I would like to clarify a doubt: Could someone explain to me why Russia cries out that it does not want any NATO member country near its borders if Alaska is 4 km from Russia, in a 2h walk, and Canada and Greenland are also very near Russia?
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/bar%C3%A7ante-b2gi_image-hemisferio-norte-hemisferio-sur-tierra-activity-7097360186222256128-S1ao?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android
In elementary school, a geographer told us that it takes a very long time for a rocket to fly to Moscow from Alaska, but it does not take long to fly from any European country
In my very un-expert opinion, and as far the horses of my imagination can gallop at the moment, there's a ridiculous difference between Russo-American border vs Russo-European one.. The former is basically housing hardly anyone, on both sides of the proverbial fence. Whereas, the latter houses almost all of the major Russian cities, population and what not. Any country placed in the shoes of Russia would be rightly panicked when an overwhelming majority of its population and assets reside in an area which is getting increasingly encircled by rather hostile states, backed by a natural and genuine superpower who is smelling blood all the time. It's wholly incorrect to assume that Russia should have remained laid-back, when the process of economic, strategic and military encirclement was and is very real, very tangible. Just my two pennies :)
Russia does not want any NATO member state near its borders, but in relation to post-Soviet territories. Putin wants to rebuild Russia's influence in the territories of the former Soviet Union. I encourage you to read my article, which indirectly addresses this issue. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/373258947_Scenariusze_dla_stosunkow_wojskowych_Turcja_-_Kazachstan_w_obliczu_wojny_w_Ukrainie
Putin has made it clear from the start of his government that he wants to regain and maintain Russia's influence over the countries of the post-Soviet space. When Russia says it doesn't want NATO on its borders, it's talking specifically about the post-soviet space and it's near abroad.
I understand Russia perceives a threat when distance from her center of gravity (Moscow) is short (relatively, considering her size) combined with the attitude taken from that neighbouring territory. During the Cold War both Norway and Turkey were NATO neighbours. The major issues came from the South, were the US launched the famous U2 spy plane and installed nuclear missiles that were eventually withdrawn as a result of the secret agreement that ended the Cuban missile crisis. There were no issues with Norway of this calibre, in part because the Norwegians ( and the Danes) joined NATO with caveats to undertake shows of force in their sovereign areas. Issues at the Russian far East do not pose an immediate threat to Moscow or European Russia: again, which of the Western troops operating in the USSR were of major concerns for the bolsheviks in 1920? Those in European Russia or that on the Far East? Russia's perception comes from the Poles, French and Germans heading for Moscow in the XVII, XIX and XX centuries.
Thank you! One thing I'd genuinely like to know from you, where in the South were the nuclear missiles installed back then? I agree that Badaber Airbase in Pakistan was used for U-2 sorties, and USSR was not the sole reconnaissance target, rather, as far as I understand, China was also a substantial target of US eyes and ears even back then.
https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-book/nuclear-vault/2019-10-30/nuclear-weapons-turkey-1959#:~:text=Close%20up%20of%20one%20of,to%20work%20during%20bad%20weather.
Oh, I thought you meant that Nukes were based in the same region from where U-2 flights took place (Pakistan).
I absolutely agree with Muhammad Qasim, Larissa Caroline Silva and Pavel. But I’ll risk adding one point. Currently, the danger to Russia is not the United States, but Western Europe. At all times, the US Administration has viewed Europe as a “battlefield” with Russia. The United States will never fight on its own soil. Even with Micronesia. Unlike Western European governments, there are no fools in the United States. Therefore, the close location of Alaska is not as critical for Russia as its proximity to some EU countries, which throughout their history have been a “cordon sanitaire” between Russia and Europe.
Previous Statement: "To War or not To War, That's the Question to Ask NATO"; i.e. “To conquer without peril; to triumph without glory”, an old French Adage says: (Own Translation). In this Vein, the paper by Klinke, I. 2023, "Of tanks and tankies: What's ‘left’ for geography after the invasion of Ukraine. Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, 48(4), 811-815" asks among other essential questions: "Why is the plight of the Ukrainians framed in such different ways to that of the Palestinians and why is it more controversial to understand the Israeli occupation as colonial?" and affirms that "The answer surely has to do with a larger and often unspoken geopolitics that whataboutery can help to uncover". The author concludes "...the ethics of Western military support for Kyiv remains tied up with events on the battlefield, the degree of further escalation, and, ultimately, the outcome of the war. It is with an eye on this strategic and moral terrain that we should reflect on the lessons of this war for the geography of war itself. There are still, it should be said, good reasons to be a NATO sceptic. But such scepticism has to be delivered with the necessary nuance, even ambivalence, reflecting the fact that the current war is both a proxy war and a war of liberation." Read on:
https://rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/tran.12627
See also:
https://www.researchgate.net/post/War_Peace
https://www.researchgate.net/post/Science_and_history_serving_political_and_ideological_totalitarianism
In The Same Vein. Cynicism and the height of hypocrisy is that people from where they are, risking absolutely nothing for themselves or their offspring and not suffering the pangs of war decide or think of what is good or bad for others. Why do the countries that want to fight against the Russian empire not go to war and strive to invent all kinds of subterfuge, so that they could not be qualified as co-belligerents? Do they want to fight Russia to the last Ukrainian? And waiting for the intervention of the West, if only to promote to Ukraine the principle of its membership in NATO, the ordeal of the Ukrainians, and the martyrdom of Ukraine are continuing. In this regard, "Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Tuesday that the head of NATO shows that the alliance wants to wage war when it opposes the "freezing" of the conflict in Ukraine. "If NATO, through the mouth of (Secretary-General Jens) Stoltenberg, once again declares that they are against freezing, as they put it, of the conflict in Ukraine, so it means they want to wage war. Well, let them wage war!" he said at a news conference in Minsk".
Read the paper from Anadolu Agency "Lavrov says those ‘against freezing’ Ukraine conflict wants ‘to wage war’, by Elena Teslova 20.06.2023, on:
https://www.researchgate.net/deref/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aa.com.tr%2Fen%2Fworld%2Flavrov-says-those-against-freezing-ukraine-conflict-wants-to-wage-war-%2F2927056
Merry Christmas to All Colleagues and Hope for Better Tomorrows for Humanity. Thoughts and compassion for the innocent victims of armed conflicts in Ukraine Palestine and everywhere else.
Open letter from the Palestinian Patriarch "from https://groupegaullistesceaux.fr/ (Own Translation from French)": Michel Sabbah, the former Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, addressed the global public from the birthplace of Christ in Beit Lahm, through the "Palestine 100 Initiative" platform, for this year's Christmas. In a message dedicated to war-fallen Gaza, the Patriarch said, "Christmas this year, in Beit Lahm and all over the world, is a prayer to God Almighty, to stop the war in Gaza and all of Palestine. During these days, many direct their eyes and hearts to Beit Lahm, but only an hour away, they see the war in Gaza, where humans are buried beneath the rubble of their own homes, they see children beneath the rubble, they see humanity beneath the rubble."
He regarded the war as a genocide of Palestinians, adding that Palestinians and Christians witnessing the genocide during these specific times, "must recognize that Christmas this year should not be restricted to Beit Lahm solely but must traverse to every oppressed human, particularly on the Holy Land, and it makes its way to Gaza and all of Palestine, where death reigns supreme". The patriarch called for an end to the aggressive genocide in Gaza, calling on Christians around the world to support and defend the Palestinian cause. “Gaza deserves liberation, independence and peace,” the patriarch said, adding that the root causes of war and occupation must be investigated, as Gaza and Palestine have a long history of war.
Previous Statement: "To War or not To War, That's the Question to Ask NATO"; Any other talk is just cynicism: a NATO Hybrid War, down to the last Ukrainian. i.e. “To conquer without peril; to triumph without glory”, Says An Old French Adage. (Own Translation). The Kyiv Independent (15 Hours Ago), UK defense minister warns of 'severe consequences' if Putin wins war in Ukraine. "U.K. Defense Minister Grant Shapps has told the Sunday Times in a Dec. 24 interview that the West "cannot afford" to lose the war in Ukraine and that there would be "severe consequences" if Russian dictator Vladimir Putin wins. "If we allow Putin to win this war by dragging it out, and he somehow wins it by exhausting everyone else, then we will suffer the consequences. And the consequences would be incredibly severe for Europe, for Britain, for the world," Shapps said, as quoted by the media. "And the reason I say that is because we know what happens when dictators march across Europe. We know what happens when others look at a weakness or what they perceive to be a weakness, and that could have implications in the Indo-Pacific or elsewhere," he said. "So we literally can not afford not to win this war..."
Read on:
https://kyivindependent.com/uk-defense-minister-warns-of-severe-consequences-if-putin-wins-war-in-ukraine/
See also:
https://www.researchgate.net/post/War_Peace
https://www.researchgate.net/post/Science_and_history_serving_political_and_ideological_totalitarianism
Released Two Weeks Ago. Trillo-Figueroa, S. C. (2023). Why China and the EU could emerge as stronger partners in 2024. https://hal.science/hal-04337689/document
The China-EU Dec. 2023 summit represents a pivotal juncture where both parties shift toward mutual understanding, focusing on realpolitik over symbolic disputes.
As I previously mentioned, the core issue is to ask NATO: To War or Not To War, That's The Question! And for a good reason: New York Times, Dec. 28, 2023, Russia Retakes Some Land Hard Won by Ukraine During Counteroffensive. Russia’s recent progress around the southern village of Robotyne is a sobering development for Ukraine amid dwindling Western military aid. By Constant Méheut, Reporting from Kyiv, Ukraine. "Russia has recaptured land hard won by Ukrainian troops at the peak of their summer counteroffensive in the south, making progress around the southern village of Robotyne. The situation has reinforced the war’s latest reality: With their counteroffensive stalled, Ukrainian troops are now on the back foot in many places. Besides Robotyne in the south, they are also struggling in the east, having all but retreated from the town of Marinka, officials said this week.
Deepening their challenges, Kyiv is increasingly worried that its military will not have the resources to keep up the fight. Washington announced on Wednesday that it was releasing the last remaining Congress-approved package of military aid available to Kyiv..."
Read on:
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/28/world/europe/russia-ukraine-war.html
See Also:
https://www.researchgate.net/post/War_Peace
When we stop talking with the other. "Currently, it seems as if it is increasingly difficult for people to talk with each other. Not necessarily with your relatives or other people that you tend to agree with. No, what is referred to is the conversation with other people, with whom you may have a touch of tension, because you may not fully agree with these people... If we take it to a broader scale, our news are filled with pictures from Gaza where it is difficult to see that the two parties are interested in any form of negotiation, leaving two populations victimised. Or the now more or less forgotten war in Ukraine, that for the last year has been frozen in a warfare tactic that we thought was buried with the millions of young men, whose lives were sacrified in northern France during the first world war more than one hundred years ago. History seems to repeat itself because we have no intentions in talking with the other... Talking with each other is important. Being interested in each other is important. But it requires that we put ourselves in play, and thereby at risk. Involving with the other gives you the chance to learn from the other, but it also implies that we may have to revise our perception of our reality, and therefore act differently than what we used to do. This indicates that if our intent is to engage with the other with the purpose of understanding the other, then it requires more than just to begin talking. We have to talk with each other, not just talk to each other..."
Excerpts from:
Jakobsen, M., Korhonen, T., & Laine, T. (2023). To talk with the other. Journal of Pragmatic Constructivism, 13(1). (Released 3 days ago)
Available on:
https://tidsskrift.dk/JouPraCon/article/download/142798/186500/311642
Comment: Situations today are the result of past decisions. Future situations of war or peace will be the result of today's decisions. "Those who don't remember history are condemned to repeat it" Said, George Orwell".
