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Serious Kiev vs Moscow! Showdown! (2022)

Would you defend Singapore like these 13 brave Ukrainian soldiers?

  • Yes

    Votes: 3 14.3%
  • No

    Votes: 18 85.7%

  • Total voters
    21
  • Poll closed .

LordElrond

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Russia will be selling electricity to Ukraine. From none other than Europe’s largest nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhia, with compliments from Ukraine!
 

LordElrond

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KYIV prepares for post invasion politics: shutting down of ports (which are no longer under Ukraine’s control), issue of arrest warrant for Viktor Yanukovych… in anticipation that Putin will reinstate him as President of the New Ukraine Republik (NUK)
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LordElrond

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In retrospect, Russia has been wise in not harming Zelensky. That guy will lead Ukraine to self destruction. Any other guy would have put up a more effective defence against Russia but Zelensky is a different breed: He believes he speaks for the world and is a hero who has the charisma to ask every Ukrainian to die :biggrin:
 

myfoot123

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Russia under Putin is a clear and present danger.
Turkey relationship with Russia is like India relationship with Russia. They don't approve what Russia did, but they will not treat Russia as their enemy the way NATO did. I believed Turkey relationship with USA is not so strong too, thus best to have Russia as backup in case USA return to support the Kurd along its border.
 

glockman

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Turkey relationship with Russia is like India relationship with Russia. They don't approve what Russia did, but they will not treat Russia as their enemy the way NATO did. I believed Turkey relationship with USA is not so strong too, thus best to have Russia as backup in case USA return to support the Kurd along its border.
Your comment reminds me of an article I read previously. It's from 2017, but still very much relevant.

Is It a Unipolar or Bipolar World?​

By
Paul Mason
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December 20, 2017

The world became unipolar after the disintegration of the Soviet Union. But scholars from different parts of the world are saying that America’s unipolar moment is nearing an end. Now the world is entering the next phase of geopolitical rivalry.

The United States is no longer in its prime position like it was after the Second World War, due to the recent economic recession, the demand of the people, the waste of blood and resources in unnecessary wars, the rise of China and the diffusion of power and technology. China’s emergence as a superpower can be a normal process for Asia. Asian countries can benefit from China in a number of ways. However, the competition and rivalry between great powers in Asia can complicate the emergence of China as a true superpower.

But it is still a unipolar world at least in military terms. The position of the US is unassailable in the military and political sphere. Everything related to politics and military still revolves around America. United States’ navy is more powerful than all other navies combined. American diplomatic clout, political power and worldwide alliance networks are incomparable with other countries. That is why militarily and politically the world is unipolar.

Moscow and Beijing are regional powers in terms of military and political capital. They cannot project power beyond their borders or regions; so, their influence is limited to certain geographic areas.

In the economic sense, the world is already multipolar. The USA, China, and EU are different poles of this economic universe.


https://thegeopolitics.com/is-it-a-unipolar-world-or-bipolar/
 

Rogue Trader

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The USA, China, and EU are different poles of this economic universe.
It's amazing how the world totally missed out on Russia being a commodity superpower. I didn't even know they are the world's 2nd biggest energy supplier, plus an important grain, fertiliser & rare mineral exporter.
 

glockman

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It's amazing how the world totally missed out on Russia being a commodity superpower. I didn't even know they are the world's 2nd biggest energy supplier, plus an important grain, fertiliser & rare mineral exporter.
Russia is the largest country on earth, so one would expect them to be able to offer lots of natural resources and be the richest country on earth. But their economy is ranked 5th in Europe. Smaller European countries are able to out perform them. Also, their days of being a energy superpower are numbered.
 

LordElrond

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Daily dose from Lordelrond.
KYIV residents return to their nice forest facing condos… just to find it taken over by Ukrainian military. As you would already know, Ukrainian military’s modus operandi is to “camouflage” among civilians residences.
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LordElrond

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Daily dose from Lordelrond.
A possible outcome of the eventual Ukraine territory following post war negotiation.
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LordElrond

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United Snakes of America now pushing a new narrative: Russia shouldn’t have bombed Ukraine because all the US promises to admit Ukraine in NATO were just lies… Russia took their lies too far and too seriously
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