If we’re entering Russia through the back door, I want NYY leading the charge. Those Ruskies won’t know what hit ‘em!!
There is no appetite for anything other than sanctions. Putin can do whatever he wants without repercussions.
This. If Pootin’ thought for a minute there’d be actual consequences for what he’s about to do, he wouldn’t be doing it. Biden trying to play the tough guy is a joke and is only going to further weaken the US when he doesn’t do jack shit about it.
This move, and our non-existent response to it, will likely lead to China moving in much more quickly on Taiwan. Gotta wonder if our response will be any different.
Ukrainian government and rest of Europe don’t seem as worked up and hawkish as us, so that gives me hope
Maybe but we’ve not put any of that evidence out there and the U.K. And Germany have publicly stated they’re not reading the intelligence out there the same way as us. with the past indicators on our intelligence getting us into international shit storms that turned out to be wrong. I don’t think it’s crazy to be skeptical of the narrative. Especially with Ukrainian government not freaking out.
Perhaps. The wink, nod and shoulder shrug is reminiscent of what brought about a world war or two though.
Bad news, we agree. I am not saying putin is bluffing, but he has more leverage right now than if he actually makes the move
There is also a good bit of leverage in pipelines, Black Sea, and establishing a legacy. If no one is willing to stop it and one can profit from it, why not?
Y'all realize we ain't innocent players in this saga either right? CIA was behind the color revolution that ousted their government to install western friendly regime. Some of our elites use Ukraine for corrupt enrichment/money laundering. Ukraine is a shit show and has been a shit show for a long time. It would be mighty stupid to get into a shooting war with Russia over this. We would not be too happy were Russia or China doing similar shit in Mexico. Hopefully this is all posturing over business stuff like energy.