Russia - threadbanned users in OP

WOW, where did the usual calm in complete control Mr. Putin go???? Obviously not his usual stage managed question and answer session, for sure. Are we seeing, for the first time the real Vladimir Putin???..jumping ahead into a future scenario, that just will not happen but he is preempting to justify a nuclear attack??? Seriously, whoever is advising him, needs to have a long hard chat with him. World wide, you can almost hear the Silo's being checked....his new found friends in China ( and elsewhere ) must be having serious second thoughts. Destroying Europe, and America Comrade? Da, Spassiba, but the rest of the planet??? NYET !!!

Ok comrade. This is an insightful take. Can you tell us more.

Repeat. NATOs border with Russia is 400km longer than the Northern Ireland border. Encroachment my Arse.

I can't remember ever seeing this side of putin , normally he sits there with a sly smile on his face, he's seems to have let the mask slip during that outburst ,

What's the movie saying the devils greatest trick was convincing the world he didn't exist ..

I don't get where he's going with nato putting nukes in Ukraine , ukraine gave it it's nuclear weapons to Russia ,so what makes anyone think Nato want nuclear weapons in every country

You around the 5 lamps? By any chance.

Like agreements can only be written and signed..

Verbal agreements is a thing

Here was me being made to believe that propaganda only came from the bogey man's side of this.

War machine person giving lead role in an article to push for war.. well I never, the western powers would never look to fool their people into a war

Iraq

The cyberwar is as it as ever been in full flight. Between useful idiots and actual accounts designed to mimic local parlence an automated waffle spreader that reacts to response is incredibly simple to construct folks would be amazed what can come out when you plug one into multiple language library sources.

Coupled with the consitent and increased threat of cyber attacks through mail intrusion. Like our own HSE. My own place has experienced an absolutely weird uplift in really poor and really sophisticated malware attempts over the last two weeks. Having had nothing of note for years.

These things don't occur in isolation. Even on this platform.

No, you're quite right on that score Kermit.

It has actually taken the US and NATO many decades to get their weapons of war closer to the border of a sovereign state - something they agreed not to do btw.

But hey, if the west does it, it must be to keep the peace, right? Because we all know the western powers have been great at "keeping the peace"... just look at how peaceful the world has been the last 20 years! They even co-opted the "religion of peace" into their world peace efforts. Bravo west, great job!

Deliberately stepping on the toes of powerful nations like Russia and China, is not an effort towards keeping peace. This is an American led western power grab. Nations like Russia cannot be allowed to get too powerful, as they pose a threat to American and western hegemony. This isn't about Russia's threat to the world or their neighboring countries, this is about keeping Russia from challenging for global leadership.

It's not going to work, though. American dominance is fading every decade, and Putin can see the giant cracks opening up. China can too. Another war will not solve America's problems as an ailing super power. It won't even help to distract or cover them up. And I think Putin is far too clever to give them what they're looking for anyway. He'll keep playing the long game. We're facing into a cold war 2.0 - Russia's chance to rectify some historical mistakes they made in the soviet era.

Were back to putins awesome again.... What did I mention above...

Two things.

1. Putin isn't going to hug you for defending him on random Irish forum.

2. It's quite possible for America to be wrong.... And wait for it.... Russia to also be wrong.

In this current scenario a dictator who murders his opponents at home and abroad and steals billions from his citizens is being lauded by odd thinking people. He's attacking a neighbour who wanted to join an economic market to better its economy and thus its own citizens quality of life. How very noble and how very noble of you to defend these actions. Must feel reeeeal powerful.

Or contrary for the sake of it..