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Foreign Affairs › Re: USA Paid 2 Billion,Rubles For Astronaut's Trip Via Russian Spacecraft: Roscosmos by Appleyard(m): 12:32am On Jun 14, 2022
seunny4lif:
I swear
Well fuel price have hit £2 in UK today
I will not be surprise once protest start hitting many European capitals. Once the government becomes unable to sustain the money subsidies they are currently doing, it would be hell on them. Biden is already blaming Russia, calling it Putin's tax. These guys are funny.
Foreign Affairs › Re: USA Paid 2 Billion,Rubles For Astronaut's Trip Via Russian Spacecraft: Roscosmos by Appleyard(m): 12:18am On Jun 14, 2022
seunny4lif:
U.S. secretly encouraging agricultural and transport companies to increase purchases of Russian fertilizers amid a sharp decline in supplies due to sanctions

Bloomberg grin grin grin
The 'collective west' is led by a bunch of unintelligent short-sighted bureaucrats whose policies while serving their Establishment Masters are driven by pure irrational emotions rather than pragmatic and logical reasoning. It's pure madness.
Foreign Affairs › Re: USA Paid 2 Billion,Rubles For Astronaut's Trip Via Russian Spacecraft: Roscosmos by Appleyard(m): 12:09am On Jun 14, 2022
BritishNaija:
There is much to quarrel about O. Did US told you they paud in rubles?
A US company operating under the laws of the United States paid in Ruble. End of discussion. cool
Foreign Affairs › Re: Ukraine: England, UK On Verge Of Recession As Cost Of Living Surge by Appleyard(m): 12:05am On Jun 14, 2022
gambojimeta:
In the shithole, the babies would have been fed contaminated food due to the wickedness and greediness in the land.
Spot the difference homie... cool cool

One interest rate is falling while the other is rising.

Russia sanctioned heavily and waging an ongoing war against the "collective west" is cutting down interest rate while the Biden-led United Snakes of Abomination is increasing interest rates. cool Call it the economic version of the German Enigma. grin cool grin

In summary, things are getting cheaper by the day in Russia. But in Amerika, they're getting costlier, no thanks to the "Putin's tax" on the US economy as alleged by old Joe. cool cool

Foreign Affairs › Re: Ukraine: England, UK On Verge Of Recession As Cost Of Living Surge by Appleyard(m): 2:32pm On Jun 13, 2022
Betscoreodds:
Washington Post
Russian forces battering Severodonetsk have pushed Ukrainian troops out of the city center, the Ukrainian military said early Monday.
A senior U.S. defense official said Russia could gain control of the city within a week and seize the entire region within a few weeks.

Russia-Ukraine war live updates: Ukrainian forces pushed from eastern city center; NATO chief to visit Sweden
washingtonpost.com

BBC News
There has been an increase in motorists driving off without paying or claiming they have no wallet.

Forecourt fuel thefts rise in the UK as fuel prices soar
bbc.com

TIME
The great tampon shortage of 2022 is the supply chain problem no one's talking about.

The Great Tampon Shortage of 2022
time.com


Global News
Uber drivers in Canada say they are struggling to make ends meet as the national average for gas prices has surpassed $2 per litre.


News Hunters
Nearly 400 Ukrainian soldiers surrounded at Azot plant in Severodonetsk

Nearly 400 Ukrainian soldiers surrounded at Azot plant in Severodonetsk - TRENDING
ibn24.tv


