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The Ukraine war thread

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  • W Offline
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    Wim
    wrote last edited by
    #3079

    Interesting article on Sino-Russian relation:

    https://www.saratoga-foundation.org/p/kitaizatsiya-china-in-russia-newsletter-082

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      wrote last edited by
      #3080

      Interesting but I seriously doubt western forces would try to occupy the region.

      "You cannot subsidize irresponsibility and expect people to become more responsible." — Thomas Sowell

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        Renauda
        wrote last edited by Renauda
        #3081

        Normally I doubt there would much appetite for a Western megapower but nowadays…who knows? Perhaps certain a region like Chukotka for purely strategic reasons but nothing much else.

        Russian far east though is definitely a desirable backyard sandbox for the Chinese.

        Elbows up!

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          #3082

          Ukraine groans a collective “WTF?” to Trump’s latest Putin comments:

          https://kyivindependent.com/kyiv-groans-a-collective-wtf-to-trumps-latest-putin-comments/

          Elbows up!

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            wrote last edited by
            #3083

            FFS

            "You cannot subsidize irresponsibility and expect people to become more responsible." — Thomas Sowell

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              Renauda
              wrote last edited by
              #3084

              General Keith Kellogg speaks:

              https://kyivindependent.com/keith-kellogg-says-he-left-trumps-white-house-to-be-free-to-talk-about-ukraine/

              Elbows up!

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              • W Offline
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                Wim
                wrote last edited by
                #3085

                And again: the Trump 'kompromat'. Si non e vero, e bene trovato.

                https://www.kyivpost.com/post/69648

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                  wrote last edited by
                  #3086

                  This is an old claim. I doubt he would be stupid enough to misbehave in Russia.

                  "You cannot subsidize irresponsibility and expect people to become more responsible." — Thomas Sowell

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                  • W Wim

                    And again: the Trump 'kompromat'. Si non e vero, e bene trovato.

                    https://www.kyivpost.com/post/69648

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                    wrote last edited by Renauda
                    #3087

                    @Wim

                    I saw that earlier today. There have been other articles published the past year or so citing Mussayev’s claims. He appears to have been at this for some time.

                    I am of the opinion that there is nothing there and that Mussayev is conjuring this up to get attention in the hope of gaining recognition as an “expert/influencer” and cashing in on what that role offers in the charged populist dichotomy of our times. Even if there is a grain of truth in his claims, I highly doubt any serious kompromat on Trump involves women of any age group. Rather, it would be of a financial nature involving investments of ill gotten Russian money into Trump family owned properties. Essentially Putin knows and has the paperwork showing who, when, where and how much to the penny was involved in laundering money via the Trump syndicate.

                    Elbows up!

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                      wrote last edited by
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                      I think you're quite right that financial shenanigans would be much more likely.

                      "You cannot subsidize irresponsibility and expect people to become more responsible." — Thomas Sowell

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                      • W Offline
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                        Wim
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                        #3089

                        The claim that Kazakhstan tried something on Trump in 2017 was -at least for me- a new element.

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                          Renauda
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                          #3090

                          New to me as well but, all the same, not at all compelling for the simple reason it places too many people in the know.

                          Elbows up!

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