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Germany to halve military aid to Ukraine from €8bn a year to €4bn
(www.telegraph.co.uk)
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You don't need to be some geopolitical genius to know that this assessment is correct - Russia simply doesn't have the economic and logistical power to engage in a wider European conflict with any prospect of success, and this was perfectly clear even before Russia invaded Ukraine and before everyone lost their minds to Putin-hysteria.
Good thing Russia isn't making friends with China and India, who could collectively give them a ton of support, am I right?
China has no friends - it's like the US in that regards. And India even struggles to project power within it's own borders, never mind outside it.
China could help Russia logistically, but Putin (and all of China's other "allies" - and I use that term lightly) understand fully well that China's "loyalty" can switch at any time - just ask Jonas Savimbi if you don't believe me.
China is already helping Russia.
https://www.bbc.com/news/60571253
Modi just had a big state visit to Russia.
I don't need to ask Jonas Savimbi, I've been reading current events.
As I've already said... China could help Russia logistically - but this help could disappear in a puff of hot air tomorrow. Again... China has no friends.
And this doesn't mean much in any way whatsoever.
Actual history will tell you a lot more than warmed-over propaganda.
Why are you talking about actual history when you want me to ask something of a dead person?
Fine. Don't ask Jonas Savimbi. Ask the entirety of Vietnam - or do you have a problem verifying the histories of countries, too?
The entirety of Vietnam? Do you mean their entire population? Because I assume they have a range of viewpoints like humans everywhere else on Earth and are not some sort of homogeneous hived-mind entity. Is that what you believe?
Yes, the entirety of Vietnam - unless you think that there are plenty of Vietnamese who don't know or don't believe that Vietnam was invaded by China during the Cold War... twice.
And because they were invaded by China during the Cold War, they all agree that China isn't going to substantially aid Russia in their invasion of Ukraine?
All 98 million of them? Even the babies?
Does being ridiculous come naturally to you?
Or does it only show up when your white liberalism-derived hysteria is threatened by reality?
Here.
Ask Vietnamese people how quickly China can turn on it's "allies." I'm sure they will be glad to tell you.
Why yes, I worked professionally in comedy for many years.
I honestly have no idea what you're talking about.
You once again are telling me that all Vietnamese people think exactly the same thing including the babies. Which is pretty bigoted. Are you sure that is the stance you are taking here?
Are USians a monolith because most USians can find the US on a map? Are Africans a monolith because most of them know the sky is blue?
Do you think most Vietnamese live in a whole bunch of alternative universes with different basic historical facts?
Is there something wrong with you?
That is the second time you have violated the civility rule. I would not suggest doing it a third time.
That would be the third time. Time for a break.
There is a total of 0 chance that India would actively aid Russia in a war against NATO. Especially if Modi and Trump are the respective heads of state.