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the main problem for Russia is that Ukrainians consider themselves European. There is a strong European identity sentiment in Ukraine, and they see Russians as thuggish brutes. And Ukrainians, having lived under the Russian boot for many years, do know Russians very well. Ukraine wants to join the EU. NATO is just a side show in the big picture, but Ukraine fears for its security and has just now been shown to be right. Maybe there is a way out of this mess. Neutrality may be the answer. If Ukraine's neutrality is guaranteed by NATO.

I think the currency exchanges are unfair. They should at least offer the recycling value for the paper.

what I said before: https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2022/02/24/we-need-as-much-stinger-and-anti-tank-weapons-as-possible-says-ukraines-defense-minister/ is it possible to launch a go fund me to buy javelins and stingers for Ukraine ?

so it's option #2. to be honest, Putin was doing all right until the invasion. he seems to have gone senile.

don't worry, they are mostly trolls paid by Russia or useful idiots.

Crimea as well as the 2 separatist republics have a relatively good case for Putin "protecting" them, because 80 to 90% of their population is of Russian nationality. Had Putin just invaded these 3, there would be no war. For some reason he decided to go full crazy ivan.

especially as they already have NATO countries at their borders: one is the USA in Alaska and Latvia and Estonia share land borders with Russia.

nope, it was certainly not OK for the USA to do what it did in Irak, not in my opinion, and a number of US leaders should have been tried for war crimes. but this is completely different.

you got the sides reversed. Putin is the one who - as he alleged himself - wants to get in and out quickly of Ukraine.

at least the pro-Russian trolls in this thread can feel comforted by the fact that they share the same opinion as Myanmar's glorious rulers: https://www.voanews.com/a/myanmar-s-military-council-supports-russia-s-invasion-0f-ukraine/6458527.html

I don't believe that. After scoring that concession, Putin would have pushed his luck further. Ukraine wants to be a NATO member because it felt threatened for decades. WITH GOOD REASON. Russia's goal has always been to turn Ukraine into a puppet state, as stated above they tried by poisoning the president, ordering hits on key people, rigging elections, conducting false flag operations and provocations, etc. This has been going on for decades.

the main story is Russia has been meddling in Ukraine for decades. Ukraine has been the recipient of billions of Euros as investment, loans, development aid and whatnot and is/was evolving into a EU member. That's what Putin tries to prevent by lying, making ridiculous claims, rigging elections, poisoning Ukraine's president, ordering hits on leaders, conducting false flag operations, etc. I know because I have family in Ukraine. Putin needs to get a bloody nose and a good kick in the balls in Ukraine.

really good news there, well done Ukraine I hope Ukraine gets supplied with tens of thousands of man-portable antitank and antiaircraft missiles immediately. USA should let go of its stockpile of FIM-92 Stinger missiles, they are due for replacement soon anyway. Deliver them to Ukraine ASAP. and the same for antitank missiles: http://www.military-today.com/missiles/top_10_portable_atgms.htm all countries on the list, ship to Ukraine please

this is what it is about

certainly if not, it will be the end of business in Thailand.

not sure how much you know about internet, but if the government was to block/filter port 443 or 587, the whole country's internet-based business would grind to a halt. government administrations, hospitals, banks, everything. a government firewall would just inconvenience people who aren't skilled in using the internet. cybercriminals and people involved in subversive internet-based political activity already know how to remain private, even under government scrutiny. so this "firewall" will just cost money with very little effect. maybe they will catch a bunch of incautious people in the first months, and that will be it.

I would never ride a bicycle in Thailand, except maybe on small roads with very little traffic or on separate bicycle paths. Bicycles don't have the acceleration to adapt to potentially dangerous situations.

it won't affect them.

how inconvenient or convenient the switch will be depends completely of how you use the computer. if you are a mainstream user, or a professional user, doing mostly internet surfing, video watching, emailing, maybe some word processing, presentations, photo processing, etc. and if you like things to be simple, then you will be more comfortable with Apple doing the job for you... at a cost. if you are an advanced PC user, a gamer, value-driven, then an Apple laptop is not the right choice. beyond the cost of the product, another major drawback of Apple products is repairability, cost of repair and delay. whatever you decide to buy, see that the system disk is raid 1 mirrored

is there any publicly available official list of restrictions ?

does 48 years old count? I'm not a "mélomane" (music lover) but I enjoy music from all ages and directions. When driving a car on the highway I like cheap technodance / EDM / commercial junk songs. Great for household chores too. I also listen to classical (Bach, Beethoven, Strauss, Händel, Pachelbel, Ravel, Albinoni, Mozart, Wagner ... ), AND death metal, j-pop, k-pop, girlgroups, jazz, rock, and anything else that would just classify as "pop". I don't like guitar, male singers and accordions, and unmelodic music like most of rap. I like it melodic, rythmic, upbeat, energizing, entransing, sexy. If the music does not possess at least two of the preceding, I won't like it.

does anyone know where I can find the list of current restrictions in Pattaya ? before Covid I used to go to Jomtien Beach at night and setup a small BBQ - I wonder if that is now again possible or not ?

some Thai ladies of the second category that have had a late change of heart certainly feel sympathetic for her cause.

a lease scheme is a non-starter from the start because it requires the course to be operated commercially and very much for-profit and leaves members with nothing after 30 years. they need to design it as a condo-like jurisdic entity that owns the real estate.

yes, and actually I forgot the toilet(s) / washbasin(s) in the list ???? you might like google image search: condo kitchen inner window