Its cruel for the people living in the DPR and LPR but its in Russias interest to prolong the conflict along the eastern borders without a real resolution for as long as possible

As long as the territory is disputed Ukraine can not enter NATO because it would immediately trigger article 5

Invasion of Ukraine with flagged Russian troops has zero benefit for Russia

It would give NATO the excuse it needs to park an airbase as close to its borders as it could. Ive been following this stuff for a long time it will not happen

oh the irony

go russia

Ukraine is flat as a pancake

There's no way in the event of a Russian invasion (which isn't guaranteed), ukraine could hold them back

Quite likely they'd take the east, completely crush Ukrainian military and get a land bridge to crimea

It's a horrifying situation that causes me great anxiety. I beg russia doesn't invade, and to be honest I beg thus never happened. There's thousands of human lives at stake

Moreover, ukraine is unlikely to defended by anyone. It matters more to Russia than it does to rhe west, and wars are poisonous in democratic States. Public opinion won't have it.

The best bet if the invasion happens (which it might not) is to get Sweden and Finland into nato, and prevent this potential scenario happening again

I remember reading Ukraine would give Russia some type of power over Western Europe. Not sure what that means tho

Russia invading Ukraine doesn't mean they want a new Afghanistan/Vietnam.

think more about Georgia 2008, when Russia secured in a few days Ossetia and Abkhazia

damn I gotta leave already lol

He is a nationalist

Is this going to start a world war?

no, NATO won't fight for Ukraine

e-ir.info/2022/01/17/opinion-putins-obsession-with-ukraine-as-a-russian-land

good article by renowned russia and ukraine expert taras kurzio, framing russian ambitions as imperial and motivated by terrirotiral desires

Warning: article takes clear anti russian government line

Crimea was different. It was a rating boost after huge 2011-2012 protests. It shouldn’t have been done, but most Russians/Crimeans were supporting it and tbh it was done clean. No shooting, no bodies.
No one would support a whole ass war because of nothing. Putin’s ratings are at their historic low now, dead teenagers will not bring it up

Like all them mfs have children and their wealth in nato countries they ain’t starting s***

ig.ft.com/how-serious-is-putin-about-russia-invading-ukraine

surely some moraly bankrupt fear-mongering media know the situation better than an actual citizen
the article is bullshit, especially the prepared for the sanctions part

you're russian ?

yeah

ok. i personally believe that russia will act soon because it's a now or never type of situation.

in a few years Ukraine will have enough forces (economically and military) to join definitively the western block and it will be too late for Russia to act

but that's just my opinion

Sweden happy to train Ukrainian troops

Denmark provided a fund for armament

Britain has sent anti-tank weaponry to Ukraine

If we go by the past, the end of the winter Olympics is plausible and likely

Also weather conditions should be best for tanks to cross. Any later and there's a risk of the steppe becoming a mud bath