Putin has made America great again

[Copper]

@Mik said in Putin has made America great again:

Although I must say promising that US troops would not be sent to Ukraine was about as idiotic a move on Biden's part as anything he has done in the past.

Because his word is his bond?

[Renauda]

@Mik

Although I must say promising that US troops would not be sent to Ukraine was about as idiotic a move on Biden's part as anything he has done in the past..

I don’t think it was so much idiotic as it was simply confirming to Putin what he already knew. On the other hand, it was by no means an astute diplomatic move or a credible means to continue any meaningful dialogue either. So yeah it must have seemed incredibly amateurish to the Kremlin.

In any case given today’s news from the Kremlin that it will recognize the breakaway Donbas regions as sovereign states, Kyiv and Washington are in a state of check for the next move. Any attempt on the part of Kyiv to reclaim the region will be met by overwhelming Russian military force; a repeat of Georgia in 2008, only this time I have no doubts the Russians would even consider withdrawal until Ukraine had capitulated and a Moscow friendly government is in charge.

No matter what happens, hang on to your energy stocks.

[Jolly]

Did Putin just accomplish a goal of the Trump Administration?

Trump wanted some NATO members to up their defense spending quite a bit.

[Mik]

Clear thinking on the subject.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/putin-just-invaded-ukraine-says-former-u-s-ambassador-to-russia/vi-AAU8Hpi?ocid=msedgntp

[George K]

Here's a response:

Germany has shut down construction of the Biden-approved Nord Stream 2 pipeline.

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/germanys-scholz-halts-nord-stream-2-certification-2022-02-22/

[Mik]

Hindsight being what it is, I wonder where we would be if this was done in response to the buildup on the Ukranian border rather than waiting.

[Renauda]

Link to a presentation with the analyst Dmitri Trenton earlier this am on Putin and Ukraine. Worth the 45 minutes as Trenin highlights a speech Putin gave last night that would indicate that what we are currently witnessing is merely the end of the beginning:

Link to video

[Doctor Phibes]

@Renauda said in Putin has made America great again:

a speech Putin gave last night that would indicate that what we are currently witnessing is merely the end of the beginning:

Meanwhile, everybody seems transfixed either on achieving gender equity or the imminent collapse of Canada into a fascist dictatorship.

[Catseye3]

Satire from The Borowitz Report

Putin Says He Deserves Ukraine as Consolation for Losing White House
“Losing control of the most powerful nation on earth was a bitter pill for me to swallow,” the Russian President said.

[Mik]

@Renauda said in Putin has made America great again:

Link to a presentation with the analyst Dmitri Trenton earlier this am on Putin and Ukraine. Worth the 45 minutes as Trenin highlights a speech Putin gave last night that would indicate that what we are currently witnessing is merely the end of the beginning:

Link to video

Excellent interview and worth the time. Deeper understanding of not only what Putin wants but the events that have shaped his thinking. I thought from the beginning that we pushed Russia way too hard, essentially continuing the Cold War by choice. We largely created our own monster.