Sack Jackpot Winners wrote:Oil exporting People wrote:For NATO? Yes. The Russian Army is far superior to anything the Europeans can throw at it, and does maintain some sizable advantages over the US (Namely, tank quality and ability to more rapidly bring their's into play).
This is also academic, however, because the Russians have no desire nor reason to invade Eastern Europe.
Oh no, NATO would wipe the Russian Army from the history books it would be so clean. The Russian military has been working nearly ten years just to keep their armed forces supplied, trained, following orders, not mutinying, and not selling off military items. Sort of the point of
this.
The US in particular could take down Russia on its own, simply by aligning itself with the oligarchs and funding the opposition.
Yeah, that's not working at all. As for the Russian Armed Forces being incompetent - so many said that throughout History, and so many ended up being defeated after invading Russia...
Thermodolia wrote:Uxupox wrote:I'd rather not try though. The Germans were completely optimistic in their regards for military success in 1941 but got completely smashed by a combination of Soviet ingenuity, weather and some trash German civilian leaders (Hitler in particular).
Ya that was mainly Hitler's doing. If i had been in his shoes i wouldn't have stopped until I reach Moskva
Hitler reached Moscow. And then got pwnd.
Populi-Terrae wrote:Wiepolskie wrote:Russia did not take territory from Georgia, and Crimea voted to become part of Russia. Russia does not want to invade Eastern Europe or restore the USSR (or at least the 1989 borders). Most of Europe is stacked against them if they did, because NATO, in practice, is an inherently anti-Russian organization. Trump is right when he says its failing.
Crimea only voted for it after it was invaded by Russian paramilitary forces. The referendum was held without the permission of the central government in Kiev. Ergo, the referendum was illegal and the result was rigged.
There's no proof that the result was rigged. Once again - polls, conducted by Western Polling Agencies, show that the Result of the Election reflected the Will of the Crimean People. Just because a couple of drunk Oligarchs said something, doesn't make anything "rigged".
Wiepolskie wrote:If the Donbass Republics want to join Russia, or at least secede from Ukraine, it is well within their right to do so. A majority of them speak Russian, and feel more at home in Russia.
I have no issues with that.
The Romulan Republic wrote:Frankly, I wouldn't be surprised if Eastern European countries start pursuing their own nuclear deterrents, because God knows they can't count on the US any more.
And where would they get the funds for nuclear research?
The Conez Imperium wrote:Infected Mushroom wrote:Ukraine rightfully belongs to the Russian Empire. This has always been the case historically. I see nothing wrong with Russia re-exerting its historical sphere of influence.
What do you mean rightfully belongs to Russia?
He said "rightfully belongs to the Russian Empire" - you do know how Ukraine was created, right?
See the part in 1654? That was annexed by the Russian Empire. The part between 1654 and 1917 was added to Ukraine by the Russian Empire. And even then it was split into Governorates. The part that says "added in 1922" hasn't really been part of Ukraine, not ever. Ditto for the parts in 1939 and 1954. The latter's Crimea. Russia can just waltz in and take the 1922 part, and no one would really do much. History matters. Here's a map of the Russian Empire:
I see Poland. I see Finland. Do you see Ukraine?