Wars and rumors of war.

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Obviously you've not been listening to Putin and Lavrov. They have made it absolutely clear that taking complete control of Ukraine is Putin's objective. Putin has said openly that the end of the USSR was a tragedy and needed to be reversed.

Russia has spent nearly 5 years attempting to conquer Ukraine. The result?

1. Destruction of Russia's economy
2. Two more members of NATO in response to Russian aggression
3. Europe finally rearming
4. Ukraine inventing a whole new way of warfare
5. Massive Russian casualties
6. The nation without a navy, Ukraine, has destroyed 55 Russian navy vessels.

No one was pushing Russia around. They have killed off so many of their soldiers that they are employing North Koreans to fight for them and to staff their factories. Russia has deceived many other nationals, offering high wages but sending them to the front lines to die in a couple of months. All this is well documented.

America has shamefully betrayed Ukraine. America committed to defending Ukraine and Russia promised not to invade. As a result, Ukraine gave up its substantial nuclear arsenal and long range bombers. So it had little chance to defend itself when Russia occupied Crimea. Ukraine is getting financial help and military hardware from Europe. What Ukraine really needs is weapons to defend against ballistic missiles. It will come eventually, but meanwhile Russia attacks mostly civilian targets. Mr Trump is best buddies with a war criminal. It is sickening.

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Interesting take.

 

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Sources: 2 pumping stations along Saudi East-West Pipeline damaged in recent attack​

"Two pumping stations serving the vital East-West Pipeline in Saudi Arabia were damaged in an attack last week, with a repair timeline unclear, according to assessments from three oil and security sources.

Saudi Aramco, which operates the 1,200 km (745-mile) pipeline running across the Arabian Peninsula, did not respond to a request for comment. Saudi Arabia’s government media office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The pipeline, which has helped relieve the logjam in the Strait of Hormuz, temporarily shut down on Friday after a drone attack coming from Iraq, Saudi officials have said."

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/sources-2-pumping-stations-along-saudi-east-west-pipeline-damaged-in-recent-attack/

 

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"Hybrid Warfare: German officials state that the country is the target of Russian hybrid tactics, including cyberattacks, espionage, and a recent failed explosive drone attack targeting Leipzig Airport. [1, 2, 3]"


"Tensions and Rhetoric: While Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov claimed that Berlin's retaliatory measures signal the "beginning of a real war", the German federal government has unequivocally denied being at war, maintaining strong military and financial support for Ukraine while preparing critical infrastructure and hospitals for potential future risks."

 

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germany and poland have been itching to go to war with russia for a while now, so this is not that surprised that things are heading in this direction...