See Also:
https://www.researchgate.net/post/War_Peace
https://www.researchgate.net/post/Science_Conscience
https://www.researchgate.net/post/Science_and_history_serving_political_and_ideological_totalitarianism
In these holiday days, I would like to mention this article which inspires the desire to celebrate life (or to simply live) despite everything: Straits Times, Dec. 25, 2023, World celebrates Christmas in shadow of wars in Gaza, Ukraine. "... People donated Santa caps on beaches, ski slopes and streets around the globe on Dec 25 to celebrate Christmas, with Israel's war on Hamas and Russia's invasion of Ukraine casting a shadow over the holiday...". Happy Holidays to all
Read the Article on:
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/world-celebrates-christmas-in-shadow-of-wars-in-gaza-ukraine
See Also:
https://www.researchgate.net/post/War_Peace
https://www.researchgate.net/post/Science_and_history_serving_political_and_ideological_totalitarianism
Jamel Chahed constantly repeats Russian propaganda (" I Previously wrote: To War or Not To War, That's The Question to Ask NATO!..." ). I claim -Russia's only high-precision weapon is Russian propaganda, which destroys the brain of everyone, even those who do not have it. I emphasize Ukrainians have been defending their country against Russia's attack for 2 years. Who could believe it before? Ukrainians stopped the army, which was feared by the whole world. In the last 8 months, this "second army in the world" advanced 3 kilometers in Ukraine and victoriously captured a small town (Marinka), which had 10,000 inhabitants before the war. Who could have avoided such a thing? And we will continue to do it, because otherwise, Russia will commit genocide against the Ukrainian nation. And we are grateful to NATO for helping us with weapons to protect our sovereignty! If the Ukrainians stop shooting, the Ukrainian nation will disappear. If the Russians stop shooting, the war will end. What is unclear here?
"...Talking to each other is important..." I agree with this thesis. But there are cases when it does not work and other methods are needed. For example, I wonder how the author of these words would talk to a crocodile, being in the same cage with him? (especially if his head would be in the open mouth of a crocodile). This is my question to all supporters of negotiations with Putin. Russia's only high-precision weapon is Russian propaganda, which destroys the brain of everyone, even those who do not have it.
Previous reply to Vladyslav Honcharenko "..After all surreal subterfuges you used to explain your imposture, it is clear that what you said means: "it is indecent to compare deaths of Gazan women and children to deaths of Ukrainian women and children." QED. What a Pity and Shame. Let's stick to that." So Please "de Grâce" Don't call me out, Don't address me anymore, and Forget even my Name.
Hereafter Previous Posts on: https://www.researchgate.net/post/Russia_and_Ukraine_are_two_BROTHER_republics_of_the_USSR_What_are_they_now_and_what_will_happen_to_them_in_the_future/250
Previous reply to Vladyslav Honcharenkov: (P 237) Vlayslav Honcharenko wrote, "Gazan deaths of women and children in the last two months is twice as high as Ukraine in the last two years". I am sure that a decent person with moral values and empathy would never write such a comparison (unless he is a Russian)". Dr Rashad Seedeen, wrote that in an outstanding article [1]. I would be careful not to make any value judgments about Dr Rashad Seedeen or anyone else. But please explain: why it is indecent to compare the number of deaths in wars of armies aggressions against civilians. Looking forward to reading your explanation.
[1] https://independentaustralia.net/life/life-display/the-unceasing-violence-across-palestine,18140
Previous reply to Vladyslav Honcharenkov: (P 238) Vladyslav Honcharenko wrote "Russians buy not only publications, but also various "studies" from not quite decent researchers". I asked you: But please explain: why it is indecent to compare the number of deaths in wars of armies aggressions against civilians? Do you find that your reply responds to the question asked? Please try again to explain: why it is indecent to compare the number of deaths in wars of armies aggressions against civilians?
Previous reply to Vladyslav Honcharenkov: (P 239) Vladyslav Honcharenko wrote, "The fundamental difference between the situation in Gaza and Ukraine is the nature of the war." Who spoke of the nature of the war? of terrorism? of Islamism? of Neo-Nazism? or of other subterfuges? The question was about the innocent civilian population's Martyrdom in Ukraine and Palestine: "why it is indecent to compare the number of deaths in wars of armies aggressions against civilians?" So please think about it once again and come up with an honest answer, Otherwise let's stick to that.
Previous reply to Vladyslav Honcharenkov: (P 239) Vladyslav Honcharenko Off Topic and Out of Context. Who spoke about Ukrain Russia Israel Or Palestine History or War Contexts? The question was about the innocent civilian population suffering the horrors of wars whatever they are. You Declared "Gazan deaths of women and children in the last two months is twice as high as Ukraine in the last two years". I am sure that a decent person with moral values and empathy would never write such a comparison (unless he is a Russian)" I am not Russian and the Paper I mentioned is From Australia. Hence my question: "Why it is indecent to compare the number of deaths in wars of armies aggressions against civilians?" So please, once again, think about it and come up with a Direct Honest answer: How Gazan deaths of women and children are different from Ukrainian deaths of women and children? Otherwise, let's stick to that.
Previous reply to Vladyslav Honcharenkov: (P 239) Vladyslav Honcharenko wrote "Women and children in Gaza suffer for the ACTIONS (aggression) or inaction (failure to fight aggression) of their warlike men" What are you saying? We are speaking of Women and Children. These are innocent Civilians who deserve only Protection. Can you say that the women and children of the Bucha region were massacred because the ACTION of the Azof Neo-Nazis who committed attacks against the Russian-speaking population in Southern Ukraine? Or INACTION because women and children of the Bucha region were unable to prevent the Azof Neo-Nazis to do so? So please, once again, think about it and come up with a Direct Honest answer: Why it is indecent to compare the number of deaths in wars of armies aggressions against civilians?" How Gazan deaths of women and children are different from Ukrainian deaths of women and children? Otherwise, let's stick to that.
Previous reply to Vladyslav Honcharenkov: (P 240) Vladyslav Honcharenko "PS This is about "the innocent civilian population". The civilian population is not always innocent. Was it the fault of the civilian population of Germany, who elected Hitler as their leader, who then destroyed millions of people?" I invite you to reread your statement and ask you to tell readers how this makes sense.
Previous reply to Vladyslav Honcharenkov: (P 240) Vladyslav Honcharenko wrote, "You are poisoned by the influence of Russian propaganda." Okay! My bad. As for you, you "wrote "Women and children in Gaza suffer for the ACTIONS (aggression) or inaction (failure to fight aggression) of their warlike men". After all surreal subterfuges you used to explain your imposture, it is clear that what you said means "it is indecent to compare deaths of Gazan women and children to deaths of Ukrainian women and children." QED. I am sorry that you did not take the pole I extended to you several times to redeem you. I no longer have any respect for you. Let's stick to that.
Previous reply to Vladyslav Honcharenkov: (P 241) Vladyslav Honcharenko Wrote ""it is indecent to compare deaths of Gazan women and children to deaths of Ukrainian women and children." I didn't say that. You said it and wrote that I said it. These are the methods of Russian propaganda." It is you who is using once more truth perversion leading to imposture. This is what I wrote "you wrote "Women and children in Gaza suffer for the ACTIONS (aggression) or inaction (failure to fight aggression) of their warlike men". After all surreal subterfuges you used to explain your imposture, it is clear that what you said means "it is indecent to compare deaths of Gazan women and children to deaths of Ukrainian women and children." QED. I am sorry that you did not take the pole I extended to you several times to redeem you. I no longer have any respect for you. Let's stick to that.
Previous reply to Vladyslav Honcharenkov: (P 242) Vladyslav Honcharenko "Jamel Chahed. You identify as a scientist! So behave in discussions like a scientist, not like an internet troll. I wrote to you about the causal relationship and the different nature of the wars in Gaza and Ukraine (the last 5 pages!)". Thank you for your kind words. All what you wrote the last 5 pages! is off Topic and out of context. we were not about the nature of the wars we were about execrable text you wrote "Women and children in Gaza suffer for the ACTIONS (aggression) or inaction (failure to fight aggression) of their warlike men" in my reply P 239 I wrote "..So please, once again, think about it and come up with a Direct Honest answer: Why it is indecent to compare the number of deaths in wars of armies aggressions against civilians?" How Gazan deaths of women and children are different from Ukrainian deaths of women and children? Otherwise, let's stick to that." This is what was the conclusion (P241) "..After all surreal subterfuges you used to explain your imposture, it is clear that what you said means "it is indecent to compare deaths of Gazan women and children to deaths of Ukrainian women and children." QED. I am sorry that you did not take the pole I extended to you several times to redeem you. I no longer have any respect for you. Let's stick to that."
Previous reply to Vladyslav Honcharenkov: (P 242) "..After all surreal subterfuges you used to explain your imposture, it is clear that what you said means: "it is indecent to compare deaths of Gazan women and children to deaths of Ukrainian women and children." QED. What a Pity and Shame. Let's stick to that." So Please "de Grâce" Don't call me out, Don't address me anymore, and Forget even my Name.
Oh, Jamel! You start again! Well, let's continue... I wrote this when Jamel Chahed transferred his manipulations to another topic. He made me copy my message here as well. -"Dear colleagues! I am sorry that Jamel Chahed brought you this garbage. ( his message "Previous reply to Vladyslav Honcharenko" ). But soon he will remove it from here and move it forward And will do so constantly. He did this in this topic before. I always answered thus to this message of his -
To: Jamel Chahed. Are you really a scientist? If so, why are you acting like a clown? After each of my answers, you have already deleted and then moved forward your message 17 times, which began like this -
"Previous reply to Vladyslav Honcharenko:(P 237) "..After all surreal subterfuges you used to explain your imposture, it is clear that what you said..."
I have already replied to this post of yours 17 times. I give it for the 18th time. And I will do it every time you delete your message and move it forward. I am no less patient than you are stubborn.
To: Jamel Chahed. Great work! You concentrated all your manipulations in one post. Now do the same with all my answers (complete, not sentences taken out of context). You identify as a scientist! So behave in discussions like a scientist, not like an internet troll. I wrote to you about the causal relationship and the different nature of the wars in Gaza and Ukraine (p.p.236-242). You stubbornly do not want to see this. But you come up with your own interpretation of my phrases and try to manipulate them like an Internet troll. By the way, this is one of the favorite techniques of Russian propaganda, which Ukrainians have learned well to detect over so many years.
Unfortunately, other nations have not progressed so far in this direction. For information - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(slang). (not only you know the "Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V" technique).
I want to note that during this clowning he wrote to me "Go ahead: Post it one last time." And You Did It: Bravo! Now: Please "de Grâce" Don't call me out, Don't address me anymore, and Forget even my Name." I took this as a suggestion to stop this trash and followed it up by writing a post with the following content -
"Before I grant your request I want to tell you the following.
You made the right decision! If I were Russian, I would buy vodka, call my friends and drink for 3 days and brag to them about my victory and laugh at you. But I am Ukrainian. I am a descendant of a great nation that has lived on the banks of the Dnipro River for over 2,000 years. Therefore, I will tell you the following: 1) You have acted very wisely. And that deserves respect. 2) I want to apologize to you for the emotional and perhaps too sharp reaction to the comparison of the war in Gaza and Ukraine and some of your messages. 3) I did not want to offend the author of that article. I don't know him. Maybe he is a good person. And maybe he did not attach much importance to his phrases as I perceived them. Therefore, I apologize to him as well. 4) As I already wrote to you, I sympathize with the women and children of Gaza, not only for them but also for all PEACEFUL residents. My position is this: peaceful people should not die violent deaths. 5) And finally. I am really sorry for our conflict. This misunderstanding did not allow us to become friends, at least to have pleasant memories of our communication. And now I calmly and with a clear conscience begin to fulfill your request "Please "de Grâce" Don't call me out, Don't address me anymore, and Forget even my Name". I hope you now understand the difference between Ukrainians and Russians. And that we are not one nation. And that's why the Russians call us "Nazis" or "neo-Nazis". Because Ukrainians always emphasize that they have little in common with Russians."
But I was wrong, because I thought that Jamel Chahed have no problems with adequacy. Now I'm not sure about it".
