How come we're not discussing this yet?
Over the past few months, Russia has moved a large number of troops near the Ukrainian border. Although they insist they don't have any intention to invade, there have been talks between the US and Russia during which Russia has made bold demands, such as requesting that Ukraine, Finland and Sweden must never become NATO members. Concerns about a major war started by Russia are rising, and there are certainly worries that Putin isn't just interested in visiting Chernobyl, so they might not even stop at conquering Ukraine.
Meanwhile, the German government is only vaguely discussing "consequences" should Russia attack Ukraine, but then everyone is quick to insist that they shouldn't cancel the highly controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline. One of the biggest hindrances is the moderate left German party SPD, which is heading our current three-party government. Former German chancellor Gerhard Schröder, himself an SPD member, has spent the past two decades being a well-paid consultant for various Russian energy corporations such as Gazprom and Rosneft, and he's a personal friend of Vladimir Putin. So clearly he is just a well-respected elder statesman and not a highly biased lobbyist. There's an infamous quote by Schröder insisting that Putin is a "flawless democrat".
The whole situation is a massive powder keg, and people are worried it might end up severely shifting the balance of power in Europe.
At the very least, the current president of the US isn't a bumbling moron who is rumored to be blackmailed via a certain tape involving bodily fluids...
Over the past few months, Russia has moved a large number of troops near the Ukrainian border. Although they insist they don't have any intention to invade, there have been talks between the US and Russia during which Russia has made bold demands, such as requesting that Ukraine, Finland and Sweden must never become NATO members. Concerns about a major war started by Russia are rising, and there are certainly worries that Putin isn't just interested in visiting Chernobyl, so they might not even stop at conquering Ukraine.
Meanwhile, the German government is only vaguely discussing "consequences" should Russia attack Ukraine, but then everyone is quick to insist that they shouldn't cancel the highly controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline. One of the biggest hindrances is the moderate left German party SPD, which is heading our current three-party government. Former German chancellor Gerhard Schröder, himself an SPD member, has spent the past two decades being a well-paid consultant for various Russian energy corporations such as Gazprom and Rosneft, and he's a personal friend of Vladimir Putin. So clearly he is just a well-respected elder statesman and not a highly biased lobbyist. There's an infamous quote by Schröder insisting that Putin is a "flawless democrat".
The whole situation is a massive powder keg, and people are worried it might end up severely shifting the balance of power in Europe.
At the very least, the current president of the US isn't a bumbling moron who is rumored to be blackmailed via a certain tape involving bodily fluids...
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