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originally posted by: stuthealien
im surprised he hasnt already done this,its all russian infrastructure in the ukraine,the ukraine belongs to russia,
originally posted by: Xcathdra
a reply to: kitzik
and Putin falsely claimed Russia has never been conquered when in fact the Mongols conquered and occupied it.
If the Mongols could do it then there is still the possibility other nations can today.
Maybe this time?
originally posted by: Patriotsrevenge
originally posted by: Xcathdra
a reply to: kitzik
and Putin falsely claimed Russia has never been conquered when in fact the Mongols conquered and occupied it.
If the Mongols could do it then there is still the possibility other nations can today.
Maybe this time?
They also lost to the Japanese badly, the Swedes and the Crimean war facing off against France and England. They got embarrassed in Finland and then the first World war by Germany. Lets not forget the Poles, Estonia and Lithuania stomping their butts as well. They have fought a lot and won a lot but also lost to many smaller nations.
NATO and mainly Poland with the Baltic states will not tolerate anymore games by Russia. If Russia chooses to invade Ukraine by overwhelming force, Russia will sign its own eventual death certificate. Romania, Latvia and Lithuania will poop egg roles knowing they are next on the chopping block with very weak armed forces as Putin tries to circle the Black sea and cover their norther flank. That will bring a huge influx of American military armor, air and Naval power to the region in big way.
originally posted by: Xcathdra
a reply to: dragonridr
Interestingly enough Putin's minister of propaganda, Министррейха Dmitry Peskov, was asked why the upper parliament was telling their members to stick around. The upper house stated because of a holiday its possible they needed an extra day to get stuff done. For some weird reason Dmitry Peskov didn't repeat that line. He refused to answer the question.
Russia doesn't have the global network of well funded NGO's and other intel assets planted within various governments. They pretty much had to use force in reaction to the move made by the USA.
Even if you think the US and EU are angels what does EU membership actually have to offer Ukraine?
Germany would probably drain them dry. Buy up all their resources/productive capabilities and put people to work in low wage hell holes which don't pay enough for food/shelter/clothing/medical care/transportation.
Those in Ukraine who actually do/did want to join the EU have been told lies.
They think Ukraine will develope much in the same way as Germany or France but that's not going to happen.
If the goal was to get Ukraine to join NATO or the EU why wasn't their NATO application accepted back in 2008?
originally posted by: stumason
originally posted by: stuthealien
im surprised he hasnt already done this,its all russian infrastructure in the ukraine,the ukraine belongs to russia,
Say what? Using that logic, the UK can go and lay claim to half of Africa and the India subcontinent, as they are all still using infrastructure built and paid for the the UK. Ukraine doesn't "belong" to anybody but the people of Ukraine and the sooner Russia get's that into her thick head, the better off everyone will be.
Honestly, these pro-Putin lot get crazier by the week....
originally posted by: occamsrazor04
a reply to: mortex
Was Russia invited to the Ukraine? Are they welcome? If so, stay, if not, leave.
Is the UK welcome in the Falklands?
Of course your response literally had nothing to do with the post you replied to, which was in response to someone saying Russia payed for much of Ukraine's infrastructure, so that makes the Ukraine Russia's. The response you replied to said that is not how it works, the UK does not own most of Africa, much like Russia does not own the Ukraine. The person you replied to was using the same set of rules for everyone, unlike the Russian apologists.