Avdiivka, Longtime Stronghold for Ukraine, Falls to Russians

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  1. Bill Carson

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    Which Bush "repudiated" Baker's promises?
    Got a link?
    Russia as the successor state of the USSR is entitled to all guarantees made in 1990; although, Russians should have demanded a written document given American greed and aggression towards Russia

    https://history.state.gov/countries...issolution of the,successor state of the USSR.

    "With the dissolution of the USSR in 1991, the United States considered the Russian Federation as the successor state of the USSR. Please view the country entry for Russia."
     
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    Except that the USSR included the Baltic states and Russia does not.
    President George H.W. Bush repudiated Baker when Baker reported in at the White House. Bush said the Soviets had lost and therefore didn't get to set conditions.
    Here's some witness testimony.
    'There was no promise not to enlarge NATO'
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    Mar 16, 2022 — Bush sat down with Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev to negotiate the peaceful end of the Cold War and the reunification of Germany, former ...
     
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    The Baltic States are not successor states to the USSR; Russia is. The fact that nothing was put in writing doesn't change the guarantees made regarding NATO expansion:
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    "Page from Stepanov-Mamaladze's notes from February 12, 1990, reflecting Baker's assurance to Shevardnadze during the Ottawa Open Skies conference: 'And if U[nited] G[ermany] stays in NATO, we should take care about non-expansion of its jurisdiction to the east.'"

    https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-...on-what-gorbachev-heard-western-leaders-early
     
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    I do not think that is necessarily the case. While all Azov Nazi's would be considered Ukrainian Nationalists .. not all Ukrainian Nationalists should be considered Nazi's
     
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    Did you not remember what an argument is Jack ? Saying "False False False" is not an argument . You got the first half .. claim or premise .. but the second half is missing - that is where you support your claim .. give some rational showing your claim is true .. or might be ?

    Sorry Jack - You said that the claims of Azov Nazi were "Kremlin Propaganda" .. turned out those claims came from Congress .. that which you called propaganda .. then went on to further state there was no propaganda in Western Media-Punditry..

    So what is false Jack .. are you saying you did not respond to information about Azov Nazi's calling it "Kremlin Propaganda" ..going as far as inferring these were kremlin operatives "on the payroll" .. Yeah .. I think that was you I was talking to .. Durandal was on the same page .. making the claim of no propaganda in western media-punditry ... then turns out the information was from congress. True .. True .. and True :)
     
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    That would be significant if Ukraine could actually win the war.

    It cannot.
     
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    There's nothing put in writing....so no obligations.

    What's posted here is gibberish.
     
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    In a broader sense, the assurance of non-expansion of NATO would have included all border states in the east close to the Soviet Union. It was not only about united Germany as the Biden administration falsely claimed.

     
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    Who cares? Democratic countries get to chose their own foreign policy. They all wanted to join NATO of their own free will so who cares what a dictator in Russia wants? The Russian dictator doesn't get to veto the will of independent Democratic states.
     
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    ruZZia is not entitled to steal Ukrainian land based on non-existent "guarantees" about NATO expansion, nor based on imaginary "Nazis" in Ukraine. Even if either or both claims were true, they simply would not justify what ruZZia is doing now and attempting to achieve.
     
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    That's what Bush repudiated.
     
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    Falsehoods do not merit discussion.
     
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    We shall see.
     
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    US congress say them Nazi's not imaginary .. but, who been telling you Putin not entitled to Steal-Annex what he wants from sovereign nation bordering the motherland .. of which there is strategic interest .. got your wires crossed somewhere .. Israel gone take what it wants .. occupy and control .. Nato take a slice of Serbia not to long ago .. annexed .. .. a bad case of "Do as we say .. not as we do foreign policy" Genocide Joe vetoing another cease fire resolution ..

    Told you what happens when you throw out the rule book Son .. folks gonna stop following .. and do as we say .. not as we do no good when others do as we do.

