Emm, Budapest agreement? How did that turned out? Stop living in a cuckooland, when it comes to Russia there’s no alternative method.
Russian invasion of Ukraine | Fewer tweets, more discussion
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Lasers are set to solve that problem in the near future.
A big problem with nuclear is that actually building new plants is prohibitively expensive.
The Americans threw out the nuclear agreement with Iran too. I don't know where you are from but for a lot of people in the world they create less problem than the Americans and the British.
Im no expert either. Just repeating numbers that i have being reading. Of course everything helps but spain being a better player on distribuiting the gas than UK is because they have 60% mire storage than UK and needs 40% less gas than UK ( smaller population and less gas needs due to clima i reckon) meaning that they can export more. But at then of the day, probably the problem would not be only where to store and regasification but to who buy it and what price. Is so complicated to increase production and have enough special lng vessels to supply the demand. It would be a multiyear effort andit is the middle of the winter now
This video does a good job of debunking the idea that Trump was somehow tough on Russia, especially compared to presidents before and after:
I’m just curious as you didn’t actually address the point? So which is it?
What does that even matter? What a weird thing to bring up with Ukraine and Russia on the brink of war. Ukrainians and Russians don’t care about Trump right now..
I wonder if the conversation around fracking will come back into play soon.
https://www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminsti...al-reserves-of-shale-gas-are-there-in-the-uk/
Apparently, Lavrov tried to resign multiple times but wasn't allowed to. According to former Polish foreign minister.
This point has been brought up several times over the past week in this thread by different posters and I think the video does a good job of explaining why the point is not correct. No need to get so defensive on the behalf of Ukrainians or Russians. Plus this conversation is important to both countries as the US is the most important member of NATO. There's a reason why on the brink of war the Ukrainian foreign minister was in Washington D.C. today. It's also telling that Macron put in so many hours trying to broker a summit that he wouldn't even be involved in himself.
The issue that the video I linked brings up is that a lot of right wing anti-NATO propagandists in the US centered around Trump are celebrating Putin's actions right now and saying the US should not support Ukraine. If they were in power now (and there's a great chance they could have power by the end of the year), there would be no meaningful sanctions and NATO may not even exist in any relevant form that Putin would be intimidated by at least. So what could seem irrelevant to the average person actually means a lot when it comes to how this conflict might play out.
Would it be fair to say that Putin has complete control over what prominent Russian oligarchs do with their money when it comes to political contributions?
Meaning, Putin can use these oligarchs and their funds to make strategic political investments spread across Europe and beyond in a way that puts key politicians in Russia's pocket to minimize the severity of sanctions?
I assume this falls under the umbrella of 'the plan' or am I going a bit too deep?
Meaning, Putin can use these oligarchs and their funds to make strategic political investments spread across Europe and beyond in a way that puts key politicians in Russia's pocket to minimize the severity of sanctions?
I assume this falls under the umbrella of 'the plan' or am I going a bit too deep?
As someone else mentioned I don't think Japan could divert at the moment, due to shortage.
There's also Iran. But needs some work politically and lift some of the restrictions they are currently imposed on them. They have a huge supply that for the time being can be used. I think there has been some talks over the last month and USA have lifted some of the sanctions imposed 6-7 years ago.
Putin and Russia are far-left extremists. I hardly can imagine right wingers celebrating Putin invading a democratic country. Even if they are, they don’t represent Trump so that’s false to say that. Every side, right, centre and left is all opposed to this act of bullying.
Don’t agree with your ‘prediction’ at all. Why didn’t Putin invade Ukraine while Trump was in power then? If you say Ukraine wouldn’t exist if Trump was president. He was president and nothing happened to Ukraine.
Putin sounds unhinged and is clearly acting like a mad man, he’s not scared of the whole of Europe so why would he be scared of America. He is invading regardless of which leaders are in power.
Ukraine is conscripting reservists aged 18-60. Getting serious.
Stop with this George Kennan revisionism, it was his idea of domino theory that got the US involved in stupid foreign conflicts like Vietnam in the first place! George Kennan's point was to expand U.S. alliances around the world (including NATO) to prevent the Soviets from planting the seeds of communism. He assumed, wrongly, that if one country falls to communism, the rest of the region will follow suit and will combine with the Soviet Union to become a coordinated mass devoted to destroying capitalism. This was proven to be wrong as many cracks developed in the Communist bloc (Russia vs. China, China vs. Vietnam after the US left) that ended up being a big factor in ending the Cold War. Containment is a load of nonsense and irrelevant in this situation.
One could even argue that containment may have precipitated this conflict although I would argue this war was always going to happen. Putin's speech yesterday showed that he cares more about ideology and historical pride than any real security concerns that NATO might pose. He doesn't even consider Ukraine worthy of being a sovereign state.
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Mr Nyet doesn’t look like a power-hungry lunatic, to be fair.
I’m sorry, what?
Apolitical centrists, surely?
Putin and Russia are definitely far right. They are like Sarah Palin in steroids.
Mate everything you said is factually incorrect. Can't even take you seriously after you call Putin a far-left extremist, nearly made me spit my water out. You probably should stay out of conversations you have no knowledge about.
Putin is a communist, right wingers are capitalists.
You should go to the Trump thread so you can continue to agenda there. This thread is for Ukraine vs Russia.
Not to mention his naive surprise about how "right wingers shouldn't be celebrating Putin invading a democratic country" and "Every side, right, centre and left is all opposed to this act of bullying." They're some real pearls in that post.
Let me guess, you think Hitler was far left too?
Biden is president mate, you need to move on with your life. Trump is retired
. Completely wrong. Russia and Putin are right orientated. Funny how people still think that Russia is left because USSR was.
Insulting another member
Your comparing Putin to Hitler? You are a clown
Wow. For all these years I had no idea Putin was a far-left extremist. The caf really is a treasure trove of surprising facts eh.
You're just digging yourself a bigger grave now, get out while you still can!
Not only that Putin is not a communist, but he hates communism.
Source: he just said that in his 2 hours speech. He spouted hatred for Lenin, than a good communist can never do.
And Russia is one of the most capitalist countries that exist. Their entire wealth is like in the hands of 5 people. You know the caricature that we make about US wealth inequality and the rich doing whatever they want. Well, that caricature is actually Russia.
He is not comparing those two. Damn, read with understanding ffs
Genuinely curious, did the US 'decide' to expand NATO in the 1990's as some sort of agenda? It is my understanding that it is written into the NATO charter than any european country that meets certain conditions can apply for membership, which can only be granted by unanimous approval of all current members.
Also, anyone can 'predict' that an alliance designed to specifically protect against Russian aggression... is going to upset a Russian imperialist should one gain power. Lets not hold Kennan up as some sort of savant. Its even easier to predict that any former Soviet states would become targets of Russian aggression should they not have sought defensive guarantees from elsewhere.
Please stop
Please go and do some research. Putin was in the community party and your all saying he isn’t a communist.
Your all talking absolute made up crap.
If you think Putin actually being left-wing is surprising then your mind will be fully blown when you discover that he is also a pacifist.
Define communism please.
Yes, he was in the communist party. Circa 30 years ago.
George Washington worked for British at some stage. I guess he was a royalist.
Gandhi too.
EVERYBODY who wanted to work for state were in communist party in communist countries.
And that is from someone who actually lives in ex communist country
My Dad was a Maoist, he used to go around pubs in Dublin handing out the little red book and getting digs to the head for it.
I can assure you he is not a communist.