After getting to know and fully understand the Ukraine/Russia Military and Economic situation and, after seeing the Economic trouble it is causing Russia, I think Ukraine, with the support of the European Union, is in a position to fight and WIN all of Ukraine back in its original form. With time, patience, and the financial support of Europe and, in particular, NATO, the original Borders from where this War started, is very much an option. Why not? Russia has been fighting aimlessly for three and a half years a War that should have taken a Real Military Power less than a week to win. This is not distinguishing Russia. In fact, it is very much making them look like “a paper tiger.” When the people living in Moscow, and all of the Great Cities, Towns, and Districts all throughout Russia, find out what is really going on with this War, the fact that it’s almost impossible for them to get Gasoline through the long lines that are being formed, and all of the other things that are taking place in their War Economy, where most of their money is being spent on fighting Ukraine, which has Great Spirit, and only getting better, Ukraine would be able to take back their Country in its original form and, who knows, maybe even go further than that! Putin and Russia are in BIG Economic trouble, and this is the time for Ukraine to act. In any event, I wish both Countries well. We will continue to supply weapons to NATO for NATO to do what they want with them. Good luck to all!

DONALD J. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Source: Donald Trump on Truth Social.

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[–] anachronist@midwest.social 11 points 21 hours ago (3 children)

Europeans can't even organize an embargo

[–] Goodman@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

Even if goods are sold through a proxy, that still exerts economic pressure, because you are adding a middleman and extra paperwork. Maybe europeans could have done a beter job with the embargo, but you also have to consider that if Russia really wants to acquire some commodity, there is not really a way to stop them from getting it if they have the money, proxies and means to get it. An embargo can only make that more difficult.

Nice figure btw

[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 2 points 15 hours ago

$80 million dollars worth? It's a tiny amount

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 2 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

What's wrong with Kyrgyzstan

[–] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 12 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Exports to Kyrgyzstan shot up after Russia invaded Ukraine. Not because there's an economic miracle in Kyrgyzstan, but because they're smuggling the goods to Russia (is the implication at least).

[–] Tuuktuuk@mastodontti.fi 2 points 19 hours ago

@ChairmanMeow @Flax_vert

I cannot understand why nothing is done about this. The problem is, when they say at the Finnish border "this product is going to Kyrgyzstan", but it actually stays in the Russia, it has earlier not been Finland's problem but one of the Russia – it means that the customs fees for the Russia have not been paid and the product lands there anyway.

Now it's different but we still behave like we did in 1996 and 2003 and 2021.

Why?