I Previously wrote: To War or Not To War, That's The Question to Ask NATO! Because, in front of the Russian war machine, infernal and implacable, it is nonsense and cynically hypocritical to say to Ukrainians: I'm with you and helping you to defend Ukraine to the end, to the last Ukrainian, if necessary. The New American, December 29, 2023, by Angeline Tan, U.S. Launches Final Ukraine Aid Package. "On December 27, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that his country will offer Ukraine an additional $250 million in military aid... Lawmakers have already left Washington for the Christmas holidays, after having been unsuccessful in authorizing $60 billion in Ukraine aid requested by President Joe Biden in October... Furthermore, the secretary of Ukraine’s parliamentary national security committee, Roman Kostenko, admitted that the Ukrainian military needs 500,000 new conscripts to cover casualties and man newly established units for the next 12 months... Kostenko bemoaned that his compatriots “thought that we would win soon,” which inculcated the belief in Ukrainians that “they could live quietly [and] not prepare for mobilization.” “And now the words about an additional 450,000-500,000 mobilized have become a cold shower for everyone,” the lawmaker said. He elaborated that the figure roughly mirrors the armed forces’ needs in terms of replenishing “sanitary losses during the year” as well as creating new units. The military, according to Kostenko, must plan years ahead as the conflict “can … drag on for a long time.”..."
Read on:
https://thenewamerican.com/world-news/europe/u-s-launches-final-ukraine-aid-package/
See Also:
https://www.researchgate.net/post/War_Peace
If anyone is interested in seeing our discussions: 1)https://www.researchgate.net/post/Russia_and_Ukraine_are_two_BROTHER_republics_of_the_USSR_What_are_they_now_and_what_will_happen_to_them_in_the_future/275
2)https://www.researchgate.net/post/What_does_it_mean_to_be_objective_in_the_Israel-Hamas_war/85
Jamel Chahed constantly repeats Russian propaganda (" I Previously wrote: To War or Not To War, That's The Question to Ask NATO!..." ). I claim -Russia's only high-precision weapon is Russian propaganda, which destroys the brain of everyone, even those who do not have it. I emphasize Ukrainians have been defending their country against Russia's attack for 2 years. Who could believe it before? Ukrainians stopped the army, which was feared by the whole world. In the last 8 months, this "second army in the world" advanced 3 kilometers in Ukraine and victoriously captured a small town (Marinka), which had 10,000 inhabitants before the war. Who could imagine such a thing? And we will continue to do it, because otherwise, Russia will commit genocide against the Ukrainian nation. And we are grateful to NATO for helping us with weapons to protect our sovereignty! If the Ukrainians stop shooting, the Ukrainian nation will disappear. If the Russians stop shooting, the war will end. What is unclear here?
Previous reply to Vladyslav Honcharenko "..After all surreal subterfuges you used to explain your imposture, it is clear that what you said means: "it is indecent to compare deaths of Gazan women and children to deaths of Ukrainian women and children." QED. What a Pity and Shame. Let's stick to that." So Please "de Grâce" Don't call me out, Don't address me anymore, and Forget even my Name.
Hereafter Previous Posts on: https://www.researchgate.net/post/Russia_and_Ukraine_are_two_BROTHER_republics_of_the_USSR_What_are_they_now_and_what_will_happen_to_them_in_the_future/250
Previous reply to Vladyslav Honcharenkov: (P 237) Vlayslav Honcharenko wrote, "Gazan deaths of women and children in the last two months is twice as high as Ukraine in the last two years". I am sure that a decent person with moral values and empathy would never write such a comparison (unless he is a Russian)". Dr Rashad Seedeen, wrote that in an outstanding article [1]. I would be careful not to make any value judgments about Dr Rashad Seedeen or anyone else. But please explain: why it is indecent to compare the number of deaths in wars of armies aggressions against civilians. Looking forward to reading your explanation.
[1] https://independentaustralia.net/life/life-display/the-unceasing-violence-across-palestine,18140
Previous reply to Vladyslav Honcharenkov: (P 238) Vladyslav Honcharenko wrote "Russians buy not only publications, but also various "studies" from not quite decent researchers". I asked you: But please explain: why it is indecent to compare the number of deaths in wars of armies aggressions against civilians? Do you find that your reply responds to the question asked? Please try again to explain: why it is indecent to compare the number of deaths in wars of armies aggressions against civilians?
Previous reply to Vladyslav Honcharenkov: (P 239) Vladyslav Honcharenko wrote, "The fundamental difference between the situation in Gaza and Ukraine is the nature of the war." Who spoke of the nature of the war? of terrorism? of Islamism? of Neo-Nazism? or of other subterfuges? The question was about the innocent civilian population's Martyrdom in Ukraine and Palestine: "why it is indecent to compare the number of deaths in wars of armies aggressions against civilians?" So please think about it once again and come up with an honest answer, Otherwise let's stick to that.
Previous reply to Vladyslav Honcharenkov: (P 239) Vladyslav Honcharenko Off Topic and Out of Context. Who spoke about Ukrain Russia Israel Or Palestine History or War Contexts? The question was about the innocent civilian population suffering the horrors of wars whatever they are. You Declared "Gazan deaths of women and children in the last two months is twice as high as Ukraine in the last two years". I am sure that a decent person with moral values and empathy would never write such a comparison (unless he is a Russian)" I am not Russian and the Paper I mentioned is From Australia. Hence my question: "Why it is indecent to compare the number of deaths in wars of armies aggressions against civilians?" So please, once again, think about it and come up with a Direct Honest answer: How Gazan deaths of women and children are different from Ukrainian deaths of women and children? Otherwise, let's stick to that.
Previous reply to Vladyslav Honcharenkov: (P 239) Vladyslav Honcharenko wrote "Women and children in Gaza suffer for the ACTIONS (aggression) or inaction (failure to fight aggression) of their warlike men" What are you saying? We are speaking of Women and Children. These are innocent Civilians who deserve only Protection. Can you say that the women and children of the Bucha region were massacred because the ACTION of the Azof Neo-Nazis who committed attacks against the Russian-speaking population in Southern Ukraine? Or INACTION because women and children of the Bucha region were unable to prevent the Azof Neo-Nazis to do so? So please, once again, think about it and come up with a Direct Honest answer: Why it is indecent to compare the number of deaths in wars of armies aggressions against civilians?" How Gazan deaths of women and children are different from Ukrainian deaths of women and children? Otherwise, let's stick to that.
Previous reply to Vladyslav Honcharenkov: (P 240) Vladyslav Honcharenko "PS This is about "the innocent civilian population". The civilian population is not always innocent. Was it the fault of the civilian population of Germany, who elected Hitler as their leader, who then destroyed millions of people?" I invite you to reread your statement and ask you to tell readers how this makes sense.
Previous reply to Vladyslav Honcharenkov: (P 240) Vladyslav Honcharenko wrote, "You are poisoned by the influence of Russian propaganda." Okay! My bad. As for you, you "wrote "Women and children in Gaza suffer for the ACTIONS (aggression) or inaction (failure to fight aggression) of their warlike men". After all surreal subterfuges you used to explain your imposture, it is clear that what you said means "it is indecent to compare deaths of Gazan women and children to deaths of Ukrainian women and children." QED. I am sorry that you did not take the pole I extended to you several times to redeem you. I no longer have any respect for you. Let's stick to that.
Previous reply to Vladyslav Honcharenkov: (P 241) Vladyslav Honcharenko Wrote ""it is indecent to compare deaths of Gazan women and children to deaths of Ukrainian women and children." I didn't say that. You said it and wrote that I said it. These are the methods of Russian propaganda." It is you who is using once more truth perversion leading to imposture. This is what I wrote "you wrote "Women and children in Gaza suffer for the ACTIONS (aggression) or inaction (failure to fight aggression) of their warlike men". After all surreal subterfuges you used to explain your imposture, it is clear that what you said means "it is indecent to compare deaths of Gazan women and children to deaths of Ukrainian women and children." QED. I am sorry that you did not take the pole I extended to you several times to redeem you. I no longer have any respect for you. Let's stick to that.
Previous reply to Vladyslav Honcharenkov: (P 242) Vladyslav Honcharenko "Jamel Chahed. You identify as a scientist! So behave in discussions like a scientist, not like an internet troll. I wrote to you about the causal relationship and the different nature of the wars in Gaza and Ukraine (the last 5 pages!)". Thank you for your kind words. All what you wrote the last 5 pages! is off Topic and out of context. we were not about the nature of the wars we were about execrable text you wrote "Women and children in Gaza suffer for the ACTIONS (aggression) or inaction (failure to fight aggression) of their warlike men" in my reply P 239 I wrote "..So please, once again, think about it and come up with a Direct Honest answer: Why it is indecent to compare the number of deaths in wars of armies aggressions against civilians?" How Gazan deaths of women and children are different from Ukrainian deaths of women and children? Otherwise, let's stick to that." This is what was the conclusion (P241) "..After all surreal subterfuges you used to explain your imposture, it is clear that what you said means "it is indecent to compare deaths of Gazan women and children to deaths of Ukrainian women and children." QED. I am sorry that you did not take the pole I extended to you several times to redeem you. I no longer have any respect for you. Let's stick to that."
Previous reply to Vladyslav Honcharenkov: (P 242) "..After all surreal subterfuges you used to explain your imposture, it is clear that what you said means: "it is indecent to compare deaths of Gazan women and children to deaths of Ukrainian women and children." QED. What a Pity and Shame. Let's stick to that." So Please "de Grâce" Don't call me out, Don't address me anymore, and Forget even my Name.
Oh, Jamel! You start again! Well, let's continue... I wrote this when Jamel Chahed transferred his manipulations to another topic. He made me copy my message here as well. -"Dear colleagues! I am sorry that Jamel Chahed brought you this garbage. ( his message "Previous reply to Vladyslav Honcharenko" ). But soon he will remove it from here and move it forward And will do so constantly. He did this in this topic before. I always answered thus to this message of his -
To: Jamel Chahed. Are you really a scientist? If so, why are you acting like a clown? After each of my answers, you have already deleted and then moved forward your message 17 times, which began like this -
"Previous reply to Vladyslav Honcharenko:(P 237) "..After all surreal subterfuges you used to explain your imposture, it is clear that what you said..."
I have already replied to this post of yours 17 times. I give it for the 18th time. And I will do it every time you delete your message and move it forward. I am no less patient than you are stubborn.
To: Jamel Chahed. Great work! You concentrated all your manipulations in one post. Now do the same with all my answers (complete, not sentences taken out of context). You identify as a scientist! So behave in discussions like a scientist, not like an internet troll. I wrote to you about the causal relationship and the different nature of the wars in Gaza and Ukraine (p.p.236-242). You stubbornly do not want to see this. But you come up with your own interpretation of my phrases and try to manipulate them like an Internet troll. By the way, this is one of the favorite techniques of Russian propaganda, which Ukrainians have learned well to detect over so many years.
Unfortunately, other nations have not progressed so far in this direction. For information - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(slang). (not only you know the "Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V" technique).
I want to note that during this clowning he wrote to me "Go ahead: Post it one last time." And You Did It: Bravo! Now: Please "de Grâce" Don't call me out, Don't address me anymore, and Forget even my Name." I took this as a suggestion to stop this trash and followed it up by writing a post with the following content -
"Before I grant your request I want to tell you the following.
You made the right decision! If I were Russian, I would buy vodka, call my friends and drink for 3 days and brag to them about my victory and laugh at you. But I am Ukrainian. I am a descendant of a great nation that has lived on the banks of the Dnipro River for over 2,000 years. Therefore, I will tell you the following: 1) You have acted very wisely. And that deserves respect. 2) I want to apologize to you for the emotional and perhaps too sharp reaction to the comparison of the war in Gaza and Ukraine and some of your messages. 3) I did not want to offend the author of that article. I don't know him. Maybe he is a good person. And maybe he did not attach much importance to his phrases as I perceived them. Therefore, I apologize to him as well. 4) As I already wrote to you, I sympathize with the women and children of Gaza, not only for them but also for all PEACEFUL residents. My position is this: peaceful people should not die violent deaths. 5) And finally. I am really sorry for our conflict. This misunderstanding did not allow us to become friends, at least to have pleasant memories of our communication. And now I calmly and with a clear conscience begin to fulfill your request "Please "de Grâce" Don't call me out, Don't address me anymore, and Forget even my Name". I hope you now understand the difference between Ukrainians and Russians. And that we are not one nation. And that's why the Russians call us "Nazis" or "neo-Nazis". Because Ukrainians always emphasize that they have little in common with Russians."
But I was wrong because I thought that Jamel Chahed have no problems with adequacy. Now I'm not sure about it".
