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Let's see who's right. Basically if the US says no then it's no. NATO as it is exists as it is only because of the US. To think otherwise would be deluded.

Again Ukraine is not going to be part of NATO and you want is to add more gunpowder to the powder keg by increasing Ukraine's military strengths. This isn't going to happen either after a ceasefire is hopefully agreed to by all parties. As sad as it is Ukraine is going to become a buffer zone. What the future holds neither you or I can tell.

A pitiful deflection from the topic which is all I'd expect from you. Why not address the point I made that at least Trump is trying compared to sleepy Joe who was not medically fit to be POTUS and did nothing. Looking forward to your next intellectually stunted reply.

Sharia law coming soon to Muslim run enclaves in Britain. Am I being racist or overly alarmist?

Fact is Putin saw it as a threat and said so. The EU and the US supported NATO expansion. Yes, the EU reduced it's NATO spending but still the US was and still is the backbone of NATO. Trump wants this to change. Question is did the EU and the US want Russia to invade Ukraine? Was NATO expansion used a trigger/bait to get Putin to invade? Has Ukraine just been a pawn in a much larger scenario? I have posited these questions on here before but without intelligent replies. Certainly get plenty of the unintelligent/anonymised negative emojis from those without the balls or intelligence to dispute these assertions and which I expect again with this post. I'm genuinely interested to see any comments to argue Ukraine hasn't been used as a pawn in a proxy war against Russia.

Yeh right! Get back to us when this happens. Membership of the EU? Possibly. NATO membership? As I said not happening. Why don't you post something (sourced) that supports your statement. I along with others I'm sure would be interested to see your comment or is it just another one to add to your long list of baseless comments. Putin needs to die and the sooner the better well maybe some would say so does Zelensky and the sooner the better so there can be elections. Both ridiculous statements when you think logically which from your past posts seems to be beyond your grasp.

Wow! You've been going on for hours. The syndrome is strong with you. One thing I've not seen so far in any of your posts is at least Trump is trying. Old sleepy Joe who, according to all your lot on the looney left was fit to be POTUS, didn't even speak to Putin to seek a resolution indeed it could be, has been and is being argued was happy to see it continue as was the EU. Calling Trump a dictator, which is implicit in your comment, simply shows you do not know what a dictator is and then calling Trump "a pansy, a cuck, a simp, a chump" just goes to show that the mind virus runs deep within you. HE'S TRYING TO END THE WAR yet all you can do is criticise with maximum hate. Pitiful.

NATO is most definitely no longer an issue when it comes to Ukraine. It's off the agenda. Not going to happen. Maybe if talks of it happening were squashed immediately this war may not have happened.

True. Easter ceasefire which didn't really happen was for troop rotation and ammo restocking and yes, the 3 days is for the May Day parade. You are also correct that he wants the land taken since 2022 plus Crimea and the de-militarization of Ukraine and add elections to this. As for NATO membership that's pretty much gone as it is. Joining the EU is, however, is an open option. As for security guarantees that's more on the part of Ukraine wanting this and this is not an easy thing to do. Who will do the securing that's acceptable to both sides. As for Europe leading negotiations this won't happen. p.s. not sure why your full quote wasn't quoted. I didn't edit out your last two points.

Yes Crimea was under Obama and it was basically a peaceful handover so there was no conflict there for Trump to end in his 1st term.

Sorry you can't accept reality. I am in no way being a Putin fanboy I'm simply pointing out what the situation is and the situation is Russia has the upper hand on the battle field. If this were not the case they would be being pushed back toward the border and they're not. They're advancing. For God's sake even Zelensky has said a military victory is impossible.

"A little more land to add to the Empire". 20% of Ukraine since 2022 isn't as little bit of land. Ukraine is huge. "Europe finally taking its own defense seriously". Agree. This is a good thing but has nothing to do with a strategic/tactical failure on Russia's part. "at least two new NATO members" Why is this a strategic/tactical loss if expansionism isn't Putin's end goal and IMO it isn't? "hundreds of thousands of Russians dead and wounded" Huge deaths and casualties are being felt on both sides. Ukraine will feel this more than Russia. "its military hardware wiped out" I'd like to see you back this up. Russia has huge stockpiles. Not saying these are being depleted but weapons manufacturing is going full pace in Russia. "permanent loss of most of Europe as energy customers" As it is the EU continues to get energy supplies from Russia whilst the war is going. Where will they get it from when the war is over? "Russia diminished in the eyes of the world". Do you think this bothers Putin? "a debtor to China, Iran, and North Korea" Why? Artillery shells from North Korea and drones now made in Russia from Iran. Not exactly what I would say makes Russia in huge debt to these countries. China? As for victory what I have said reflects the reality on the battlefield. Ukraine has now been virtually pushed out of the Kursk Oblast with Russian troops now moving into Sumi and the eastern front continues to advance. Yes, it's moving slowly but this is the nature of protracted, attritional war but it's more than a few km a month over 3 years. It's more than 64,000 km2.

You have to be 100% deluded if you think Russia is facing a strategic and tactical defeat. Russia is winning this protracted war of attrition. This isn't being a Putin lover as I'm sure you'll accuse me of but it's the reality. As I said the intrusion into the Kursk Oblast has almost totally collapsed with Russian troops moving into Sumi and the eastern front continues to move west. Are you saying this isn't the case?

No NATO expansion no war?

No. It's all about evading US tariffs. Same thing is happening in Vietnam. Relabeling Chinese products as Vietnamese then exporting to the US.

The war started under Biden. Biden did nothing to stop it from happening. This is a historical fact.

It happens but is it the norm as your post would seem to imply? Not from what I've seen. What I see is the majority (true not all) try and make room for ambulances with sirens and lights on.

Putin has the upper hand on the battlefield and as such has the upper hand in negotiations. The Ukrainian move into the Kursk Oblast has failed (only around 20km2 out of the initial around 1000km2 still held) with Russian troops now seemingly moving across the border into Sumi with the eastern front still slowly but surely moving west. This is war and as I said Putin is in the position of power. As it is Trump wants a permanent ceasefire and will give Crimea and most of the 20% of Ukraine that Russian troops have taken since 2022 to Putin, Zelensky wants a permanent ceasefire and wants Crimea, territory lost since 2022 and security guarantees but what's unknown is what Putin really wants. To be calling Trump Putin's puppet is simply ridiculous. Putin is in this position of power because of Biden and the EU which as I have said on previous posts could have pushed Russian troops back across the border in 2023 but failed to supply Ukraine adequately with weapon systems to allow this to happen.

Hang on a minute. Weren't there some posters on here saying how China is winning the trade war. China doesn't need the US market. If this was the case why the relabeling through 2nd countries. BTW Thailand isn't the only one.

Russian mafia.

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You're idea of overwhelming evidence is an article in the Telegraph behind a pay wall. Ok then. I stand corrected.

Ah! The threads from the suffers come thick and fast and all based on opinions from fellow suffers. How tedious.

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