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That's just theory. In practice, how would you suggest Ukraine to resist Putin's fascist regime and invading armies in a non-violent manner?

You could change your own mind though, by recognizing the asymmetry of this war: Zelensky is far better than Putin, and Ukraine has just cause.

Looking at this map, one might conclude that the Russians tried to encircle and take or destroy Kiev. We can only speculate of course, but for me, not...

Maybe slow down the expansion, based on more stringent criteria? Or maybe the expansion was the only choice not to miss the "historical moment" of the...

I agree the expansion eastward was too quick. But history called, and the EU answered something, something they were confortable with: markets.

She's not even twerking... :groan:

The Russian army is extremely competent at killing civilians. You can't take that away from them.

Good piece, thanks. I might have to re-assess my opinion that nukes won't be used in this conflict and that the talks about nukes are gesticulations. ...

Interesting piece on war theory, specifically on how wars end, in the New Yorker: How the War in Ukraine Might End In recent years, a small group of s...

In my understanding the forces holding Lyman are mainly East-Ukrainian, pro-Russian territorial defence militia. That's why they are so tough and resi...

I don't consider the "ever closer union" as actual policy. European integration has been stalled for two decades, its electroencephalogram is flat. It...

Technically speaking, Brexit was precisely about the UK vs all the rest, and note that the 'rest' stuck together during the negotiations. At a deeper,...

Russian milblogger @RYBAR reports on the Lyman front: On the night of September 29-30, Russian troops had to withdraw from Yampil' , and the defensive...

Why yes. The EU and its predecessors were/are a peace building project, meant to ensure peace at last in Europe after two world wars and zillions othe...

Thanks for that pearl and the chuckle. And it's true: certainly the EU project is transformative. It's meant to reconnect folks in a broader and more ...

It's not like they had any choice in that matter of course. (In addition, some pro-Eu folks do actually agree that the UK never really belonged in the...

A few days ago, a twitter account called Gandom ("wheat" in Persian) posted a video of an anonymous, unveiled Iranian woman singing Bella Ciao. https:...

I wouldn't refer to it as "analysis". "Unfettered wishful thinking" is more apt. Or simply "verbal diarrhea"...

Your writing increasingly resembles the average putinista's rambling nowadays. No logic, no focus. Headless chicken gesticulation. Let's not make thin...

Did you forget the USSR and the German very very Democratic Republic?

I mean that the EU never said it won't cooperate with the UK. In fact it has been extremely patient.

The EU has never said anything like that, though. It is the UK which is separating, and not taking their relationship with the EU seriously enough. As...

I am not worried about nukes, for one because it won't make any difference if we are worried or not; for two because I believe "Russians love their ch...

I think no nukes will be used in Ukraine. It's just too close to Russia, the fall out would be spread all over western Russia. Assuming the missiles t...

A better question would be: "Could AI provide etc.?" It seems the answer is no, since there's nothing original in the outputs provided.

More precisely, Putin has apparently lost Tokaïev, Kazakhstan strong man.

Kazakhstan will guarantee the safety of Russians fleeing their country as Russia moves to conscript hundreds of thousands of army reserves to fight in...

So, when people speak of war crimes, you pull out your calculator to estimate a margin of error? Have some decency.

Again, it is not meant to stop anything. Boys don't want to be criminals, kudos to them. If you want to commit war crimes instead of just advocating t...

It used to be called "voting with one's feet", in the good old days of the USSR. They all tell the same story: not interested in committing war crimes...

Sources: FSB reports 260,000 men left Russia, wants to close borders 09:30 AM, 26 September 2022 Novaya Gazeta Europe Russia’s Federal Security Servic...

Wasn't that your idea?

What a splendid idea! The West could nuke Moscow and Saint Petersbourg, putting Putin in a stronger position to negotiate peace.

The good thing with today's Russia is that all the old soviet jokes can be recycled. So... God created three great virtues: Honestly, Intelligence and...

Once the 'referenda' have run their course and the occupied territories are integrated to Russia, there won't be anything left to negotiate. Putin won...

It seems strange to try and mobilize a population that has been effectively demobilized for decades, ie told not to get involved in politics.

Vietnam comes to mind.

So Russia's great and wise leader, Vladimir Putin, has called for partial mobilisation. @"Isaac" is going to tell us how criminal such a decision was,...

I see... But NATO is a tool of the devil, isn't it? So since Zelensky is a puppet of NATO... he's one of the devils in any case. Small devil, or big o...

Zelensky is obviously wrong about everything, since he is a ridiculous comedian, a puppet of NATO, and the devil incarnate.

Der Spiegel makes a broader point, that Putin is becoming dangerous for many, including for Russia herself, with all these civilians being sent to the...

Not just to the Ukrainians : to the world.

https://focus.courrierinternational.com/2022/09/24/0/0/1204/1606/1280/0/60/0/7e1363f_1664008896322-capture-da-ei-cran-2022-09-24-ai-10-40-35.png Dange...

Well, the glorious armies of the Russian Federation are apparently making a stand at Lyman and Kupiansk, and resisting further Ukrainian advance there...

Let me introduce Nike, the ancient Greek goddess of victory, or what's left of her today in the Louvre: https://www.worldhistory.org/img/r/p/500x600/5...

For precision sake, I added: Eurasian philosophic circles.

I'm no military expert so cannot forecast much, but it seems to me the Ukrainian side has been cautious and prudent with its operations, not exposing ...

If Russians ever freed themselves from the current regime, it would be a catastrophy. First, only a dictator like Putin is strong enough to lead them ...

‘The war party has won’ Kremlin plans ‘immediate’ annexation of Ukrainian territories — and mobilization at home. Here’s this new decision’s backgroun...

In Kupyansk, the ambiguous success of the Ukrainian army: "The Russian soldiers were caught without a fight" By Florence Aubenas, Kupyansk, Le Monde P...