On February 23, 2025, Zelensky said he'd resign if it would achieve peace for Ukraine or secure NATO membership.
NATO exists because it needed an enemy in order to have a reason to be and US hegemony and UK's hatred made Russia the catalyst.
Now the risk of nuclear war has never been higher. The EU has no self-awareness and the leadership vacuum is having a negative impact.
The grift is so good and the fact that the nature of warfare has changed because of the nature of the conflict and AI ... we may not be able to avoid nuclear conflict because of NATO.
Wow! Has anyone else just had a similar dream? .... An asteroid broke apart in the atmosphere ... pieces reigned down on Brussels, and Paris, and London, .... and Berlin, ... and Washington, ... and Tel Aviv, and Warsaw .......... . . . . . . . and PEACE - PEACE!! broke out all over the world!!!!!!!
What is snowballing are the press gangs sending lambs to the slaughter throughout Ukraine.
Ireland is an easy story like those you do to bring glory to yourself under the guise of journalism.
Doing an honest story about Ukraine’s press gangs would put you in the global journalism hall of fame for generations.
You don’t have the guts because you’re part of the propaganda machine.
This Ireland situation is solidly proving the case for Russia to hit supply and industrial sites in Europe. The EU is literally defining and supporting the fact that it's a co-beligerant.
At some point, the Article 5 "cloak of immunity" is no worry in an existential situation.
57 nations are supporting Ukraine.
With the EU / NATO's moratorium on diplomacy and declaring they're preparing for war with Russia in 2029-30 - it again reduces the inclination to use restraint and equal measures.
This is a huge strategic mistake.
"... the absolute best way to avoid fighting Russia inside the European Union remains to defeat them in Ukraine."
Exactly what the US continuity of agenda has professed since 1991 - US imperialism / hegemony via EU vassals.
Your keen support of this - sacrifice Ukraine on behalf of the US and EU - is confounding.
You never talk peace and prosperity.
@MarioNawfal@vonderleyen Imagine the day when Kallas, von der Lyin, Zelensky, Trump, Merz, Starmer, and Macron no longer appear in the media. Just the thought of this brings relief. These bozos are taking us to the brink, let's hope we make it beyond their insanity and delusion.
@Glenn_Diesen An orgy of incompetence, vanity, and virtue signaling.
How lovely whilst people die and go hungry in their wake.
Merz clearly has been spending his time on someone's yacht.
Caolan is solidly proving the case for Russia to hit supply and industrial sites in Europe. At some point, the Article 5 "cloak of immunity" is no worry in an existential situation.
57 nations are supporting Ukraine.
With the EU / NATO's moratorium on diplomacy and declaring they're preparing for war with Russia in 2029-30 - it again reduces the inclination to use restraint and equal measures.
This is a huge strategic mistake.
If we could today impose sanctions against Kallas, von der Lyin, Rutte, Merz, Starmer, Macron, Trump, Zelensky, and a few others for the first time for "threats to freedom, sanity, diplomacy, common sense, and obstructing potential peace solutions, the conflict could end and the world might survive.
We have existential AI issues to contend with NOW; disclosure to understand; an environment to heal; solar cycles and space weather to survive; people to feed and house; diseases to vanquish; jobs to develop and maintain; science to discover; innovations and inventions to create and realize; culture to nuture and share; oceans and space to explore; and consciousness to expand and raise.
... and those ftards want us to invest in a future of war.
That's their vision. That's their plan. War.
War is an expense where only a few benefit and many die.
Peace is an investment where almost everyone benefits and no one dies.
"Provoked: How Washington Started the New Cold War With Russia and the Catastrophe in Ukraine" (Nov 21-2024)
Scott Horton
Publisher: The Libertarian Institute
ASIN: B0DNB8ZX3L
The Maidan Massacre in Ukraine” (2024)
Leading Ukrainian professor Ivan Katchanovski of the University of Ottawa, School of Political Studies & Conflict Studies and Human Rights Program
ISBN 978-3-301-67121-0 for the book
“The Ukraine War & Eurasian World Order” (2024) by geopolitical expert Glenn Deisen
ISBN: 9781949762969 eBook
“How the West Brought War to Ukraine - Understanding How US and NATO Policies Lead to Crisis, War, and the Risk of Nuclear Catastrophe” (2023)
Benjamin Abelow
ISBN 978-0-9910767-1-0
"Nuclear War - A Scenario" (2024)
Annie Jacobsen
ISBN 9780593476109 eBook
The Conflict in Ukraine: What Everyone Needs to Know (Serhy Yekelchyk, 2015, Non-fiction/History)
Narratives: Overview of post-Soviet identity, Orange Revolution, Maidan, and Crimea's annexation.
In Wartime: Stories from Ukraine (Oliver Bullough, 2015, Non-fiction/Journalism)
Narratives: Ground-level reporting from Donbas frontlines in 2014-2015.
The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine (Serhii Plokhy, 2015, Non-fiction/History)
Narratives: Long-view history framing Maidan as culmination of independence struggles.
Ukraine after the Euromaidan (Alexander Bedritsky et al., 2017, Non-fiction/Essays)
Narratives: Political upheaval and reforms post-Maidan, including early Donbas war.
The Ukrainian Night: An Intimate History of Revolution (Marci Shore, 2017, Non-fiction/Memoir)
Narratives: Philosophical reflections on Maidan protesters' sacrifices.
Midnight in Chernobyl (Adam Higginbotham, 2019, Non-fiction/History)
Narratives: Nuclear disaster's legacy in Ukrainian resilience against Russian dominance.
Armies of Russia's War in Ukraine (Mark Galeotti, 2019, Non-fiction/Military History)
Narratives: Analysis of Russian and separatist forces in Donbas.
