Nobody interested in the Russia-Ukraine conflict?

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Oh Gawd ,, oh Gawd , Oh Gawd …. Am sorry but this is very scarey situation to me.
And Putin is a politician….and was buddy buddy with trump … am afraid his actions will be very bad for Ukraine.
And very possibly the rest of the world. .

The world is a complete mess and humans are complete idiots, so bring it on. Who actually wants to continue living on this crapsack planet anyway? It's time to put an end to ourselves and our many miseries.

Apparently I have failed myself as a both a woman and a human being according to society, because the value of humans is measured only by what job or career they have, and with women it's only measured by who they're married to and the two point-whatever children they have. Since I have none of those things I'm nothing but a waste of oxygen and resources. If WW3 breaks out, only the strongest and fittest survive. Not strong, not fit, so... goodbye.

Im 61, with no kids. Ive accomplished very little….but I have a right to my dignity and existence by virtue of being a half-decent human.

You have that right, too!

Interested.

I think Russia will brutally pursue their own "self-interest." It could boil over into something global, but probably not, IMO. The people of Ukraine will pay a heavy price, the rest of the world will see higher energy prices and think they are the greatest victims. Not sure if Russia will invade the whole country, or just move troops into the areas of Ukraine it already occupies. It may want to avoid a full invasion/takeover and just use the rebels to commit violence and apply pressure to Ukraine. That will be enough to keep Ukraine from joining NATO. That might be enough for Russia to feel like it is adequately feared.

The U.S. had its Monroe Doctrine, it created its 'backyard' and tried to rule over the Americas... it overthrew governments and made military threats if European powers looked like they were getting too involved. That is what Russia is doing with Ukraine. I disagree with both, they are both examples of imperialism, it is bullying on the international level.

Two kids I know from the old neighborhood grew up and moved from the midwestern US to Ukraine. My sister has a good friend in Ukraine. So I get news from people who care. It's sad.

Thank you Kraftie .. for those good thoughts ….. believe you are right about dignity .

By the above standards , I would be a borderline failure too, do not have a husband anymore, no kids .
No big job …. But I like what you wrote about dignity , very much .
Still very very worrisome situations in the world . Our government is behaving poorly , for our economy .
Now potential engagement with Russia over , what someone called a failed State ( Ukraine) . It’s aweful, I understand Russia’s logic . Which , I wish I did not . And can see no recourse given the situation but for Russia to be Ukraine’s caregiver.
Even when Trump was in office he criticized Hunter Biden’s behavior in Ukraine , right around when Russia took over Crimea. Hunter wanted business interests for himself in Ukraine , in order that the US would provide military assistance. All the way back when they took Crimea. When his father was only a Vice President at one point ,Back then.

If Ukraine ever became a "failed state", it wasn't without a lot of involvement from Kremlin to keep them that way.
But it's not a failed state, it's a state struggling to lift itself out of the post-soviet crap that Russia want them to stay in.

Have read repeatedly over the years that the US economy is based on a wartime economy. And we have not had a real significant War of real serious police action for awhile. And Biden is a puppet president, And since the military industrial complex has taken over our country . Easily viewable by pie charts showing the USA gross nation product spending is almost 2/3rd of the budget on military spending . Which is crazy by itself . A War is a great opportunity for Corporations that deal in military supplies .

I don't deny USA has its issues and some of them are big. Poland, too.
But the real problem right now is Russia behaving like a no-one-dares-to-stop-me-he-he-he bully.

When Poland was joining NATO and military bases here were discussed, American trigger-happiness was something we hoped would play for our advantage this time.

Ukraine is very mineral rich.Wonder if that is one of the reasons Putin wants to claim it.

https://ukraineinvest.gov.ua/industries/mining/

https://eng.minerals-ua.info/

Probably.

He wanted the Crimea because it has ports. Access to warm-weather ports.

Also, for historical reasons, Moscow can't stand Ruthenian nations doing their own politics and seeking allies other than Moscow.
It's a matter of national hurt ego.

I have interest but my messy health just doesn't support being active in anywhere near as many things any more.

Will share this I remembered from several years ago and sent to a friend who wrote me the other day asking if what her grandson was telling her that he'd seen on social media had any relationship to reality.

Can you believe the stupidity????

Trump and his Secretary of State, Pompeo, praised Putin!! !!

Erdogan condemns Russian actions https://www.reuters.com/world/turkeys-e ... 022-02-22/

It's not just a democracy/authoritharianism thing, for Erdogan is a loud and proud authoritarian. But he knows he could be next. He recognizes what kind of Pandora's box is using armies to redraw state borders today.