Zelensky has become a folk hero and deservedly so. Putin can't be expected to do anything but press the attack no matter what the cost. Russia will have to occupy the country and then will then deal with a hostile and lethal resistance . He has stepped on a hornet's nest. As far as the rest of Europe, even Switzerland has not stayed neutral. NATO has to shore up its defenses immediately . Europe owes the Ukraine a hugh debt. The more difficult this invasion becomes, the less likely it will be for Putin to continue on and invade the Baltic states or Poland.
To take a page from Putin, why not send in a force of mercenary " volunteers" to cut off Russian supply lines in northern Ukraine? I believe the parallel with Hitler is valid. Everyone needs to pay the price now, because if he gets away with this, I believe he will send troops into the rest of Eastern Europe.
Nice recap of recent developments in Southeastern Europe. Too late for NATO and EU to defend this white slavic nation. Maybe in the future Ukraine will enter the EU. For now it's a distant second choice that every nation is applying sanctions, withdrawing from business relations, and isolating Russia and Russians. My God, even ever-neutral Switzerland is getting in the act. Ditto pacifist Germany and Sweden. Maybe we will see mercenaries joining the resistance later and flying the donated fighter jets now to punish seemingly ill-served and naive Russian troops who seem badly led as fighters. The biggest hoot today is gypsies stealing a tank. Yesterday it was a traveler talking to stalled tank-men who knew very little about their aims and support. Let's hope it doesn't devolve into further war crimes like Syria hospitals and civilians slaughtered by Putin. Good to see The Hague assembling war crime charges against the Russian President.
Zelensky has become a folk hero and deservedly so. Putin can't be expected to do anything but press the attack no matter what the cost. Russia will have to occupy the country and then will then deal with a hostile and lethal resistance . He has stepped on a hornet's nest. As far as the rest of Europe, even Switzerland has not stayed neutral. NATO has to shore up its defenses immediately . Europe owes the Ukraine a hugh debt. The more difficult this invasion becomes, the less likely it will be for Putin to continue on and invade the Baltic states or Poland.
To take a page from Putin, why not send in a force of mercenary " volunteers" to cut off Russian supply lines in northern Ukraine? I believe the parallel with Hitler is valid. Everyone needs to pay the price now, because if he gets away with this, I believe he will send troops into the rest of Eastern Europe.
Nice recap of recent developments in Southeastern Europe. Too late for NATO and EU to defend this white slavic nation. Maybe in the future Ukraine will enter the EU. For now it's a distant second choice that every nation is applying sanctions, withdrawing from business relations, and isolating Russia and Russians. My God, even ever-neutral Switzerland is getting in the act. Ditto pacifist Germany and Sweden. Maybe we will see mercenaries joining the resistance later and flying the donated fighter jets now to punish seemingly ill-served and naive Russian troops who seem badly led as fighters. The biggest hoot today is gypsies stealing a tank. Yesterday it was a traveler talking to stalled tank-men who knew very little about their aims and support. Let's hope it doesn't devolve into further war crimes like Syria hospitals and civilians slaughtered by Putin. Good to see The Hague assembling war crime charges against the Russian President.
Putin backed himself into the corner he now occupies. Time will tell, but for now: strength to Ukraine. 🇺🇦