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What? The US is allied with China? Since when? And by what measures is Russia less able than the West to sustain the conflict in Ukraine? Many European countri

by spurgu 4y ago

What? The US is allied with China? Since when? And by what measures is Russia less able than the West to sustain the conflict in Ukraine? Many European countries have already complained that they aren't able to supply more weapons and IIRC the US has already given Ukraine 1/3 of its HIMARS missile supply. Not to mention how the West's energy supply chain is fucked as a result of all of this.

squarefoot 4y ago
> What? The US is allied with China? Since when? Since never; I wrote the exact opposite. About the rest, only time will tell.
- spurgu 4y ago
  Ok sorry about that then, I suppose you can read it both ways: > Russia knowing that the US is already committed to help Taiwan but don't want to piss off their allies China too much 1. Russia knows the US is committed to help Taiwan but Russia don't want to piss off their allies China... 2. Russia knows the US is committed to help Taiwan but the US don't want to piss off their allies China... I'm sure a linguist could sort this out. :P Edit: Actually why would Russia interfere or react to China/Taiwan in any way, regardless of Ukraine?
  - squarefoot 4y ago
    > I'm sure a linguist could sort this out. :P Probably yes, I've hit the language barrier many times in the past; not being a native English speaker and having spent less than 2 months combined in my entire life in English speaking countries comes at a price:) > Actually why would Russia interfere or react to China/Taiwan in any way, regardless of Ukraine? Pure speculation, but it is possible that both Russia and China will support each other, at least through economic pressure or threatening military action against the US and NATO countries, so that the US are forced to keep the guard up on multiple fronts because, should the shit hit the fan on one front, they could deploy only part of the available personnel and gear. That would work as hell of a deterrent, and I'm pretty sure that if it happens on one front, let's say China invades Taiwan and the US intervene militarly, something nasty would happen also on the Russian front, like Russia getting the chance to attack some EU or NATO country so that the US would be forced to divert part of their force there.

by spurgu 4y ago

squarefoot 4y ago

> What? The US is allied with China? Since when? Since never; I wrote the exact opposite. About the rest, only time will tell.

spurgu 4y ago
Ok sorry about that then, I suppose you can read it both ways: > Russia knowing that the US is already committed to help Taiwan but don't want to piss off their allies China too much 1. Russia knows the US is committed to help Taiwan but Russia don't want to piss off their allies China... 2. Russia knows the US is committed to help Taiwan but the US don't want to piss off their allies China... I'm sure a linguist could sort this out. :P Edit: Actually why would Russia interfere or react to China/Taiwan in any way, regardless of Ukraine?
- squarefoot 4y ago
  > I'm sure a linguist could sort this out. :P Probably yes, I've hit the language barrier many times in the past; not being a native English speaker and having spent less than 2 months combined in my entire life in English speaking countries comes at a price:) > Actually why would Russia interfere or react to China/Taiwan in any way, regardless of Ukraine? Pure speculation, but it is possible that both Russia and China will support each other, at least through economic pressure or threatening military action against the US and NATO countries, so that the US are forced to keep the guard up on multiple fronts because, should the shit hit the fan on one front, they could deploy only part of the available personnel and gear. That would work as hell of a deterrent, and I'm pretty sure that if it happens on one front, let's say China invades Taiwan and the US intervene militarly, something nasty would happen also on the Russian front, like Russia getting the chance to attack some EU or NATO country so that the US would be forced to divert part of their force there.