What became clear after several dozen conversations here is that for Ukraine, there’s no middle ground. The resiliency and resolve I heard reminded me of Londoners during the Blitz in World War II. For Ukraine, there’s no turning back, and I was asked repeatedly why some in the West still talk about compromise with Putin.
Ukraine’s determination to go all the way worries some in the Biden administration, who believe that the war must be settled through negotiations and that the United States has a responsibility to contain this conflict before it expands into something much worse. I share those concerns, but it’s hard to make arguments for conciliation to Ukrainians whose nation is being hammered by Russian attacks.
“It would be extremely difficult to explain to society why we need to sit down at the table with these terrorists and negotiate,” Oleksiy Danilov, head of the Ukrainian national security council, told us.
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I asked [Deputy Defense Minister Hannah Maliar] what she had surprised her most in the months since. The biggest shock, she said, was how “barbaric” the Russian attacks had been — destroying kindergartens, maternity wards, homes for the elderly. “In our civilized world, no one assumed this could happen in the 21st century,” she said.
Ukraine fought back. Its citizens think they will be victorious. What they want from the West is weapons and money to fight Putin. A visit here left me with the feeling that steady, sustained military assistance to this astonishingly brave nation — despite Russian threats and for as long as it takes — is an investment in a safer and better world.
He's right about the spirit of the Ukrainians:
Russians, how are you feeling this morning? All good? Happy with your leadership? We’re relatively ok, but hate you even more today. pic.twitter.com/JY7LCvMQxy
— Liubov Tsybulska (@TsybulskaLiubov) October 10, 2022
We, as in the nations of NATO, should ge giving Ukraine all the air-defense weapons we can.
And as for a certain country that can't be bothered to get involved, because they have NATO nations on their borders and thus benefit from NATO's de facto protection, they can go fuck themselves.
As for the Kerch Bridge, it may not have been a truck bomb that blew it up.
I don't want to get into a nuclear war to protect the biggest money laundering country ,as will as the arm of the deep state. Sent cunt lip vindeman back to fight.
ReplyDeleteYour fealty to the TOFF is admirable, Wayne. Your drinking from the Cup of Tukyo Rose, however, is not.
ReplyDeleteRussia Lovers love Russia so much they're welcome to go be cannon fodder on the western front.
ReplyDeleteWasting air Aye need to survive ...
Perhaps the TOFF and his ilk are just upset that Ukrainian rates of exchange weren't as lucrative as Russia gave ?
ReplyDeleteNot consistent with a truck bomb
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wt_Ygd6xKyQ
I was just wondering about "B". Is he back with a different name? It had been so quiet here lately.
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I could tell you, but not on an open board.
ReplyDeleteNot consistent with a truck bomb ~ it's starting to look to me like it was a controlled demo, that Russia blew that section of bridge off the pilings. Couple of big barge-cranes lift it right back into place, no muss no fuss.
ReplyDeleteThere's also been a couple hints but not enough to cross-reference someone Putin is/was unhappy with was on the bridge, in the blast. Fiery falling out windows slash off roofs syndrome.
Knock on wood ...
Update: Your Daily Chaos is reporting a judge linked to a top Putin ally was killed in the explosion, further leaving me feeling this was a hit made to look like a terrorist act.
ReplyDeleteFurthermore, if whomever were serious about permanently disabling/destroying the bridge they would have blown the span just yards past the alleged truck bomb. Blowing a section off the pilings on approach to the span is repairable, blowing the span not-so-much. I also think if were other than Russian they would have blown it closer to Crimea.
To clarify my initial impression, I just don't think a truck bomb can deliver that kind of downward force, do that kind of damage. Could be wrong, it's happened before ...
That the bomb detonated just as a train with tanker cars containing POL was on the adjacent railroad bridge strikes me as being one hell of a coincidence.
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