Is WWIII inevitable?

[tsupermario]

Remember, China's economy is at its peak now. Will they go to war with Russia and risk all the gains in the past decades?

China Sees at Least One Winner Emerging From Ukraine War: China

The war in Ukraine is far from over, but a consensus is forming in Chinese policy circles that one country stands to emerge victorious from the turmoil: China.

After a confused initial response to Russia’s invasion, China has laid the building blocks of a strategy to shield itself from the worst economic and diplomatic consequences it could face, and to benefit from geopolitical shifts once the smoke clears.

China’s leader, Xi Jinping, has avoided criticizing President Vladimir Putin of Russia, but he has also tried to distance China from the carnage. His government has denounced the international sanctions imposed on Russia but, so far at least, has hinted that Chinese companies may comply with them, to protect China’s economic interests in the West.

Xi reached out to European leaders last week with vague offers of assistance in negotiating a settlement, even as other Chinese officials amplified Russian disinformation campaigns meant to discredit the United States and NATO. Officials in Washington claimed, without providing evidence, that after the invasion Russia asked China for economic and military assistance, which a Chinese official denounced on Monday as disinformation.

In the end, China’s leadership has calculated that it must try to rise above what it considers a struggle between two tired powers and be seen as a pillar of stability in an increasingly turbulent world.

China Sees at Least One Winner Emerging From Ukraine War: China

playing both sides?

[uls]

syempre china has over $3 trillion in forex reserves they don't want that to get frozen

[uls]

pasensya na germany

you need to stop buying russian oil and gas

lalo na ikaw ay NATO member

you need to join the viral hate-everything-russian global zeitgeist

you don't wanna defy it

baka ma-boycott ang mercedes, audi, adidas mo

[Ry_Tower]

pasensya na germany

you need to stop buying russian oil and gas

lalo na ikaw ay NATO member

you need to join the viral hate-everything-russian global zeitgeist

you don't wanna defy it

baka ma-boycott ang mercedes, audi, adidas mo

Gayahin na lag kasi nila France, dami nuclear power plant for electricity. Hindi tuloy reliant sa isang communist country na may tupak ang lider.

[boybi]

pasensya na germany

you need to stop buying russian oil and gas

lalo na ikaw ay NATO member

you need to join the viral hate-everything-russian global zeitgeist

you don't wanna defy it

baka ma-boycott ang mercedes, audi, adidas mo

Lagi ko nga sinasabi, the sanctions hurt Russians as much as it hurts those who imposed the sanctions

Honestly, mukhang tanga ang NATO/West.

[uls]

Gayahin na lag kasi nila France, dami nuclear power plant for electricity. Hindi tuloy reliant sa isang communist country na may tupak ang lider.

tanga sila eh



ang plano talaga nila gumamit ng russian gas (kaya nord stream 2 pipeline)

di nila expect ganyan mangyayari

[Egan101]

Gayahin na lag kasi nila France, dami nuclear power plant for electricity. Hindi tuloy reliant sa isang communist country na may tupak ang lider.

Di na communist yung Russia. They have embraced the free market society after the long and failed experiment with communism since the 1990s. China, North Korea, at Cuba na lang mga die-hard communists.

Yun nga lang, bumalik yung style of government nila to authoritarian style. Much like the Russian empire with an emperor aided by rich oligarchs - it’s Putin and his cronies (parang Macoy din sa Pinas).


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[Egan101]

pasensya na germany

you need to stop buying russian oil and gas

lalo na ikaw ay NATO member

you need to join the viral hate-everything-russian global zeitgeist

you don't wanna defy it

baka ma-boycott ang mercedes, audi, adidas mo

Germany pa naman richest and most influential country sa European Union. They may have the technology and the money but they don’t have the oil and natural gas of Russia.

Russia is one of the top three oil suppliers in the world. A ban on Russian oil surely will have a big effect on the global economy.

Why Russian Oil and Gas Matter to the Global Economy - The New York Times


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[uls]

Lagi ko nga sinasabi, the sanctions hurt Russians as much as it hurts those who imposed the sanctions

Honestly, mukhang tanga ang NATO/West.

ngayon palang hirap na sila and they're still using russian energy

what more pag total boycott

German government announces fresh relief package for high energy costs

The additional package of measures was announced by Economy and Climate Protection Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) on Sunday.

Speaking to DPA, Habeck said the wave of price increases throughout the energy sector were becoming increasingly difficult for households to bear.

“Extremely high heating costs, extremely high electricity prices, and extremely high fuel prices are putting a strain on households, and the lower the income, the more so,” he said. “The German government will therefore launch another relief package.”

The costs of heating and electricity have hit record highs in the past few months due to post-pandemic supply issues.

This dramatic rise in prices has already prompted the government to introduce a range of measures to ease the burden on households, including abolishing the Renewable Energy Act (EEG) levy earlier than planned, offering grants to low-income households and increasing the commuter allowance.

But since Russia invaded neighbouring Ukraine on February 24th, the attack has been driving up energy prices further, Habeck explained.

He added that fears of supply shortages and speculation on the market were currently making the situation worse.

[Wh1stl3r]

Germany shut down their nuclear power plants too soon. Should've waited for substantial renewable power plants to go online first to minimize their energy dependence on other countries.

