White House officials said the president’s reversal, a major policy shift, extended only to what they characterized as acts of self-defense so that Ukraine could protect Kharkiv, its second-largest city.
That’s true, but you hardly blame any one else than the Russian government for this three-day special military operation that’s now in its third year. Allowing Ukraine to defend itself is just the right thing to do.
I don’t disagree that Nations should be able to defend themselves. I have major issues with the US trying to dominate the world through violence and the weaponization of the Federal Reserve Note. This whole war, in my opinion is directly related to NATO expansion (which the US promised Gorbachev wouldn’t happen) How would the US react with Russian missiles on its border? If the Cuban missile crisis is any indication, rather harshly. Ukraine is being lead by an extremely corrupt Western puppet. I simply don’t believe Russia would have made a move against Ukraine if it had remained neutral. The 3 day operation was meant as a warning and a swift means to negotiations, not an attempted occupation. Foolish on Putin’s part cause it cost a lot of Russian lives.
According to Gorbachev himself, the US made no such promise. According to that interview, the commonly cited quote from Secretary of State James Baker, “NATO will not move one inch further east,” is taken wildly out of context. It was made during talks over the reunification of Germany:
…making sure that NATO’s military structures would not advance and that additional armed forces from the alliance would not be deployed on the territory of the then-GDR after German reunification. Baker’s statement, mentioned in your question, was made in that context.
With regards to Germany, they were legally enshrined and are being observed.
He also said this, without further elaboration:
[Expanding NATO east] was definitely a violation of the spirit of the statements and assurances made to us in 1990.
Here is where I think Gorbachev’s interview comes in for some legit criticism. I honest find this a bit perplexing. Putting severe limitations on NATO membership, knowing that many countries would want to join, was a bit ask. The proper thing is to write that out in legal language, translated into Russian and English, and mutually agreed upon. This feels like the geopolitical version of empty “thoughts and prayers.”
This is just Russian propaganda. Ukraine weren’t even close to being considered for NATO membership when the special military intervention was announced. They’ve had a border conflict with Russia since 2014 and therefore they could not join NATO.
Ukraine is defending itself. Zelenskyy said “I need bullets, not a ride” and the west simply helped Ukraine with what they actually needed. It’s completely reasonable that Ukraine can use western aid to strike military targets within Russia that threatens their sovereign territory.
Ukrainian forces were being trained and armed by NATO members for 8 years after euromaidan. It is ridiculous to believe that western powers were not trying to encircle Russia.
Even if the war was not worth the cost in lives, it is absurd to believe that Russia attacked Ukraine for shits and giggles. Or even for resources (Russia has some of the world’s largest natural resource reserves), or land (largest country in the world), or people (Ukraine had a worse demographic problem than Russia, and the war has made things worse). The only thing they can plausibly gain is access to warm water ports (they already got that with crimea in 2014), and security against NATO.
I don’t think it’s Russian propaganda. We’re not going to agree, but that’s okay. I’m not quite ready for nuclear war. Let’s hope however this turns out, we’re around to discuss it. ✌️
Allowing Ukraine to defend itself is just the right thing to do.
Sure, supporting authoritarian government that forces desperate people trapped in Ukraine to die for their interest and political games is the right thing to do.
It is easy to support a genocide when it is not you and not your family that are getting massacred by Zelensky.
I bet you blame the Palestinians for the bombing of Raffa.
Well, you’ve just lost your bet. I condemn both the genocide of Palestinians (done by the USA through the Israel), and the genocide of Ukrainians (done again mostly by the USA through the Ukrainian government. Damn, those guys really do like massacring people all around the globe :/, almost like they are the bad guys, hm…).
You would blame World War II on the Polish.
Nope, I don’t, good thing you didn’t make a bet on it, otherwise you’d lose two bets in a row.
But I do blame Poland for participating in massacring Ukrainians though. In fact, Poland is among the worst offenders! It helps “heroes” of Ukrainian border guard to catch those who try to escape Zelensky’s meatgrinder, who then get sent straight to the meatgrinder… For that reason, people mostly escape to Romania. Thankfully, Romania is not as sadistic as the rest of the democratic & free world.
No, I mean everyone. I think it’s stupid to provoke nuclear war so a bunch of extremely wealthy Capitalists can make more money. Ukraine is an enormous money laundering operation. Ukraine doesn’t have the reinforcements to win. That’s the reality regardless of which “side” one chooses. I don’t care about either Russia or Ukraine. This a European issue. I agree with Trump on very few things. Leaving NATO is one of those things.
Putin has been slowly taking lands of strategic importance for over a decade. Taking Ukraine would give Russia total control of the Black sea and a significant geographic advatage in the region. NATO was formed specifically to prevent Russia from expanding and it is very much in US’s interest that Russia doesnt decide to take over Europe.
Funny hearing your concern about money laundering as Putin and his cronies famously steal from state budgets and launder that money through various shell companies and even US real estate.
Immensely stupid. At least everyone will die.
