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Has that got anything at all to do with Zelensky visiting the US to get further help to kick out the Russian terrorists that are murdering innocent civilians and destroying their homes?

Yea because going to an economist on advice on the Russian invasion of Ukraine is something we should all do................. If that's what you base your understanding on then its not surprising

Under a European Commission proposal, the EU would shift the liquid assets of the Russian state that were frozen under sanctions into a fund its rebuilding costs

I live in a fact based world. He was a lawyer first, then comedian who had his own TV production company with series sales to Netflix and other networks. Even with the Pandora allegations he has no where near that figure. Fake: Zelensky’s Fortune Estimated at $850 Million There is absolutely no evidence that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has a net worth of $850 million. According to several authoritative sources, Zelensky’s combined fortune could amount to some $20-25 million. Citing the Dutch right-wing populist Forum for Democracy party as their source, Russian media are claiming that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky may have a net worth of $850 million. Russian propagandist publications RIA Novosti, RT, Krasnaya Vesna, Argumenty I Fakty and others are all disseminating this story. Representatives of the Forum for Democracy Party who are close to the Kremlin are also claiming without any evidence, that Zelensky earned most of his money after becoming president. https://www.stopfake.org/en/fake-zelensky-s-fortune-estimated-at-850-million/ If you live in a fact based world prove your claims.

In reply to your questions: In the early 1990s, didn't the west agree not to extend NATO membership toward Russia after the USSR fell? No, here is some information for you: ‘There was no promise not to enlarge NATO’ https://hls.harvard.edu/today/there-was-no-promise-not-to-enlarge-nato/ "The U.S.S.R. was never offered a formal guarantee on the limits of NATO expansion post-1990," John Lough, the research associate who authored the section, wrote. "Moscow merely distorts history to help preserve an anti-Western consensus at home." https://www.rferl.org/a/nato-expansion-russia-mislead/31263602.html Your second question: Was invading Ukraine Putin's only choice of action in challenging western influence that threatens Russian security or the well being of Russians living in Ukraine or Moldova? Putin got Crimea wasn't that enough? In what way was he threatened? He claims there was genocide of ethnic Russians going on. Total fabrication. The total number of civilian casualties recorded by OHCHR in 2021 has totaled 110: 25 killed (16 men, two women, three boys, one girl and three adults whose sex is not yet known) and 85 injured (56 men, 21 women, six boys and two girls), a 26.2 per cent decrease compared with 2020 (149: 26 killed and 123 injured), and the lowest annual civilian casualties for the entire conflict period. The above includes both Ukrainian and ethnic Russians

Yes and you edited my post. Topic is here as I pointed out to you in it.

On the dark side, they can have that.

What agenda is that, to free Ukraine from the Russian terrorists, that one?

LOL, now attempting justification for his blatant bias

You mean where Russia refused to recognize Minsk despite signing it? Doubt that will have been on the agenda no.

The bias is real. Russia is rated as "Not free" ???? https://freedomhouse.org/countries/freedom-world/scores

Full List of Republicans Who Sat During Zelensky's Speech Zelensky's address was enthusiastically received, with the vast majority of lawmakers joining repeated standing ovations as he vowed Ukraine would repel Putin's army. However, a small group of right-wing House Republicans appeared less impressed, remaining seated during at least some ovations. Washington Post reporter Leigh Ann Caldwell tweeted: "During one standing ovation, Rep. Clyde (R-Ga.) was one of the few who didn't stand. When Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) encouraged him to stand, Clyde seemed to mouth 'I'm not. I'm not,' while shaking his head." https://www.newsweek.com/full-list-republicans-who-sat-during-zelenskys-speech-1768962