In the Midst of Civilized Europe (Jeffrey Veidlinger, 2021, Non-fiction/History)
Narratives: 1918-1921 pogroms as early ethnic violence in Ukrainian lands.
The War in Ukraine's Donbas (David R. Marples, 2020, Non-fiction/History)
Narratives: Origins and stalemate of 2014 Donbas conflict.
Russia is going to invade Europe?! ... and risk nuclear war?!
Invade? Why? How? ... Russia is only 143 m and its GDP is modest.
This does not even pass the common sense test.
Name ONE thing Europe offers Russia? It does not need land. It does not need resources. It does not need trade or even cultural exchange now - though those were desirable and beneficial.
What a tragic, wasteful, unimaginative, lazy, and reckless "vision" for humanity.
It's a disgusting concept due to a cadre of the most incompetant leaders Europe has ever seen in its history: von der Lyin, Merz, Macron, Starmer, Rutte, Kallas, etc. They've run Europe into the ground - not Russia.
We have existential AI issues to contend with NOW; disclosure to understand; an environment to heal; solar cycles and space weather to survive; people to feed and house; diseases to vanquish; jobs to develop and maintain; science to discover; innovations and inventions to create and realize; culture to nuture and share; oceans and space to explore; and consciousness to expand and raise.
... "Russia's going to invade Europe in 2030" ... pathetic and so very sad that its come to this as an excuse.
BS.
BTW The UK has put the EU in a 'danger period' TODAY via its delusional and reckless Russiphobia and arrogance.
If this is what NATO ACTUALLY believe they need to be fired for incompetence and delusional thinking.
Invade? Why? This doesn't even pass the common sense test.
Name ONE reason why Russia would invade Europe even if it could.
Russia knows that attacking a NATO nation brings nothing but trouble. Zero benefits. Of course, deterence strikes may now happen given the EU / UK / NATO extreme recklessness. Russia is also conscientious about the reality of nuclear war - obviously, Europe is not. The EU has been so reckless and naive about its "Article 5" cloak of immunity Russia may have to "break the spell" - but invade? ... No.
NATO needs an enemy to justify its existence and corruption. It's a cash cow and retirement fund for so many. NATO has expanded to Russia's borders - not vice versa.
Russia's population is only 143 m and like many EU nations is in decline. The country is huge, too. Invading Europe?!! Ha, ha, ha, ha!
Europe has nothing to offer Russia. The only thing Russia has ever wanted from Europe is a European security architecture beneficial to all. Trade was a good thing but not necessary. Cultural exchange was a good thing but not necessary.
Russia has at least $75 trillion in natural resources. So many have expressed their desire to plunder this wealth by breaking up the Russian Federation.
Europe has no natural resources Russia needs. And, obviously, Russia does not need any land.
Cheap and abundant energy built the EU. Without it, well, the results are obvious. EU economies are crashing hard.
The vacuum in terms of EU leadership is breathtaking: Stamer, Merz, Macron, Rutte, Kallas, von der Lyin, etc. The single worst cadre of such in history. Incompetant. Delusional. Self-righteous. Unintelligent. Unimaginative. Empty.
These bozos have no solutions to fixing their messes so "going to war" is their only solution.
A note about US hegemony. Somehow people have it in their head that the US is leaving Europe. It has made the EU "its bitch" especially re: energy. It still pulls the strings. US's delusional, unipolar, continuity of agenda remains intact (whether Trump is president or not).
The US still provides weapons, organization and management, expert personnel, surveillance, reconnaissance, targeting, fire control, etc. to Ukraine.
We have existential AI issues to contend with NOW; disclosure to understand; an environment to heal; solar cycles and space weather to survive; people to feed and house; diseases to vanquish; jobs to develop and maintain; science to discover; innovations and inventions to create and realize; culture to nuture and share; oceans and space to explore; and consciousness to expand and raise.
War with Russia?!! ... and the Risk of Nuclear war?!
What a tragic, wasteful, unimaginative, lazy, and reckless "vision" for humanity.
CNN and New York Times seem to have liked Zelenslyy's open letter to Putin. As a Ukrainian, I did not.
Zelenskyy’s open letter to Putin reads more like a scripted public statement than a genuine attempt at dialogue. If the goal were truly to end the war and find common language, it would not have been broadcast as performative rhetoric, seemingly crafted for audiences rather than for developing some mutual understanding.
Four and a half years of brutal fighting have already proven Ukraine’s strength beyond doubt. Our people have shown remarkable resilience; nothing more needs proving to anyone. At this point, continued political defiance serves only to extend the suffering.
True leadership, rooted in human values, requires setting aside ego to sit down, listen, and speak without attempts to offend and flirt with radical ideas. Leaders who value their nations’ futures must prioritize saving lives over public posturing. Every extra day of war claims more sons, fathers, and futures — a tragedy both sides must confront with solemn realism.
Instead, the letter reveals the stance of an offended child: indignant, detached, and seemingly unaware of the full human catastrophe. It places personal image above the moral duty to spare people further loss. In the end, wisdom lies not in theatrical strength, but in the humble courage to choose negotiation and preserve life.
BS.
The Ukraine conflict is about US hegemony; NATO expansion; the banksters; Russia's resources; regime change in Moscow; and the dismantling of the Russia Federation.
See: Brzezinski doctrine; Wolfowitz doctrine; Bush doctrine; "Project for a New American Century"; Blackrock; JP Morgan, Vanguard; Goldman Sachs; RAND Corporation; Council on Foreign Relations; Atlantic Council; Trilateral Commission; Institute for the Study of War; Brookings Institute; Mossad; Mi6; CIA and the other alphabet gangs.