The Maidan and 2014 invasion in response to it were about the EU, not NATO.
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The Maidan and 2014 invasion in response to it were about the EU, not NATO.
Ridiculous to see everyone shattered about attacks happening all over Ukraine. I mean come on, folks have been saying this for a long time as a real possibility and it just goes to show most people were too scared to see the truth in front of them. Now those same people are crying about how NATO isn't doing more.
Need to shoot down a lot more than one.
Sanction the feck out of Belarus. There are also reports Belarusian forces have joined on the ground.
Maidan was a response to Yanukovich choosing the Russian trade deal over European, no?
The annexation of Crimea was done obviously for strategic purposes so Russia could hold on to a warm weather port.
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Belarus has joined the fold.
If the US and EU has been preparing Ukraine well with enough intel on Russian plans, it might be a lot harder for Russia than we expect.
Where are all the Ukranian soldiers? All I see are empty streets.
Where are all the Ukranian soldiers? All I see are empty streets.
I'm really surprised Rubio is just live tweeting US intel
They are getting briefed remotely since Congress members are at home in their districts, so none of it is classified.
These statements are just so insulting and smug.
During COVID I frequented the CAF for all the invaluable info and opinions. This time round I'm steering clear.
Russian Ministry of Defence announces that Ukrainian border guards put up no resistance
Russia has just denied the downing of any of its planes. Situation unclear right now.
Russian Ministry of Defense announces that the Ukrainian means of air defense have been completely disabled
Russian Ministry of Defense denies any of its aircraft were taken down
Russian Ministry of Defence announces that Ukrainian border guards put up no resistance
Russian Ministry of Defense denies any of its aircraft were taken down
Russian Ministry of Defence announces that Ukrainian border guards put up no resistance
Russia is economically very vulnerable. Their economy is only about the same size as Austealia's. Hit the Oligarcs hard, prevent them from selling debt, ban them from swift and hard overall sanctions and they will hurt badly and soon.
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I know so many Ukrainians 
My best friends live there. I am so concerned. Shocked. Speechless.
My best friends live there. I am so concerned. Shocked. Speechless.
Exactly. We all understand that NATO do not want to get into a direct military conflict against Russia, but taking into account how weak Russia's economy is, proper sanctions will make this war extremely expensive for the agressor.
So basically the opposite is true
Revolting news to wake up to. I guess we all knew the likelihood but these are the actions of a mad man.
Every minute Zelensky remains alive and Ukraine can resist, the more time there is to drag this out and respond.
LETS GO UKRAINE!!!
Unfortunately they have huge gold reserve. They can carry on this operation for a long time..
Biden is going to unload all of the sanctions tomorrow morning (US time)
They can not without sacrificing something else in return. They were not able to use their income efficiently when oil prices wers sky high, it will be much more difficult to sustain this war now. Look at their stock market and national currency, they are in ruins already. If the sanctions are really tough, they are in a really deep sh!t.
Russia is sanction proofed against most of these sanctions which is why they are emboldened to attack Ukraine. They've been setting this up for years and it's just the west looking like they are acting tough.
Problem is, russian money is so embedded into the likes of UK and of course the reliance on Russia for gas for big chunks of Europe, mean that any sanctions will only be met by huge spikes in energy costs along with rising inflation leading to recession. The sanctions won't do as much as people think, they've been sanctioned a lot in the past, it's literally all the west has and Russia has immunised itself against it.
He's just got to tell the world that there is going to be economic pain and then crush the Russian economy.
