War in Ukraine (Previously - Will there be War?)

Not correct. The objection that Russia has is the same objection that they have had to every other 'outraged of Moscow' response to Western arms supply. Such as tanks. And ATGMs. And Patriot systems. And and and. Namely, they don't want Ukr's ability to defend itself to be propped up by the West. 

In this particular case the propaganda justification is blah blah blah. In the same way that their previous justifications have been blah blah blah. The actual objection remains the same. The professed objection will be whatever they decide they want to make it. 

well I can't really comment on your amazement, or your ability to distinguish between independent critical analysis and something else.  

Back to the actual point: which bit of my post do you think is erroneous? You disagree that Putin has previously been 'outraged' by pretty much every other piece of support? That there is always a reason given for that outrage? That given that, it is a reasonable logical conclusion that the actual objection is not that publicly stated, but something that is a more common denominator?  

One of the main talking points in the MSM is we can push Putin and Russia as far as we want he will not directly retaliate. This is not true since there have probably been a number of things the Russians have done including ruthlessly targeting NATO personal and NATO training facilities inside Ukraine with hypersonic missiles. Russians have also probably been providing advanced weaponry to people who consider themselves enemies of the US as an act of retaliation - for example Russia's arming of Iran has almost certainly been a side effect of the situation in Ukraine.


However I would argue the use of NATO missiles into Russia itself is a real red line - Putin has pretty much said Russia will consider it an act of war publicly and has obviously made some very serious statements to the US on the matter behind closed doors. Thankfully it looks like the UK/US are going to back down on this now and are back tracking. The reality is Ukraine cannot win this war, should have accepted the settlement Russia offered at the start of the conflict and the only way forward is trying to find some new settlement - antagonising Russia further will not do anything other than make the situation worse for NATO and the Ukrainians. The war in Ukraine has demonstrated that the West/US no longer has a major military advantage over the rest of the world, and I genuinely hope it has discouraged some warmongers from a conflict with China.

None of which I was addressing nor was the subject of my post on which you were commenting. 



Also: None of which I was addressing nor was the subject of my post on which you were commenting.

What was the point you were making?

Reports of additional Ukr incursions into Kursk Oblast to the west of the original attack, perhaps in an attempt to distract from the counter-offensive driving into the existing salient.


All seems like a distraction when the front in Donestk is looking increasingly fragile ... Pokrovsk & Myrnohrad utilities cut off and transport networks being systematically cut

Day 938 of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. In the context of Putin's Covid essay, in which the Baltic States do not exist, the legitimate borders of Greater Rus are Kaliningrad, Moldova, you would have to say that the progress of the world's mightiest army is slow.

Ukraine won this war in the first week and the rest has been plain murder to save the defeated tyrant from humiliation.