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One of these does not belong in that list. Can you spot the odd one out?

I mentioned it twice already. Putin asked for special treatment. NATO said no, need to play fair. Putin didn't want that. He tried to play his usual game and failed. That's the end of the story. Last straw in what regard? What exactly did Ukraine do? They got rid of the Russian puppet that was their president? You know that it's not only Ukraine as the only ex soviet country who are turning away from the cleptomanianc oligarchs in Russia. Look at central asia. The only problem is that China doesn't have any excuse to put their troops there because the US is not threatening to invade any of these countries. Have any of these countries asked for Chinas protection? Why did nobody join a similar defense organization to NATO with China?

If any of these countries asked China to station a small contingent of troops in their country for defensive piurposes then yes I would have no problem with that. They don't do that as far as I know. I don't think any country in the US neighborhood is worried about the US invading them either. The placement of these missiles was a reaction to the Soviet Union placing nuclear missiles next to its western neighbours. But yes I don't think any country should threaten another country with nuclear weapons. Russia is not encircled. Nobody has threatened Russia. NATO is a defense alliance. It only works when some member is being threatened or attacked. It's a protection alliance against Russia who is the big bully in the region. How does invading Ukraine help them get more far away from the west? It puts them closer! Both in geographical terms as well as making the west and NATO grow stronger together. The hypcrisy and megalomania is purely on Putins part. He's the maniac who starts a war and builds palaces with stolen money on intelligence agency grounds. He was the one who made Russias application to NATO a non-starter by not wanting to play fairly with everyone. Russia is the threat. The notion that the invasion of Ukraine was any kind of defense is just so absurd...

This is not true. NATO only has a guideline for members on their total defence spending. That does not mean contribution to NATO. It is the total defence spending including for their own military and for example pensions of retired soldiers and whatnot. A small small fraction goes to NATO. And it's not a rule, just a guideline in order to show intent. There is no windfall when a member joins NATO.

The suggestion of the other poster to me was that I'm ok with Russia putting nuclear missiles into Cuba because I'm ok with the US having a few troops in Taiwan. My point was that it's silly to compare a few dozen or hundred soldiers being stationed somewhere to nuclear missiles being put next to an enemy country. The US troops pose zero risk to China and so China can't use them as an excuse. The US has zero interest in invading China. Same like neither the EU nor US have any interest in invading Russia. Yet Russia used the made up threat of the west to them as an excuse to actually invade a country and destabilize the whole region. China is also threatening to invade Taiwan. The US put troops into Taiwan decades ago when the first crisis in the Taiwan straight happened. They withdrew nearly all troops when things calmed down. Now China is rattling the sabers again and so the US is putting some troops back. It is abundantly clear who the aggressors are. It's Russa and China.

There are currently no nuclear missiles in Turkey as far as publicly known. Haven't been for decades. There are nuclear gravity bombs though. And I'd rather they also didn't exist.

Ah yes, the defensive deployment of nuclear missiles in Cuba. Certainly nobody thought about sending those across to the US. They only would use them to nuke themselves. Makes sense.

Who is we? I'm pretty sure European countries are pretty happy about NATO right now. The US doesn't get to tell these countries what to do or who they can talk to.

You are confusing officially recognizing Taiwan and not doing so in order to not open confrontation with China. It's a careful dance. The EU for example has informal diplomatic relationships with Taiwan. Why would they need that if they already have official ones with China? Tell me, if Taiwan is just part of China then why is the military of mainland China never completely entering Taiwan? Why are they threatening to take it by force? Why are they speaking of re-unification if it's already part of China? Are citizens of Taiwan allowed to vote in mainland China elections? No? Why not? It's just utter denial of reality. The Taiwanese people want to be left alone and it's just the threat of force by China that keeps them in limbo.

Yea because Hong Kong really wants to be part of China. It shows how influenced you are by Chinese propaganda. Didn't you mention you are living in China? Why did China have to use force in Hong Kong?

Putin didn't want to play by the rules. He didn't want to go through the normal NATO membership application process like other countries. That already shows his attitude. The funny thing is he said he wanted to be treated equally. But what he asked for is the exact opposite. He has a twisted mind. Of course NATO wouldn't accept him under the given circumstances and the history of Russias threat to the west. You are confusing cause and reaction. The US isn't putting troups somewhere because they think it's funny. They put them in response to a threat. China has threatened Taiwan before the US ever helped Taiwan. The origin is the Chinese civil war which made the old Chinese government flee to what is now Taiwan. The US has an agreemend to defend Taiwan. Nobody is threatening or thinking about invading China. China is on the other hand threatening Taiwan with invasion and recently has several times violated Taiwans sovereignty regarding their airspace.

What a load of crap from the Chinese propaganda machine. Nato has neither invaded nor is it threatening any country. It's a defense alliance by nature. In reality it is China on the other hand has invaded Tibet, has taken full control over Hong Kong, is threatening Taiwan and constantly provokes countries in the South China Sea like the Philippines. They also provoke India regularily. China also supports the local troublemaker-in-chief North Korea and the war-monger Putin.

That's unrelated to the money offered to her directly. Maybe take your own advise, read the article again and understand that there are two different things happening.

That's not what the article says. She says she was offered the money in order if she dropped the matter.

As previously stated it wouldn't make any difference to the charges nor defense. She did not enter the private property of the guy. What she did before or how she got to that part of public land is irrelevant. Even if she trespassed through the estate without permission the worst that would result in is a charge against her but who'd be crazy enough to attempt that.

Not pressing charges = settle the matter out of court. In some other justice systems the prossecution wouldn't allow the charges to be dropped, in Thailand they do.

More nonsense completely exagerated "reporting" from "The Thaiger". You can't bribe the person bringing the lawsuit against you unless it's the government. When you offer money to the other party it's called a settlement offer and is something completely normal and common thing to do. The other party can accept the settlement and that's that. Or they refuse and press on which is what this woman did. But there is no bribe. It would be a bribe if they paid off the police, the judge or other third parties. But this is not a bribe.

What KhunBENQ said is correct. And what farang51 added as well. So just renew whenever you come back. It's not going to be an issue.

Seems like Musks opinion also matters more than the rule of law (to him at least). He is becoming more and more a liability for all the businesses he's involved in. He said he'd step away and perform a more non-executive chairman role. Why does he still seem to control the day to day business of Twitter? To me it looks like he just needs drama and attention all the time.

Did a transaction over 50k last month with Krungsri. Never signed up for face scan and didn't speak to any branch in a long time. Worked just fine. I used to have a 50k limit on the account which is the default. Just had to get that increased but did that a long time ago.

How can one be evicted from a province? Makes no sense.

I suggest a good search at home. It's not like you can forget the key when somewhere else because you need it to drive the bike home. And if you still manage to forget it while out and about without the bike then why take the key? I've also attached some little accessory to my keys, makes them easier to spot and less likely to lose.

Uhm no it's not. According to the list Turkey is number one in Asia (and in the World).

What kind of sicko calls it entertainment if some person gets impaled and then dies? Seriously messed up.

Thank you for clarifying. I can rest easy now.