Current Affairs Ukraine

[sbbefc]

What I find baffling is the fact that Russia is the biggest country on earth and has one of the lowest population densities. Why can't they just concentrate on what they've already got and try to make it better.

 

[peteblue]

What I find baffling is the fact that Russia is the biggest country on earth and has one of the lowest population densities. Why can't they just concentrate on what they've already got and try to make it better.

Greed...and stupidity…….

 

[bluebud]

 

[bluebud]

 

[bluebud]

 

[Yarrgh]

One of the dangers in using economic means to do things of course, can’t really complain when someone does it back to you.

Indeed. No idea on the repercussions of this. Could be quite profound.

 

[efcfanwirral]

What I find baffling is the fact that Russia is the biggest country on earth and has one of the lowest population densities. Why can't they just concentrate on what they've already got and try to make it better.

Terrain isn't it? Lots of uninhabitable land.

I have to admit I was very surprised how close Moscow is to Ukraine having never looked at maps til recently.

 

[Yarrgh]

Greed...and stupidity…….

I thought you said not to bring Brexit into it.

 

[wm02]

What I find baffling is the fact that Russia is the biggest country on earth and has one of the lowest population densities. Why can't they just concentrate on what they've already got and try to make it better.

High mortality rate, low birth rate.
Country in steep decline dependent upon petrodollars.
Long held desire for warm water ports.

 

[sbbefc]

Terrain isn't it? Lots of uninhabitable land.

I have to admit I was very surprised how close Moscow is to Ukraine having never looked at maps til recently.

I've been lucky enough to travel across the whole of Russia and whilst yes that is true, there's still a lot of land they could develop if they wanted to.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

I must say, all the blaming of Ukraine for seeming to provoke the attack feels a lot like saying women deserve rape for wearing a short skirt.

 

[wm02]

I've been lucky enough to travel across the whole of Russia and whilst yes that is true, there's still a lot of land they could develop if they wanted to.

Trans-Siberian?
Would love to take that trip at one point.

 

[Tennessee Blue Mike]

I must say, all the blaming of Ukraine for seeming to provoke the attack feels a lot like saying women deserve rape for wearing a short skirt.

Not only Ukraine but NATO and the US. How do people come up with these thoughts.

 

[Tennessee Blue Mike]

They'll deal with Poland quicker than Ukraine? Probably not.

And him saying it will be gone in seconds then so will Moscow and St. Petersburg. Doesn't help anyone does it?

Insane assessment. Poland is loaded to the gills with boots on the ground with Hi-Tech weaponry.

 

[sbbefc]

Trans-Siberian?
Would love to take that trip at one point.

Yep, two minds at to whether it was good or not! Interesting though. Lake Baikal is a must. Went in the middle of winter but the train was sweltering hot!