Nice to see you posting something in favour of government intervention to manage Covid for a change.
Lol it's amazing how everything has overt or subliminal messages, everything is propaganda it was linked to by naked capitalism which is really into masks they feel the virus is from aerosols not droplets and so they think everybody should wear masks forever and they literally tweak the many articles that they link to if it's in favor of that anything about masks.
tbh, I don't really care what you think - as long as you think.
Nice to see you posting something in favour of government intervention to manage Covid for a change.
Lol it's amazing how everything has overt or subliminal messages, everything is propaganda
it was linked to by naked capitalism which is really into masks they feel the virus is from aerosols not droplets and so they think everybody should wear masks forever and they literally tweak the many articles that they link to if it's in favor of that anything about masks.
“If the West thinks that Russia will step back, it does not understand Russia,” Putin said on the 21st day of Russia’s brutal and bloody war on Ukraine.
Putin also claimed that keeping Russia in check was a long-term policy of the West, and that its economic sanctions against Russia were “short-sighted”, Reuters reported.
He added that Western countries wanted to hit every Russian family with the sanctions, and accused them of engaging in an unprecedented information campaign against Russia.
Putin said Russia was ready to discuss Ukraine’s neutral status in talks aimed at ending hostilities there, but that Moscow would still achieve the goals of its military operation, which was “going to plan”.
He also said the West had effectively declared Russia in “default” as part of its sanctions over the war in Ukraine, and that the conflict had merely been a pretext for the West to impose sanctions.
“The West doesn’t even bother to hide the fact that its aim is to damage the entire Russian economy, every Russian,” he said.
Putin's problem is that he views western rejection of his autocratic repressive government style as being the same thing as rejection of his country. He can't separate the two. Massively patriotic and massively flawed all at the same time.
Just because you're paranoid, doesn't mean you're wrong.
Wir sind das Volk.. that's what he is most afraid of, not NATO. And yes, he's right to be paranoid.
Another fallout from Ukraine is the apparent revelation that Xi has evidently put off his planned invasion of Taiwan for this fall as a result of all the international economic fussing going on and its potential implications for China should he do the deed. Putin may be screwing Ukraine, but he has temporarily saved Taiwan, for now.
Xi is coming under more and more pressure at home. His very tight control over technology firms has many thinking that he is throttling growth and risking the prosperity of billions. The Hong Kong mess isn't supported by most. The COVID lockdowns right now could extend the supply chain issues, and drive even more out of the country. I think you're right about the economics....Xi probably assumed the world didn't have the stomach for some of the sanctions imposed, especially following COVID. He can see an end to Putin from this, and is much less secure in his position than he was a month ago.
âIf the West thinks that Russia will step back, it does not understand Russia,â Putin said on the 21st day of Russiaâs brutal and bloody war on Ukraine.
Putin also claimed that keeping Russia in check was a long-term policy of the West, and that its economic sanctions against Russia were âshort-sightedâ, Reuters reported.
He added that Western countries wanted to hit every Russian family with the sanctions, and accused them of engaging in an unprecedented information campaign against Russia.
Putin said Russia was ready to discuss Ukraineâs neutral status in talks aimed at ending hostilities there, but that Moscow would still achieve the goals of its military operation, which was âgoing to planâ.
He also said the West had effectively declared Russia in âdefaultâ as part of its sanctions over the war in Ukraine, and that the conflict had merely been a pretext for the West to impose sanctions.
âThe West doesnât even bother to hide the fact that its aim is to damage the entire Russian economy, every Russian,â he said.
Putin's problem is that he views western rejection of his autocratic repressive government style as being the same thing as rejection of his country. He can't separate the two. Massively patriotic and massively flawed all at the same time.
Just because you're paranoid, doesn't mean you're wrong.
An interesting perspective. Took awhile to get through and I will likely reread it for further digestion.
Interesting to call NATO's expansion an act of imperialism. Hard for me to call voluntary geopolitical reorganizing a form of imperialism. That would in kind make the UN an imperialistic organization, no ?
Another fallout from Ukraine is the apparent revelation that Xi has evidently put off his planned invasion of Taiwan for this fall as a result of all the international economic fussing going on and its potential implications for China should he do the deed. Putin may be screwing Ukraine, but he has temporarily saved Taiwan, for now.
Putin's problem is that he views western rejection of his autocratic repressive government style as being the same thing as rejection of his country. He can't separate the two. Massively patriotic and massively flawed all at the same time.
Pfft. He knows very well he's cynically hiding behind the skirts of Mother Russia.
Lord, I hope so. Otherwise I'm not so sure he's entirely sane anymore.
