Since when has starting a war that shakes an international peace been about restoring equilibrium.
It isn't. That particular talking point is weak even by the standards of Putin apologetics. By definition, military expansionism is the opposite of equilibrium.
In the past, I spoke up for Russia, when I thought the US was overstepping. For example, I thought it was out-of-bounds for us to pressure Germany not to do business with Russia on natural gas. If Russia wanted to sell their product and Germany wanted to buy it, that was between the two of them, and nobody else should interfere (other than in the same way as they might encourage ANY country to try to limit fossil fuel dependence, regardless of source).
But this isn't about US overreach. This is about Russia trying to disrupt the international order in order to seize new land. I believe the rest of the world needs to stand up to it and not allow Russia to secure a single inch of new land that way.... the same way we did with Iraq when it seized Kuwait. We need to send a clear and consistent message that military aggression will NEVER succeed in expanding a country's territory. If that isn't clear and consistent, we'll just see more aggression (maybe next time with China going after Taiwan or Japanese islands). Equilibrium can only be maintained if everyone understands that expansion can only happen by way of willing actions (e.g., East Germany willingly join West, without a shot fired).
well if you post something you knew I "wouldn't understand" that is just plain weirdMy apologies. Comment isn’t inane but should have known you wouldn’t understand it.
That wasn't good enough for McCain and the Obama State dept -so they set about undermining himUkraine following the 2010 presidential election in which Viktor Yanukovych, who preferred to keep the country non-aligned, was elected President
Ukraine has EVERYTHING to with it. It's Ukrainian territory that Putin is trying to steal. It's Ukrainian civilians he's mass murdering. It's in Ukraine that his thugs are committing war crimes. It's Ukrainians who are fighting back to defend their nation. And it's in Ukraine that Russia boys are bleeding out because they made the mistake of following an incompetent fascist's orders.
The US didn't want a proxy war. It has repeatedly tried to reset the Russian relationship into something healthier. And Western Europe was even more willing to bend over backwards to make nice with Russia, since they like cheap natural gas.
But Putin doesn't want a reset. He doesn't want peaceful and mutually profitable trade. He wants to build an empire by military force. And his blundering efforts at that are why he's found himself getting his ass kicked by Ukraine.
gawd almighty. you condemn Putin for ruining Russia's economy but it was western sanctions that did it.'I didn't say a word about sanctions. I'm talking about his military aggression and attempt to seize territory from other countries. Try to focus. Your Putin apologetics are weak.
Obama tried Russian reset. His State dept undermined it. The Euromaidan was that manifestation.The US didn't want a proxy war. It has repeatedly tried to reset the Russian relationship into something healthier.
You're a liar, martin. I'll bear it in mind .
I didn’t lie. The answer is based on my memory of the sum of your argument. If I got wrong, I apologize. But why are you harping on an old coup as justifying a new war or on Ukrainian Nazis when the country generally is not that at all?
gawd almighty. you condemn Putin for ruining Russia's economy but it was western sanctions that did it.'
Then you say he's out to "conquer Eastern Europe"- do you get it when I said this was just noise?
Obama tried Russian reset. His State dept undermined it. The Euromaidan was that manifestation.
Trump campaigned on improving Russian relations, but Hillary Clinton and the FBI launched the Russian Hoax. that is 8 years where relations went downhill -caused by the USA - not Russia.
Biden comes in and calls Russia the number 1 threat -absolutely refuses to negotiate with the
letters Lavrov delivered on Russian redlines . then the war started
It aint Putin that was out to destroy US/Russian relations -it was the USA
that was opposition research,it wasn't Russian collusion/conspiracy or weissmann (Mueller) would have charged Trup. There was no quid pro quo - no collusionAs you know, Russia’s interference with our election wasn’t a hoax. We know for certain that it happened. We have the actual emails involved, including ones where Trump’s son, son-in-law, and campaign chair agreed to meet in secret with known Russian agents for the express purpose of getting Putin‘s help in the election.
you post from such an extreme ignorance of the situation, it's like i have to do everything in remedial languageSanctions are totally ineffectual unless you can convince a large share of countries to go along with them. It was Russia’s criminality that did that. Specifically, it was Putin‘s use of force outside his own country. No point whining for the little bitch.
Your memory is shaped by your bias. I'm not inclined to correct your ignorance of US interference in Ukraine's democracy.
Of course. The Russians simply must not lose. They know that it's a matter of their existence. They will, in my opinion, nuke themselves to victory if things should turn against their winning.
This SHOULD have been evident to western planners to start with- and certainly NOW when instead they're trying to shore up Ukraine with weapons.
As you know, Russia’s interference with our election wasn’t a hoax. We know for certain that it happened. We have the actual emails involved, including ones where Trump’s son, son-in-law, and campaign chair agreed to meet in secret with known Russian agents for the express purpose of getting Putin‘s help in the election.


Man, history will not look kindly on the Russians in this thing.
Is Putin trying to fuck his country's legacy forever? Russia has gained exactly jack shit and lost everything with what they've been doing.
They destroyed a bunch of Ukrainian homes because they has military stuff? Wtf?!
Shooting tanks at family homes. Great war there, Putin.
Man, history will not look kindly on the Russians in this thing.
Is Putin trying to fuck his country's legacy forever? Russia has gained exactly jack shit and lost everything with what they've been doing.
They destroyed a bunch of Ukrainian homes because they has military stuff? Wtf?!
Shooting tanks at family homes. Great war there, Putin.
You appear to be hopelessly lost in the fog of Walmart.
You appear to be hopelessly lost in the fog of Walmart.