DW, (Jan. 1, 2024), by Juri Rescheto, Russia in 2024: Same president, same war. Surprises are in short supply for Russians. President Vladimir Putin will likely secure a fifth term in office. The economy remains stable despite sanctions. And few ordinary Russian are troubled by the war in Ukraine. Read on:
https://www.dw.com/en/russia-looks-ahead-to-2024-more-putin-more-war-in-ukraine/a-67845318
Happy New Year to All
I invite everyone to join the new topic about the Russian-Ukrainian war in 2024 https://www.researchgate.net/post/Russian_Ukrainian_war_in_2024_arguments_views_and_facts_of_Russians_and_Ukrainians2
World could implement five measures after 2 new large-scale Russian attacks on Ukraine – Ukraine's Foreign Minister - https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/01/2/7435511/
Kyiv survives biggest missile attack since start of full-scale invasion. How capital recovers from consequences (+foto) https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/articles/2024/01/2/7435573/
This is a video (2 hours) about the Russian missile attack on Kyiv. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vH7u1pjMjc
On Aggressed, Aggressor, NATO Enlargement, and Ukraine War. Russia's real problem can be summed up by this beautiful quote from Walter E. Williams (Author): "If you hate my guts and have designs to hurt me, and I see you building a cannon aimed at my house, I am not going to wait for you to finish construction". This moreover is in the same vein as the words of Pope Francis who in an interview [1], has called the war in Ukraine: “cruel and senseless”...; And described the “barking of NATO at Russia's Door” as one of the triggers for Putin's wrath...
[1] Read more on "Pope Francis’s refusal to condemn Putin spurs debate in Catholic Church" By Chico Harlan & Stefano Pitrelli May 20, 2022: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/05/20/pope-francis-putin-ukraine-war/
See Also:
https://www.researchgate.net/post/War_Peace
https://www.researchgate.net/post/Science_and_history_serving_political_and_ideological_totalitarianism
In the same Vein about the Crisis in Ukraine, Historical Facts are to be found in the analysis of the recent History of Post-Cold-War Europe. In this regard, one can read the recent book by Goldgeier, J., & Shifrinson, J. R. I. (Eds.). (2023), "Evaluating NATO Enlargement: From Cold War Victory to the Russia-Ukraine War. Springer Nature."
Readable in Part on Google Books:
https://books.google.tn/books?hl=fr&lr=&id=3i-weaaaaqbaj&oi=FND&PG=pp5&dq=%22nato+enlagement%222+%22ukraine%22&ots=ujgj_9ypmd&sig=9rcjihcaj C = y#V = OnePage & Q = %22NATO%20enlargement%22%20%22Ukraine%22&f=false
See Also:
https://www.researchgate.net/post/War_Peace
https://www.researchgate.net/post/Science_and_history_serving_political_and_ideological_totalitarianism
Moral: As things stand, it is worth remembering that the “Nagging Issue”, Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow is: "To War or not To War, That's the Question to ask NATO"; and for a good reason. The Telegraph (Jan. 1, 2024), 2024 will be a critical year for the West and the world Dictators must be faced down or the outlook is bleak indeed "The new year dawns with the West being drawn in the direction that every diplomatic sinew has been straining to avoid – direct conflict with either Russia or Iran, or both. The relentless Russian air and missile attacks on civilian targets in Ukraine seem designed to demoralise its people just as the West is cooling in its support almost two years after the invasion...As the West’s promise to back Ukraine “for as long as it takes” begins to fray at the edges, Putin will sense that his earlier calculation of waning interest abroad is beginning to show dividends. Sanctions have not brought Russia to its knees nor triggered a coup. Will 2024 see Nato back away further, especially in a US election year?
Matters are complicated by the spreading war in the Middle East. The West has been desperate to see this confined to an Israeli-Hamas fight, but the longer it goes on, with untold suffering in Gaza, the greater the likelihood that it will spread... The diplomatic and military conundrum at the start of this year, therefore, is whether it will be possible to continue taking a stand against Russia and Iran without triggering a direct conflict with either or both. As a nuclear power, Russia will persist in making dark threats about the consequences of Western involvement... The world is potentially facing its most critical year since the end of the Cold War and arguably since 1945. The autocrats must be faced down or the outlook is bleak indeed."
Read on:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2023/12/31/2024-will-be-a-critical-year-for-the-west-and-the-world/
See also:
https://www.researchgate.net/post/War_Peace
https://www.researchgate.net/post/Science_and_history_serving_political_and_ideological_totalitarianism/75
I am shocked by these headlines about NATO and by the people who post them here an infinite number of times. If you are a REAL SCIENTIST, then give me the answer to 2 simple questions: 1) On the basis of which international documents is NATO OBLIGED to ask Russia's permission for its expansion? 2) On the basis of which international documents does Russia HAVE the RIGHT to attack neighboring countries? Therefore, violators of international law must be ordered! Failure to comply with international law will lead to chaos. Isn't that clear?
In line with my previous reply, this is a just-released paper by Song, Y. (2024). Ironclad US commitment to NATO? From NATO expansion to the Ukraine crisis. Cogent Social Sciences, 10(1), 2282734. Available on: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23311886.2023.2282734
One may read in the ultimate conclusion of the paper: "As the Chatham House report by the NATO Group Policy Experts explicitly indicated, European governments are responsible for ensuring their territorial security, as “no amount of ‘smarter’ defence will compensate for a failure to reverse falling defence spending” (Butora, Citation2014). This, to a certain degree, explains why Trump mocked NATO as “obsolete” and had a long history of denigrating NATO and removing the US from the Alliance. Although the US is now “back” at NATO as Biden assures European allies that the Alliance’s mutual defence pact is “a sacred obligation”, Europe, which sees the image of US leadership becoming stronger across much of NATO than it has been in years, remains unsettled about the credibility and longevity of US commitment to the Alliance, simply because it also understands that the thorny issue of “two-tiered” alliance has disrupted the organisation’s strategic agility and vitality thus affected the US relationship with NATO. In short, concerning the unsatisfactory and even flawed coordination efforts, as well as the growing US preference for the “Pivot to Asia” strategy, which places more focus on the Pacific over Europe, it seems highly likely that unless something changes, NATO will end up just doing less with less."
See also:
https://www.researchgate.net/post/War_Peace
https://www.researchgate.net/post/Science_and_history_serving_political_and_ideological_totalitarianism
I am shocked by these headlines about NATO and by the people who post them here an infinite number of times. If you are a REAL SCIENTIST, then give me the answer to 2 simple questions: 1) On the basis of which international documents is NATO OBLIGED to ask Russia's permission for its expansion? 2) On the basis of which international documents does Russia HAVE the RIGHT to attack neighboring countries? Therefore, violators of international law must be ordered! Failure to comply with international law will lead to chaos. Isn't that clear?
In the same vein as my previous reply, it is interesting to read just-released article [1] by Florian Zollmann (Newcastle University, UK), "A war foretold: How Western mainstream news media omitted NATO eastward expansion as a contributing factor to Russia’s 2022 invasion of the Ukraine", No offense to those who refuse to read academic papers. The paper "identifies two competing explanatory frameworks: the dominant Western news media narrative assumes that Russia/Putin’s imperial ambitions and nefarious traits have caused the war, and a second narrative, advanced by several scholars, former diplomats and selected journalists, asserts that NATO’s eastward expansion created the context for Russia’s invasion. The article concludes that the second narrative has been de-emphasized in the news. Such framing is contrary to the historical and documentary record, and links to a marginalization of non-military solutions to solve the conflict."
[1] Zollmann, F. (2024). A war foretold: How Western mainstream news media omitted NATO eastward expansion as a contributing factor to Russia’s 2022 invasion of the Ukraine. Media, War & Conflict, 17506352231216908.
Available on:
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/17506352231216908
See Also:
https://www.researchgate.net/post/War_Peace
https://www.researchgate.net/post/Science_and_history_serving_political_and_ideological_totalitarianism
Again, Jamеl bombards us with Russian propaganda. Russia's only high-precision weapon is Russian propaganda, which destroys the brain of everyone, even those who do not have it. "...the second "asserts that NATO’s eastward expansion created the context for Russia’s invasion..." Just look at the map! Russia has had a fairly large border with NATO (Poland, the Baltic countries) for more than 30 years. Be a SCIENTIST and not a disseminator of Russian propaganda!
This is an episode of my discussion with a Russian scientist - "You wrote "...we will not allow NATO to be in the Ukraine!" What does "...we will not allow?" Let's call a spade a spade. Therefore, say directly - "we will kill Ukrainian children, women, old people because we are AFRAID of NATO" (in Ukraine). But why are you not afraid of NATO in Finland and do not attack Finland? And I will tell you why - Because Finland is already in NATO! And you are afraid to attack NATO. Therefore your argument is bogus. Putin just needs Ukrainian land without the Ukrainian people. This is genocide!" And a fairy tale about NATO, just to cover this main goal.
Vladyslav Honcharenko, Please "de Grâce" Don't call me out, Don't address me anymore, and Forget even my Name..." Previous reply to Vladyslav Honcharenko, After all surreal subterfuges you used to explain your imposture, it is clear that what you said means: "it is indecent to compare deaths of Gazan women and children to deaths of Ukrainian women and children." QED. What a Pity and Shame. Let's stick to that." So Please "de Grâce" Don't call me out, Don't address me anymore, and Forget even my Name.
Hereafter Previous Posts on: https://www.researchgate.net/post/Russia_and_Ukraine_are_two_BROTHER_republics_of_the_USSR_What_are_they_now_and_what_will_happen_to_them_in_the_future/250
Previous reply to Vladyslav Honcharenkov: (P 237) Vlayslav Honcharenko wrote, "Gazan deaths of women and children in the last two months is twice as high as Ukraine in the last two years". I am sure that a decent person with moral values and empathy would never write such a comparison (unless he is a Russian)". Dr Rashad Seedeen, wrote that in an outstanding article [1]. I would be careful not to make any value judgments about Dr Rashad Seedeen or anyone else. But please explain: why it is indecent to compare the number of deaths in wars of armies aggressions against civilians. Looking forward to reading your explanation.
[1] https://independentaustralia.net/life/life-display/the-unceasing-violence-across-palestine,18140
Previous reply to Vladyslav Honcharenkov: (P 238) Vladyslav Honcharenko wrote "Russians buy not only publications, but also various "studies" from not quite decent researchers". I asked you: But please explain: why it is indecent to compare the number of deaths in wars of armies aggressions against civilians? Do you find that your reply responds to the question asked? Please try again to explain: why it is indecent to compare the number of deaths in wars of armies aggressions against civilians?
Previous reply to Vladyslav Honcharenkov: (P 239) Vladyslav Honcharenko wrote, "The fundamental difference between the situation in Gaza and Ukraine is the nature of the war." Who spoke of the nature of the war? of terrorism? of Islamism? of Neo-Nazism? or of other subterfuges? The question was about the innocent civilian population's Martyrdom in Ukraine and Palestine: "why it is indecent to compare the number of deaths in wars of armies aggressions against civilians?" So please think about it once again and come up with an honest answer, Otherwise let's stick to that.
Previous reply to Vladyslav Honcharenkov: (P 239) Vladyslav Honcharenko Off Topic and Out of Context. Who spoke about Ukrain Russia Israel Or Palestine History or War Contexts? The question was about the innocent civilian population suffering the horrors of wars whatever they are. You Declared "Gazan deaths of women and children in the last two months is twice as high as Ukraine in the last two years". I am sure that a decent person with moral values and empathy would never write such a comparison (unless he is a Russian)" I am not Russian and the Paper I mentioned is From Australia. Hence my question: "Why it is indecent to compare the number of deaths in wars of armies aggressions against civilians?" So please, once again, think about it and come up with a Direct Honest answer: How Gazan deaths of women and children are different from Ukrainian deaths of women and children? Otherwise, let's stick to that.
