TheSearcher
Are you sure about that?
QFTOften the power mad egos of the leaders result in the blood spilling of the common Volk.
Truth be told, I bet a lot of Russians would have been content to let Ukraine be left alone.
QFTOften the power mad egos of the leaders result in the blood spilling of the common Volk.
Truth be told, I bet a lot of Russians would have been content to let Ukraine be left alone.
And now we wait to see what happens on the Sept24th thread.Germany has ‘crossed red line’ – Russia
There will be no turning back after Berlin supplied arms to kill Russians, Moscow’s envoy says
FILE PHOTO. German multiple launch rocket systems in action. ©P/F/H / ullstein bild via Getty Images
Germany has crossed a red line with Russia by sending arms to Ukraine, Moscow’s ambassador in Berlin said on Monday. The decision undermined decades of reconciliation since the end of World War II and the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union, the diplomat added.
“The very fact that the Ukrainian regime is being supplied with German-made lethal weapons, which are used not only against Russian military service members, but also the civilian population of Donbass, crosses the red line,”Ambassador Sergey Nechaev said in an interview with Izvestia newspaper.
He added that Berlin should have known better, “considering the moral and historic responsibility that Germany has before our people for the Nazi crimes.”
“They have crossed the Rubicon,” Nechaev stated, using an idiom for passing the point of no return.
Berlin discarded its longstanding policy of not sending weapons into zones of armed conflict to join the US and other NATO allies in providing weapons to Ukraine. The German government says it has a moral responsibility to back Kiev so it can defend itself against Russia.
Germany also joined an effort by the EU to decouple the economies of member states from Russia’s. German businesses have been relying on cheap Russian natural gas for five decades, since before the Soviet Union collapsed.
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The German government “has unilaterally acted to destroy bilateral relations [with Russia] that were unique in scale and depth and had been built over decades,” the Russian ambassador noted. “In essence, the post-war reconciliation of our nations and peoples is being eroded,” Nechaev said.
According to the diplomat, economic restrictions imposed on Russia over the Ukraine conflict have resulted in a sharp increase in utility bills, a surge in consumer prices, and a decrease in real incomes in Germany. Nechaev said the “sanctions war” against Moscow is being increasingly seen as “shooting yourself in the foot” in Germany, which has already faced protests over the cost-of-living crisis. The ambassador noted that Russia took no pleasure in seeing the damage, even if Berlin has itself to blame for it.
“We believe the ongoing processes to be Germany’s domestic issue, in which we do not get involved,” he said. “And we certainly are not in the habit of delivering pompous lectures, the likes of which the West constantly makes about Russians.”
Russia sent troops into Ukraine on February 24, citing Kiev’s failure to implement the Minsk agreements, designed to give the regions of Donetsk and Lugansk special status within the Ukrainian state. The protocols, brokered by Germany and France, were first signed in 2014. Former Ukrainian president Pyotr Poroshenko has since admitted that Kiev’s main goal was to use the ceasefire to buy time and “create powerful armed forces.”
In February 2022, the Kremlin recognized the Donbass republics as independent states and demanded that Ukraine officially declare itself a neutral country that will never join any Western military bloc. Kiev insists the Russian offensive was completely unprovoked.
Germany has ‘crossed red line’ – Russia
Russian Ambassador to Germany Sergey Nechaev said in an interview that Berlin has ruined the countries’ post-World War II reconciliationwww.rt.com
While watching a broadcast of a Russian TV show, I was amazed when one of the hardliners said Russia should keep going all the way to Iceland.
Well, sure... just as their attacker(s) have the right, as sovereign nations, to sell gas and oil to anyone they want.. or not. Before some politicians start running their mouths (much less putting their money behind the rhetoric), they need to check on the interconnected dependencies keeping their country alive...Ukraine is a separate, sovereign country. It can run its external affairs as it see fit. It is not part of Russia, not a vassal state, or a buffer.
When attacked they have the right to seek assistance from whomever will help.
I don't think they'll do it. The potential repercussions are too great. I think only the mussies would be insane enough to nuke first.Still the Russians are insane to think they can nuke a country with no adverse consequences.
