My questions begin with sanctions... how many and what kind of sanctions can anyone bring against Putin that havn't already been put in place? Then about Russia; how come Putin can bomb or target cities in the Ukraine but the Ukrainian army doesn't bomb or target cities in neighboring Russian cities? And lastly, am I the only one who see…
My questions begin with sanctions... how many and what kind of sanctions can anyone bring against Putin that havn't already been put in place? Then about Russia; how come Putin can bomb or target cities in the Ukraine but the Ukrainian army doesn't bomb or target cities in neighboring Russian cities? And lastly, am I the only one who sees the similarity between Putin and the loser ex-US president? Need a hint? think stupidity, self-serving and greed.
You are not the only one. From Helsinki, it was clear to me. Vlad likely still hopes for a chump win (or Repub victory in Nov) so he can have the USA on his side. Imagine if chump had won. NATO and Ukraine abandoned and Vlad having chump on a leash…. They still hope. Any doubt about who got chump’s stash of classified docs?
😱Drumpf keeps the red herrings coming so fast that I forgot, or repressed, the fact of Russia’s help in electing this nonhuman being especially with social media. I hope the goons have been cleaned out of FBI/CIA/DHS. Thanks Ralph ! 🏆
Dismantling NATO might just have been one of the promises tfg made to Vlad in Helsinki... Who knows what else. Offerings from tfg to negotiate with Vlad about the current war would be fatal...
“The West is looking for new opportunities to hit us and they always dreamt about breaking our state into smaller states who will be fighting against each other,”
THIS. This sounds like projection to me. Putin just stated what he has been trying to do for over a decade to “the West.”
There's now a Trump/Qanon turn of phrase, too: "“The West is looking for new opportunities to hit us and they always dreamt about breaking our state into smaller states who will be fighting against each other,” he said. “They cannot be happy with this idea that there is this large country with all [these] natural riches and people who will never live under a foreign oppression.”
To the question “how many and what kind of sanctions can anyone bring against Putin that havn't already been put in place?” one answer is for all of western Europe to stop buying fuel from Russia. Germany is building transfer terminals to handle LNG imports, which can be shipped from the US and Canada. More expensive than Russian fuels, but not nearly as expensive as war. Russia’s cash flow from Europe should have been stopped months ago, but it’s essential to start now. It will cripple Putin’s ability to make war. Europe will step up if the US helps. They have even more to lose than we do.
My questions begin with sanctions... how many and what kind of sanctions can anyone bring against Putin that havn't already been put in place? Then about Russia; how come Putin can bomb or target cities in the Ukraine but the Ukrainian army doesn't bomb or target cities in neighboring Russian cities? And lastly, am I the only one who sees the similarity between Putin and the loser ex-US president? Need a hint? think stupidity, self-serving and greed.
You are not the only one. From Helsinki, it was clear to me. Vlad likely still hopes for a chump win (or Repub victory in Nov) so he can have the USA on his side. Imagine if chump had won. NATO and Ukraine abandoned and Vlad having chump on a leash…. They still hope. Any doubt about who got chump’s stash of classified docs?
"Any doubt about who got chump’s stash of classified docs?"
None here.
The likely quid pro quo, if it wasn't a strictly cash sale, was for Putin to do all he could to get TFG back in to the White House.
😱Drumpf keeps the red herrings coming so fast that I forgot, or repressed, the fact of Russia’s help in electing this nonhuman being especially with social media. I hope the goons have been cleaned out of FBI/CIA/DHS. Thanks Ralph ! 🏆
Dismantling NATO might just have been one of the promises tfg made to Vlad in Helsinki... Who knows what else. Offerings from tfg to negotiate with Vlad about the current war would be fatal...
“The West is looking for new opportunities to hit us and they always dreamt about breaking our state into smaller states who will be fighting against each other,”
THIS. This sounds like projection to me. Putin just stated what he has been trying to do for over a decade to “the West.”
He learned something from tRump.
in the Nick Herron book (Slough House) a line that resonates with me said something like: " to destroy your enemy place an idiot in the presidency"
Putin wants what he paid for - ownership of the U.S. Presidency. And, ya, he's enjoying his bedtime reading.
"Ukrainian army doesn't bomb or target cities in neighboring Russian cities?"
I don't think they have bombers to fly those missions or pilots trained to do that.
We would have to do it for them, and, we are choosing not to do.
Also choosing to not supply missles capable of striking deep within Russia. So far.
There's now a Trump/Qanon turn of phrase, too: "“The West is looking for new opportunities to hit us and they always dreamt about breaking our state into smaller states who will be fighting against each other,” he said. “They cannot be happy with this idea that there is this large country with all [these] natural riches and people who will never live under a foreign oppression.”
It isn't fair to be sure, but likely the reason is all about nuclear escalation.
To the question “how many and what kind of sanctions can anyone bring against Putin that havn't already been put in place?” one answer is for all of western Europe to stop buying fuel from Russia. Germany is building transfer terminals to handle LNG imports, which can be shipped from the US and Canada. More expensive than Russian fuels, but not nearly as expensive as war. Russia’s cash flow from Europe should have been stopped months ago, but it’s essential to start now. It will cripple Putin’s ability to make war. Europe will step up if the US helps. They have even more to lose than we do.