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  1. Woland

    Live Conflict Ukraine-Russia War

    Sorry, let me correct myself and elaborate: The ~$15 billion assessment describes what Ukraine would realistically receive, both military and economic, in 2024. Realistically HR 815 provides for: Economic Aid to Ukraine: $8,249,000,000 Short Term Military Aid: $6,907,409,800 Long Term Military...
  2. Woland

    Live Conflict Ukraine-Russia War

    This is just politics, and stupid politics at that. HR 815 (the bill for arming Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan that has passed the Senate but stalled in the House), has $60 billion aimed at countering Russia in Ukraine, of which about $15 billion would actually go to Ukraine soon while the majority...
  3. Woland

    Live Conflict Ukraine-Russia War

    More absurd statements and Russia fanboyism. Russia already has more land and resources than any country on our planet. And yet, Russia is #134 in life expectancy, #68 in GDP per capita and 22.6% of Russians don't have indoor plumbing. Russia's GDP is smaller than Italy's; it's actually close...
  4. Woland

    Live Conflict Ukraine-Russia War

    This remains unlikely, what Macron said was that he declines ruling out French troops in Ukraine, but that they’re not needed now. What Naryshkin is doing meanwhile is reinforcing the narrative that Russia is not just fighting against Ukraine, but all of NATO. This makes it easier for Russian...
  5. Woland

    Live Conflict Ukraine-Russia War

    More laughingly absurd statements followed by whataboutism. Russians and Ukrainians are not the same. While Russians accepted as their government regressed from some semblance of democracy in the 1990s to dictatorship, Ukraine had two revolutions. In 2004, an attempt at election rigging sparked...
  6. Woland

    Live Conflict Ukraine-Russia War

    Ukraine has had 5 democratically elected presidents since 2000: Kuchma, Yuschenko, Yanukovich, Poroshenko, Zelensky. Each with differing platforms and ideas. For the past 25 years, Russia has had two, and that's if we're counting Medvedev as an independent president rather than Putin's...
  7. Woland

    Live Conflict Ukraine-Russia War

    Russia hasn't even managed to destroy Ukraine's air capability, never mind NATO's. When F-16s arrive to Ukraine and continue operating, will you admit that what you just wrote here is nonsense?
  8. Woland

    Live Conflict Ukraine-Russia War

    Ukraine hasn't received aid from the US since December 27, 2023, and hasn't received significant aid since October. Any US aid still delivered is miniscule and from what was announced/agreed upon months ago, since funding for Ukraine has been stuck in Congress since October. Yet somehow Russia...
  9. Woland

    USA The Immigrant Issue and Texas' Insurgency

    This is not connected to the situation in Texas, it's about passing the Supplemental bill that includes immigration reform and funding for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. https://www.axios.com/2024/01/27/senate-border-deal-biden-house-republicans
  10. Woland

    Live Conflict Ukraine-Russia War

    Instead of searching for Russian TV debates, I would recommend this channel: https://www.youtube.com/@1420channel - which asks ordinary Russians interesting questions, many dealing with politics, war, democracy, etc.
  11. Woland

    Live Conflict Ukraine-Russia War

    Arestovich was neither Zelensky's aide nor a participant in the peace negotiations. He is a blogger and was an unpaid communications advisor to the Office of the President. The Office of the President is the entirety of the Ukrainian federal apparatus working for the President, consisting of...
  12. Woland

    Live Conflict Ukraine-Russia War

    Safe is not just a matter of the likelihood that the money is frozen. Safe is overwhelmingly about the interest earned balanced to potential risks (from currency fluctuation, crises, etc.). In addition there is the ease and convenience of using the USD and Western financial institutions. The...
  13. Woland

    Live Conflict Ukraine-Russia War

    The US has already previously seized money from Cuba and Iraq. Additionally even the UN Security Council in 1992 ruled to seize frozen Iraqi oil assets and transfer them to Kuwait to pay for Iraq's invasion, so there's sufficient precedent. Moreover there aren't that many opportunities for...
  14. Woland

    Live Conflict Ukraine-Russia War

    Fortunately Trump would not be able to take the US out of NATO. Earlier this month Congress signed legislation requiring approval from the House or Senate. https://thehill.com/homenews/4360407-congress-approves-bill-barring-president-withdrawing-nato/ Congress is also the only part of government...
  15. Woland

    Live Conflict Ukraine-Russia War

    Aid to Ukraine from the US has absolutely slowed down. This is observable both in the size of packages, and in the messaging from Ukrainian officials in public and private. Delivery schedules for aid that has already been allotted and paid for is unchanged. The total size of military packages in...

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