This won't happen; they will not fast track Ukraine. I think Zelensky knows that; he just likes to keep the pressure on wherever he can, probably hoping that it can happen when the war is (relatively) over.
It's not even so much the money right now. It's hard to believe but the West is short on rockets and artillery shells, although they are ramping up production. Also Ukraine needs for the USA to trust them enough to give them the longer range rockets that could strike deep into Crimea and attack supply depots and supply lines there. They have even offered to allow USA pre-approval on every strike. USA also has some longer range kamikaze drones that they have been reluctant to share. And some European countries are so scared that russia may attack them next that they don't want to give up any modern weapons.
The longer range rockets are not going to happen. I listened to the Secretary of Defense talk about this. We are super cautious not to widen the war.
Because they view asset accumulation as the ultimate goal of every human, thus believing themselves to be superior to every human who has accumulated fewer assets than themselves?
Yeah. Mark Cuban is known to "settle" arguments by asking the other person what is your net worth?Because they view asset accumulation as the ultimate goal of every human, thus believing themselves to be superior to every human who has accumulated fewer assets than themselves?
Even if the elections went Russia's way the elections are illegal.
They'll be fine, they'll just loot and steal from Ukrainians.
I'm afraid the Russians will be too busy running away to do much looting or stealing.
I can tell you that from watching clips of russian tv shows lately, that there has been a big change. They have stopped lying about the war. they are admitting defeats and asking what needs to be done.
My impression, correct me if I'm wrong, is that while there seems to be a change in how they're reporting about the 'success' of the war, they still seem to be lying about the legitimacy of the war and continue to support it. That's more important IMO. I just read an article of some Russian official who says they need to stop lying about the war, then goes on to perpetuate Putin's narrative of there being Nazi's in Ukraine. In a way it's the same with all these Russians trying to escape mobilization. It's not that they necessarily disagree with the war - they weren't protesting to any significant degree - they just don't want to be effected by it themselves. Big difference in the size/ferocity of the protests in Iran vs. Russia.
Let me answer that last question - Get the hell out of all of Ukraine.
If their boy was still in the white house, he would have given them Ukraine.
On that, there should be little doubt.
And then they'd have gotten Poland and Romania as well. And the list goes on...
Not one inch of NATO territory. - Joe Biden
