The problem with winning wars is the lunatics start them and everyone is playing catch up. Eventually the lunatics lose but the cost is heavy. I’m sure everyone was very clear on sanctions before this started and he still did it. So reasoning is a lost cause. Bottom line is the lunatic has nukes. This is when you honestly need your best James Bond/Mission Impossibles to take him out like ten years ago.
Which is totally awesome and understandable, IMO. I didn't take it as an attack on you, and I hope you didn't either. Completely wholesome and wonderful. I love it.
Probably not a argument worth having because she is right and you have a legitimate point and obviously were just using a standard phrase, but everybody has issues that are important to them. I know plenty of single issue abortion and gun voters who will let the world burn before they give up any ground on those two issues.
I can guarantee you that Chechens fighting for Ukraine will be fighting harder than the Russian Chechens. They have a long memory of what Russia did to Chechnya.
These Chechnyans have been fighting for years on the Ukrainian side. But i'm sure Ukraine could use professional soldier volunteers from anywhere,
There is some discussion (at least on forums!) that this might trigger article 5 NATO since it is a threat to all Europe.
Ukraine is not a NATO member, they have applied but not a member. Plus Biden stated the US would not send troops to Ukraine, before this escalation.