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Ukraine needs the EU more than the EU need Ukraine. That said, they might allow them into the Free Trade Zone, I'm not sure what the rules are governing EU-Ukraine now.

They certainly won't accept a country as poor or as corrupt as Ukraine is now. But unless you've got a crystal ball, how do you what the situation in Ukraine will be 5 to 10 years from now? Remember that Yanukovych got deposed because he reneged on a promise to apply for membership in the EU.

So this means not just a Tory victory, but one headed by Johnson?

You think Ukraine is going to commit economic suicide by not allowing truck drivers to leave the country? I haven't seen any notice anywhere that Ukraine is no longer exporting goods. Unless all their truck drivers are women, I imagine that the Ukrainian govt allows male drivers of working age to transport goods in the interests of national defense and economic survival.

Unlike the UK, Ukraine is a country where BJ is beloved by the majority of its citizens.

Well, there was this in there: "They found that in people who were triple vaccinated and had no prior infection, an omicron infection provided an immune boost against previous variants such as alpha, beta, gamma, delta and the original ancestral strain, but virtually nothing against Omicron itself." Also, you would think that they might mention that contracting Omicron may not prevent one from catching it again, but, like vaccination, it does offer protection against serious illness and death. Here's another article about this same research that does mention the protective effects of vaccination against serious illness and death https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/237315/omicron-infection-poor-booster-covid-19-immunity/ That noted you do make a point that I missed. Namely, that this article actually downplays the protective effects of being infected, contrary to what most Covid antivaxxers believe.

You seem determined to judge currency as a kind of stock share. It's not. What's relevant is not how much value an individual dollar has lost but how many you have. As GDP figures show, over time the total value of how many dollars one has, tends to outweigh the decline in value of each dollar. Now, because of laws and court rulings favoring the wealthy, those gains disproportionately go to them and even lead to a decline in the standard of living of the middle class, working class, and the poor. But that's a different issue.

What don't you understand about the obvious fact, once inside, that there was no human targets available for these rioters to attack? You think their rage was just reserved for the Capitol police?

If you have seen no videos of crowds violently attacking police and pushing their way into the Capitol, that's because you're avoiding looking for them. As for once they were inside the Capitol, exactly how many members of Congress, the targets of their ire, did they encounter? I'll give you a hint: less than one.

Thanks to the popularity of Nature documentaries, you can find plenty of videos of lions strolling about under the shade of a tree. I guess to your way of thinking this proves that lions aren't predators.

Just to give a perspective on how bad this is: Climate crisis: recent European droughts 'worst in 2,000 years' The series of severe droughts and heatwaves in Europe since 2014 is the most extreme for more than 2,000 years, research suggests. The study analysed tree rings dating as far back as the Roman empire to create the longest such record to date. The scientists said global heating was the most probable cause of the recent rise in extreme heat. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/mar/15/climate-crisis-recent-european-droughts-worst-in-2000-years

Cherry picking videos much? You think because some videos show the rioters not behaving violently that this is proof that they didn't riot?

Because Ukraine doesn't have a very powerful incentive, namely survival, to clean up its act? As Dr. Johnson once remarked: “Depend upon it, sir, when a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.”

I think it's far more significant that they are losing a significant portion of their technically sophisticated citizenry. Russia Is Facing a Tech Worker Exodus "With founders and developers scrambling for the exit, the Russian tech scene is taking a major hit. According to RAEK, a Russian technology trade group, between 50,000 and 70,000 tech workers have already fled Russia, and 70,000 to 100,000 more could leave in April. With flights to the West canceled, they have wended their way to countries where Russian citizens can still travel visa-free." https://www.wired.co.uk/article/russian-techies-exodus-ukraine

What's most impressive about that statement is that when Trump tells us he said something, we can be 100% sure it's true. After all, he has an impecable record in that regard. No record of it, though. Maybe because he told Putin that in the private meeting he had where it was just Putin, Putin's translator, and Trump because Trump dismissed the State Dept.'s translator?

It's likely going to take years for Ukraine to bring corruption down to an acceptable level. But comparing its situation to Turkey's is ridiculous. Have there been no countries admitted to the EU that have applied after 1987?

Actually, one regimen for endurance athletes is training at high altitudes. Apparently it increases the level of red blood cells. So wearing a mask mimics this practice and it's a lot cheaper than a vacation in Nepal.

As might be expected from the Telegraph, no mention was made of the fact that vaccination does provide enhanced protection against serious illness and death.

What advantage would Ukraine joining the EU give to Russia?

Do you understand the difference between testing positive, having a mild case of covid, having a serious case of covid and dying from covid? If you did understand the difference between these 4 outcomes, then you should understand the usefulness of boosters.

Please share with us any previous congressional committee investigations where the numbers are 50-50? For instance, the 7 Benghazi investigations. In fact, the majority party always gets higher representation.

I have a simpler solution. Just change the name of the post from "Ethics Advisor" to "Ethics Shmethics Advisor".

Such trivial nonsense. The United States is a democratic republic. That is, it functions as a democracy with certain limitations incorporated into its constitution designed to protects the rights of individuals against majority overreach.

I would amend that to relatively well. But that's a low bar to clear considering what a disaster the attempt to capture Kiiv was. For one thing, not only did Russian forces fail to capture Kharkiv, Ukraine's second largest city, but they were pushed back all the way into Russia. For another, Ukraine has recaptured some territory in the south. And despite the fact that the Ukrainians are outnumbered and outgunned in Severodonetsk, Russian progress there has been painfully slow.

That you are still calling those ballot boxes "suitcases" after that claim was repeatedly debunked shortly after that ridiculous charge was made, pretty much tells us all we need to know about where you get your information from and where you don't get it from. And it's utterly false that any ballot watchers, conservatives or even communists were blocked from observing. https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/dec/04/facebook-posts/no-georgia-election-workers-didnt-kick-out-observe/ What don't you understand about the fact that the vote was recounted 3 times, including once by hand? And this in a Republican state and overseen by a Republican Secretary of State who was a faithful supporter of Trump's re-election.