Ukraine losing up to 200 troops a day - Zelensky aide

Ukraine losing up to 200 troops a day - Zelensky aide
msn.com


Ordinary pad USA can't get again in super market lol
People are now stealing baby formulas and it's materials in the US while the country they sanctioned is lowering interest rates. How has the mighty fallen.
Foreign Affairs › Re: USA Paid 2 Billion,Rubles For Astronaut's Trip Via Russian Spacecraft: Roscosmos by Appleyard(m): 2:20pm On Jun 13, 2022
BritishNaija:
You did not attend School ni? It's Private company that NASA that is funded by US Goverment contracted to act as intermediary. NASA paid the company in US dollars and do not have interest of how the Private company decided to pay to Russia to secure seats. You made it seem as if NASA paid directly to Russia.
There is no need quarrelling over this. The point is that a US company paid for space transport on Russia's flight, and the payment was in Rubles, not in Dollars. That settles it.
Foreign Affairs › Re: NATO Countries Have Reportedly Agreed To Stop Sending Tanks To Ukraine by Appleyard(m): 1:31pm On Jun 13, 2022
sapientia:
Where are you from?
He is from your village. cool
Foreign Affairs › Re: NATO Countries Have Reportedly Agreed To Stop Sending Tanks To Ukraine by Appleyard(m): 1:27pm On Jun 13, 2022
gaby:
Overhyped piece of shiit countries who make up the EU/NATO and allowing themselves to be pawned in a cold war of wits with Russia by the US.

Landlocked countries which would naturally be LGA/states in Nigeria or Russia sanctioning their father who feeds and provides them with everything that they need to survive on a daily.

It is obvious that most of these European leaders are naive and too young to understand what Russia truly is..this is yet one disadvantage of electing inexperienced youngies to power. The older folks wouldn't have been this stupid to bite the finger constantly feeding their greed and consumption.

By the end of this murder-suicide, they all embarked upon, na that time dem go understand say na Russia be their real papa.

When Russia dey talk of (MAD) Mutually Assured Destruction- their mind only settle for nuclear war dem no know say Russia understand say all of dem dey tied to Russia apron strings.

A gallon of gas in the US is now topping almost $6 and sleepy Joe get mouth dey tell him people say an Russia cause am...

Na the coming winter everybody body go cool down...

Yeye egoists.
Succinctly put. cool
Foreign Affairs › Re: Zelenskyy says Russia Suffers 32,050 Dead soldiers in combat since war started by Appleyard(m): 10:50am On Jun 12, 2022
A shameless mentally derange ediotic comedian playing deadly politics with the destiny and lives of his people and country. This is the kind of leader no nation prays to have.

The cocaine addicted psycho leader was quick to give Russian forces losses in 'exact' numbers, not even an estimate. Yet, he is unable to provide figures for Ukrainian dead soldiers.

If Russia has lost 32,000 soldiers, it's common sense that Ukraine has lost 5 times that amount. In Mariupol alone, the Azov brigade and additional units were made up of about 14,000 men. About 3000 surrendered later, and the rest were completely wiped out. Now, take into consideration the rest of Ukrainian deaths in other cities and villages and you will understand the collosal losses this man has caused Ukraine to suffer.

Ukriane has already conscripted the country for the 5th time, which means he has already lost about a third of the country's 700,000 regular strong army. You wouldn't be mobilizing for the fifth time if you are not losing men like mad.

The Hungarian foreign minister and Paliament leader were right when they said that Zelensky has a mental problem. It's obvious when you watch his telecast and choice of words and commanding demands. Which beggar seeking for help insults his would be helper and threatens them? This man is crazy. No wonder many Ukrainian soldiers are.now refusing to fight anymore. The guy is a mad case walking.

Tufieeeh!!!
Foreign Affairs › Re: Ukraine 'losing On Frontlines With Russia And Has Nearly Run Out Of Ammo' by Appleyard(m): 10:29am On Jun 12, 2022
leofab:
they are doing it and more weapons are coming.. russian is running out of ammo and ukraine is getting more ammo; just a matter of time before the battle feild gets balanced.
Russia running out of ammo? Are you seriously trolling or just regurgating Lamestream media nonesense?
Foreign Affairs › Re: No Other Country In The World Would Have Survived What Russia Did by Appleyard(m): 7:57pm On Jun 11, 2022
seunny4lif:
The Russian Central Bank further lowered the interest rate to 9.5% (from 11%), returning it to the pre-sanctions level.

Imagine country on sanctions shocked
They prepared well for this. cool Russia always a step ahead.
Foreign Affairs › Re: No Other Country In The World Would Have Survived What Russia Did by Appleyard(m): 7:35pm On Jun 11, 2022
VeryWickedMan:
I'm not happy with Putin.
Till now no nuclear weapon. Okay, just send 2 to Nigeria, he no gree.


