Still, can China be a "better" block than the US? They're trying to emulate the US without the rule of law, democracy and alliances...if the US ends up without rule of law, democracy or alliances...how does China become the better option? They just become equally shitty.
Israel is lobbying the United States to keep Syria weak and decentralized, including by letting Russia keep its military bases there to counter Turkey's growing influence in the country, four sources familiar with the efforts said.
I've seen some analysts claim that just this one time Zelensky needed to be more of an actor and smile and wave through the bullshit. But I disagree, if you stand for nothing, you will keep getting walked over, if not by putin, by trump, like little Marco here.
This has been debunked. The Donbas "rebellion" would have fizzled out without military support from the Kremlin (Igor Girkin himself admitted to this), Boris Nemtsov was assassinated for publishing a report on putin's proxy war in the Donbas. But after an surprise invasion and 3 years of debating with people like you, if you can't get the facts right, there is no point in debating anymore.
There is something I've been meaning to ask someone who lived it: was watching Yeltsin on TV as bad as watching trump? Was it the same brand of buffooning chaos and mindless dismantlement of institutions?
If that's how you see it, it's been in this trajectory since 1993, 2004, 2007, 2014, 2022. Russia would always come back to reclaim Ukraine, like they did Georgia, what do you suggest they should have done? What should Canada do if trump tries to annex it, rollover?
What scenario doesn't Ukraine get stripped for parts by some "empire" in your worldview? Because you obviously think that russia's invasion was the west's decision too. And Ukraine's decision not to roll over is also US imperialism or whatever.
What makes you think NATO is something he wants? If anything, he could be plotting a 30x bigger surprise than the invasion of Ukraine if the americans betray Europe on the battlefield by removing all the NATO command structures by surprise in the event of new russian escalation.
Is there a historical precedent for punishing the defender for daring to successfully resist invasion by a third country?