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Does the US have a plan for Ukraine other than stalemate? | Al Jazeera Interview Ian Bremmer |

US political analyst Ian Bremmer says there is no scenario for Ukraine that doesn't involve partitioning the country.

Russia and the West have been locked in a battle of wills for more than two years over Ukraine, fighting and waiting to see who will back down first.

But regardless of how long the war lasts, Ukraine will be partitioned in the end, argues Ian Bremmer, founder of Eurasia Group, a global political risk consultancy.

Bremmer tells host Steve Clemons that "the willingness of the US and Europe to take economic pain to hurt the Russians is minimal" and the sanctions against Moscow are not stopping it from exporting oil and gas.

See my earlier diary ...

Biden's Political Exit On Foreign Policy

"I do welcome some great persons writing articles with quite similar opinions as my own posting over many years."

'Sapere aude'

by Oui (Oui) on Wed Jul 17th, 2024 at 12:08:59 PM EST

Outcry after US senator Lindsey Graham suggests Putin's assassination | The Guardian - 4 March 2022 |

The Republican senator doubled down on his Thursday comments as lawmakers on the right and left react with dismay and outrage

Victory for Ukraine, Defeat for Russia: 6 Steps to Holding Putin Accountable | Lindsey Graham |

For this war to end in a way that would deter future wars, Putin must be stopped and a democratic Ukraine must still remain standing.

This is a historic moment in which we can reinforce all the values freedom-loving people hold near and dear. The best way to honor those killed in Ukraine who have fought valiantly for their freedom, who died at the hands of war criminals, is for Ukraine to be successful.



'Sapere aude'
by Oui (Oui) on Wed Jul 17th, 2024 at 12:56:08 PM EST
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US President Joe Biden has said that Russia's leader Vladimir Putin "cannot remain in power" in a fiery speech pushing the world's democracies to unite to support Ukraine, though the White House later said Biden was not calling for regime change in Moscow.

A Wise God Is Not Listening to Joe

"For God's sake, this man cannot remain in power,"Biden said at the very end of a speech in Poland's capital on Saturday that served as the capstone on a four-day trip to Europe.

The Kremlin dismissed the remarks, saying the US had no authority in the matter.

'Sapere aude'

by Oui (Oui) on Wed Jul 17th, 2024 at 12:59:23 PM EST
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