Useless man
Wickedness runs in your blood I swear. grin grin grin
Foreign Affairs › Re: No Other Country In The World Would Have Survived What Russia Did by Appleyard(m): 7:34pm On Jun 11, 2022
Carloslehder:
I fear who no fear Russia those guys are genius, they're the first people to go into space so I'm not surprised they're solid,my visa just came through I'll be in Moscow before September
Seriously? Please, DM me. How much did it cost you? My sister wants to go there and study.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Some 300-400 Ukrainian Troops Blocked At Azot Plant In Severodonetsk - LPR Envoy by Appleyard(m): 7:24pm On Jun 11, 2022
Svlla:
I told them earlier, weeks ago that there will be another Mauripol in Severedonesk Azot plant

There may be more than 400 fighters there and a significant number of foreign mercenaries.

If it is just the Ukrainias they would have surrendered knowing their lives are guaranteed but foreigners have taken objective stock from the trials of Aiden, Pinner and the morrocan in DPR and its making them anxious

I bet you there are French and British in Azot plant
From Azov plant to Azot plant, the way Russia get Ukie troops encicled in a cauldron is something western military planners will find very unpalatable. No modern forces fights like this. cool
Foreign Affairs › Re: U.S Pentagon Finally Admits Running 46 Biolabs In Ukraine by Appleyard(m): 7:12pm On Jun 11, 2022
citygarden:
And this type of News will not hit front page. Supposed is other way, it will hit front page even without verification.
Where are those that defend the west like they are God ?
Seun and the Mods here are outrightly bias.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Ukraine 'losing On Frontlines With Russia And Has Nearly Run Out Of Ammo' by Appleyard(m): 7:04pm On Jun 11, 2022
seunny4lif:
Even Ukraine defence said the weapons they have received and those already in Ukraine are enough to defend Ukraine against any European countries but not against Russia.
It's a pity Ukriane have been led into the this by the US.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Ukraine 'losing On Frontlines With Russia And Has Nearly Run Out Of Ammo' by Appleyard(m): 6:37pm On Jun 11, 2022
leofab:
at the end of the day ukraine is growing stronger.. the only army in the world fighting and training at the same time.. Slava-Ukraini.. ….
Ukraine is growing stronger how? It's folks like you that pushed Ukraine to enter this hopeless fight that they can never win. Let's be realistic: Ukraine never stood a chance against Russia.
Foreign Affairs › Re: If Someone Wants To Limit Us In Any Way, They Will Limit Themselves- Putin by Appleyard(m): 6:21pm On Jun 11, 2022
God1000:
He's not tired making threats
How is stating the obvious a threat making? He imply spoke the truth. Try limiting Russia, and you will end up limiting the global economy.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Finland Plans To Build Barriers On Its Border With Russia by Appleyard(m): 3:20pm On Jun 11, 2022
Hi
Emmyxclusive:
it's putin zombies like you that havd refused to reason beyond the propaganda being fed by Russia.
Get facts from independent and unbias news.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Finland Plans To Build Barriers On Its Border With Russia by Appleyard(m): 3:18pm On Jun 11, 2022
Etinosa1234:
First tell me go how u can regain land that u never owned before.. cheesy cheesy

It was Peter who started the expansion of the country to what it is now.. So that ur claim of "regaining" is very erroneous.. Prior to Peter, the country was just another nation like the Balkans grin
Tell me you're not being intelligently stupid. grin Just kidding my homie. cool If you don't own something, no one can say you "regained" it after you take control of it again. Why would I say Etinosa1234 regained Akpakpava Market from thugs if you weren't in control of it initially? cool That was exactly what Britannica said... cool or you didn't see the picture I attached to the previous post? I will attach it again. See below and check the word regain and stop dancing on an avalanche of deniability. cool

And for crying out loud, conquest is dejure way of owning land prior to 1945. So, any land own by any country, whether Russia, Britain, India, Turkey, Israel, etc., through war and conquest belong to that country.