Wagner becoming a formidable force of barbarians within Ukraine. Now receiving military equipment direct from North Korea “In certain instances, Russian military officials are actually subordinate to Wagner's command,” said John Kirby, the strategic communications coordinator at the National Security Council. “It's pretty apparent to us that Wagner is emerging as a rival power center to the Russian military and other Russian ministries.” US believes Russian mercenary firm Wagner Group is expanding influence and took delivery of North Korean arms Kirby said the US estimates Wager currently has about 50,000 personnel deployed inside Ukraine, of which 40,000 could be convicts recruited from Russian prisons. He said the group was spending $100 million per month to fund its operations in Ukraine. Last month, Wagner received a delivery of infantry rockets and missiles from North Korea, Kirby said, an indication of how Russia and its military partners continue to seek ways around Western sanctions and export controls. https://edition.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-12-22-22/h_436bd7e67edbcf6307b6432165f9bffa

They're crying on Russian state TV............???? “How many times do I have to repeat: DON’T SHOW THIS VIDEO ANYMORE!!” ‘Get Rid of the Video!’: Putin Crony Freaks Out in Live TV Flop Over Zelensky Clip Solovyov was apparently unnerved by the video of the warm reception extended to Zelensky in the United States. While Simes was droning on, Solovyov appeared to be furiously texting on his phone, eventually revealing that he was texting his producers and demanding that they stop replaying the clips of Zelensky before the U.S. Congress. Apparently, the producers were too slow to cater to the host’s demands—and he finally exploded, interrupting Simes, he fumed: “Forgive me, Dimitri. Guys, get rid of this video, if you can’t read what is being written to you!” https://www.thedailybeast.com/russian-state-tv-flop-sends-vladimir-solovyov-raging-over-video-of-volodymyr-zelensky

Human rights especially for women went right down during the Russian war in Afghanistan, terrible right.

Yea Russia Military complex doing very well too. Amazing how they start a war and their arms industry flourishes

This is not a twitter bot and troll thread

1. Risk benefit ratio for most people very safe. Do you have credible evidence that is not the case? I've answered your initial question. Links already provided. Waiting for you to return with same before I go onto 2.

You evidently deflect your inappropriate trolling comment

Yea because he finds the murders of his civilian population so amusing. Pathetic troll comment

He's just cherry picking data, I've already pointed that out to him. He misses that this is a personal submission only and she links to the official submission from the paper via https://ozsage.org/ who she actually works for: Long covid – OzSAGE makes detailed submission to the Parliamentary Inquiry "Available vaccines lower the risk of hospitalization and death" https://ozsage.org/media_releases/long-covid-ozsage-makes-detailed-submission-to-the-parliamentary-inquiry/ IMPORTANCE OF COVID-19 VACCINATION & DEVELOPMENT OF BETTER SYSTEMS FOR MANAGEMENT OF UNCOMMON SUBSEQUENT ADVERSE EVENT The aim of this position statement is to  reinforce the importance of COVID-19 vaccination, and of remaining up to date in line with the ATAGI recommended vaccination schedule, and of supporting global vaccine equity remind that part of ensuring the integrity of and confidence in the vaccination programme is the surveillance and management of uncommon adverse incidents following vaccination that may, or may not be related to vaccines https://ozsage.org/media_releases/importance-of-covid-19-vaccination-development-of-better-systems-for-management-of-uncommon-subsequent-adverse-events/

None of that relates to your claims, anyway as already stated by the mods its off topic so I won't be bothering showing you the facts, you know where to find them in the main Ukraine War Thread

The most detailed investigation so far carried out on the Bucha murders. NYT's has identified with photos all the soldiers responsible. New exclusive video evidence and reporting. Excellent watch and read. Caught on Camera, Traced by Phone. Vehicle numbers and symbols that @ckoettl identified in CCTV along the street also implicate the 234th. They enabled him to trace those vehicles to training exercises of the 234th in 2020, and again as they amassed in Feb. 2022 to invade Ukraine. Critical evidence were the cell phones of Ukrainian victims — which Russian soldiers used to call home within hours of executions. @YousurAlhlou and @MashaFroliak got call logs, and used the Russian numbers dialed to identify soldiers, speak to some and their family members. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/22/video/russia-ukraine-bucha-massacre-takeaways.html

Oh so you make a claim with no basis? I know the history and the facts, you are wrong. Prove your assertions