In fairness ian paisley did say northern nationalists should go and live in the Republic…same logic really
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Ridiculous statement people with different views and backgrounds can live together peacefully. Mote evidence of this working than fuck back off to another shithole
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There are plenty of internal conflicts throughout the world.
Amazing how Vlad doesn’t step in elsewhere.
Is that what he’s doing? Stepping into an internal conflict? Where do you get this stuff harry?
Did he arm Separatists in Eastern Ukraine?
GRU.
Aye. That’s one part of the picture alright. When you acknowledge the other parts you’ll be well on the way to adulthood
The reality here is the Russian Nazis are fucking useless. If the west truly wants
it, they can enable Ukraine to rout the Russian Nazis out of all sovereign Ukrainian territory.
The question is do they want to enable Ukraine to do so.
While you were sleeping comfortably (hopefully).
Amazingly, despite their total condemnation of Russia’s brutality, democratic countries still do not formally recognise it as a terrorist state or “state sponsor of terrorism”. Volodymyr Zelenskiy, the Ukrainian president, has repeatedly asked our allies to do this since March. The only country that responded was Lithuania, which declared Russia a terrorist state on 10 May. Just a few days ago, the US Senate’s foreign relations committee advanced a resolution declaring that Russia was a state sponsor of terrorism and recommending the US government formally recognise it as such.
After the Kremenchuk tragedy hit the news, Zelenskiy made that appeal again. What, exactly, is the world waiting for?
Recognising Russia as a terrorist state is not just a political statement: it also has substantial legal consequences. No one in the west will do business with terrorists. The respective government and business policies exist in almost every corporate code of conduct or democratic state law. That recognition would help stop Russia from making the financial revenue necessary to keep funding the war. It would significantly undermine the Russian war effort – not soon, but in the long run.
What is the point of all previous anti-terrorism efforts and legal and political frameworks if they cannot be used here? Or are there special privileges for high-income terrorist states? Or are some lives not meaningful enough?
I sincerely hope the world will not hesitate much longer.
- Andriy Zagorodnyuk is a Chairman of Centre for Defence Strategies and former Minister of Defence of Ukraine
Looks like direct retaliation/ petulance after the withdrawal from Snake Island.
Amazingly, despite their total condemnation of Russia’s brutality, democratic countries still do not formally recognise it as a terrorist state or “state sponsor of terrorism”.
Because they are no better. Imperialist animals the lot. Russia, China, USA, Great Britian, Germany, France and soon the EU.
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Explain that one to me.
Perhaps this deliberate mass murder of sleeping Ukrainian civilians was another “goodwill gesture” by the Russians?
Not sure that will ever happen… There’s too much ‘good’ Russian money out there that would open a serious can of worms if these investors become prohibited status. It would hurt the west more… You’d then surely open the door for Israel and Saudia Arabia to be classed terrorist states
https://twitter.com/timothydsnyder/status/1543326437742198784?s=21&t=R1B5TYXTWflEFc_IpwPmrg
Is there any truth to this ?
Quite possibly. Thankfully it won’t have much impact on Yemen - where the US navy is enforcing a blockade aimed at preventing food and medical supplies reaching millions of people, half a million of whom have already died.
What is stopping cargo ships, escorted by US and British Navy warships sailing to the likes of Odessa and transporting the grain?
I’ve no idea at all
Everything…
They’d be entering a war zone.
They would be in Russian missile range.
They’d need a lot of ships making the grain very expensive.