We are doing the hard work for him by alienating our allies.
Are we joining the Axis of Evil
Careful people might take offense to your correct statement and flag it.
HmmmmâŠ
I guess they donât consider the German troops that were in Afghanistan, Bosnia, Kosovo, etc. to be âpermanent foreign deployments.â
KFOR in Kosovo has been like a 25 year mission for Germany.
In any event, good move. Deter them Roooooskies!!!
The same Germans that are buying Russian crude oil?
The same Germans behind the Nord stream pipeline?
US:âI donât want to allocate any more funds to help Ukraineâs defense, Ukraine must pay, itâs about our money.â
Ukraine: âOkay, we want to buy Patriot units, we need to save lives from Russian missiles and weâre paying, deal?â
US: âNo, not like that, Iâm not selling you anything either, just surrender and die already, itâs not about money.â
Wow⊠wonât even sell them now?
On April 14 our president dismissed President Volodymyr Zelenskyâs request to buy Patriot air defense systems, accusing him of âalways looking to purchase missilesâ while falsely blaming Kyiv for instigating the war with Russia.
It is being reported by Newsweek, the Washigton Examiner, and Kyiv but it has a name in the headlines that does not allow for posting of the article.
We switched sides, and joined the enemy, classic WWE move
Looks like we are just going to walk away from Ukraine and we are in the you will take it and like it phase. It looks like Putin would get exactly what he wants.
Vance issues Ukraine ultimatum after Rubio snubs key London meeting
The US proposal that has caused deadlock includes recognizing Russiaâs control of Crimea, the southern Ukrainian peninsula illegally annexed by Moscow, an official familiar with the framework told CNN. It would also put a ceasefire in place along the front lines of the war, the official said.
Any move to recognize Russiaâs control of Crimea would reverse a decade of US policy.
Crimean was part of Russia for centuries.
When The Soviet Union dissolved in 1991 all of a sudden it wasnât.
They have a large Naval Base in Crimea, their only warm water port.
The Nazis invaded Ukraine in WW II and The Red Army drove them back out. Not The Ukraine Army. The Red Army of Russia.
This is not simple.
You could say that Red Army part about the entire Ukraine, and extend it to Poland, Hungary, etc.
Doesnât strengthen Russiaâs claim.
So just give Putin what ever he wants? Yes, the borders were redone and accepted by all in 1991. The US officially recognizes Crimea as part of Ukraine. It is rather simple. This war would end if Russia just left Ukraine. Ukraine did not start this war.
on the state department site.
The U.S. government recognizes Crimea is part of Ukraine; it does not and will not recognize the purported annexation of Crimea. Occupation authorities continue to impose the laws of the Russian Federation in the territory of Crimea.
Iâm confused to why anyone would care if Russia has a âwarm waterâ port. Can you tell me why you included that?
I mean if youâre Russia O guess you would care. Everyone else youâd probably prefer to keep them holed up in the artic. I mean unless youâre pro-Russia of course
I, for the life of me, cannot figure out anyone who âsees Russiaâs sideâ. Theyâve always been our enemy, and will always be our enemy because they simply cannot be trusted.
They started the war, full stop.
That is a question that needs its own post. Russia has been playing the long game and has really weaponized social media by using American influencers to spread misinformation and well as likely getting kompromat on influential politicians in the US. Reagan would be all WTF, looking what is happening.
As Nikita Khrushchev said in 1956: âWe will take America without firing a shot. We do not have to invade the U.S. We will destroy you from withinâ