I believe Ukrainians see themselves as dying to protect and preserve their sovereignty. No, i don’t under why we abandoned the eighty year old commitments to protecting territorial integrity foundational under the UN system. We are, however, fickle at long term commitments.
In Ukraine, they are dying every day for us... keeping Putin at bay. Not fully supporting them is wrong, short sighted, and cruel. It shows a lack of knowledge, unfortunately, not uncommon in this administration.
I'm just wondering where the tipping point is in this conflict? There has to be some underlying reason that Russia would continue the slow drip of scattered conflict vs. a full-on invasion and occupation. I'm guessing it's largely financial in some way... money (and power) are usually allies in dictatorship modus operandi. If Russia was to conduct an all-out invasion, the assumption is that Europe and/or the U.S. would stand to thwart it. If Russia somehow succeeded, it would be up against a prolonged guerilla warfare insurgency type situation which would eventually drive them out but at what cost and what timeframe?
There is no doubt that this "battle lab" has provided a unique chance for Western powers to test various armaments and strategies through a somewhat insulated proxy. That alone may be tempting enough for the West not to be more forceful in seeking a final end to this mess. Time will tell.
I saw on a YouTube yesterday that Russia is threatening to "close the Black Sea" to food commerce, and that the American Navy is moving an aircraft carrier to the eastern Mediterranean, apparently to support Turkey's enforcement of the Montreux Convention, preventing Russia from bringing new naval forces into the Black Sea. I've assumed that Ukraine has not pursued the remaining Russian naval forces sheltering in Novorossiysk as a matter of priorities: so many targets for so few resources. But is this likely to raise the Ukrainian priority of trying to finish off Russian navel forces in the Black Sea?
I believe Ukrainians see themselves as dying to protect and preserve their sovereignty. No, i don’t under why we abandoned the eighty year old commitments to protecting territorial integrity foundational under the UN system. We are, however, fickle at long term commitments.
I always assume fear of accountability to the public motivates many if these actions.
In Ukraine, they are dying every day for us... keeping Putin at bay. Not fully supporting them is wrong, short sighted, and cruel. It shows a lack of knowledge, unfortunately, not uncommon in this administration.
I'm just wondering where the tipping point is in this conflict? There has to be some underlying reason that Russia would continue the slow drip of scattered conflict vs. a full-on invasion and occupation. I'm guessing it's largely financial in some way... money (and power) are usually allies in dictatorship modus operandi. If Russia was to conduct an all-out invasion, the assumption is that Europe and/or the U.S. would stand to thwart it. If Russia somehow succeeded, it would be up against a prolonged guerilla warfare insurgency type situation which would eventually drive them out but at what cost and what timeframe?
There is no doubt that this "battle lab" has provided a unique chance for Western powers to test various armaments and strategies through a somewhat insulated proxy. That alone may be tempting enough for the West not to be more forceful in seeking a final end to this mess. Time will tell.
I saw on a YouTube yesterday that Russia is threatening to "close the Black Sea" to food commerce, and that the American Navy is moving an aircraft carrier to the eastern Mediterranean, apparently to support Turkey's enforcement of the Montreux Convention, preventing Russia from bringing new naval forces into the Black Sea. I've assumed that Ukraine has not pursued the remaining Russian naval forces sheltering in Novorossiysk as a matter of priorities: so many targets for so few resources. But is this likely to raise the Ukrainian priority of trying to finish off Russian navel forces in the Black Sea?