The Way Forward

WarGamer

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31. Here's what I think... not that it means much.

Fri Jan 24, 2025, 01:35 AM

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I've been to Russia. I've been to Ukraine.

I've been to lots of former Soviet countries.

Here's what I believe.

Eastern Ukraine is heavily ethnically Russian.

Just like Eastern Estonia.

Central and Western Ukraine is much more European.

Is war fair? Of course not. But Ukraine is going to negotiate an end to this. They'll probably give up Donbas and Luhansk, Crimes and a land bridge between Russia and Crimea along the Coast.

I think Ukraine will GET EU membership a NATO promise and MASSIVE Western Investment.

I'll make ONE bet. In ten years... Eastern Ukraine will STILL be an industrial/rural area stuck in 1955 while the rest of Ukraine will be rebuilt, modern and thriving... more than ever before.

War sucks. This illegal war was terrible, too bad it wasn't ended before it began.

The only ones to benefit have been the MIC.

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that's a bit black and white. WarGamer Jan 21 #13

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This osteopath6 Jan 21 #19

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Hmmm...you managed to irk both of my enthno origins... electric_blue68 Thursday #28

Ok... WarGamer Friday #29

Yeas, it was an allegory, but you still picked it as an example... As for Ukraine... electric_blue68 Friday #30

Here's what I think... not that it means much. WarGamer Friday #31

You've had some first hand experiences! Yeah, I've read about... electric_blue68 Friday #32

Opportunities will be readily available. WarGamer Friday #33

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