August1991 Posted May 20, 2024 Report Posted May 20, 2024 Make no mistake. This is Putin's objective. Kinda sad. Western Ukraine - the remnants of the Austrian-Hungarian society - are now lost. Quote
August1991 Posted May 20, 2024 Author Report Posted May 20, 2024 Lemberg was a beautiful city. It will be Vienna. And according to Putin, the US State Department - Ukraine will become another Austria. ===== I prefer a different world. Quote
August1991 Posted June 7, 2024 Author Report Posted June 7, 2024 (edited) Russia will make western Ukraine something like Belorus. All of this could have been avoided - so much death and destruction for no reason. And there is the terrible risk of nuclear warheads ==== Negotiate: I ask my government to negotiate. Talk. Seek peace. Stop this death and destruction. Edited June 7, 2024 by August1991 1 Quote
Nationalist Posted June 8, 2024 Report Posted June 8, 2024 On 6/7/2024 at 2:59 AM, August1991 said: Russia will make western Ukraine something like Belorus. All of this could have been avoided - so much death and destruction for no reason. And there is the terrible risk of nuclear warheads ==== Negotiate: I ask my government to negotiate. Talk. Seek peace. Stop this death and destruction. While I agree with your conclusion, I doubt Russia has any designs on west Ukraine. 1 Quote Its so lonely in m'saddle since m'horse died.
August1991 Posted June 9, 2024 Author Report Posted June 9, 2024 On 6/8/2024 at 8:47 AM, Nationalist said: While I agree with your conclusion, I doubt Russia has any designs on west Ukraine. Putin has no desire to occupy Lemberg. ==== In the 1990s, after the Soviet Union, a Kissinger world was possible. Quote
August1991 Posted June 11, 2024 Author Report Posted June 11, 2024 A phrase of Kissinger has always bothered me: the Soviets wanted to dominate the world. Kissinger was a realist - like Trudeau Snr. Russians are nationalists. Quote
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