[uls]

Russia is more authoritarian than communist

Russia is run like a mafia where putin is the godfather

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re: russian gas

may nabasa ako...

the US isn't happy with Germany using russian gas

gusto ng US maging supplier ng gas instead of russia

pero matigas ang germany no matter how much the US is against the nord stream 2 pipeline project, germany went ahead with it parin

so the US provoked russia to invade ukraine

the resulting global outrage forced germany to freeze the nord stream 2 project

now Germany will need US LNG



#followthemoney

[Egan101]

Russia is more authoritarian than communist

Russia is run like a mafia where putin is the godfather

-

re: russian gas

may nabasa ako...

the US isn't happy with Germany using russian gas

gusto ng US maging supplier ng gas instead of russia

pero matigas ang germany no matter how much the US is against the nord stream 2 pipeline project, germany went ahead with it parin

so the US provoked russia to invade ukraine

the resulting global outrage forced germany to freeze the nord stream 2 project

now Germany will need US LNG



#followthemoney

Sabi nga nila, pera-pera lang yan. Hehehehe


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[Lew_Alcindor]

Germany shut down their nuclear power plants too soon. Should've waited for substantial renewable power plants to go online first to minimize their energy dependence on other countries.

Exactly. Nuclear power is still cleaner than coal.

[kisshmet]

Di na communist yung Russia. They have embraced the free market society after the long and failed experiment with communism since the 1990s. China, North Korea, at Cuba na lang mga die-hard communists.

Yun nga lang, bumalik yung style of government nila to authoritarian style. Much like the Russian empire with an emperor aided by rich oligarchs - it’s Putin and his cronies (parang Macoy din sa Pinas).


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vietnam din

putin made russia strong again after the demise of USSR

apo made the phil languish in debt

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[Ry_Tower]

Di na communist yung Russia. They have embraced the free market society after the long and failed experiment with communism since the 1990s. China, North Korea, at Cuba na lang mga die-hard communists.

Yun nga lang, bumalik yung style of government nila to authoritarian style. Much like the Russian empire with an emperor aided by rich oligarchs - it’s Putin and his cronies (parang Macoy din sa Pinas).


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Mukhang democratic ba hehe, mukha lang. Gaya sabi mo, autocratic na sila. Mas matindi pa kay PDuts si Putin.

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[tsupermario]

Lagi ko nga sinasabi, the sanctions hurt Russians as much as it hurts those who imposed the sanctions

Honestly, mukhang tanga ang NATO/West.

double edged sword

Can Sanctions Stop Russia?
Nicholas Mulder, the author of a new book on the history of sanctions, explains the West’s use of the “economic weapon.”

The Four Ways Sanctions Work (Or Don’t) - The Atlantic

Mulder finds that sanctions have always proved controversial, given their capacity to immiserate, impoverish, and injure civilians. He also shows that sanctions have often failed to achieve their desired political outcome, for all the damage they cause. Indeed, in the 20th century, sanctions were partially successful or wholly successful just one-third of the time, with their efficacy degrading as their use has expanded in recent decades. “The history of sanctions is largely a history of disappointment,” he writes.
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Lowrey: In the sense that destroying the Russian economy is not in and of itself the goal?

Mulder: It is not the consensus position in Western governments, but some people support sanctions as a form of long-term economic war. They’ve given up on the idea that we can ever change Russian behavior. To them, the point is simply to degrade Russian capacity to do harm.

There are four ways we can think about sanctions working. First, there’s the deterrent function. That was what we tried from December until two weeks ago, then the war happened. Second, there’s the compellent function: We are going to try and force Putin out of Ukraine and force him to end this war. Third, maybe we can cause regime change or a change in government. That’s a pretty ambitious goal. The fourth one is this: Behavioral change is impossible. You’re never going to change behavior. So deterrence and compellence are moot, basically, and it is futile to try them. Instead, this is purely the long-run degrading of Russian power. This is attrition, exhausting them as an adversary.

[kagalingan]

from deseL vs gaso thread dito ako magrerepLy

dahil nag protesta ka laban sa jollibee champ, nakinig sayo ang jollibee tinanggal ang champ

dahil nag protesta ka laban sa diesel, nakinig sayo ang oil companies ginawa mas mahal ang diesel

baka pwede ka mag protesta laban kay putin, baka makinig sayo itigil ang gera

makarussia ako eh. By the way bago Lahat i donot Like physicaL war kasi pag puhgee ayaw masira kagwapuhan ko.

Ang gusto ko mangyari sa gera eh ihonor ng nato ang usapan wag kukupaLin ang russia. Wag isaLi ukraine sa nato tapos probLema. Masyado gusto cornerin. Sobrang pangungupaL eh.

So tama ito ginagawa ng russia. Eh handang mamatay si putin. NaguLat mga western so urung-tumbong. Natawa ako sa germany heLmet my gawd hahaha!!!

tsikoteeers, the majority of you dapat nyo matutunan body Language, reLationaL mind, behavioraL science the kagaLingan way.

Putin ang height is 5'7, Look at the shape of the eyes, body movement, the way he speaks. WaLa Lang gusto ko sabihin

Do you see what i see....

[uls]

Natawa ako sa germany heLmet my gawd hahaha!!!

haha alam ko yan

it was early... wala pa ung international outrage

helmet lang ang support ng germany sa ukraine

syempre ayaw nila magalit si putin

when the world got mad wala na magawa ang germany

pati ung pinaka importanteng nord stream 2 pinahinto nila

[Flipo]

Russian shelling of civilians in Obolon district, Kyiv.

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[uls]

seriously...

i think this war is gonna get bigger

NATO will get pulled in

sana mali ako