Ukraine Always Get What You Want

In fairness to Garry K., he's been a vocal critic of Putin and has attempted to organize against him since the early 2000s, I believe. He's had to deal with being spied on by the Russian secret police and probably is lucky he hasn't been near any open windows in that time frame. While I think some of his ideas are unrealistic as far as intervention goes and agree with Gee's point about him earlier in the thread, I also recognize that he's got more skin in the game and putting himself at more personal danger than most.

 

The Western Allies are still mulling.

So I'll say no.

Russia maintains gas deliveries as Europe mulls tighter sanctions

 

See also: "How can you criticize (player) when you never played the game?" Is being in combat a prerequisite for discussing it?

 

Has anyone figured out what he's desperate for?

There's nothing he doesn't have, including wealth, power and control.

Except for, perhaps, respect, now. Which he probably had, but has lost, and which he won't ever get by destroying other people or countries.

 

I'd say that would be no way to treat Russian sympathizers, either. And that Ukrainians, who have allowed Russian soldiers to phone home, and even go home previously, are unlikely to have done something like that. Or to have even thought to stage it.

 

One thing I have seen recommended as a new way to aid Ukraine is to take some of its pilots to the West and begin training them on Western fighter jets. This is a long process, but since the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs testified today that the war could last years, might as well get started. BTW, Czech Republic is transferring tanks to Ukraine and both it and Slovakia may let Ukrainian armor be repaired and refitted on their territory at their facilities.

 

An argument against a neutral Ukraine, which, really, needs to win this fight against Russia -- this conflict it didn't want, seek, cause or, probably, even fathom.

A Neutral Ukraine Is a Dangerous Idea

 

cool

cool cool cool

 

If true, grain of salt, etc., but ... wow.
Not sure what's more stunning — that they're out of missiles, that they're having to beg North Korea for stuff, or that Chins told them to buzz off.

 

Australia is also sending a handful of armored vehicles. It's like the armies of the world are having a garage sale and getting rid of all of their old stuff.
One of the big winners at the end of this are going to be the American and Western European defense contractors. The Eastern European NATO members are clearing out their Soviet/Russian gear to send it to Ukraine. It'll need to be replaced, and it almost certainly will not be with similar equipment.