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Russian warplane accidentally bombs own city...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65344370
Corruption in the Russian Armed Forces.....
Corruption is endemic in Russia and is pervasive within its defence industrial sector and armed forces. Evidence from Ukraine suggests that it is costing Russian lives.
Corruption in the Russian armed forces, and society in general, has been a long-acknowledged truism. The Russian public sector has consistently ranked near the bottom of Transparency.org’s Corruption Perceptions Index, placing 136 out of 180 countries in 2021. Corruption has been perceived as a particular problem within Russia’s military and is seen in some regards as a part of military life.......
https://rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/corruption-russian-armed-forces#:~:text=Corruption%20in%20the%20Russian%20armed%20forces%2C%20and%20society%20in%20general,of%20180%20countries%20in%202021.
Okay Tim, seeing as you are such a scholar of geopolitical events, and like to look at things from all angles, how about giving us your views on the Budapest Memorandum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapest_Memorandum
This is about the sixth time I've mentioned it but never got a response from the Putler fanbots - because it blows your arguments on the Minsk agreement out of the water.
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The BRICS, as you call them, are a collection of shady despots and autocrats, trying to shore up their corrupt regimes.
China is not going to do anything to damage the dollar - because they hold $3 trillion
The problem in Afganistan was the speed that their security forces collapsed. They are incapable of standing up for themselves.
Trump and Putin discussed the fate of Ukraine at the secret meeting in Helsinki.
The Minsk agreement was Neville Chamberlain style appeasment that we should be ashamed of because it broke the Budapest Memorandum
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapest_Memorandum
If we stood up to the madman then the SOW would not of happened.
Biden has created record numbers of jobs, way more than Orange Crush.
The recent bank failures are down to Trump's roll back of DoddsFrank regualtions off 2nd tier banks.
The debt crisis is caused by the huge tax cut to wealthiest 1%. Discredited neo-liberal, trickle down economics, that failed so spectacularly for Lettuce Liz.
Migratiom, fentanyl and crime are intractable problems that have been around for decades. Not really fair to blame Biden after 2 years when Cheeto head did nothing either.