Are you telling us countries dont have any self interest?
Overt or covert all countries have self interest and self preservation in mind. Obviously it will involve the weakening of their adversaries and the strengthening of their own position.
In this case...the USA argument has obviously won Germany over precisely because it aligns with Germany's own.
Poor Russia.
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Russia from being the 2nd best Army in the world to becoming the 2nd best Army in Ukraine
Lost 50% of its missile stockpiles for no battlefield gains.
Lost 20% of its combat helicopter force
Has its airforce practically on a stalemate with Ukraine's tiny airforce
Lost hundred thousand kia or wounded
Lost thousands of tanks, APCs artillwry pieces which will take decades to replace
Lost their reputation in the battlefield
Ukraine getting stronger with more weapons and victories
NATO is getting stronger and more united
NATO countries spending more now for defense
Sweden and Finland sooner rather than later will be joining the alliance.
Lost their biggest energy customers in europe. Replaced them with China and india who are getting huge discounts with significantly more transport overhead
Lost their blackmail energy leverage on western europe
Lost their young and bright and productive citizens to other countries because of mobilization
Lost a big chunk their foreign reserves
Lost a ton of foreign investment, companies vacating russia etc.
Facing economic ruin and embargos for decades.
Lost what little freedom they have ...you hold up a blank piece of paper and you are going to jail (am sure you would love it there)
Yes....poor Germany.
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Columbia is actually providing aid to Ukraine
They have tons of land mine clearing expertise and this is where they are assisting and training Ukraine .
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now they want Germany to send jets
now Scholz doesn't wanna send jets
this is more interesting that what's going on in the battlefield
Scholz doubles down on refusal of fighter jets for Ukraine – POLITICO
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz doubled down on his rejection of demands by Kyiv to supply Ukraine with fighter jets on the heels of Berlin’s agreement to send battle tanks.
“The question of combat aircraft does not arise at all,” Scholz said in an interview with Tagesspiegel published on Sunday. “I can only advise against entering into a constant competition to outbid each other when it comes to weapons systems.”
His comments come after a top Ukrainian official said on Saturday that Kyiv and its Western allies were engaged in “fast-track” talks on possibly sending military aircraft as well as long-range missiles to help fight the invasion by Russia.
what is Scholz worrying about?
wtf man you're a NATO member
if Russia attacks you the US is obliged to get involved
article 5 dude
and your country is host to so many US bases
doesn't make sense diba?
o baka palusot lang yan
maybe all along, Scholz is really thinking long term
that one day the war will be over
and Germany and Russia can be friends again
Last edited by uls; February 2nd, 2023 at 04:27 PM.
Nukes. Thats what. Dont ever forget russia has the most nuclear warheads, submarines and aircraft that can launch them.
And russia is a mafia state with oil/gas and nukes.
Poke the bear yes. Stab it? No.
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Countries that are standing up to Russia.
Germany is not a pushover.
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huh?
that exactly makes Germany a pushover
Germany didn't want any of that
they didn't want to break up with russia
when Russia invaded Ukraine they only wanted to send helmets
but they needed to get with the program coz of pressure from allies
So supporting a neighbor against a much stronger bully who has nukes makes you a pushover.
In my book it makes you a hero .
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Germany succumbed to US pressure
had to reluctantly end its business relationship with russia
had its pipelines blew up and couldn't even say a word
had to reluctantly supply weapons
a sovereign country that couldn't pursue its own goals
that is a pushover
#vassal
There is a saying " tell me who your friends are and i will tell you who you are"
Russia's friends (actually supplying war material, weapons or aid)
1.iran
2. North korea
3. Syria
China isnt supplying them weapons yet or maybe ever.
Ukraine's friends
1. Usa
2. Australia
3. Canada
4. Japan
5. South korea
6. Uk
7. France
8. Germany
9. Poland
10. Lithuania
11. Morocco
12. Estonia
13. Italy
14. Spain
15. Portugal
16. Norway
17. Finland
18. Sweden
19. Netherlands
20. Belgium
21. Columbia
See the difference ? Top 3 are all bastions of hope. Hhehehe.
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list of US vassal states
2. Australia
3. Canada
4. Japan
5. South korea
6. Uk
7. France
8. Germany
9. Poland
10. Lithuania
11. Morocco
12. Estonia
13. Italy
14. Spain
15. Portugal
16. Norway
17. Finland
18. Sweden
19. Netherlands
20. Belgium
21. Columbia
retired general petraeus washington post interview
https://www.washingtonpost.com/washi...avid-petraeus/
cia working on regime change
of course
that's what the empire does