    Big Picture D .. don't get blinded by the light nor the Orc Orc cheer .. Vlad has come .. but no need to fear .. he just too a little land .. coastal I know .. but lets not sweat the small stuff .. stop this fighting .. keep what land you still have .. and try and get back to doing business and rebuilding the nation .. lose any thoughts of Nato membership .. is a bad path .. not going to happen .. the ability of Ukraine to mount any major counter offensive is non existent .. their ability to defend barely so .. losing ground quickly at the moment.. aid from the US nowhere in sight .. bill still stuck in the House.

    but even the aid passing is only going to allow Ukraine to barely defend .. if at all. a few more terrorist attacks .. and continued terrorist attacks .. justifies Russia's further advance .. to put the battle lines out of range of the proposed longer range weapons to the Motherland. If the missile goes 50 miles further .. the have to move the battle lines 50 miles .. which will happen in 50 days if things keep moving at this rate. Put Ukraine behind the River .. and in the South move on Odesa - taking the last of the Ethnic Russian Territory - and the last lane to the Sea ... to prevent these sea drone attacks ya know.

    This is not a good picture in Ukraine's future .. out of ammo .. out of men .. collapsing while Russia is surging ... Zelensky's hold on power getting ever so tenuous .. sacking his military leaders .. begging for aid .. crying out " No Ammo" -- all as you were told would pass and has been the case for a long time.. such that no one debates no more that Ukraine has an Artillery and Artillery shell problem in an Artillery war.
     
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    Still trying to excuse a naZi land grab. How pathetic.
     
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    Only thing left to see is how much Territory will be annexed - land to the River and Odesa ? and how many more kilo's of Ukrainian sausage it will take for Ukraine to give up .. stop losing further territory .. which is happening at an very increased rate of late. Ukraine on the Run .. surrendering and/or abandoning positions in retreat .. trying not to get encircled like the Avdiivka and Bakhmut disasters.
     
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    I did'nt excuse nothing of the sort .. Them Azov Nazi's were oppressing Ethnic Russian Separatists .. going on pograms .. trying to Ethnically Cleanse the land .. these Nazi Militias doing so with Gov't support .. this then cause the civil war .. which draw Russia into the fight .. has to protect the persecuted Russian people .. Nato trying to take over the Strategic Base in Crimea .. in .. as you say "Nazi land Grab" and indeed was pathetic .. and stupid too. What Nato crackpot actually thought this was going to work .. that Putin would do nothing over crossing clearly demarked red line.

    Ahh .. Not me trying to excuse this "Pathetic Nazi Land Grab" .. putting nuclear capable missiles on Brother Vlad's border .. pointing them at Moscow .. not me trying to excuse that really dumb move -- been complaining bout that since 1992 when baby Bush backed out of the ABM treaty .. a move Putin called a mistake at the time .. and the future has proven him right. a dumb and dumber move that was .. not Bush's finest hour .. the Cheney Demon gets most of the credit for that one no doubt . Bush more of a puppet to his handlers than Take Charge TRumpster :)
     
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    Then stop speaking them .. the fact that Russia has annexed some Territory is not a falsehood .. that Ukraine's army is Collapsing .. by Zelensky's own words .. is not a falsehood .. and thus merit discussion don't you think ?
     
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    Still spouting Kremlin naZi lies as though they were true in order to try and justify a naZi land grab. How pathetic.
     
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    Indeed. And then you still won't admit it.
     
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    The creatures of the night have all crawled out....like flies to fresh shyt.....when another RuZzian tub goes down ....crickets?


    Say ....BSF Sokolov was finally "relieved" of his duties....aka sacked....LOL....5 months after he was killed by Storm Shadows....:). How convenient.

    Where's Gerasimov these days???....he's been MIA since early January?

    Maybe he's on Maui or Oahu sipping Margaritas?:)
     
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    Actually, the only real question is whether the Putin regime can survive.
     
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    Gerasimov ^
     

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