Ukraine / Russia

[longbow51]

Looking at those lining up against him I'm wishing him well for the next 6 years. I mean you can lead from a death bed right?

Sorry. There's no way he cognitively makes it 6 years. That would mean the president isn't the president, but a figurehead.

 

[Nick87]

Looking at those lining up against him I'm wishing him well for the next 6 years. I mean you can lead from a death bed right?

Define lead....well define deathbed for that matter too.

 

[Irrelevant]

Define lead....well define death beathbed for that matter too.

I mean at that point they're kinda the same right?

 

[Irrelevant]

Sorry. There's no way he cognitively makes it 6 years. That would mean the president isn't the president, but a figurehead.

LOL as opposed to...?

 

[Nick87]

I mean at that point they're kinda the same right?

They seam to be presently

 

[VikingsGuy]

I just picked up WSJ but was waffling between those two.

I love the Economist above all others. The global breadth, developing country news, and a perspective outside the US echo chamber combine to make it my fav.

 

[Deleted member 28227]

Sorry. There's no way he cognitively makes it 6 years. That would mean the president isn't the president, but a figurehead.

Hey it worked for Ronnie

 

[longbow51]

LOL as opposed to...?

I don't think this is a 2024 thread, rather a Ukraine thread, but if we don't have a better choice than a senile octogenarian, God help us. On either side. Admittedly, Trump and Hillary seem pretty cogent now, but that could change in the proverbial heartbeat. For the Rs, clearly Trump policies without Trump (a la VA), for Ds, who knows? Moderate Ds seem pretty rare.

 

[Deleted member 28227]

I don't think this is a 2024 thread, rather a Ukraine thread, but if we don't have a better choice than a senile octogenarian, God help us. On either side. Admittedly, Trump and Hillary seem pretty cogent now, but that could change in the proverbial heartbeat. For the Rs, clearly Trump policies without Trump (a la VA), for Ds, who knows? Moderate Ds seem pretty rare.

Of names we know I'd vote Amy Klobuchar (B) or Charlie Baker (R) over either Trump or Biden.

 

[longbow51]

I desperately don't want Trump to run again. Or Biden.

 

[BackofBeyond]

I love the Economist above all others. The global breadth, developing country news, and a perspective outside the US echo chamber combine to make it my fav.

Same boat here. Started my subscription as a student (cheap) and it's about the only thing left from my college days.

 

[BigHornRam]

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Edit for paywall bs

 

[VikingsGuy]

What could go wrong??

 

[F250]

You got that right! One bungled offhand remark in two years. The last president couldn't make it through the day every single day without shoving his foot in his mouth (or keyboard) at least once. I shudder to think what a terrible mess he would have made of this crisis. Half the world would be incinerated by now and the rest would be glowing in the dark for the next 20K years.

Strongly disagree.

 

[Handlebar]

Beginning after tomorrow the EU will be required to pay in rubles or supposedly gold for their energy. It is going to get very dicey

 

[Sytes]

Russia's limited counter plays towards world sanctions (less China, etc).

 

[BigHornRam]

Beginning after tomorrow the EU will be required to pay in rubles or supposedly gold for their energy. It is going to get very dicey

Russian Roulette.

EXPLAINER: What would paying for natural gas in rubles mean?

Russia is demanding payment in rubles for its natural gas exports to Europe

abcnews.go.com

"Still, there are some banks that haven't been cut off, and for now, sanctions imposed by the U.S. Treasury barring bank transactions contain exceptions for energy payments. That's a concession to European allies that are much more reliant on Russian oil and gas and fear a total cutoff could throw their economy into recession."

 

[Irrelevant]

Hope?

Ukraine War: Putin demands Mariupol surrender to end shelling

Russia's defence ministry has since proposed a one-day ceasefire on Thursday to let civilians leave.

www.bbc.com

 

[VikingsGuy]

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Ukraine War: Putin demands Mariupol surrender to end shelling

Russia's defence ministry has since proposed a one-day ceasefire on Thursday to let civilians leave.

www.bbc.com

Russia's intentions are very confused over the last 36 hours - but their lack of success clearly has them scrambling. Go Ukraine!

 

[SAJ-99]

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Ukraine War: Putin demands Mariupol surrender to end shelling

Russia's defence ministry has since proposed a one-day ceasefire on Thursday to let civilians leave.

www.bbc.com

For what I read, a lot of Ukraine forces are in the East because they were fighting the Russian-aligned insurgents before the invasion. Russia is looking to cut them off from supply lines from Western Ukraine. The cease fire might help Russia more than Ukraine by allowing Russia to reposition some troops further into Ukraine without the threat of attacks.