U want to know the difference.. Israel has reliable historical claim to the land around it since the time of the BC till when they were sacked and sold off by numerous world powers... Whereas the places where Russia are focusing their sights on are not even Slavic places... Bar the Ukrainians who have been oppressed by Russians since time immemorial, Finland ,Sweden, was never Russian owned....
Lmao. grin Every country has its historical account of events, claims and counter claims. Even the lands you said Israel has a claim to were historically not theirs, but belong to the Perrizites, the Hittites, the Jebusites, the Amalekites, the Canaanites, and so on and so forth. These nations were sacked and replaced by the Jews in biblical times as God foretold and ordained. Otherwise, they were never the original owner. They only became the dejure owner by conquest after they sacked those nations through war . You can read that up on the Bible. cool

U know one thing abt occupation by conquest, its that the defeated will one day rise up and drive u out of their ancestral land .. This is why after the fall of the Old Russian empire, most of the various tribes that were conquered and still managed to keep their distinct identity came up to form their own nations such as Finland, the Baltic states, Ukraine , Poland... This is to prove to u that those places were just conquered lands not Russian owned lands
No one is denying the fact that land own by occupation may often generate strife on the long run. The fact you are refusing to grasp is that land have been, can be and is evidently being own by conquest, occupation and possession. The history of most countries of the world runs on this parallel land ownership truth. Some or most of the land many countries of the world occupies today originated from conquest, possession or lease. Hence, no big deal about the exploits of Peter The Great.


During the 7 days war in 1967, the Israeli expanded their territory released the ones that were originally Egyptian or Jordanian... Sometimes the west will not intervene militarily if they deem the matter an internal one
This is laughable. Israel is currently expanding the territory in the occupied West Bank, forcing hundreds of Palestinians from their homes and bulldozing their houses to make way for new ones for Israeli settlements. And you call that an internal affairs matter that is not worth condemnation from the West? Western double standards have never been in cloak or doubt. The west have always turned a blind eye when such core matters involved so-called third-world nations or Muslims dominated countries.


Lmaooo.. The person who compared Hitler to Putin didn't lie afterall... Hitler used the pretext of the presence of German population to annex neighbouring countries.. First, Austria, then Hungary, later Czechoslovakia. .. All because there are ethnic Germans thus violating the right of other sovereign nations..

U know the interesting thing... The Finns and Swedish have been wise to see this same script playing out hence since the invasion of Ukraine, the support for joining NATO increase by 40%....

If not that Russia was such a big bully, most of the eastern European countries would have preferred to form an alliance with them rather than faraway united states






Well... We are no longer in the pre World war time... Sovereign countries should have a right to determine their countries future





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So under this pretext, the Niger republic has the right to infiltrate our country in the name of protecting their fellow Hausa people right??..

Ohh.. And Russia should refund America its money so that it can collect back Alaska from it..

After all, since u can collect what u dashed to another person, u can also collect back what u sold... Under Russian law grin



There's everything wrong in defending ur people when u are doing the wrong way..

Understand cheesy wink
Putin is Hitler comparison...this just shows you don't understand the geopolitical play that entwines these whole conflict.

Every sane thinking and unpropagandized person knows that the Russian annexation of Crimea was purely strategic and result as a matter of core security interest. Crimea is home to Russian black Sea fleet and is only a foolish government that would have watched on the event unfolding in Ukraine without doing anything about it. Most of you guys just yarn out of emotions instead of being realistically and logically reasonable. Do you think the US would have done less if it were in Russia's shoes? I guess Cuba and the nuclear missile comes to mind. cool My friend, this is geopolitics, played by the big boys, for the big boys, and of the big boys (Russia vs US-led NATO). Ukraine is just a pawn in the scheme of things, and many thanks to it's comedian president; he is doing such a nice job of destroying the country. cool

Right now as we type, the US is threatening fire and brimstone if the government of the Solomon Island allows China to setup a military base on its soil. I guess that's not bullying but a geopolitical strategic stance, since it's the US involved, eh?. But if it's Russia, folks like you and the lying Lamestream media will call it bullying and blatant opposition of democratic and sovereign right of the Solomon Island to chose his friends and partners. cool I just they laugh. cool But that is realpolitiks for you. cool



Sweden and Finland has for years been defacto NATO members. The crisis in Ukraine just gives them the pretext to make their membership dejure. So it changes nothing for Russia. cool

As much as NATO continue to creep closer to Russia's doorsteps, Russia will continue to move the border far away from it's basic line of engagement. And it's obvious, some people will be the ones to suffer the consequences. This is the sad geopolitical reality.

