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If I agreed with you, we’d both be wrong.
Yes but those who are stupidity wealthy always want to become even more stupidity wealthy.. it's 100% about money.
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Personally, I don't think he does. This is all based down to his and his cronies belief in Russian national security as this will come before money and the people.
Making Ukraine a part of the wider Russian sphere may be idealogical to some extent, however it also offers the buffer he desires - one less country in NATO.
There have been lots of squabbles between the two on the border regions, Putin expelled High numbers from the Russian side a few years a go as he said it was becoming to Chinese in the make up of the population.
The Chinese will do what they do best sit back and see which way they can they can exploit the situation.
Either let Russia become the international bogey man and side with the West and get better relations or side with Russia and use fear to get what they want, either way they win.
Putin has just but Russia in the lap of China they have nowhere else to turn, ironic from the so called hard man he is now China 's bitch a lap dog for his new master's.
That's the assassination attempt isn't it? I've seen Valkyrie, but not sure how accurate it is!
gonetomorrow
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Lyse Doucet is in place in Kiev.
It must be serious.
It must be serious.
It's relatively accurate in terms of events, but from what I've read/know von Stauffenberg is portrayed in a way for film and audiences, if that makes sense.
He was more pro-Germany without Hitler rather than anti-war: there's always been talk that if it had been successful, it was to help create better leadership.
From a Prussian aristocratic and military family, they had an issue with Hitler and his cronies and their direction, rather than some 'heartfelt' resistance.
I'd recommend visiting the Bendlerblock, where he was actually executed, if you're ever in Berlin.
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peteblue
Welcome back Wayne
More importantly, what did your wife say…….
spectateur
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I agree. There will be a lot of people rubbing their hands at the thought of money to be made out of a nice little war.
Lobster Johnson
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It was Hitler's decision to go into Stalingrad instead of pivoting around it to take the oilfields that were the whole point of invading Russia in the first place. One of history's most bonkers military decisions.
It was one of the most bonkers decisions to halt and not take Moscow during '40 when they could. This was before the Siberian units had come across.
It was even more bonkers to then go south in '41 and with Army Group South attempt to take Ukraine, the Caucasus oil fields and the Black Sea, in one go.
Hitler had many, many capable generals. When he listened to them, they often did well. When he ignored them, they did very, very badly.
Looks like no.2 has left the stable 
spectateur
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Fortunately one of his many strategic mistakes.
NilSatisOptimum
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Boris better sanction the entire list of Russian oligarchs in this country and get them out, no excuses no half measures. Putins Russia is now a rogue state and no amount of donations can excuse this, take it all off all of them and boot them out! Re-write the law and make it so, its what the will of the people wanted!
The binman chronicles
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Such a tightrope. Appease to de-escalate and that may embolden him to take aim at another ex USSR country he wants back, until we get to the point he goes one too far but by then has a bigger army, more weapons.
On the other hand if you go too far with sanctions that starts to cripple the country then they may attack outwards anyhow. Although you would imagine with the resources Russia should be self sufficient unlike say NK...
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