TacoKhun

well if no one felt threatened then whats the point in keeping NW with memorandum or not, keeping NW was never an option, it is just hindsight speculation.

Do you understand back then that Russia was not considered to be a threat to Ukraine, but NATO was. So the memorandum was to protect Ukraine from NATO aggression in the 1st place, also this is why the US insisted on transferring NW to Russia.

no idea, ask Lavrov. Ukraine having NW was never an option. US wont allow it. Memorandum was just a bandage, to give an illusion some kind of trade has happened.

no need to argue with me, i stated facts why back then the decision was made.

Today 2022, 32 after Ukraine signed the memorandum and Kim still have no long range delivery devices, and what his weapons are capable of no one really knows.

I dont understand why you writing this to me, it was not in US interest to give a country nuclear weapons that can hit the US territory, therefore there was no choice for Ukraine to have it, memorandum or not. If Ukraine declined the memorandum, then there would be something else.

1. Memorandum was an option to safe face. The giving up of nuclear weapons was an offer one cant refuse, neither US or Russia was interested in Ukraine having any, because the delivery devices were capable of hitting US and every other NATO country. If Ukraine declined then USSR might have decided to not give independence to soviet states. 2. Nuclear weapon is very expensive to maintain and requires advanced technology, Ukraine as a poor country could not afford that and did not have the required technology, since the rockets were not produced by Ukraine alone but whole USSR. 3. The launch codes were in Russia hands and it was virtually impossible to operate the rockets. 4. While rockets were stationed in Ukraine territory, it did not belong to it, the rockets were a product of whole USSR nuclear program. Basically nuclear weapons were no use to Ukraine back then and nobody could predict, what will happen in the future, especially taking in mind the promise not to expand NATO border towards Russia. History could go other way, and Ukraine would be allied with Russia and possible target for NATO, US could not risk that, therefore the deal of giving up nuclear weapons was arranged, all the speculation of leaving weapon in Ukraine hands just hindsight. One can speculate that already back then Ukraine was a potential target for US and memorandum was more targeted towards US and NATO then towards Russia, having the plans in mind US insisted on giving up nuclear weapons to Russia, the risk of leaving it in Ukraine hand was too big.

there is ganja plaza (photo above little walking street) on jomtien road, they offer weed as cheap as 100 baht for 3 grams, local produce.

Bolt says 300 baht a ride, which i am considering.

What will be the best way to get there using public transport service? Are there any like minibuses or bahtbuses going there from sukhumvit?

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Because according to western sources Putin is very sick and soon no more, so East Germany is safe, it will take many years for Russia to recover after what is happening in Ukraine before it will be in shape to even try any new big military operation. The people you call comrades are very likely to be indians, majority are anti west and pro russia, ask me how i know ????

I dont care what Putin said he will do. My point is if someone promise he wont do something or has no plan or intentions to do something today, does not mean that tomorrow he wont change his mind. So if NATO says we strictly defensive alliance, one has to have in mind that tomorrow it might not be and if you are not ready you are dead.

I always feel confused when I read something like this or "NATO is a defensive alliance", like how people actually can believe that. Like, today maybe it is a true, but what about tomorrow. "Because of threat to world piece yadayda, we decided to put missiles where we promised we wont, because we were forced to and have no choice, and change our stance on non-aggression position, because fate of the world depends on it, just only this once". Like, this is what happened all the time during human history. Today say something, tomorrow do the opposite, because circumstances changed.

While Europe is still buying, Ukraine is still doing the transit of Russian gas. Honestly, I'm mind blown, Ukraine transit gas so Russia gets more money to finance their efforts in killing more Ukrainians, this is like the worst case of self harm if I ever seen one. What is the reason Ukraine still allows Russia to earn billions on selling gas to Europe, should not it be like top priority for any country to cut supply off to the enemy, what is happening?