Previous reply to Vladyslav Honcharenkov: (P 239) Vladyslav Honcharenko wrote "Women and children in Gaza suffer for the ACTIONS (aggression) or inaction (failure to fight aggression) of their warlike men" What are you saying? We are speaking of Women and Children. These are innocent Civilians who deserve only Protection. Can you say that the women and children of the Bucha region were massacred because the ACTION of the Azof Neo-Nazis who committed attacks against the Russian-speaking population in Southern Ukraine? Or INACTION because women and children of the Bucha region were unable to prevent the Azof Neo-Nazis to do so? So please, once again, think about it and come up with a Direct Honest answer: Why it is indecent to compare the number of deaths in wars of armies aggressions against civilians?" How Gazan deaths of women and children are different from Ukrainian deaths of women and children? Otherwise, let's stick to that.
Previous reply to Vladyslav Honcharenkov: (P 240) Vladyslav Honcharenko "PS This is about "the innocent civilian population". The civilian population is not always innocent. Was it the fault of the civilian population of Germany, who elected Hitler as their leader, who then destroyed millions of people?" I invite you to reread your statement and ask you to tell readers how this makes sense.
Previous reply to Vladyslav Honcharenkov: (P 240) Vladyslav Honcharenko wrote, "You are poisoned by the influence of Russian propaganda." Okay! My bad. As for you, you "wrote "Women and children in Gaza suffer for the ACTIONS (aggression) or inaction (failure to fight aggression) of their warlike men". After all surreal subterfuges you used to explain your imposture, it is clear that what you said means "it is indecent to compare deaths of Gazan women and children to deaths of Ukrainian women and children." QED. I am sorry that you did not take the pole I extended to you several times to redeem you. I no longer have any respect for you. Let's stick to that.
Previous reply to Vladyslav Honcharenkov: (P 241) Vladyslav Honcharenko Wrote ""it is indecent to compare deaths of Gazan women and children to deaths of Ukrainian women and children." I didn't say that. You said it and wrote that I said it. These are the methods of Russian propaganda." It is you who is using once more truth perversion leading to imposture. This is what I wrote "you wrote "Women and children in Gaza suffer for the ACTIONS (aggression) or inaction (failure to fight aggression) of their warlike men". After all surreal subterfuges you used to explain your imposture, it is clear that what you said means "it is indecent to compare deaths of Gazan women and children to deaths of Ukrainian women and children." QED. I am sorry that you did not take the pole I extended to you several times to redeem you. I no longer have any respect for you. Let's stick to that.
Previous reply to Vladyslav Honcharenkov: (P 242) Vladyslav Honcharenko "Jamel Chahed. You identify as a scientist! So behave in discussions like a scientist, not like an internet troll. I wrote to you about the causal relationship and the different nature of the wars in Gaza and Ukraine (the last 5 pages!)". Thank you for your kind words. All what you wrote the last 5 pages! is off Topic and out of context. we were not about the nature of the wars we were about execrable text you wrote "Women and children in Gaza suffer for the ACTIONS (aggression) or inaction (failure to fight aggression) of their warlike men" in my reply P 239 I wrote "..So please, once again, think about it and come up with a Direct Honest answer: Why it is indecent to compare the number of deaths in wars of armies aggressions against civilians?" How Gazan deaths of women and children are different from Ukrainian deaths of women and children? Otherwise, let's stick to that." This is what was the conclusion (P241) "..After all surreal subterfuges you used to explain your imposture, it is clear that what you said means "it is indecent to compare deaths of Gazan women and children to deaths of Ukrainian women and children." QED. I am sorry that you did not take the pole I extended to you several times to redeem you. I no longer have any respect for you. Let's stick to that."
Previous reply to Vladyslav Honcharenkov: (P 242) "..After all surreal subterfuges you used to explain your imposture, it is clear that what you said means: "it is indecent to compare deaths of Gazan women and children to deaths of Ukrainian women and children." QED. What a Pity and Shame. Let's stick to that." So Please "de Grâce" Don't call me out, Don't address me anymore, and Forget even my Name.
It is regrettable that Scholars refuse to read Academic Publications, refute them without argumentation, and indulge in speeches laden with invectives and inquisitions. Scholars, because they are Scholars are against war, for peace, and for mutual respect everywhere in the world. Their Duty, each time when necessary, is to Rebel and Stand Against all forms of Injustices, Hateful Speeches, Racist Prejudices, and Manipulations of all kinds; always relying on Academic Knowledge and Historical Truths, withdrawn from State-Of-The-Art on the different themes: these are the Only Weapons Academics Have to bring objectivity into the debates for better future to all. Otherwise, what are we expected to do as Academics: to Shut Up? Let It Happen? or Normalize with Imposture? With all my respect to All.
To: Jamel. This is one of your reasonable posts. Unfortunately, many others your posts are trolling and promoting російської пропаганди (if you do not give your own arguments in support (or vice versa) of individual episodes of those articles. I think that often you do not even realize this because Russian propaganda is a very insidious thing, in which tens of billions of dollars are invested all over the world). Much of what you wrote applies to both of us. Therefore, I suggest to stop that clowning (but if you want, we can continue) and in the future adhere to what you wrote in your post. I suggest that all readers of this thread recommend this post by Jamel so that he gets a lot of recommendations and moves it to the most prominent place (the beginning) of the thread. But if Jamel continues trolling, we can withdraw our recommendations (by clicking "recommend" again under this post)
PS. Jamel continued to throw his garbage. His words do not match his actions. So I withdraw my offer to recommend his post.
During a massive Russian missile attack on Kyiv, one of the Russian missiles fell in the Voronezh region of Russia and destroyed an entire street in the Russian village (video). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7JralHWeKM Ukrainian air defense shot down more than 70 such missiles in the sky over Kyiv on 03/01/2024. Imagine the number of victims and destruction if all these missiles hit densely populated areas of the capital of Ukraine. Already did you imagine? Therefore, only people who support the Russian policy of genocide of Ukrainians and the ideology of fascism can question the need for NATO assistance for Ukraine.
Vladyslav Honcharenko, Please "de Grâce" Don't call me out, Don't address me anymore, and Forget even my Name..." Previous reply to Vladyslav Honcharenko, After all surreal subterfuges you used to explain your imposture, it is clear that what you said means: "it is indecent to compare deaths of Gazan women and children to deaths of Ukrainian women and children." QED. What a Pity and Shame. Let's stick to that." So Please "de Grâce" Don't call me out, Don't address me anymore, and Forget even my Name.
Hereafter Previous Posts on: https://www.researchgate.net/post/Russia_and_Ukraine_are_two_BROTHER_republics_of_the_USSR_What_are_they_now_and_what_will_happen_to_them_in_the_future/250
Previous reply to Vladyslav Honcharenkov: (P 237) Vlayslav Honcharenko wrote, "Gazan deaths of women and children in the last two months is twice as high as Ukraine in the last two years". I am sure that a decent person with moral values and empathy would never write such a comparison (unless he is a Russian)". Dr Rashad Seedeen, wrote that in an outstanding article [1]. I would be careful not to make any value judgments about Dr Rashad Seedeen or anyone else. But please explain: why it is indecent to compare the number of deaths in wars of armies aggressions against civilians. Looking forward to reading your explanation.
[1] https://independentaustralia.net/life/life-display/the-unceasing-violence-across-palestine,18140
Previous reply to Vladyslav Honcharenkov: (P 238) Vladyslav Honcharenko wrote "Russians buy not only publications, but also various "studies" from not quite decent researchers". I asked you: But please explain: why it is indecent to compare the number of deaths in wars of armies aggressions against civilians? Do you find that your reply responds to the question asked? Please try again to explain: why it is indecent to compare the number of deaths in wars of armies aggressions against civilians?
Previous reply to Vladyslav Honcharenkov: (P 239) Vladyslav Honcharenko wrote, "The fundamental difference between the situation in Gaza and Ukraine is the nature of the war." Who spoke of the nature of the war? of terrorism? of Islamism? of Neo-Nazism? or of other subterfuges? The question was about the innocent civilian population's Martyrdom in Ukraine and Palestine: "why it is indecent to compare the number of deaths in wars of armies aggressions against civilians?" So please think about it once again and come up with an honest answer, Otherwise let's stick to that.
Previous reply to Vladyslav Honcharenkov: (P 239) Vladyslav Honcharenko Off Topic and Out of Context. Who spoke about Ukrain Russia Israel Or Palestine History or War Contexts? The question was about the innocent civilian population suffering the horrors of wars whatever they are. You Declared "Gazan deaths of women and children in the last two months is twice as high as Ukraine in the last two years". I am sure that a decent person with moral values and empathy would never write such a comparison (unless he is a Russian)" I am not Russian and the Paper I mentioned is From Australia. Hence my question: "Why it is indecent to compare the number of deaths in wars of armies aggressions against civilians?" So please, once again, think about it and come up with a Direct Honest answer: How Gazan deaths of women and children are different from Ukrainian deaths of women and children? Otherwise, let's stick to that.
Previous reply to Vladyslav Honcharenkov: (P 239) Vladyslav Honcharenko wrote "Women and children in Gaza suffer for the ACTIONS (aggression) or inaction (failure to fight aggression) of their warlike men" What are you saying? We are speaking of Women and Children. These are innocent Civilians who deserve only Protection. Can you say that the women and children of the Bucha region were massacred because the ACTION of the Azof Neo-Nazis who committed attacks against the Russian-speaking population in Southern Ukraine? Or INACTION because women and children of the Bucha region were unable to prevent the Azof Neo-Nazis to do so? So please, once again, think about it and come up with a Direct Honest answer: Why it is indecent to compare the number of deaths in wars of armies aggressions against civilians?" How Gazan deaths of women and children are different from Ukrainian deaths of women and children? Otherwise, let's stick to that.
Previous reply to Vladyslav Honcharenkov: (P 240) Vladyslav Honcharenko "PS This is about "the innocent civilian population". The civilian population is not always innocent. Was it the fault of the civilian population of Germany, who elected Hitler as their leader, who then destroyed millions of people?" I invite you to reread your statement and ask you to tell readers how this makes sense.
Previous reply to Vladyslav Honcharenkov: (P 240) Vladyslav Honcharenko wrote, "You are poisoned by the influence of Russian propaganda." Okay! My bad. As for you, you "wrote "Women and children in Gaza suffer for the ACTIONS (aggression) or inaction (failure to fight aggression) of their warlike men". After all surreal subterfuges you used to explain your imposture, it is clear that what you said means "it is indecent to compare deaths of Gazan women and children to deaths of Ukrainian women and children." QED. I am sorry that you did not take the pole I extended to you several times to redeem you. I no longer have any respect for you. Let's stick to that.
Previous reply to Vladyslav Honcharenkov: (P 241) Vladyslav Honcharenko Wrote ""it is indecent to compare deaths of Gazan women and children to deaths of Ukrainian women and children." I didn't say that. You said it and wrote that I said it. These are the methods of Russian propaganda." It is you who is using once more truth perversion leading to imposture. This is what I wrote "you wrote "Women and children in Gaza suffer for the ACTIONS (aggression) or inaction (failure to fight aggression) of their warlike men". After all surreal subterfuges you used to explain your imposture, it is clear that what you said means "it is indecent to compare deaths of Gazan women and children to deaths of Ukrainian women and children." QED. I am sorry that you did not take the pole I extended to you several times to redeem you. I no longer have any respect for you. Let's stick to that.
Previous reply to Vladyslav Honcharenkov: (P 242) Vladyslav Honcharenko "Jamel Chahed. You identify as a scientist! So behave in discussions like a scientist, not like an internet troll. I wrote to you about the causal relationship and the different nature of the wars in Gaza and Ukraine (the last 5 pages!)". Thank you for your kind words. All what you wrote the last 5 pages! is off Topic and out of context. we were not about the nature of the wars we were about execrable text you wrote "Women and children in Gaza suffer for the ACTIONS (aggression) or inaction (failure to fight aggression) of their warlike men" in my reply P 239 I wrote "..So please, once again, think about it and come up with a Direct Honest answer: Why it is indecent to compare the number of deaths in wars of armies aggressions against civilians?" How Gazan deaths of women and children are different from Ukrainian deaths of women and children? Otherwise, let's stick to that." This is what was the conclusion (P241) "..After all surreal subterfuges you used to explain your imposture, it is clear that what you said means "it is indecent to compare deaths of Gazan women and children to deaths of Ukrainian women and children." QED. I am sorry that you did not take the pole I extended to you several times to redeem you. I no longer have any respect for you. Let's stick to that."
