It was US thst kept provoking and instigating.
Both nato and russia are to be blamed. Putin is a murderous dictator, power hungry too. Former soviet states just do not trust him, they didn't feel safe. Really sad for the many russians who just want to lead normal lives and being a part of the global community. Also, there's always been a general mistrust of the soviets after ww2. And putin does not give the impression that he is a warm, friendly and sincere person. I guess once a KGB, always a KGB.
Oleg Petrov
12 days ago
I remember in late 90-es, a US general, who was the Supreme Allied Commander Europe at that time, was asked if Russia could join NATO. He said it was not possible "because in such a case scenario NATO would lose its purpose".
Once Bloodymir Putin is eliminated, it can then be business as usual, albeit with a little more time needed AND coupled with no more nonsense from the CCP about invading Taiwan. However, I have to admit that the first task is not easy.
The facts are laid out clearly explaining Russian security concern. US admit openly the purpose of NATO is to choke Russia. “Both are to be blamed” and then you go on explaining the evils of Putin you hear from CNN, character assasination on Putin. It is precisely this type of attitude that leads to war. The US had done that to many small countries who are unable to fight back. Not this time. China is firmly behind Russia and whatever the outcome of the war is, Russia WILL be heard.
Well, I am sorry you found my post incomplete and hence unpalatable.
A country that's shut out from the world becomes a pariah. Their people suffer because they will be economically backward and deprived of good and meaningful lives. At this juncture, the only way for Russia to rejoin the international community is to get rid of putin.
The world is a lot bigger than US and Europe though. China obviously have to declare neutrality as no country in the world will openly support an attacking country but in reality, China and Russia alone is enough to form an economic block. Slowly and surely, one by one, the rests of the world crippling under soaring energy prices will make contact with your “pariahs”
Very rightly put. In this 21st century, a country will be looked upon as a Pariah if it needs to conquer another country to make it looks strong. It should promote its own domestic industries and new development to entice the world that their products are required and necessary. You don't need to fight physically if your products are highly sourced and required by the world, eg: TSMC and the various Japanese companies (Canon, Kyocera, TDK, etc) where their products are the only ones in the world (at least for now) to reliably support the semiconductor industries.
You have completely missed the point. Russia has no industries? Do you live under the rock? It has nothing to do with economics, it is about security. If you want to understand which country are attacking and maligning another for economy, look no further than the USA
This is why china can get away with a lot of bs, because they are the world's factory. And china knows it. Although more and more MNCs are steering away, to reduce dependency. Don't know how long people can tahan buying goods at a higher price, now it is gas and petroleum products.
That's where you are wrong. Russia does have capable defense industries and good talents. If their government had not "closed" themselves from the outside world and followed what Deng had done for China, it can be as successful today without having the need to invade others. Those on the wrong side are like North Korea and Russia. Winnie is going back to the Mao era and this won't be good for China in the long term.
War and conquest have no place the 21st century. Japan and Germany were trashed after ww2. Yes, the allies helped to rebuild them, but credit went to their enlightened leaders and hardworking people. Like you mentioned, they made and still make excellent products which the world use. Now they are such prosperous and strong countries. Wealth is might. What's the use of clinging to an ideology, have a fucking big country but so underdeveloped?