Putin's problem is that he views western rejection of his autocratic repressive government style as being the same thing as rejection of his country. He can't separate the two. Massively patriotic and massively flawed all at the same time.
Pfft. He knows very well he's cynically hiding behind the skirts of Mother Russia.
âIf the West thinks that Russia will step back, it does not understand Russia,â Putin said on the 21st day of Russiaâs brutal and bloody war on Ukraine.
Putin also claimed that keeping Russia in check was a long-term policy of the West, and that its economic sanctions against Russia were âshort-sightedâ, Reuters reported.
He added that Western countries wanted to hit every Russian family with the sanctions, and accused them of engaging in an unprecedented information campaign against Russia.
Putin said Russia was ready to discuss Ukraineâs neutral status in talks aimed at ending hostilities there, but that Moscow would still achieve the goals of its military operation, which was âgoing to planâ.
He also said the West had effectively declared Russia in âdefaultâ as part of its sanctions over the war in Ukraine, and that the conflict had merely been a pretext for the West to impose sanctions.
âThe West doesnât even bother to hide the fact that its aim is to damage the entire Russian economy, every Russian,â he said.
Putin's problem is that he views western rejection of his autocratic repressive government style as being the same thing as rejection of his country. He can't separate the two. Massively patriotic and massively flawed all at the same time.
Not trying to be funny with something so dire,
but kinda like arguing with a trumpster.
“If the West thinks that Russia will step back, it does not understand Russia,” Putin said on the 21st day of Russia’s brutal and bloody war on Ukraine.
Putin also claimed that keeping Russia in check was a long-term policy of the West, and that its economic sanctions against Russia were “short-sighted”, Reuters reported.
He added that Western countries wanted to hit every Russian family with the sanctions, and accused them of engaging in an unprecedented information campaign against Russia.
Putin said Russia was ready to discuss Ukraine’s neutral status in talks aimed at ending hostilities there, but that Moscow would still achieve the goals of its military operation, which was “going to plan”.
He also said the West had effectively declared Russia in “default” as part of its sanctions over the war in Ukraine, and that the conflict had merely been a pretext for the West to impose sanctions.
“The West doesn’t even bother to hide the fact that its aim is to damage the entire Russian economy, every Russian,” he said.
Putin's problem is that he views western rejection of his autocratic repressive government style as being the same thing as rejection of his country. He can't separate the two. Massively patriotic and massively flawed all at the same time.
Tass, a state publication, reported that Ms. Ovsyannikova was being
investigated for violating Russiaâs new âfalse informationâ
law, which carries a sentence of up to 15 years in prison for anyone
convicted of disseminating news about Russiaâs invasion of Ukraine that
goes against the Kremlinâs official narrative. Mr. Badamshin confirmed
that the investigation was underway.
Nearly three weeks have passed since Russian President Vladimir Putin began his invasion of Ukraine, but it still is not clear why he did so and what he hopes to achieve. Western analysts, commentators and government officials have put forward more than a dozen theories to explain Putin's actions, motives, and objectives.
Some analysts posit that Putin is motivated by a desire to rebuild the Russian Empire. Others say he is obsessed with bringing Ukraine back into Russia's sphere of influence. Some believe that Putin wants to control Ukraine's vast offshore energy resources. Still others speculate that Putin, an aging autocrat, is seeking to maintain his grip on power.
While some argue that Putin has a long-term proactive strategy aimed at establishing Russian primacy in Europe, others believe he is a short-term reactionary seeking to preserve what remains of Russia's diminishing position on the world stage.
Following is a compilation of eight differing but complementary theories that try to explain why Putin invaded Ukraine.
Up until now I had never heard of the Gatestone Institute. It has a...colorful wikipedia page. One more reason to despise John Bolton.
But really, "it still is not clear why he did so and what he hopes to achieve"? Really? He has said so many times. The article itself lays out those reasons. There isn't a lot of uncertainty here, just obfuscation.
NATO defense ministers are expected on Wednesday to agree to examine
more permanent and larger NATO deployments in countries of the eastern
flank near Ukraine and Russia. A decision will be made at the annual
NATO summit meeting at the end of June, the allianceâs secretary
general, Jens Stoltenberg, told a news conference on Tuesday.
As a member of the U.N. Security Council, âChina should join the rest of
the world in condemning strongly the brutal invasion of Ukraine by
Russia,â said Jens Stoltenberg, the secretary general of NATO. âSo we
call on China to clearly condemn the invasion and of course not support
Russia, and we are closely monitoring any signs of support from China to
Russia.â
