> He did not state that Russia is not going to invade Ukraine. Goes to show what he knows. Anyone with an IQ larger than their shoe size has seen this morning'

> He did not state that Russia is not going to invade Ukraine. Goes to show what he knows. Anyone with an IQ larger than their shoe size has seen this morning's events coming since Crimea at the latest. The only way to avoid it would have been to make Ukraine a full NATO member in 2015, -16. (For a while I held out hope that the West would see this and do it, but... More fool I, for even hoping.) > He insinuated that (in his opinion) it is nonsense to claim Russia had an interest in a small piece of Ukrainian territory, Well he was sure right there -- it's not "a small piece of Ukrainian territory" Putin is interested in taking -- but that doesn't seem to have been what he meant, so he "was right" in that respect purely by accident. > and that Putin demands respect and "...probably also deserves it." Yeah, right, kleptocratic tinpot dictators deserve soooo much respect. > He was immediately fired afterwards And rightfully so. Not just for blabbing where he shouldn't, but hopefully mainly because he seems to be an idiot with no fucking clue.