Fuck Russia. And their shit tier military. 👍
Thanks for the analysis.
You’re welcome.
insert goatse gif here
And thank you for your brain dead, shit hot take.
You like it better when just the Ukrainians are dying?
Nobody needed to die in either Ukraine or Russia in the first place.
That’s true, but you hardly blame any one else than the Russian government for this three-day special military operation that’s now in its third year. Allowing Ukraine to defend itself is just the right thing to do.
I don’t disagree that Nations should be able to defend themselves. I have major issues with the US trying to dominate the world through violence and the weaponization of the Federal Reserve Note. This whole war, in my opinion is directly related to NATO expansion (which the US promised Gorbachev wouldn’t happen) How would the US react with Russian missiles on its border? If the Cuban missile crisis is any indication, rather harshly. Ukraine is being lead by an extremely corrupt Western puppet. I simply don’t believe Russia would have made a move against Ukraine if it had remained neutral. The 3 day operation was meant as a warning and a swift means to negotiations, not an attempted occupation. Foolish on Putin’s part cause it cost a lot of Russian lives.
According to Gorbachev himself, the US made no such promise. According to that interview, the commonly cited quote from Secretary of State James Baker, “NATO will not move one inch further east,” is taken wildly out of context. It was made during talks over the reunification of Germany:
He also said this, without further elaboration:
Here is where I think Gorbachev’s interview comes in for some legit criticism. I honest find this a bit perplexing. Putting severe limitations on NATO membership, knowing that many countries would want to join, was a bit ask. The proper thing is to write that out in legal language, translated into Russian and English, and mutually agreed upon. This feels like the geopolitical version of empty “thoughts and prayers.”
This is just Russian propaganda. Ukraine weren’t even close to being considered for NATO membership when the special military intervention was announced. They’ve had a border conflict with Russia since 2014 and therefore they could not join NATO.
Ukraine is defending itself. Zelenskyy said “I need bullets, not a ride” and the west simply helped Ukraine with what they actually needed. It’s completely reasonable that Ukraine can use western aid to strike military targets within Russia that threatens their sovereign territory.
Ukrainian forces were being trained and armed by NATO members for 8 years after euromaidan. It is ridiculous to believe that western powers were not trying to encircle Russia.
Even if the war was not worth the cost in lives, it is absurd to believe that Russia attacked Ukraine for shits and giggles. Or even for resources (Russia has some of the world’s largest natural resource reserves), or land (largest country in the world), or people (Ukraine had a worse demographic problem than Russia, and the war has made things worse). The only thing they can plausibly gain is access to warm water ports (they already got that with crimea in 2014), and security against NATO.
I don’t think it’s Russian propaganda. We’re not going to agree, but that’s okay. I’m not quite ready for nuclear war. Let’s hope however this turns out, we’re around to discuss it. ✌️
Sure, supporting authoritarian government that forces desperate people trapped in Ukraine to die for their interest and political games is the right thing to do.
It is easy to support a genocide when it is not you and not your family that are getting massacred by Zelensky.
The balls on this guy. I bet you blame the Palestinians for the bombing of Raffa.
You would blame World War II on the Polish.
Well, you’ve just lost your bet. I condemn both the genocide of Palestinians (done by the USA through the Israel), and the genocide of Ukrainians (done again mostly by the USA through the Ukrainian government. Damn, those guys really do like massacring people all around the globe :/, almost like they are the bad guys, hm…).
Nope, I don’t, good thing you didn’t make a bet on it, otherwise you’d lose two bets in a row.
But I do blame Poland for participating in massacring Ukrainians though. In fact, Poland is among the worst offenders! It helps “heroes” of Ukrainian border guard to catch those who try to escape Zelensky’s meatgrinder, who then get sent straight to the meatgrinder… For that reason, people mostly escape to Romania. Thankfully, Romania is not as sadistic as the rest of the democratic & free world.
It sounded like he meant russians. Ukrain has absolutely demolished a huge population from Russia.
No, I mean everyone. I think it’s stupid to provoke nuclear war so a bunch of extremely wealthy Capitalists can make more money. Ukraine is an enormous money laundering operation. Ukraine doesn’t have the reinforcements to win. That’s the reality regardless of which “side” one chooses. I don’t care about either Russia or Ukraine. This a European issue. I agree with Trump on very few things. Leaving NATO is one of those things.
Putin has been slowly taking lands of strategic importance for over a decade. Taking Ukraine would give Russia total control of the Black sea and a significant geographic advatage in the region. NATO was formed specifically to prevent Russia from expanding and it is very much in US’s interest that Russia doesnt decide to take over Europe.
Funny hearing your concern about money laundering as Putin and his cronies famously steal from state budgets and launder that money through various shell companies and even US real estate.
https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-trump-property/
Defeating an attacker is provoking nuclear wall? Get your head out of Putin’s asshole.
Right on. Thanks for the help.
You’re beyond help. Literally any action makes Moskau say “stop or we nuke” it’s a kindergarten threat at this point.