Previous reply to Vladyslav Honcharenkov: (P 242) "..After all surreal subterfuges you used to explain your imposture, it is clear that what you said means: "it is indecent to compare deaths of Gazan women and children to deaths of Ukrainian women and children." QED. What a Pity and Shame. Let's stick to that." So Please "de Grâce" Don't call me out, Don't address me anymore, and Forget even my Name.
Jamel, you seem to be a scientist, but you act like a clown. I thought you believed what you wrote. I thought that for you Russian money or the rating in RG is less important than what you write. Oh well. It's your choice. Let's continue. For every bit of your shit, I will copy my post exposing it.
Jamel Chahed. I have dignity, decency, and pride definitely no less than you. I am convinced that manipulations and Russian lies and propaganda must be fought. You spread it. I'm trying to keep this from spreading, not fight against you. And I will continue to do so until you stop spreading various fakes. Well, let's continue... "Dear colleagues! I am sorry that Jamel Chahed brought you this garbage again. (his message "Previous reply to Vladyslav Honcharenko" ). But soon he will remove it from here and move it forward And will do so constantly. He did this in this topic before. I always answered thus to this message of his -
To: Jamel Chahed. Are you really a scientist? If so, why are you acting like a clown? After each of my answers, you have already deleted and then moved forward your message 17 times, which began like this -
"Previous reply to Vladyslav Honcharenko:(P 237) "..After all surreal subterfuges you used to explain your imposture, it is clear that what you said..."
I have already replied to this post of yours 17 times. I give it for the 18th time. And I will do it every time you delete your message and move it forward. I am no less patient than you are stubborn.
To: Jamel Chahed. Great work! You concentrated all your manipulations in one post. Now do the same with all my answers (complete, not sentences taken out of context). You identify as a scientist! So behave in discussions like a scientist, not like an internet troll. I wrote to you about the causal relationship and the different nature of the wars in Gaza and Ukraine (p.p.236-242). You stubbornly do not want to see this. But you come up with your own interpretation of my phrases and try to manipulate them like an Internet troll. By the way, this is one of the favorite techniques of Russian propaganda, which Ukrainians have learned well to detect over so many years.
Unfortunately, other nations have not progressed so far in this direction. For information - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(slang). (not only you know the "Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V" technique).
I want to note that during this clowning he wrote to me "Go ahead: Post it one last time." And You Did It: Bravo! Now: Please "de Grâce" Don't call me out, Don't address me anymore, and Forget even my Name." I took this as a suggestion to stop this trash and followed it up by writing a post with the following content -
"Before I grant your request I want to tell you the following.
You made the right decision! If I were Russian, I would buy vodka, call my friends and drink for 3 days and brag to them about my victory and laugh at you. But I am Ukrainian. I am a descendant of a great nation that has lived on the banks of the Dnipro River for over 2,000 years. Therefore, I will tell you the following: 1) You have acted very wisely. And that deserves respect. 2) I want to apologize to you for the emotional and perhaps too sharp reaction to the comparison of the war in Gaza and Ukraine and some of your messages. 3) I did not want to offend the author of that article. I don't know him. Maybe he is a good person. And maybe he did not attach much importance to his phrases as I perceived them. Therefore, I apologize to him as well. 4) As I already wrote to you, I sympathize with the women and children of Gaza, not only for them but also for all PEACEFUL residents. My position is this: peaceful people should not die violent deaths. 5) And finally. I am really sorry for our conflict. This misunderstanding did not allow us to become friends, at least to have pleasant memories of our communication. And now I calmly and with a clear conscience begin to fulfill your request "Please "de Grâce" Don't call me out, Don't address me anymore, and Forget even my Name". I hope you now understand the difference between Ukrainians and Russians. And that we are not one nation. And that's why the Russians call us "Nazis" or "neo-Nazis". Because Ukrainians always emphasize that they have little in common with Russians."
But I was wrong, because I thought that Jamel Chahed have no problems with adequacy. Now I'm not sure about it".
Vladyslav Honcharenko, "Jamel Chahed. I have dignity, decency, and pride definitely no less than you.." Okey. My Bad! So, Please, "de Grâce" Don't call me out, Don't address me anymore, and Forget even my Name..." Please, "De Grâce!"
France 24, (2 hours ago) As losses mount, Ukrainians fiercely debate future of draft. Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) – After an initial outpouring of patriotism in the months after Russia's invasion began, the realities of the battlefield -- and mobilisation -- have largely set in among Ukraine's population...
Read on:
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240105-as-losses-mount-ukrainians-fiercely-debate-future-of-draft
See Also:
https://www.researchgate.net/post/War_Peace
My thoughts in the context of the France 24 article (Jamel Chahed). Ukrainians are probably one of the few nations in the world that are not afraid of the "Russian bear". But fighting bears with stones and sticks is difficult. Think about the following questions:1) How many countries in the world could fight with Russia for almost 2 years 2) Would you like to die in the war? 3) What skills and abilities do you personally have today to be an effective soldier? 4) Why can Russia pay huge sums of money to its soldiers, but Ukraine cannot? 5) Why Ukraine is not helped with the necessary weapons (planes, long-range missiles, even shells in sufficient quantity, etc.) 6) Are the sanctions against the Russian economy effective? 7) Will Europe be able to fight Russia if Ukraine falls? Having answered these questions for yourself, you will be able to understand at least a little the feelings of Ukrainians. Patriotism in Ukrainian society has not diminished. GIVE US ALL THE WEAPONS WE NEED and you will see the results of this patriotism!
Recall that the “Nagging Issue”, Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow is: "To War or not To War, That's the Question to ask NATO". All other speech is nothing but Cynicism and Hypocrisy. Le Point (5 hours ago), Report by the special envoy to Ukraine, Boris Mabillard, In eastern Ukraine, the fear of a debacle (Own translation) Faced with superior Russians, the Ukrainians lack men, weapons and ammunition. Morale is at its lowest. Read on: https://www.lepoint.fr/monde/dans-l-est-de-l-ukraine-l-anguine-d-une-debacle-05-01-2024-2549049_24.php
See Also:
https://www.researchgate.net/post/War_Peace/73
The Russians probably pay Jamel very well, because he started several hundred of his posts with a single phrase ("To War or not To War, That's the Question to ask NATO".), makes an accent that NATO is to blame for Russia's aggression. With this, he emphasizes that Russia is not guilty of an aggressive attack on Ukraine. I do not see any other logical explanation for such a stubborn promotion of Russian narratives. If I'm wrong then tell us why Jamel?
Especially for Jamel. This is another article Le Point "Why it is vital to continue arming Ukraine" (Pourquoi il est vital de continuer d’armer l’Ukraine) But you does not see such articles. Why? (answer above) https://www.lepoint.fr/editos-du-point/pourquoi-il-est-vital-de-continuer-d-armer-l-ukraine-24-12-2023-2548147_32.php
Among Thousands of History Books about Palestine, I recommend the one by Jerome Slater, professor (emeritus) of political science at the State University of New York at Buffalo. "Mythologies Without End: The US, Israel, and the Arab-Israeli Conflict, 1917-2020. Oxford University Press, USA, 2020". From the outset, the Book’s Prologue is a moving text of Honesty and sincere truth. I am reporting this fascinating text hereafter:
PROLOGUE: "Like almost all Jews of my generation, coming of age in America in the 1940s, immediately after the Holocaust and with anti-Semitism still alive in this country, I thought of myself as a passionate Zionist and rejoiced over the establishment of the state of Israel and its 1948 and 1967 victories over its Arab enemies. From 1957 to 1960 I served as the anti-submarine warfare officer on a US destroyer. Some years later, after Egypt acquired four submarines from the Soviet Union, I wrote to the Israeli embassy in the United States and offered to serve as an ASW officer on an Israeli destroyer if a new war with Egypt were to break out before the Israelis could train their own people.
My offer was politely declined, and in any case I changed my mind when it became apparent that soon after the 1967 war, Gamal Abdel Nasser, and then his successor Anwar Sadat, were seeking to end the Arab-Israeli conflict, but were being stonewalled by the Israeli government of Golda Meir. I considered writing to Meir to say that if Israel blundered into an unnecessary war with Egypt -which, of course, in 1973 it did- she should consider my offer as canceled.
For the past fifty years I have been studying, teaching, and writing about Israel and the Arab-Israeli conflict, and have many close connections in that country. l’ve been there many times, served as a Fulbright lecturer at Haifa University in 1989, and given lectures at other Israeli universities. I continue to have many dear Israeli friends. During this time l’ve become convinced that Israel -with essentially blind US Jewish and government support- is well along the road to both a moral and security disaster. The first step Israel must take to prevent matters from getting even worse is to come to terms with the historical truth. Doing so may even be the sine qua non to providing justice to the Palestinians, to save itself as an enlightened democracy, and perhaps even literally save itself from an attack by fanatical Arab terrorists who have somehow acquired nuclear or other weapons of mass destruction.
The prospects today for a just peace, it must be said, have never been so dim. What then is the purpose of this book? Or even for completely secular Jews, like me, what is the point of thinking of ourselves as part of the Jewish people if we fail to align ourselves with the best values of Western civilization, to which Judaism has made a fundamental contribution? There was a time when it was widely accepted -and not just by Jews- that the Jewish culture and tradition were particularly committed to reason, truth, and justice. Consequently, when Israel was founded, and vowed to be “a light unto the nations,” the belief was widespread that it might actually fulfill this promise, or at least try to. Today that seems quaint, if not downright preposterous -but it wasn’t always so.
I write now in the hope that an effort at honesty and accuracy might perform some service. I feel something of a personal responsibility: these are, in some sense, my people. Their mythologies have blinded them to the true history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and in their oppression of the Palestinian people they have abandoned enlightened Jewish traditions, which in my (secular) view constitute the best reasons for Judaism to have survived for twenty-five centuries. One can only hope that correcting the historical record can make a contribution to justice as well as truth."
The book is partly available in reading on:
https://books.google.tn/books?hl=fr&lr=&id=y1AAEAAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PP1&dq=%22Israel%22+%22Arab%22+%22war%22+%22USA%22&ots=iH1poCm_Tv&sig=bj4U2E-WIT1DhIGqx7Bm7jX4MJg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false
Among Thousands of History Books about Palestine, I recommend the one by Jerome Slater, professor (emeritus) of political science at the State University of New York at Buffalo. "Mythologies Without End: The US, Israel, and the Arab-Israeli Conflict, 1917-2020. Oxford University Press, USA, 2020". From the outset, the Book’s Prologue is a moving text of Honesty and sincere truth. I am reporting this fascinating text hereafter:
PROLOGUE: "Like almost all Jews of my generation, coming of age in America in the 1940s, immediately after the Holocaust and with anti-Semitism still alive in this country, I thought of myself as a passionate Zionist and rejoiced over the establishment of the state of Israel and its 1948 and 1967 victories over its Arab enemies. From 1957 to 1960 I served as the anti-submarine warfare officer on a US destroyer. Some years later, after Egypt acquired four submarines from the Soviet Union, I wrote to the Israeli embassy in the United States and offered to serve as an ASW officer on an Israeli destroyer if a new war with Egypt were to break out before the Israelis could train their own people.
My offer was politely declined, and in any case I changed my mind when it became apparent that soon after the 1967 war, Gamal Abdel Nasser, and then his successor Anwar Sadat, were seeking to end the Arab-Israeli conflict, but were being stonewalled by the Israeli government of Golda Meir. I considered writing to Meir to say that if Israel blundered into an unnecessary war with Egypt -which, of course, in 1973 it did- she should consider my offer as canceled.
For the past fifty years I have been studying, teaching, and writing about Israel and the Arab-Israeli conflict, and have many close connections in that country. l’ve been there many times, served as a Fulbright lecturer at Haifa University in 1989, and given lectures at other Israeli universities. I continue to have many dear Israeli friends. During this time l’ve become convinced that Israel -with essentially blind US Jewish and government support- is well along the road to both a moral and security disaster. The first step Israel must take to prevent matters from getting even worse is to come to terms with the historical truth. Doing so may even be the sine qua non to providing justice to the Palestinians, to save itself as an enlightened democracy, and perhaps even literally save itself from an attack by fanatical Arab terrorists who have somehow acquired nuclear or other weapons of mass destruction.
