the Cold War would escalate to WW3, I think history pretty well shows that. — ssu
This in not rocket science. It' basic historical knowledge. — ssu
which forbids the targeted killings of non-combatants under international law. — Tzeentch
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