US: Russian Invasion of Ukraine ‘Could Happen at Any Time’

https://www.voanews.com/a/us-russian-invasion-of-ukraine-could-happen-at-any-time-/6429867.html

by underscore_ku • 4 years ago

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rdtwo2• 4 years ago

I mean so could the US invasion of Mexico… it could… not likely by omg it definitely could

syki• 4 years ago

This isn’t true in the sense the article is talking about. There are nowhere near enough American forces ready for a strike into Mexico. Supplies and whatnot haven’t been stockpiled for an invasion of Mexico and the probability that Russia invades Ukraine next week is far greater than the probability that the U.S. invaded Mexico next week. Clearly one possibility is worth far greater consideration than the other.

rdtwo2• 4 years ago

Or the Chinese invasion of Taiwan. That’s also possible but until it happens is just possible. Shit even the North Korean invasion of the south.

simonblack2• 4 years ago

Follow the money.

What benefit does Russia get from taking over a bankrupt failed state like Ukraine?

Taking over Ukraine would cost more than it's worth. Better for Russia to let the EU keep pouring its own scarce resources into the bottomless sink that is Ukraine instead. ('No way, Jose' is pretty much what the Russians have been saying for several months while the West has kept screaming 'Russian Invasion Imminent'.)

artem2472• 4 years ago

GDP of Ukraine has grown between 2015 and 2021 by 114%. So much for “bankrupt failed state”.

simonblack2• 4 years ago

So much for “bankrupt failed state”.

So why the constant need for loans from the IMF/EU/etc ?

Below are details of at least one loan per month. That doesn't sound like "not bankrupt" to me.

Commission tables proposal for €1.2 billion emergency macro-financial assistance package for Ukraine, as announced by President von der Leyen = 1 Feb 2022 = https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_22_...

Canada to offer Ukraine a loan, seeks other ways to help Kyiv deal with Russia = 24 Jan 2022 = https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/canada-offer-ukraine-...

Ukraine receives more World Bank funds to fight COVID-19 = 11 dec 2021 = https://www.reuters.com/markets/rates-bonds/ukraine-receives...

US: Russian Invasion of Ukraine ‘Could Happen at Any Time’

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