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The Russian space agency Roscosmos didn't pay the $27M they owe Kazakhstan. So Kazakhstan seized various Russian space assets in their country. I am afraid Russia will invade.
There is no way to pull this one out of the fire. True, there is a warrant and Russians are both fat and slow, but they will lose because they were dumb. If I had a customer who made up 40% of my revenue I just wouldn't jack with him much.
Cope and seethe
"Polish Ambassador to France: Poland will be forced to enter war if Ukraine fails to defend itself"
"Military leaders this spring will submit updated regional defense plans intended to help redefine how the alliance protects its 1 billion citizens. The numbers will be large, with officials floating the idea of up to 300,000 NATO forces needed to help make the new model work. That means lots of coordinating and cajoling... "I think you need forces to counter a realistic Russia,” said one senior NATO military official, underscoring the need for significantly “more troops” and especially more forces at “readiness.” "
Listener: Russians have already lost. There is no way to pull this one out of the fire. True, there is a warrant and Russians are both fat and slow, but they will lose because they were dumb. If I had a customer who made up 40% of my revenue I just wouldn't jack with him much.
ISW is publishing an abbreviated campaign update today, March 19. This report discusses growing Russian concern about a prospective Ukrainian counteroffensive near Bakhmut or in southern Ukraine, and Russian efforts to prepare mitigations for these claimed efforts. The tempo of Russian offensive operations across the theater has slowed in recent weeks, suggesting that the Russian spring offensive in Donbas may be nearing culmination. Ukrainian officials have indicated that significant Russian losses near Vuhledar are severely inhibiting Russian forces’ capacity to conduct further offensive operations in Donetsk Oblast. Russian President Vladimir Putin used his first visit to recently-occupied Ukraine to portray himself as an involved wartime leader amid exaggerated responses in the Russian nationalist information space over fears of a possible future Ukrainian counteroffensive in southern Ukraine.
Putin visited Crimea and Mariupol after the arrest warrant was issued. He is making a statement that the arrest warrant means nothing to him. He is taunting the West.
How do you deal with someone like that? In the good old days, they would send in assassins to kill him and his entire clan to make an example.
Hard to say what was the point.
But I hope he got a good look around at how his empire building operation was going.
"Military leaders this spring will submit updated regional defense plans intended to help redefine how the alliance protects its 1 billion citizens. The numbers will be large, with officials floating the idea of up to 300,000 NATO forces needed to help make the new model work. That means lots of coordinating and cajoling... "I think you need forces to counter a realistic Russia,” said one senior NATO military official, underscoring the need for significantly “more troops” and especially more forces at “readiness.” "
"Si l'Ukraine ne parvient pas à défendre son indépendance, nous n'aurons pas le choix, nous serons obligés de rentrer dans le conflit", déclare Jan Emeryk Rościszewski, ambassadeur de Pologne en France'
I believe he ( the Polish ambassador) is saying that "If Ukraine can't defend its independence, we won't have a choice but to ENTER ( not re-enter) the conflict."
And why "there is no choice" but to enter the conflict, may I ask?
It's not because Russia is threatening Poland in any way, but because Poland was hoping that this "Ukraine as anti-Russia project" prepared by US would benefit Poland directly.
Currently, it doesn't look that things are playing out this way, so Poland is willing to escalate the conflict, still trying to get its benefits out of it, ( real or perceived,) all while pushing the mantra of the "Russian threat to Poland and the "free world."
There was no "Russian threat" to Poland in this Ukrainian conflict whatsoever, but the way Poland inserts itself in the middle of it all - now this threat is growing exponentially.
What I see however in this article is that Western powers are trying to downplay Polish escapades.
They too see apparently what effect Poland ( along with Ukrainian government) is trying to achieve now.
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If "we" dont accept a truce, it will look bad for us. Kind of a conundrum.
No it won't. You. Can't. Trust. One. Thing. Out. Of. Putins. Mouth. Russia's offramp in this war is to leave Ukraine. The American people won't accept a "truce" from this war criminal
Majority Sees Russia-Ukraine War, Russian Military Power as Critical Threats
Asked how much of a threat the Russia-Ukraine conflict presents to U.S. vital interests, 56% of Americans describe it as a “critical threat,” 36% say it is “important but not critical,” and 8% do not believe it represents an important threat. The perception of the conflict as a critical threat is up slightly from 52% a year ago and is much higher than the 44% measured in 2015.
No it won't. You. Can't. Trust. One. Thing. Out. Of. Putins. Mouth. Russia's offramp in this war is to leave Ukraine. The American people won't accept a "truce" from this war criminal
With the kind of propaganda American public is bombarded by the mainstream media 24/7, these poll results are not surprising.
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"A truce in Ukraine