The prospects today for a just peace, it must be said, have never been so dim. What then is the purpose of this book? Or even for completely secular Jews, like me, what is the point of thinking of ourselves as part of the Jewish people if we fail to align ourselves with the best values of Western civilization, to which Judaism has made a fundamental contribution? There was a time when it was widely accepted -and not just by Jews- that the Jewish culture and tradition were particularly committed to reason, truth, and justice. Consequently, when Israel was founded, and vowed to be “a light unto the nations,” the belief was widespread that it might actually fulfill this promise, or at least try to. Today that seems quaint, if not downright preposterous -but it wasn’t always so.
I write now in the hope that an effort at honesty and accuracy might perform some service. I feel something of a personal responsibility: these are, in some sense, my people. Their mythologies have blinded them to the true history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and in their oppression of the Palestinian people they have abandoned enlightened Jewish traditions, which in my (secular) view constitute the best reasons for Judaism to have survived for twenty-five centuries. One can only hope that correcting the historical record can make a contribution to justice as well as truth."
The book is partly available in reading on:
https://books.google.tn/books?hl=fr&lr=&id=y1AAEAAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PP1&dq=%22Israel%22+%22Arab%22+%22war%22+%22USA%22&ots=iH1poCm_Tv&sig=bj4U2E-WIT1DhIGqx7Bm7jX4MJg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false
South Ukraine, is under Occupation. West Bank and Gaza are “Occupied Palestinian Territories” (OPT). As such and According to International Law, the protection of civilians in Occupied Territories falls under the occupiers' responsibility. To learn about the Rules and Laws that govern the Responsibilities of Peoples, States, and Armies in Occupied Territories, I would mention the Nabulsi Karma's well-referenced book, "Traditions of War: Occupation, Resistance and The Law (Oxford, 1999). ; online edn, Oxford Academic, 1 Nov. 2003)" https://academic.oup.com/book/3195?login=false
Abstract
This book examines wars and military occupation, and the ideas underlying them. The search for these ideas is conducted in the domain of the laws of war, a body of rules that sought to regulate the practices of war and those permitted to fight in it. This work introduces three ideologies: the martial, Grotian, and republican. These traditions were rooted in incommensurable conceptions of the good life, and the overall argument is that their differences lay at the heart of the failure fully to resolve the distinction between lawful and unlawful combatants at successive diplomatic conferences of Brussels in 1874, the Hague in 1899 and 1907, and Geneva in 1949. Based on a wide range of sources and a plurality of intellectual disciplines, the book places these diplomatic failures in their broader social and political contexts. By bringing out ideological continuities and drawing on the social history of army occupation in Europe and resistance to it, the book both challenges and illuminates the understanding of modern war.
Content
Front Matter
Introduction
Chapter 1 The Modern Laws of War from 1874 to 1949
Chapter 2 Occupying Armies and Civilian Populations in Nineteenth‐Century Europe
Chapter 3 The Conceptualization of War and the Value of Political Traditions
Chapter 4 High Priests of the Temple of Janus: The Martial Tradition of War
Chapter 5 The Enigma of the Middle Way: Grotius and the Grotian Tradition on War
Chapter 6 Hope and Heroic Action: Rousseau, Paoli, Kosciuszko, and the Republican Tradition of War
Conclusion
End Matter
Bibliography
Index
A must-read by Scholars [1]: "The Responsibility of Intellectuals to Explain the Historical Background to International Conflicts". Excerpt from the paper conclusion: "..Intellectuals who purport to analyze international conflict situations must give a full picture. They should not limit themselves to writing versions of events that conform to what particular governments want to hear. They have a moral obligation to take their analyzes wherever the facts require."
[1] Quigley, J. B. (2023). The Responsibility of Intellectuals to Explain the Historical Background to International Conflicts: Ukraine and Israel/Palestine. Ohio State Legal Studies Research Paper, (749)"
Available on:
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4319617
See Also:
https://www.researchgate.net/post/Science_Conscience
https://www.researchgate.net/post/Science_and_history_serving_political_and_ideological_totalitarianism
https://www.researchgate.net/post/Scientific_Integrity_Research_Ethics_and_Higher_Education_Deontology_The_Senior_Scholars_Duty
Recall: "To War or not To War, That's the Question to ask NATO". All other speech is nothing but Cynicism and Hypocrisy: it is no more or less than waging war against Russia until the last Ukrainian! And for a good reason: "Confronted by a Russian neighbor that could remain hostile for years, Ukraine needs durable guarantees for its future security. NATO has a strong interest in avoiding a situation of constant tension and possible warfare on its eastern flank. Launching accession talks, while not quite as dramatic as an invitation to join NATO, would be a bold step by the alliance. Given the alternatives, it increasingly appears to be the most promising 2024 step for moving to solve the security dilemma facing Ukraine and, more broadly, facing Europe and the trans-Atlantic region." This is the ultimate conclusion of this study (released 3 weeks ago): "Steven Pifer, The war in Ukraine, the New Bloc Confrontation, and the New Asymmetrical Trans-Atlanticism. Foreign Policy at Brookings, 2023"
Available on:
https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/FP-20231213-ukraine-nato-pifer.pdf
About the author: Steven Pifer is a nonresident senior fellow in the Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Initiative, Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology, and the Center on the United States and Europe
at the Brookings Institution, and an affiliate of the Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC) at Stanford University
See Also:
https://www.researchgate.net/post/War_Peace/73
Jamel, Very good article, but it contradicts the opening lines of your post. The culprit of the war is Russia and only Russia can stop it. Why is NATO here?
"..To War or not To War, That's the Question to ask NATO"... I do not agree with this phrase! And I have many arguments that refute it. Regardless, you ALREADY ACCUSED me of Cynicism and Hypocrisy! Is this the level of a scientist? And what about scientific discussion? Shall we immediately start labeling everyone who disagrees with our position?
La Progressive, January 5, 2024, Will Biden Administration Listen or Will We Have More Wars—Maybe Nuclear? Russia warned before the attack on Ukraine; China, Iran and and North Korea have warned the U.S. on their red lines. "I don’t want to take the focus from the U.S.-Israeli genocide of Gaza…but in Asia and parts of the Middle East, the Biden administration is doing equally dangerous actions as is the support of Israeli genocide of Palestinians in Gaza. The Biden administration is ignoring warnings and red lines from China, North Korea, Iran and Lebanon just as the administration blew off warnings from Russia about US military war games on its borders and the invitation to Ukraine to join NATO, red lines that Russia warned the U.S. about for decades..."
Read On:
https://www.laprogressive.com/war-and-peace/will-we-have-more-wars
See Also:
https://www.researchgate.net/post/War_Peace/73
https://www.researchgate.net/post/Science_and_history_serving_political_and_ideological_totalitarianism
On Children & Civilian Population Under War & Occupation. Children whoever they are, wherever and whenever, only Deserve Protection and Education. As for the civilian populations in Occupied Territories, their protection falls under the occupiers' responsibility. To learn about the Rules and Laws that govern the Responsibilities of Peoples, States, and Armies in Occupied Territories, I would mention the Nabulsi Karma's well-referenced book, "Traditions of War: Occupation, Resistance and The Law (Oxford, 1999). ; online edn, Oxford Academic, 1 Nov. 2003)" https://academic.oup.com/book/3195?login=false
Abstract
This book examines wars and military occupation, and the ideas underlying them. The search for these ideas is conducted in the domain of the laws of war, a body of rules that sought to regulate the practices of war and those permitted to fight in it. This work introduces three ideologies: the martial, Grotian, and republican. These traditions were rooted in incommensurable conceptions of the good life, and the overall argument is that their differences lay at the heart of the failure fully to resolve the distinction between lawful and unlawful combatants at successive diplomatic conferences of Brussels in 1874, the Hague in 1899 and 1907, and Geneva in 1949. Based on a wide range of sources and a plurality of intellectual disciplines, the book places these diplomatic failures in their broader social and political contexts. By bringing out ideological continuities and drawing on the social history of army occupation in Europe and resistance to it, the book both challenges and illuminates the understanding of modern war.
Photo 1: Palestinian children run as they flee from Israeli bombardment in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Nov. 6, 2023.
https://www.voanews.com/a/un-chief-gaza-a-graveyard-for-children-/7343801.html
Photo 2: South Vietnamese forces follow terrified children, including 9-year-old Kim Phuc, center, as they run down Route 1 near Trang Bang after an aerial napalm attack on suspected Viet Cong hiding places on June 8, 1972. A South Vietnamese plane accidentally dropped its flaming napalm on South Vietnamese troops and civilians, and the terrified girl had ripped off her burning clothes while fleeing. (Nick Ut/The Associated Press). from CBC News, Jun 11, 2022, by Sylvia Thomson, 50 years later, 'Napalm Girl' has a message for children in Ukraine, Kim Phuc Phan Thi, now living in Ajax, Ont., was 9 when she was burned by napalm in Vietnam War
See Also:
https://www.researchgate.net/post/Science_Conscience
https://www.researchgate.net/post/War_Peace
https://www.researchgate.net/post/Science_and_history_serving_political_and_ideological_totalitarianism
This super-video shows all the pain and strength of the Ukrainian people - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-Ndum7d03A
Politico, Jan. 8, 2023, Biden speech in South Carolina church interrupted by protesters. Chants of “cease-fire now” were eventually drowned out by “four more years” at the campaign event. “... I understand their passion,” Biden said, acknowledging the protesters, as well as a rift that’s divided some within the Democratic Party. “I’ve been quietly working with the Israeli government to get them to reduce and significantly get out of Gaza.”... Biden’s speech in South Carolina also comes as he faces weakening polling numbers, particularly among Black voters. Black political leaders, including Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.), have said they are “very concerned” about the Biden campaign’s a bility to “break through the MAGA wall” to reach voters.."
Read on:
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/01/08/biden-speech-south-carolina-protest-israel-hamas-00134333
See Also:
https://www.researchgate.net/post/War_Peace
In the Same Vein. AP News Jan. 8, 2023, Biden condemns white supremacy in a campaign speech at a church where Black people were killed. "..Courting Black voters, Joe Biden on Monday denounced the “poison” of white supremacy in America, declaring at the site of a deadly racist church shooting in South Carolina that such ideology has no place in America, “not today, tomorrow or ever.” Biden spoke from the pulpit of Mother Emanuel AME Church, where in 2015 nine Black parishioners were shot to death by the white stranger they had invited to join their Bible study. The Democratic president’s speech followed his blunt remarks last Friday on the eve of the anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol, in which he excoriated former President Donald Trump for “glorifying” rather than condemning political violence. At Mother Emanuel, Biden said “the word of God was pierced by bullets of hate, of rage, propelled not just by gunpowder, but by a poison, a poison that has for too long haunted this nation.” That’s “white supremacy,” he said, the view by some whites that they are superior to other races. “It is a poison, throughout our history, that’s ripped this nation apart. This has no place in America. Not today, tomorrow or ever...”
Read on:
https://apnews.com/article/biden-trump-2024-election-jan-6-3e40b3732036a237a5a8af45b7ad6a6b
See Also:
https://www.researchgate.net/post/Russia_and_Ukraine_are_two_BROTHER_republics_of_the_USSR_What_are_they_now_and_what_will_happen_to_them_in_the_future
https://www.researchgate.net/post/Science_Conscience
Wael Dahdouh: an Icon of Martyrdom and Resilience of the Palestinian People. AP News, Rafah, Gaza Strip (AP), Jan. 8, 2024 An Al Jazeera journalist is the fifth member of his family killed by Israeli strikes on Gaza. "An apparent Israeli airstrike killed two Palestinian journalists in southern Gaza on Sunday, including an Al Jazeera journalist who lost four close relatives earlier in the war. Hamza Dahdouh is the son of veteran Al Jazeera correspondent Wael Dahdouh, whose wife, two other children and a grandson were killed by a previous Israeli strike. Dahdouh has continued to report on the fighting between Israel and Hamas even as it has taken a devastating toll on his own family, becoming a symbol for many of the perils faced by Palestinian journalists, dozens of whom have been killed while covering the conflict... Speaking to Al Jazeera after his son's burial, Dahdouh vowed to continue reporting on the war. “The whole world must look at what is happening here in the Gaza Strip,” he said. What is happening is a great injustice to defenseless people, civilian people. It is also unfair for us as journalists.”