While I fully agree that a separate, sovereign country can do just as you say but is Ukraine such a country? Or is Ukraine a country run completely by outsiders instead of the people actually living there?Ukraine is a separate, sovereign country. It can run its external affairs as it see fit. It is not part of Russia, not a vassal state, or a buffer.
When attacked they have the right to seek assistance from whomever will help.
Kind of like Germany and the EU cutting off their nose to spite their face!Well, sure... just as their attacker(s) have the right, as sovereign nations, to sell gas and oil to anyone they want.. or not. Before some politicians start running their mouths (much less putting their money behind the rhetoric), they need to check on the interconnected dependencies keeping their country alive...
Summerthyme
Like resident 10% Joe and his corrupt family!While I fully agree that a separate, sovereign country can do just as you say but is Ukraine such a country? Or is Ukraine a country run completely by outsiders instead of the people actually living there?
It is still going on to this dayI'm a bit of a military history buff. Visiting my Grandparents in 1981 I eagerly visited a book store hoping to find a treasure trove of obscure WWII militaria books.
What I found in the WWII section was the most stripped down and sanitized war history I had ever seen. Then I realized they were attempting to erase a decade or two of their own history. Most would agree that is a very bad tactic and one that will ultimately provide great harm to those so foolish.
My sister and brother-in-law are in Germany and their news does not report what their government is doing to support Ukraine. I ask them questions about what we see and hear in the US about Germany and they have no idea of what is going on. We are not the only ones with fake news organizations.
Ahh the feast of trumpetsI have no idea why, but the date September 24th is bouncing around the Internet the last 72 hours.
It is still going on to this day
Good point!I suppose the plan is to disarm as many western weapons producing countries as THEY can.
IIRC, the source of that article was Hal Turner. Enough said.We got that German guy in the other thread saying September 24 will be a day to remember, something like that.
I wonder if this is all tied in.
Until this war I would have agreed. Seems like Putin has made a lot of red line statements only to see the West run right over them.Russia doesn't typically ignore red lines like Obama
Russia has to accept.....? It's likely the entire world will face consequences, not just Russia.Genau. But Russia then has to accept the consequences of acting.
Until this war I would have agreed. Seems like Putin has made a lot of red line statements only to see the West run right over them.
My sister and brother-in-law are in Germany and their news does not report what their government is doing to support Ukraine. I ask them questions about what we see and hear in the US about Germany and they have no idea of what is going on. We are not the only ones with fake news organizations.
You're right, I guess the question now is how many red lines will they allow to be crossed?Until this war I would have agreed. Seems like Putin has made a lot of red line statements only to see the West run right over them.
Everything that Article 5 can set loose....But,But,But,But, When does the Can of Whoop Ass get opened?????
Except that it was closed / locked.And now we wait to see what happens on the Sept24th thread.
You would rather surrender OPENLY TO RUSSIAN COMMUNIST CONTROL?Yeah, that doesn't tend to end well.....
Let it go CM.Except that it was closed / locked.
I've asked the Admins if they will reconsider....still waiting (messaged them pretty late so some may have already been in bed).
When red lines keep getting past both parties tend to be surprised when the reaction becomes something other than another line being drawn....You would rather surrender OPENLY TO RUSSIAN COMMUNIST CONTROL?
Sadly, I do not speak German and my housemate does not have time to search the archives of the German version of C Span, I am encouraging any German-speaking members with time on their hands to look for it.Let it go CM.
I clearly stated why that thread was closed. Go back and look for yourself.
You can always start your own thread if you can find a non-proscribed source.
I haven't listened to this, I've been rather busy, but is Marfogle news enough to get the other thread unlocked - if so please let me know and I will add this and/or start another thread. I will keep searching. The URL can not be embedded as media but I think is still free to listen to for a few more days.
marfooglenews.com/2022/09/13/they-will-remember-where-they-were/
At this point they could attack with bio weapons, discreetly, and blame it on any of the bio labs in Ukraine. Who would know?I'm worried they might try chemical or biological type weapons now that most of the civilians are gone and it mostly
fighters now. They just need some mules to make it happen and they can claim it wasn't them.