The Ukraine war thread
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wrote on 5 Apr 2025, 14:00 last edited by
While Russia is exempted from the current round of Trump tariffs, its stock market is crashing like every other bourse. The drop in oil prices must really hurt.
Despite all, don’t expect the Kremlin to become more accommodating or any less bellicose in pursuing its war against Ukraine.
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wrote on 5 Apr 2025, 14:00 last edited by
He does seem rather committed.
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wrote on 5 Apr 2025, 16:02 last edited by Jolly 4 May 2025, 16:03
The good news is that Germany looks like they may actually be getting serious about their defense forces.
Putin like to ponder on the glory days of the Soviet Union. Doubt it would come anywhere near that, but I wonder if he wishes to ponder on Operation Unthinkable?
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The good news is that Germany looks like they may actually be getting serious about their defense forces.
Putin like to ponder on the glory days of the Soviet Union. Doubt it would come anywhere near that, but I wonder if he wishes to ponder on Operation Unthinkable?
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wrote on 7 Apr 2025, 16:55 last edited by
Interesting take on Ukraine.
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wrote on 10 Apr 2025, 11:28 last edited by
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wrote on 10 Apr 2025, 14:15 last edited by
I’ll take it.
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wrote on 12 Apr 2025, 20:12 last edited by
Say thank you when we rob you...
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wrote on 12 Apr 2025, 20:45 last edited by Renauda 4 Dec 2025, 20:59
Extortion by military or economic means appears to be a foreign policy tactic shared by the Kremlin and current White House.
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wrote on 13 Apr 2025, 21:06 last edited by
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wrote on 14 Apr 2025, 16:30 last edited by
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wrote on 14 Apr 2025, 16:37 last edited by
Everybody's to blame.
Everybody except Trump, presumably.
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wrote on 14 Apr 2025, 16:48 last edited by Renauda
Par for the Trump course.
He does not get it. Doubtful that he ever will either. Inept.
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wrote on 15 Apr 2025, 11:39 last edited by
What an odd comment "Biden could've stopped it. Zelenskyy could've stopped it."
Umm, yeah pretty sure if he coulda...he woulda.
That being said, the video clearly says Trump says Putin started it and I think his latter comment about "if you start a war" was a sloppy way of saying Zelenskyy essentially allowed the war to start. Which is a lazy summary of events.
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wrote on 15 Apr 2025, 12:46 last edited by
Lazy seems to be a defining characteristic.
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wrote on 15 Apr 2025, 13:27 last edited by Doctor Phibes
I think "lazy" is quite a charitable interpretation of what Trump said.
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What an odd comment "Biden could've stopped it. Zelenskyy could've stopped it."
Umm, yeah pretty sure if he coulda...he woulda.
That being said, the video clearly says Trump says Putin started it and I think his latter comment about "if you start a war" was a sloppy way of saying Zelenskyy essentially allowed the war to start. Which is a lazy summary of events.
wrote on 15 Apr 2025, 15:50 last edited by Renauda@89th said in The Ukraine war thread:
What an odd comment "Biden could've stopped it. Zelenskyy could've stopped it."
Umm, yeah pretty sure if he coulda...he woulda.
That being said, the video clearly says Trump says Putin started it and I think his latter comment about "if you start a war" was a sloppy way of saying Zelenskyy essentially allowed the war to start. Which is a lazy summary of events.
It’s also possible (albeit remote) that Trump is beginning to realise that all along Putin has been playing him for the Muggins he really is on the world stage of diplomacy and conflict resolution.
As any self deifying narcissist would do, Trump is lashing out and laying blame on everyone else other than himself for what amounts to his own ineptitude.
So yeah, sloppy thinking is at play here. Big time sloppy thinking.
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wrote on 18 Apr 2025, 12:55 last edited by
Wait, so Rubio said Trump's been working on this for 87 days (7.9 scaramuccis).
I thought Trump said he'd end it in 1 day (0.09 scaramuccis).
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Wait, so Rubio said Trump's been working on this for 87 days (7.9 scaramuccis).
I thought Trump said he'd end it in 1 day (0.09 scaramuccis).
Link to video Link to videowrote on 18 Apr 2025, 15:26 last edited by@89th Shhhh! You are exposing the truth.
