So if Ukraine takes back the area Putin annexed will Putin say Russia has been invaded? Is that his plan?
Yes. In my opinion, that is exactly what he is doing. He will use it to justify some kind of level of force escalation
Day 222. Ukrainian forces continued to liberate settlements east and northeast of Lyman and have liberated Torske in Donetsk Oblast. Russian sources claimed that Russian forces withdrew from their positions northeast of Lyman, likely to positions around Kreminna and along the R66 Svatove-Kreminna highway. Ukrainian forces continued to advance on settlements east of Kupyansk and have liberated Kisharivka in Kharkiv Oblast. Russian forces continued to launch unsuccessful assaults in the Donetsk Oblast. Ukrainian forces resumed counteroffensives in northern Kherson Oblast. Russian forces continued to target Kryvyi Rih and Mykolaiv Oblast with Iranian-made Shahed-136 drones. IAEA head seeks release of Ukrainian nuclear plant head. Germany, Denmark, and Norway to deliver 16 howitzers to Ukraine.
I had to look up the meaning of Oblast. For some on here who are less knowledgeable. An Oblast is an area or Division of an area. A “Precinct” or maybe a “County” in our terms. If you all already knew that well now I know too.
Fuck negotiating with Russia. The US might need to negotiate with Russia on some issue or other but not Ukraine. Ukraine is the only one with the right to negotiate their future.
When Ukraine is ready to negotiate I'll support negotiations. As long as Ukraine is interested in expelling Russia I'll support expelling Russia. Regarding climate change, the US should be putting tarrifs on carbon (and other harmful pollution) intensive products (after ending subsidies for these same items) and distributing a dividend to the poor and middle class to offset. These are not mutually exclusive ideas. Allowing Russia to expand and take Ukraine is not beneficial to efforts to limit climate change.
Yeah I can think of a number of ways Russia could help deter climate change that would be a bunch more effective without a hostile takeover of a border country.
MSNNATO warns of mobilization of Russian submarine 'Belgorod', carrier of the Weapon of Apocalypse1 day ago This Putin needs to be taken down soon. If he thinks he is losing the war and the world against him, he will use nukes, no doubt about it.
Ah, I see. Discount his word because you believe that Noam is a Putin ally. This is a typical tactic. Paint dissenters as allies of the enemy. Hilarious.
While one part of me wants to see that,another part thinks that may be complicated. How would NATO handle the current hot war between Ukraine and Russia and how would they handle Russian takeover of Ukrainian sovereign territory?
All this and the United States has the okay to give Ukraine another $17 Billion in aid. I wish we had a $100 Billion to give.
