Yes, Internet :) I don`t have to look in the internet, I know personally Ukrainians. On example, they got some money from the EU and were able to nicely improve some of they main roads. Now russia comes and destroys this and bombs shoping centers. They are going to love each other for centuries...
Nobody is using Ukrainians. 300K of them left Poland and their life here to defend their country out of pure patriotism. Yes, If Ukraine would be in NATO now, this war would not happen. This war is destructive for Ukraine and Russia. Most of fighting is in the eastern part, populated by russian...
"poured Billions in Ukraine" - why not, if they ask for it to defend them selfs and want to do reforms. Euro maidan was about the EU and having a better quality of life in the future. Generally Ukrainians are rebelious and proud and self organising, making out of them "small russians" for years...
It`s not a US Proxy war. It`s Russia trying to subjugate Ukraine with force, as their policy completely failed. Helping them to defend themself is not being part in this war. Generally nothing good will come out of this war for Russia and russian Speakers in eastern Ukraine.
I would ignore the ultimatum.
Anyway You dramatising. These sactions are designed to increase their costs, not bring them down. Feeezing assets is not taking their money, is blocking it`s usage for specific time. Anyway, why did they put the money in Western banks and currency in the first...
Don`t be so dramatic, we have a loooooot of money :) Inflation +2% and slowdown of growth. Russia is only 4% of EU trade. The Situtation for Russia looks a bit worse: https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/5260572
Unfortunately this will have a big impact of 3rd world countries, as the food prices will...
Sactions are a double edged sword.
Fuel prices increased by 30%, Gas ~ 60%, but are droping now, as the shock is over. Don`t worry about the EU, the economic impact wil be a slow down in growth. For Russia the sactions mean a full crisis.
Sure, sorry if did not fully adressed your post, but it just annoys me, that the people only adress the hard power without taking into account the soft power, which is probably more important in the long run.
Again NATO, NATO, STRATO whatever. The Maidan Square was about the EU. EUROMAIDAN. Not about the NATO, just about simple things, like having toilet in their house. 30% of Russian don`t have it. In PL 99% have it. Ukrainian want to have toilets in their house. Simple like this.
Why the countires of Central Eastern Europe would agree to this? The economical potential of NATO easteren flank countries is comparable to Russia. It seems now the military potentials is as similar as well.
Where is Russian Info warfare ? Putin with the long table ?
That the heck are they doing? Ukraine is//was the poorest country in Europe and now they better, than the Great Russia ? Many People in Europe still don`t belive this.
Everybody here is completely aware, that we could be next and everybody is preparing for this. As long our back in the west is hold we will manage it. Generally we have "a bit of experience" of handling the thread from the east, otherwise we would not be a successful central european nation with...
LOL, Exactly to the point! How not to like the Americans. I`m always surprise, how many people don`t really get the dynamics in Europe for the last 30 years. Soviet Union USED TO BE Russia + Ukraine + Belorussia + many more. The Rus-Ukr war is something like a back to past soviet civil war. Old...
Ech, you just don`t get this. It`s a combination of Soft and Hard Power. You just cannot stop it, it`s a cultural thing. That is why the Policy of Russia failed in 2004 and 2014 and now they are using force as their last Option. You would have to shut the border and create another iron curtain...