Thread: The Ukraine Situation

Poland seems to be one of the countries that has a realistic outlook of what may come

Poland has been increasing their military power and economic power for sometime now, Might be the shining star in Eastern Europe

So after 11 years yes this war actually started back in 2014 when Russia invaded Crimea then escalated in 2/2022

Has anyone changed their mind about how it is going ??

No, it is about par for the course. About the only change I can see is that there is a greater potential of WWIII happening now than before war began. I don't see that changing considering all the actors involved globally.

Bob

Originally Posted by elymz

It's the same as in 1939, when the Nazis attacked Poland - Western Europe did nothing.

Britain certainly did something. We declared war on Germany within two days of the invasion of Poland. My father was recalled from leave and sent to Northern France with the RAF Advanced Air Striking Force shortly after war was declared. His squadron took a beating, but it's a travesty to say we did nothing.

In terms of the situation today in Ukraine; It appears to most of us in Britain that that the current US administration prefers Putin's version of events.

Originally Posted by welshwizard

Britain certainly did something. We declared war on Germany within two days of the invasion of Poland. My father was recalled from leave and sent to Northern France with the RAF Advanced Air Striking Force shortly after war was declared. His squadron took a beating, but it's a travesty to say we did nothing.

In terms of the situation today in Ukraine; It appears to most of us in Britain that that the current US administration prefers Putin's version of events.

After the invasion of Poland yes. Our friend's timeline is a little off and credit to Churchill for having the stones to stand up to them but Chamberlaine did plenty of nothing. He and his delegation let Hitler laugh in their faces while he signed a treaty he had no intention of honoring. To make matters worse he stood there waiving around that worthless scrap of paper saying something about peace for our time at the very instant Hitler was staging a full on invasion of Czechoslovakia.

As far as the "current US administration" perhaps you think we were better off with that bumbling idiot or his dock hag VP all of which were on the take to China and Russia. Besides Zelenskyy is a punk and a thug and has demonstrated to the world that he is not trustworthy with money or support. Let's also not forget that Russia is a nuclear power so perhaps it is better to reason with the bear rather than poke it with a stick.

You can't blame Poland for being more than a bit jumpy as so far, the West has let Russia take a piece of the Ukraine and now wants the rest of it by force. Should Russia succeed in taking the rest of the Ukraine by force, will Russia stop there or invade possibly Poland next causing open conflict with the West? That to me would be the similarity to Germany's invasion of Poland in 1939.

As far as the current administration in the US goes, I feel that it is making the world an even less stable place politically and financially. It is causing the rest of its traditional allies to question the reliability of the US as an ally.

As for Zelensky, I feel he has done a remarkable job at holding the Russian bear at bay with the patch work of outside aid the Ukraine has received to date. Unfortunately, Russia has a lot more meat to throw into the meat grinder that is war than the Ukraine has and will simply out last the Ukraine in a sustained war.

Bob

Stop listening the Marxist left run media and look at the record. Did Russia invade Ukraine while Trump was in office before? Were there ANY new wars while he was in office before?

As for the world financial situation I'm sure the rest of the world that had sweet trade deals are upset now that Trump has put a stop to it. He's America's president. Gotta look after American interests.

This thread has been going on for about 3 or so years now and it will be interesting to see where it leads to in the years to come.

Bob

'spose we'll see won't we?

Originally Posted by PaulFLUS

'spose we'll see won't we?

Yup, no sense getting all cranked up over it as none of us has any control over where we eventually wind up. Just buckle up and enjoy the ride.

Bob