"I couldn't care less how it came about." Amen. Precisely my feelings when Russia first invaded. Just poised there, watching the western world, will they or won't they. Will they do the smart thing and let the two countries duke it out on their own to a resolution in a matter of months, or will they do the immensely stupid thing they actually ended up doing. I was for peace before world war was risked in the first place, and i couldn't care less how it came about.
I believe there is no solution to this "war." WWI ended with the combatants laying down their arms and quitting the whole unwinnable disaster. The cost of war was worse for the countries involved than what their enemies did to them. Germany, especially, was internally bankrupt and literally out of men to throw in the trenches of the Western Front.
I think that the war between Ukraine and Russia is also unwinnable in the sense that neither Russia nor Ukraine can continue fighting without outside support.
The countries that could support them see the same picture of impending collapse. Maybe a review of the events leading up to the WWI armistance would be worthwhile for the purpose of negotiating a similar solution to the Russia and Ukraine stalemate - neither of these countries can play this game indefinitely.
Selling their souls to other entities (especially China) is not a solution - nobody will support either side without getting something in return.
Simply, it's just time to quit the fight and start rebuilding. Ultimately, if Russia wins, they will have a "sick child" on their hands that will cost them more to support than it's worth.
I absolutely agree — it's been a brutal stalemate for the past two years, with thousands dying just to shift the frontlines 100 kilometers back and forth. It’s a completely unwinnable war if either side hopes to have anything left to rule over. The issue is that Russia has more resources and manpower, and with China bankrolling them, they can keep this going far longer than Ukraine can.
Ukraine will likely remain a problem for years to come. Russia might exploit it to expand their influence into Moldova and the Balkans, maybe Poland and the Baltics, any peaceful outcome will benefit them mightily, that's why it was so important not to let them make a move. I suspect might see something akin to a partial WWI-style settlement—Ukraine faces a high risk of being fragmented and federalized, much like Germany was. That said, I’d be surprised if Russia ends up paying any meaningful reparations.
Ukraine three militaries - full waives of mobilizations - have been ground to dust and they are planning to start drafting 18 years olds. Russia did one mobilization in 2022 and since relies on contractors. You’re grossly misunderstanding that this was is about attrition not territorial gains. As saying goes, while fat ones slim, thin ones die.
At Istanbul negotiations in 2022 Ukrainians were told that at later negotiations the offers will be worse. I guess they decided to find out how much worse it could get.
Wow! Acting like Women??? If these two dodos had acted like women there would not have been a blow up like what happened. Women do not get all upset and frustrated merely by remarks from anyone no matter how stupid they are. That is a MAN THING!
It wasn’t a critique of women "acting like women"—far from it. It was about both men and women behaving like 'girlbosses,' a persona extreme feminist leaders adopt to emulate a caricatured version of masculinity. This is not the case of leaders like Thatcher, Golda Meir, or Meloni, for example.
"I couldn't care less how it came about." Amen. Precisely my feelings when Russia first invaded. Just poised there, watching the western world, will they or won't they. Will they do the smart thing and let the two countries duke it out on their own to a resolution in a matter of months, or will they do the immensely stupid thing they actually ended up doing. I was for peace before world war was risked in the first place, and i couldn't care less how it came about.
I believe there is no solution to this "war." WWI ended with the combatants laying down their arms and quitting the whole unwinnable disaster. The cost of war was worse for the countries involved than what their enemies did to them. Germany, especially, was internally bankrupt and literally out of men to throw in the trenches of the Western Front.
I think that the war between Ukraine and Russia is also unwinnable in the sense that neither Russia nor Ukraine can continue fighting without outside support.
The countries that could support them see the same picture of impending collapse. Maybe a review of the events leading up to the WWI armistance would be worthwhile for the purpose of negotiating a similar solution to the Russia and Ukraine stalemate - neither of these countries can play this game indefinitely.
Selling their souls to other entities (especially China) is not a solution - nobody will support either side without getting something in return.
Simply, it's just time to quit the fight and start rebuilding. Ultimately, if Russia wins, they will have a "sick child" on their hands that will cost them more to support than it's worth.
I absolutely agree — it's been a brutal stalemate for the past two years, with thousands dying just to shift the frontlines 100 kilometers back and forth. It’s a completely unwinnable war if either side hopes to have anything left to rule over. The issue is that Russia has more resources and manpower, and with China bankrolling them, they can keep this going far longer than Ukraine can.
Ukraine will likely remain a problem for years to come. Russia might exploit it to expand their influence into Moldova and the Balkans, maybe Poland and the Baltics, any peaceful outcome will benefit them mightily, that's why it was so important not to let them make a move. I suspect might see something akin to a partial WWI-style settlement—Ukraine faces a high risk of being fragmented and federalized, much like Germany was. That said, I’d be surprised if Russia ends up paying any meaningful reparations.
Ukraine three militaries - full waives of mobilizations - have been ground to dust and they are planning to start drafting 18 years olds. Russia did one mobilization in 2022 and since relies on contractors. You’re grossly misunderstanding that this was is about attrition not territorial gains. As saying goes, while fat ones slim, thin ones die.
At Istanbul negotiations in 2022 Ukrainians were told that at later negotiations the offers will be worse. I guess they decided to find out how much worse it could get.
Wow! Acting like Women??? If these two dodos had acted like women there would not have been a blow up like what happened. Women do not get all upset and frustrated merely by remarks from anyone no matter how stupid they are. That is a MAN THING!
My two boys grew up with a younger sister, who is the world to them!!!! One of them is married now. They both respect women, I am sorry you do not.
It wasn’t a critique of women "acting like women"—far from it. It was about both men and women behaving like 'girlbosses,' a persona extreme feminist leaders adopt to emulate a caricatured version of masculinity. This is not the case of leaders like Thatcher, Golda Meir, or Meloni, for example.
OK I misunderstood. Thank you for the clarification. Elena