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by _kbh_ 3y ago
> Without the slightest provocation huh? This provoked Russia to invade how?. > It would be nice if history was so black and white, wouldn't it? Good thing that history is that black and white this time, this is as black and whit
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> So no agreements had previously been made then? Nope. Gorbachov himself said that no such agreements were ever made. > https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-book/russia-programs/2017... Impressions are not ag
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hmm this isn't the entire story, >50 Nations voted against it this year and Canada and the US have consistently voted against it for 10 years. > Only two countries voted against the Russia-proposed resolution condemning rehabilit
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by _kbh_ 3y ago
> Caveat there is that the numbers are based on what US can observe through SWIFT trade, but Russia does most of its trade now in local currencies. So these numbers claiming revenue is down 43% aren't actually showing the whole pict
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> https://edition.cnn.com/2023/04/14/energy/russia-oil-exports... >> The revenue is still down 43% from a year ago, the IEA said, as Russia is forced to sell its barrels to a more limited pool o
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by _kbh_ 3y ago
I am pretty sure the US has multiple avenues for intelligence regarding Russian troop movements and probably doesn't rely a lot on compromising individual soldiers phones.
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The Ukrainians can also dam the river to Crimea again and continually attack Russian supply lines to Crimea. Russia will be in a tight spot if the water supply to Crimea stops and the bridge explodes.
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by _kbh_ 3y ago
> Without being opposition in some of that state, most of us handle money in their insecure devices. Can we be sure that "ordinary" criminals don't have enough access for their purposes? A Android or iOS full chain is like
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They didn’t use them illegally neither Russia nor Ukraine are signatories to the CCM.
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> Look at the fact that they have taken Bakhmut. So maybe that is the limit of Russian ability or maybe if Ukraine can't stop them taking Bakhmut, there isn't a line where Ukraine can suddenly stop them. Bakhmut was taken by Wa
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by _kbh_ 3y ago
> Even the US says there was 'minimal damage'. [0] Yes, minimal damage from flying debris from something, but it's clear from that satellite imagery nothing hit any part of an actual patriot. > There is no evidence to t
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> If you are saying that no assurances were made by Western leaders, I am not sure you read the source. No assurances were written or made in any way, Jeffery Sachs fever dream and Putins imagined grievances don't count as sources.
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The lack of any scorch marks or impact craters around or anywhere near the patriot sight is a pretty good indication it was intercepted. Same with the giant flashes in the sky.
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> We may be splitting hairs about signed agreements and assurances. None exist, unlike the assurance that Russia would never invade Ukraine. > Yes there are no signed agreements. Of course there aren't cause it never happened, an
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Theres no evidence it hit anything, other then that of the Russian government who has shown itself in this conflict that it is incapable of doing anything but lying. In fact people found where it was doing deployed and theres not even any s
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by _kbh_ 3y ago
> Another more recent case, is Omali Yeshitela's > https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/breaking-four-citizens... > Four US citizens charged with working for Russia spy agency to interfere with elec
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by _kbh_ 3y ago
> i am not denying what bakhmut looks like, but are you suggesting they couldnt simply megabomb all major ukranian cities without any regard for what happens? Pretty much, Bakhmut is mostly due to artillery then anything else, I dont thi
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by _kbh_ 3y ago
> Or perhaps they saw what happened to Serbia, Libya, Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria. When the Soviets tried to install their bases in Cuba in 1962, we threatened all out nuclear war to prevent them from stationing their missiles and troops
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Gorbachev himself is the source of my article, that is a primary source. You are using a secondary source that talks about the primary source to try and discredit the primary source itself. This doesn’t work and is entirely an underhanded m
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by _kbh_ 3y ago
> And I know I'm a bit out there, but perhaps the people in the disputed territories should get a vote? You mean just like the vote in Crimea in 2014 right? With a gun pointed at their backs under the supervision of the military?. T
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by _kbh_ 3y ago
> Do you know anything about Jeffrey Sachs who wrote this article? He is a famous economist and US diplomat who was there when the Soviet Union was breaking up. He saw the agreements and helped their transition. Gorbachev himself said th
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by _kbh_ 3y ago
> And what I say is true. There are multiple imperial instigators in this war. Russia is certainly one of them. What you said is patently false there is only one imperial instigator in this war, that’s Russia what remains after that is t
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by _kbh_ 3y ago
> The statement that the war was unprovoked is proving to be less durable by the day. https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/the-war-in-ukraine-was-... This article makes no sense what so ever, and repeats multiple Ru
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by _kbh_ 3y ago
> but the reason is simply, russia isnt out to destroy ukraine as a mortal enemy, as such, there are huge limitations to what can be done, and ukraine has some advantages here. if russia wanted to, they could simply bomb ukraine to piece
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He is also missing that the each Kinzhal reportedly costs upwards of 10 million USD which is more than 2x the cost of a Patriot missile, its closer to 3x.
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> you can't fight a country like Russia, they have 7000 nukes, it's like thinking Mike Tyson is losing against you because he's too nice to punch you in the face... eventually he will. Russia likes to rattle there nuclear
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Much better thank you. > https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/01/11/alina-lipp... but I don't understand how your claims hold up when this is one of the lines of the article. >> It i
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> but answer my question, is the war lasting longer due to US/EU actions, or is it shorter? Western aid is letting Ukraine finish the war faster so its making it shorter. > it seems ukraine cannot defeat russia even with all the
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> https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/w/german-journalist-... Do you have a source that doesn't just wholeheartedly parrot Russian and CCP talking points?.
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by _kbh_ 3y ago
> Also, How come ukraine has not won yet?. A better question to ask, is why has the "2nd most powerful military" on earth failing to capture a city <=300km from their own borders? and with there current rate of advancement w

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