Russia in the Soviet era was hobbled by Communism.
Now? They're not hobbled by it anymore.
The grocery stores full of food that once blew the socks off the Soviet leadership, Russia now has.
The fast food, the companies, all the great advantages the US had over Russia, Russia now has access to.
McDonalds won't blow the minds of some poor Russian, they have their own version, and they have the economic model to run it.
Starbucks isn't some luxury we can dangle over the heads of the Russian people as a benefit of overthrowing Putin.
Supermarkets full of food is not some myth of the west, they have them.
And when it comes to stuff at home, TVs, Toys, Computers, all that Jazz. everything is made in China so they can get all the same luxury stuff we also get from China,
Candice, who I do have issues with, is not saying that Russia is better because they have a Russian version of Starbucks. She is saying that Russia no longer needs Starbucks, the company isn't magically special, Russia can just make their own version.
American soft power is not as strong as it once was.
@McFaul Putin (correctly) doesn’t consider Zelensky as the person who’s actually in control of Ukraine.
Why would he meet with a puppet if anything they negotiate will have to have approval from someone else.
@IBlitz6@IAPonomarenko A loan that they will never be able to repay. So essentially a gift.
Europe could take out the loan from us and then give the money to Ukraine, then at least we might one day to get the money back.
@Don_Migy@AuronMacintyre@seamus_coughlin Which is why we gotta pull the plug on our involvement.
It’s the leverage we have over Ukraine. We turn off Starlink and they’re screwed.
@PMalone54079@AmericaPapaBear As an American I agree. We Americans need to regime change England and install a new government that will give the British people the full 2nd Amendment.
He met with Trump because he thought Zelensky was a puppet of the US Government.
Trump might not have been the big boss of Zelensky, but Putin still sees Zelensky as just a puppet actor and not the actual power behind Ukraine.
So what's the point of meeting him and not his boss?
@Nwolisa247243@Ukraine But Putin doesn't see Zelensky as the actual leader of Ukraine. Right or wrong, he sees him as just a puppet.
That's why he met with Trump, because he saw Trump as being the one pulling Zelensky's strings.
@Nwolisa247243@Ukraine I do actually want them to make peace mind you.
And i'll agree the NATO one was incorrect, but the general principle is that there won't be a meeting until after the terms to end the war are negotiated.
That's because that was a very easy and obvious answer to his claim.
Also I watched all the Russian Roulette in Ukraine Videos from back when VICE news was actually news, and I watched Patrick Lancaster reporting on the ground. I saw the battles at the Donesk airport day by day.
And, as I told that other guy, what's the point of this arguing?
@Nwolisa247243@Ukraine P: "We treat the Donbas independence votes as valid and demand you don't join NATO"
Z: "We don't believe the Donbas independence votes were valid and want to Join NATO"
@ChampPrivate@axesandfood@AuronMacintyre@seamus_coughlin No because that requires research. The blatant propaganda I showed you was an example and you required sources. That takes effort. Replying to you doesn't.
I'm going to block you when you reply to this.
it's 10:30 Pm and I'm wasting time on my friday evening pointlessly arguing with a troll.
At the same time I'm now having to deal with a work related issue at 10:30 pm on a friday evening.
But I do thank you, because you've reminded me that arguing with Pro-Ukrainians on twitter is pointless because you're delusional.
Sometimes I forget that and make the mistake of giving y'all the benefit of the doubt. You've successfully made me less pro-Ukraine, so congrats. Good job.
Not without digging for it.
Its not like I have every example saved as bookmarks on my computer.
Not only that but if I pull up one, you'll insist its not enough, and then I'll have to find 3-4 sources of collaborating evidence and then after I spend an hour of research you'll just say "Oh that's one case that's not really propaganda, I'll bet you don't have any other examples"
And even if I "win" so what? What do I win for all that effort? There's no benefit for me to do all that work to try and convince you.