Yes, Russia is a bully because she is the only bully that is able to bully the chief bully, thwarting all it's warmongering and diabolic schemes from Georgia to Syria, to Ukraine. How the west must have hated this bully. cool
Yeah, the US isn't a bully...how alluring. cool

Russia has its own military and economic alliances, CSTO, BRICS, SCO, etc,. But they are not 'popular' in the eyes of the West because they don't go about bombing nations and assassinating leaders of nations, sanctioning the ones that refused to follow their diktats and destroying governments from Panama, to Nicaragua to Vietnam, to Laos, to Sudan, to Iraq, to Libya, to Syria, and so long a hit list that even Satan is left wondering whether he is actually the greatest troublemaker I'm human history.

Tell Uncle Sam to return Guatanamo Bay to Cuba, and the formal Mexican territories. Better still, beg the US to humbly walk away from Iraq where they have refused to leave, and Syria.

This is the reality of the world we live in. Where big powers play ball, small nations should not up themselves as the goalpost. Unfortunately, Ukraine under Zelensky wanted to roll with the big boys, and he is paying for it dearly.

Foreign Affairs › Re: Finland Plans To Build Barriers On Its Border With Russia by Appleyard(m):
Etinosa1234:
Wonderful... So are u telling me that original Russian land was more than 2 continents??

In fact, how was the land "retook" from Sweden Russian land?? Peter the great was just a conqueror and an emperor.. So any where he sought to conquer, he went to capture..

He was the person who started the expansion of Russia to what it is now

The Swedes are not even from the same line as this Russians who were basically Slavs.. Even Finland that is the closest neighbor of Russia are not Slavs like them either

So correct that lie that he "retook" land from sweden
He didn't "retook" any land he fought against Swedish power and captured the lands that was never his own.
At the bolded, Peter The Great "regained" lands taken by Sweden from Russia in times when war of conquest defines ownership of land. What's the word "regained?" You know the answer, so I don't understand what you're trying to achieve by twisting the fact to suit your myopic narrative.

Israel today is occupying the Golan Heights and West Bank against the interest of the Syrians and Palestinians and nobody in the west has called them out for it, even when they keep extending the occupation territory in the West Bank. Call it double standards.

While international law on paper no longer recognizes ownership of land by conquest, the reality suggest that where a major powers are involved, the law takes the back stage and traditional norm applies unfortunately. Hence, we see what's happening in Palestine. As for the status of Crimea and the Donbass region, these are predominantly Russian people dominated areas, and have always be Russian in blood and ancestry, no matter how you may want to twixt it. And Russian has never made secret her plan to defend and liberate them wherever and whenever their core existence is threatened. These guys have been living in peace in Ukraine until the United Snakes of Abomination decide to play his geopolitical games against Russia in 2014 which lead to the current brouhaha. It's only a myopic person that calls this war a land grab, the typical western narrative that only scratch the surface and not drawing in the bigger picture. Like Putin puts it, "It would be criminally negligence if they sit back and allow the mistake of USSR with Germany to repeat itself". Hence Russia will liberate it's people and their land from any form of existential threat and oppression no matter whose horse is gored. And if anyone in the collective US-led west don't like it, well, they can send their troops into Moscow. No one gives a dime anymore.



Before I prove this assertion wrong, can u prove to me "how Russia wasn't paying attention" when Ukraine occupied donbas??

Go and read history and you'll see that those lands u are referring too was never Russian in the beginning
Those lands were originally Russian at some points by conquest and so on. Conquest was a legal way of owning lands in the medieval and pre-World War timelines.




Also, for Crimea, it shows that u haven't read far and wide to know that Russia is basically reclaiming land that was part of the old Russian empire

Firstly, Crimea was never originally Russian land... It was inhabited earlier by the Greeks, then the Ottomans conquered it before the Russian captured it from the Ottomans in the 1700s by -guess who cheesy - Peter the Great's daughter grin.. So u can see that both Catherine and Putin sought to continue Peter the Great legacy by continuously grabbing lands

In the old Russian empire, Finland was part of it until 1917

Given that Putin has compared himself to Peter the great, there's every possibility he'll set his sight on it too...
Lmao. grin Crimean was Russian by right of conquest and possession from the Greeks and Ottomans in those days, and has remained Russian ever since all through the life of the Soviet empire when Khrushchev the then Russian premier gave it to Ukraine (where he came from) as a gift. More than 75% of the people living there are Russians with the other percentage made up of Ukrainians and Turks. As much as you hate to admit it, Russia have the right to defend it's people anywhere at anytime if threatened.

