The Ukraine war thread
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@Wim said in The Ukraine war thread:
Remember Melnikov.
Which one? You’ll have to jog my memory. Only the famous Constructivist architect comes to my mind at the moment.
@Renauda Apologies, I blundered. Consider what I wrote as non-existent.
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No problem.
In the meantime, I think this breakdown of the past week’s theatre of the incorrigible is not at all off the mark:
“Trump is very good when he can bully people,” Duss told the Kyiv Post’s Washington correspondent, adding “and Putin is someone who, in Trump’s words, has cards.”
…..Trump clearly feels that Putin is someone who intimidates him… Putin is someone who knows how to handle Donald Trump,” he added.
…..Duss argues that Trump’s belief in his own “skill as a negotiator” is misplaced when it comes to international security. “He might be a good negotiator when it comes to building a new casino, but he is clearly not a skilled negotiator or diplomat,” Duss said.
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No problem.
In the meantime, I think this breakdown of the past week’s theatre of the incorrigible is not at all off the mark:
“Trump is very good when he can bully people,” Duss told the Kyiv Post’s Washington correspondent, adding “and Putin is someone who, in Trump’s words, has cards.”
…..Trump clearly feels that Putin is someone who intimidates him… Putin is someone who knows how to handle Donald Trump,” he added.
…..Duss argues that Trump’s belief in his own “skill as a negotiator” is misplaced when it comes to international security. “He might be a good negotiator when it comes to building a new casino, but he is clearly not a skilled negotiator or diplomat,” Duss said.
@Renauda said in The Ukraine war thread:
“Trump is very good when he can bully people,” Duss told the Kyiv Post’s Washington correspondent, adding “and Putin is someone who, in Trump’s words, has cards.”
2-bit thug.
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@Renauda said in The Ukraine war thread:
“Trump is very good when he can bully people,” Duss told the Kyiv Post’s Washington correspondent, adding “and Putin is someone who, in Trump’s words, has cards.”
2-bit thug.
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This man gets it. Wish he were President or Secretary of
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Maybe it's inherited.
Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks to the Ottoman Sultan by Ilya Repin, 1880-1891.
The painting is based on the legend of Cossacks sending an insulting reply to an ultimatum from the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, Mehmed IV in 1676. The Zaporozhian Cossacks inhabited the lands around the lower Dnieper River in Ukraine and had defeated Ottoman Empire forces in battle. However, Mehmed demanded that the Cossacks submit to Ottoman rule. The Cossacks wrote a letter full of insults and profanities. The painting exhibits the Cossacks' finding pleasure in striving to come up with ever more base vulgarities.
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Maybe it's inherited.
Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks to the Ottoman Sultan by Ilya Repin, 1880-1891.
The painting is based on the legend of Cossacks sending an insulting reply to an ultimatum from the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, Mehmed IV in 1676. The Zaporozhian Cossacks inhabited the lands around the lower Dnieper River in Ukraine and had defeated Ottoman Empire forces in battle. However, Mehmed demanded that the Cossacks submit to Ottoman rule. The Cossacks wrote a letter full of insults and profanities. The painting exhibits the Cossacks' finding pleasure in striving to come up with ever more base vulgarities.
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The comparison is not inaccurate:
United States President Donald Trump’s latest wheeze for imposing further sanctions on Russia comes with a jaw-dropping catch: NATO must first impose tariffs of 50% to 100% on China.
On the surface, it sounds like a bold move that takes on two adversaries in one stroke. But scratch it, and what you find is less Winston Churchill and more Baldrick from the farcical BBC sitcom Blackadder — a “cunning plan” so hopelessly self-defeating that only its author could think it brilliant.
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@jon-nyc said in The Ukraine war thread:
Either he is seeing the situation for what it really is or he is setting the stage to normalize dilplomatic and trade relations with Russia while at the same time sell weapons and military technical assistance to Ukraine through NATO as intermediary. Wash his hands of the diplomatic effort to bring about an armistice. Essentially become the Pontius Pilate in the game.
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After getting to know and full understand the Ukraine/Russia Military and Economic situation..............
Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasnt President Trump elected almost 1 year ago?
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After getting to know and full understand the Ukraine/Russia Military and Economic situation..............
Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasnt President Trump elected almost 1 year ago?
@taiwan_girl said in The Ukraine war thread:
After getting to know and full understand the Ukraine/Russia Military and Economic situation..............
Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasnt President Trump elected almost 1 year ago?
Nobody knows more about international matters than Donald Trump. Just ask Pete Hegseth and J D Vance.
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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/09/25/russian-pilots-dared-nato-start-war/
From the moment the Russian pilots entered Estonian airspace, they were pursued by Nato’s most advanced fighter jets.
Two Italian F-35s, “Ghost 1” and “Ghost 2”, had launched an interception mission from an air base 50km outside of the capital Tallinn.
For an instant, the course of world affairs rested on the shoulders of five men – three Russians and two Italians – who were not in radio contact with each other.
The Italians began the routine of an aerial intercept, rocking their wings from side to side.
In reply, the Russians rocked theirs back. Then one of the pilots raised his hand and gave a friendly wave.
For the next 12 minutes, the Italian pilots trailed the Russians all the way to the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad – an unprecedented length of time for an incursion into Nato airspace.
This time, the manoeuvre was carried out peacefully and Nato fighters were not forced to fire at the three Russian MiG-31s, themselves armed with air-to-air missiles.
But the potential flashpoint has sparked days of intense discussion inside Nato over when, where and how they might pull the trigger.
