Russians are very practical people, not much hypocrisy. Since they have suffered a lot, they want something back for that. The current strategy is to carve out a part of Ukraine. The same strategy will be pursued by Poles when they carve out a part of western Ukraine for themselves. The...
It costs USA its reputation. The same way Soviet suffered when China invaded Vietnam in 1979, which basically marked the end of its expansion. If Ukraine loses, then NATO expansion to the rest of the world would lose its credibility.
Not only that, you also need to brainwash them to think their enemies as non-humans. It is much easier to kill an animal than to kill a human. That is where Nazism and terrorism are close to each other. For Nazis, the racial purity and superiority are paramount. To think your own race to be...
While I agree that with a muslim superpower, islamic terrorism would disappear, I don't think the lack of muslim superpower is the reason why islamic terrorism exists. Being a terrorist is a very precarious career. Very few people want to be a terrorist. For terrorism to appear and sustain, you...
Who doesn't? But too many people, including you, mistake democracy as freedom. No, it is not. Democracy can easily degenerate into the tyranny of the majority.
Yes but how is Ukraine my essential service? Did Canada constitution say that?
That is why I am not a fan of democracy. I am a fan of freedom. The west is currently promoting democratic authoritarianism.
"even as the company sought to pay for the fuel using a rubles account as Russia has demanded, according to people familiar with the matter."
Read again
"even as the company sought to pay for the fuel using a rubles account as Russia has demanded, according to people familiar with the matter."
Of course you can opt in. That is your freedom. But where is my freedom of opt out? It is just like a group of people forcing other people to help pay for their agenda. Is that the freedom or just pure authoritarianism?
An earlier report today. But later Russia actually rejected that payment in ruble:
https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/russia-rejects-german-gas-payment-143628924.html
Apparently Germans want to pay in ruble but in a way that pleases other EU countries.
That is cheap. I wish I can ask my tax money back for the policies I disagree with. That is real freedom. By the way, I didn't vote for our PM.
Germany said they will pay in ruble. It is pure business and Russia is doing by the book. It is EU that is mixing economy and war.
I didn't say guerrilla warfare isn't a smart move. It simply is contradictory to many claims that Ukrainians are winning on the battle fields. No they are not. that is why they resort to guerrilla warfare, the same reason why Mao promoted this strategy against Japanese during WWII.