So yes there's everything wrong with Putin trying to reclaim land that was not originally his grin grin

It was nice educating u grin cheesy
No, there is nothing wrong in defending your people at all. cool

Foreign Affairs › Re: Finland Plans To Build Barriers On Its Border With Russia by Appleyard(m): 11:54am On Jun 11, 2022
chaseblack:
Lol, see as this one is shifting goalpost. So Russia wasn't part of USSR then abi, you want to exonerate Russia to satisfy you dogmatic view but your faux lord Putin keeps crying about bringing back USSR.
Post one evidence of where Putin cried for or craved the return of the USSR.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Finland Plans To Build Barriers On Its Border With Russia by Appleyard(m): 11:49am On Jun 11, 2022
Emmyxclusive:
stop saying the invasion of Ukraine is about NATO. Putin's aim from the beginning was to go into war a grab land. He even admitted in an interview recently that he is reclaiming land like tzar Peter but since u claim u know putin's mind more than himself continue with u NATO provocation talk.
Typical western bot narrative.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Finland Plans To Build Barriers On Its Border With Russia by Appleyard(m): 11:48am On Jun 11, 2022
Delacroix6:
Yeah Afghanistan too because of NATO.
It was USSR that invaded Afghanistan.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Finland Plans To Build Barriers On Its Border With Russia by Appleyard(m): 11:45am On Jun 11, 2022
In this age of Hypersonic missile, drone and space technology, border barriers are just a waste of paper money. The best defence anyone can muster is to keep your friends close and your enemy closer by being neither here nor there.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Brit Sentenced To Death In Donetsk Issues Warning by Appleyard(m): 11:32am On Jun 11, 2022
Carloslehder:
Na person wey dey craze go waka go fight a country that defeated Hitler
grin
Foreign Affairs › Re: Western Medias Admit Russia Is Poised To Take Severodoneskt by Appleyard(m): 10:47pm On Jun 09, 2022
Tecnophone:
you should.
Sorry, no tears for fools.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Western Medias Admit Russia Is Poised To Take Severodoneskt by Appleyard(m): 10:33pm On Jun 09, 2022
But last time I checked, Ukraine launched a massive counter attack that destroy the Russians and took back 75% of the land and then took complete control of the land, according to Igbofam, my nigga from Kwale Igbo farmland in Delta state. cool And buttressing his false claims are Mods like Seun and lalatisclala who sent the fake news to front page, thus displaying their mendacious and bias leaning towards western unverified narratives.

Whatever, time is the ultimate fulcrum of reality the truth relies on to shine at the end of the tunnel.

May this war end quickly and let there be peace, including to those who parrot, aid and abet fake news. cool
Foreign Affairs › Re: Western Artillery Is Helping Ukrainian Forces Push Back Russian Invaders by Appleyard(m): 10:06pm On Jun 09, 2022
Ballzproblemm:
I don't care if they're fighting against west ,all I want is for Ukraine to expel Russia forces
Sorry bro, but you will have to wait till 2070 for that to happen. cool
Foreign Affairs › Re: Western Artillery Is Helping Ukrainian Forces Push Back Russian Invaders by Appleyard(m): 9:59pm On Jun 09, 2022
pansophist:
Not only that, but Russia is the only country in the history of western sanctions that instead of their economy and currency disintegrating as sanction bites, it actually got stronger. What does that tell you about the strength of Russia? The ruble now is getting close to what it was before Crimea's ascension to Russia in 2014. Now let's look at what so-called Russia, a loser has achieved so far.

1. Currency got stronger almost double. It's like Nigeria fighting Cameroon, and after the whole west slapped us with at least six thousand sanctions, the naira appreciated from one USD to N200 grin

2. Russia officially exited the Bretton woods system. If anyone understands the Bretton woods system, they will see clearly that it is also the reason why all currencies are measured against the USD, and why the naira is getting closer to being toilet paper.

