China and India are sworn enemies who are fighting even now.They should do this.
And let Brazil, India and China sit at this table:
South Africa and Brazil are basket states.
BRICS = Limp peepee.
This might be a little tougher than Putin thought...
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South Africa and Brazil are basket states.
BRICS = Limp peepee.
Except for the fact that Ukraine, unlike Iraq, never invaded or threatened it's neighbors?
I have no idea what that means. Are you saying that a country that invades or threatens others can, itself, be invaded with impunity? On any pretext? By any other country?
For what? The West is functioning fine in supplying Ukraine. What are we missing from these countries? Only India more in the fold would be helpful. It would be nice if they bought less oil. Brazil is irrelevant, and I guess maybe SA might be helping Russia evade some sanctions from what I’ve read.
What is it that the West needs from these countries? What can they supply to promote meaningful peace?
BRICS should really only be BIC. The relevance of "R" and "S" to the global economy is far less than what it was when the acronym was first coined almost 15 years ago.
We really do need to listen to what Brazil, India and China have to say. We might not like what they're saying, but keep the dialogue open. China can speak for Russia if they really need their voice heard.
We really do need to listen to what Brazil, India and China have to say. We might not like what they're saying, but keep the dialogue open. China can speak for Russia if they really need their voice heard.
Agreed. Russia is a degraded third world country at this point. They peaked with Sputnik 1.
It has certainly trended that way, recently.
And I would say still not out of the woods.
India, under Modi, has certainly been trending poorly with respect to "autocracy"...
https://apnews.com/article/russia-navy-drills-pacific-fb0db5a62fe1c7eef4626183ac29ccf9
Russia is tying up large numbers of soldiers and aircraft to stage war games in the Pacific this week. Genius level stuff. Hopefully they live fire some much needed missiles in order to impress Japan.
This just seems like Russian bluster as the Ukrainian war drags them down.
Russia is tying up large numbers of soldiers and aircraft to stage war games in the Pacific this week. Genius level stuff. Hopefully they live fire some much needed missiles in order to impress Japan.
This just seems like Russian bluster as the Ukrainian war drags them down.
Let's recall the last time Russia tried to overwhelm Japanese sea power in the Pacific. LOL.
Because this is an issue that goes beyond Ukraine. If we have to deal with Taiwan/China a dude like Micron has signaled we’re going to have a hard time even keeping the Ukraine coalition together.
In regards to Ukraine the sanctions would be stronger if we had these countries on board…
"Fighters of Ukrainian 3rd Assault Brigade, supported by tanks, storm an enemy position near #Bakhmut"
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"CHISINAU, April 17 (Reuters) - Moldova told Russian politicians not to meddle in its internal affairs on Monday after barring a Russian delegation from entering the country ahead of a regional election.
The delegation led by Rustam Minnikhanov, governor of Russia's Tatarstan region, had been due to attend a forum in semi-autonomous Gagauzia region, which holds elections on April 30 to name the head of its government.
Moldova, which applied to join the European Union last year alongside its neighbour Ukraine, has repeatedly accused Russia of trying to destabilise the country, something Moscow denies."
@MTG
@Meatball Ron
@Tucker Carlson
@ every compromised Russian stooge in the West, and every stupid ass politician trying to cleverly triangulate a winning message for the primaries to appeal to the stooge base.
The Navy is all they have left to play there silly games with. Nobody is looking at any Russian military games the same after these last 15 months.
Their navy sucked in the Cold War, and losing Ukraine affected their ability to build large ships. Ukraine was one of the primary ship building centers of the USSR. Probably part of the reason Putin wants it back.
They have Su-57s stationed in the East, and a lot of ships, but they can't get the ships into the Black Sea. Turkey is overlooking blatant sanction violations, and some arms shipments, but they aren't letting warships through the Bosporous.
Russia is scared the Japanese will move on them and retake some of the territory they lost in WW2
I'd love to get an up to date accounting of how many upgraded tanks the Ukrainians have received. It isn't just the Leopards coming in drips and drabs. The Poles have sent a lot of tanks. Hopefully they have arrived in numbers and will provide the backbone of an offensive.
That's pretty big. Now, Russia thinks they are starting from the negotiating position of they keep everything they grabbed all the way back to 2014, no reparations, Putin gets the charges dropped against him, and Germany starts buying gas in bulk, again.
Probably because China said they are not going to give them arms.
Good thought. The prick is really taking away from good content.
I had been hoping they would supply Ukraine with their locally manufactured licensed version of the M1 Abrams. (M1 turret on M60 hull)
I believe we still give them about $10b a year in aid (equal to what we give Israel in return for signing the Camp David Accords), so no wonder they are seeing the light and stepping up with supplying Ukraine.