3. Russia officially reclaimed all their historical Russian lands and advanced further to cut off Ukraine from the black coast, effectively making it a landlocked country like Mali, and if we know anything about geography, being landlocked for any country, especially a corrupt one is suicidal. The land Russia has claimed so far from Ukraine is bigger than Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg combined, and more are still to be claimed.

4. A multi-polar world has officially been created. Just in case you didn't notice, the majority of the world didn't sanction Russia and is still doing business with them. It is only the US-led western countries, basically, less than 20% of humanity sanctions Russia.

5. Western firms and corporations that are far richer, stronger, and technologically advanced have left Russia for good, allowing local players to grow and dominate the market. From MacDonalds, Ikea, Zara, and Apple, just name it. ~Imagine all the billion USD industries controlled by foreigners in Nigeria suddenly becomes open for Nigerians to dominate. Poverty will be eliminated in a year.

6. The war also reduced the trust of the US in the international arena. Now Taiwan is convinced that the US will not come to its aid if China decided to claim its territory back. The international community has lost faith in the US, and Taiwan will be the nail in the coffin because the US will only supply weapons and not help. If you think Russia is tough, then go read the history of the Chinese. Russians are like wolves compare to the Chinese. The most brutal and deadliest war in the whole of human history that makes the second world war looks like a video game was fought in China, with hundreds of millions killed. China being patient is not cowardice, but strength.

7. For the first time since Bretton woods, the non-Western world has finally united to create a just international system that is fair and just to all. The USD is under threat of losing its reserve currency status, and trades are being conducted in Euro Asia in local currencies. The global center of the economy has moved to the East just in case you didn't notice. The new ''abroad'' is not the west anymore, but it is China. If you want to make big money, go to China.

8. The west has proved to the world that all the grammars of the right to personal properties, judging individuals, not by their nationality, sex, race, etc, rule of law, democracy, etc are false. Or else how can you explain the punishment average Russians received even if they have no influence on what Putin does? Why should Chelsea owner Ibrahimovich be sanctioned? even Russian trees, cats, and legends like Dostoyevsky that have died centuries ago were sanctioned. The west simply killed the trust others have in them.

This war is a great reset for Russia, to build from scratch without dependence on the western system and grow organically, just like what China did when it was completely embargoed by the whole west for at least thirty years. What Russia is passing through today in the name of sanctions, China passed through worse, when it was poorer than Pakistan. But China builds and relies on itself, now, look at China. China (and hopefully Russia) is the only country that is sanction-proof, that the west can do nothing to. And if China dares sanction the US, there will be a riot tomorrow.

If one listens to alternative media, all of these will be clear to see as daylight. But if your only source of news is CNN, then I am sorry for you, you are being propagandized, brainwashed, and indoctrinated.
He that has an ear, let him hear. cool
Foreign Affairs › Re: Western Artillery Is Helping Ukrainian Forces Push Back Russian Invaders by Appleyard(m): 9:48pm On Jun 09, 2022
shogsman:
Maybe you hit your head at birth or you're just naturally slow, but I think capturing 25% of Ukraine, capturing over 10,000 soldiers, capturing the industrial cities of mauripol, Kherson that accounts for most of Ukraine industrial output, destroying the Azov battalion is a substantial progress
Not just substantial progress, but 75% of mission achieved. Once Severedonetsk and Lysichansk falls totally, it would be mission completed.

Already, the captured Azov guys are now being readied for trial for all the crimes they committed for the past 8 years against the people of Dombass. Meanwhile, in Kherson and Melitopol, thousands of people are now cueing up and getting their Russian passports. I watched one Ukrainian military commander who and his wife defected to Russia's side and got his passport also. The Russian Rouble has been introduced into the Dombass region as means of payment and settlement for goods and services, working side by side the Ukie currency for now. Russia is now almost fully entrenched in the East, and once those two remaining cities fall completely, it would be game over for Kiev and its sponsors because there would be nothing left to go back to since the Dombass region account for 80% of Ukrainian economic power in terms of agriculture and industries.

Zelensky was foolish to have allowed this war to progress this far. Well, once a puppet always a puppet. Adieu Ukraine.

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