Dahdouh was reporting on the offensive in late October when he received word that his wife, daughter and another son had been killed in an Israeli airstrike. His grandson, wounded in the same strike, died hours later... In December, an Israeli strike on a school in Khan Younis wounded Dahdouh and Al Jazeera cameraman Samer Abu Daqqa. Dahdouh was able to run for help, but Abu Daqqa bled to death hours later as ambulances were unable to reach him because of blocked roads, according to Al Jazeera. Earlier in December, a strike killed the father, mother and 20 other family members of another Al Jazeera correspondent, Momen Al Sharafi..."
Read on:
https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-journalist-killed-jazeera-86db4604dde19caa9c29366225a6648e
Photo: From the Article
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https://www.researchgate.net/post/War_Peace
https://www.researchgate.net/post/Science_and_history_serving_political_and_ideological_totalitarianism
Ukraine's Armed Forces kill 820 Russians, air defense system, and dozens of pieces of equipment in a day (infographic) - Numbers are the best arguments! https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/01/10/7436562/
I am posting this reply on another thread. https://www.researchgate.net/post/Russia_and_Ukraine_are_two_BROTHER_republics_of_the_USSR_What_are_they_now_and_what_will_happen_to_them_in_the_future (P 288) "@*** wrote, "This news is sad, it's a fact, but it cannot make us forget the suffering of the Israelis..". Please note that No one is asking you to forget the suffering of the Israelis or any other suffering. I believe that Human Suffering is One or is Not. It appears however and unfortunately it is so, that some sensitive souls who are very attached and picky about all universal values are not offended when the suffering concerns “the other”."
University of Chicago poll: 63% of Russians support war in Ukraine. Putin is only a reflection of this aggressive nation. But Ukrainians are not afraid of them, because DEFEND their motherland! - https://www.norc.org/research/library/new-survey-finds-most-russians-see-ukrainian-war-as-defense-against-west.html
Pope Francis on massive bombardments of Ukraine: Nothing can justify it - https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/01/10/7436618/
To two-States or Not To Two-States, That's the Question! Times of Israel, Jan. 10, 2024, In Israel, Blinken says peace with neighbors hinges on path to Palestinian State "Israel will not achieve full integration into the region without supporting a path to a Palestinian state, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken argued late Tuesday during a press conference in Tel Aviv. All of America’s regional allies that he met on his week-long trip to the Middle East, said Blinken, told him that peace with Israel was attainable and that they “are ready to support a lasting solution that ends the long-running cycle of violence and ensures Israel’s security.” But according to Blinken, they stressed peace could only come through an integrated, “regional approach that includes the pathway to a Palestinian State. “These goals are attainable, but only if they are pursued together,” he said. “This crisis has clarified that you can’t have one without the other, and you can’t achieve either goal without an integrated, regional approach.”..
Read on:
https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-israel-blinken-says-peace-with-neighbors-hinges-on-path-to-palestinian-state/
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https://www.researchgate.net/post/War_Peace
https://www.researchgate.net/post/Science_and_history_serving_political_and_ideological_totalitarianism
About the first days of Russia's attack on Ukraine (video) -
1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0Ji7KqqEqg&t=0s 2) -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSSiPrF8GoM
Financial Time, Jan. 10, 2024, Italy links Ukraine aid to ‘negotiated settlement’ efforts. Italian defence minister Guido Crosetto says military support for Kyiv should be accompanied by more diplomacy. " Italy’s defence minister Guido Crosetto has called for greater diplomatic efforts to end the war between Russia and Ukraine, despite Kyiv’s warnings that Moscow has no intention to do so. Crosetto told a parliamentary hearing on Wednesday that Italy would seek “a dual-track strategy” with military support for Kyiv to be coupled with more engagements towards a “negotiated settlement”. “We must be realistic and cannot ignore the military situation on the field,” Crosetto said as lawmakers approved more bilateral aid to Kyiv. “The time seems to have come for effective diplomatic action...”
Read on:
https://www.ft.com/content/e0c9a4bb-903a-48d9-b44c-f26b445499b0
See Also;
https://www.researchgate.net/post/War_Peace
In the Same Vein. Bloomberg, Jan. 9, 2024, US and Allies Met Secretly With Ukraine on Peace Plan. *Russia wasn’t invited to meeting in Riyadh and China didn’t go. **Allied efforts to win support for Kyiv’s approach sputtering "A secret meeting took place last month between Ukraine, its Group of Seven allies and a small group of Global South countries to try to rally support for Kyiv’s conditions for holding peace talks with Russia, according to people familiar with the matter. The previously undisclosed Dec. 16 meeting of national security advisers was held in Saudi Arabia and followed larger, publicized gatherings aimed at countering Moscow’s attempts to divide and paint Ukraine and its allies as unwilling to negotiate an end to the war..."
Read on:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-09/ukraine-and-allies-secret-riyadh-meeting-tried-to-rally-support-for-peace-talks
See Also;
https://www.researchgate.net/post/War_Peace
The Study [1] by Forough, M. 2023, The 2023 Israeli-Palestinian War: A Gift to China, explains how, for the West, the Israeli-Palestinian War "is another strategic challenge - like the Ukraine War. It distracts policymakers from the EU's and US's China/Indo-Pacific policies.The war is also seriously undermining the West as the self-proclaimed upholder of the "rules-based order." War scenarios: 1. Protracted stalemate. 2. Broadened regional conflict. 3. A decisive victory. 4. A ceasefire . Implications: Scenarios 1 and 2 do not bode well for the West. Scenario 2 even has the potential to become what Barrack Obama called the 2003 invasion of Iraq, a "dumb war" with disastrous consequences. A decisive victory is unlikely for both sides ; most wars in this region end not with a bang but a whimper. Pushing for a decisive Israeli victory could see the West mired in scenarios 1 or 2. The longer this war continues and the broader it gets, the bigger a gift it will be to China..." [1] Forough, M. (2023). The 2023 Israeli-Palestinian War: A Gift to China. (GIGA Focus Nahost, 5). Hamburg: German. Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) - Leibniz-Institut für Globale und Regionale Studien, Institut für Nahost Studien. Available on:
https://www.ssoar.info/ssoar/bitstream/handle/document/91068/ssoar-2023-forough-The_2023_Israeli-Palestinian_War_A.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y&lnkname=ssoar-2023-forough-The_2023_Israeli-Palestinian_War_A.pdf
Comment: One can wonder about what "Decisive Victory" in the "Israeli Palestinian War" means and even about the very qualification of "Israeli-Palestinian War" when one considers that Palestine is in fact under Occupation
See Also:
https://www.researchgate.net/post/War_Peace
https://www.researchgate.net/post/Science_and_history_serving_political_and_ideological_totalitarianism
How Russia (and not only) deceived Ukrainе (the "Budapest Memorandum") - Until Ukraine gave up the Soviet nuclear weapons stationed on its soil, it had the world's third-largest nuclear weapons stockpile... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapest_Memorandum
Ukrainian "Bradley" shoots Russian tank "T-90M": epic video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3MVw1ZW37k
What can be negotiated with Russia? Ukrainians are fighting in Ukraine to live peacefully in their homes. Russians are fighting in Ukraine to live in the homes of Ukrainians. What to agree on?
The UN knows how to present its plans as facts (using the example of Ukraine) - https://www.unocha.org/news/no-let-war-affected-ukrainians-un-launches-humanitarian-and-refugee-plans-respond-2024
I previously wrote, "To War or not To War, That's the Question to Ask NATO". In this regard, it is interesting to read the recent paper by Song, Y. 2024, "Ironclad US commitment to NATO? From NATO expansion to the Ukraine crisis. Cogent Social Sciences, 10(1), 2282734". Excerpt from the conclusion: "..As the Chatham House report by the NATO Group Policy Experts explicitly indicated, European governments are responsible for ensuring their territorial security, as “no amount of ‘smarter’ defence will compensate for a failure to reverse falling defence spending” (Butora, Citation2014). This, to a certain degree, explains why Trump mocked NATO as “obsolete” and had a long history of denigrating NATO and removing the US from the Alliance. Although the US is now “back” at NATO as Biden assures European allies that the Alliance’s mutual defence pact is “a sacred obligation”, Europe, which sees the image of US leadership becoming stronger across much of NATO than it has been in years, remains unsettled about the credibility and longevity of US commitment to the Alliance, simply because it also understands that the thorny issue of “two-tiered” alliance has disrupted the organisation’s strategic agility and vitality thus affected the US relationship with NATO. In short, concerning the unsatisfactory and even flawed coordination efforts, as well as the growing US preference for the “Pivot to Asia” strategy, which places more focus on the Pacific over Europe, it seems highly likely that unless something changes, NATO will end up just doing less with less..." Available on:
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23311886.2023.2282734
Jamel, why do you have complaints about NATO? University of Chicago poll: 63% of Russians support war in Ukraine. Putin is only a reflection of this aggressive nation. But Ukrainians are not afraid of them, because DEFEND their motherland! And NATO countries help us with weapons (unfortunately, only with weapons) - https://www.norc.org/research/library/new-survey-finds-most-russians-see-ukrainian-war-as-defense-against-west.html
In line with my previous post. The following is the ultimate conclusion of the paper by White, K. 2023, Lessons learned from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Lessons Learned from Russia’s Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine, 3(10), 107-115. "Ukraine has suffered from a slowly evolving realisation in the West that it is acting as a bulwark against Russian aggression and expansionism. There have been opportunities for NATO, and more broadly the West, to confront Russian aggression and expansionism. These opportunities have been missed, and Ukraine is now paying the price"
The paper is available on:
https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/113936/1/113936.pdf
I'm a Soviet, Russian officer. I took the oath of office on 31st August 1968.
Approved by the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR on 10 June 1947.
"I, a citizen of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, joining the ranks of the Armed Forces, take the oath and solemnly swear to be an honest, brave, disciplined, vigilant Warrior, to steadfastly endure all the hardships and deprivations of military service, to strictly keep military and state secrets, to unconditionally fulfil all military regulations and orders of commanders and superiors.
I swear to conscientiously study military science, to take every possible care of military and national property and to be loyal to my People, my Soviet Motherland and the Soviet Government to the last breath.
I am always ready, on the order of the Soviet Government, to defend my Motherland, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, and, as a soldier of the Armed Forces, I swear to defend it courageously, skilfully, with dignity and honour, without sparing my blood and my very life in order to achieve complete victory over the enemies.
If I break this solemn oath of mine, let the severe punishment of the Soviet law, the universal hatred and contempt of the working people befall me"
***
What was anyone thinking eliminated two of my military institutes in 2011.
It weakened Russia! The US and NATO would probably be happy when the academies were redeployed from Moscow to the East! ? And I will ask a question: could these actions to weaken the shield of my Motherland have led to my atrial fibrillation and cancer? And I could have died!
Chauvinist Medvedev believes in the future of Ukraine! How else can one interpret his words? (about the fact that Russia will continue to fight with Ukraine in 50 years!) Here he honestly admitted Russia's desire to destroy the state of Ukrainians. -https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/01/17/7437637/
To all Russians and their supporters, read slowly and try to extrapolate this to your own behavior. "Great-power chauvinism is a certain kind of ideology and system of political views, which is based on the idea that one dominant (title) nation is more important than others in a multinational state. Great-power chauvinism is especially strongly manifested in states that used to be empires, and where the spirit of imperialism still lives. In simple words, this means that the big-power chauvinists believe that all the former colonies that were under the power of the empire still belong to them".
Politico, Jan. 15, 2024, by Andrew A. Michta, The West needs to get real about security. Washington’s likely failure in Ukraine shows the US needs a new national security strategy. "...Meanwhile, the sanctions regime supposed to cripple Russia has been so porous, the country’s sovereign wealth fund is projected to be 40 percent bigger at the end of 2023 than 2022. But no factor has had a more deleterious impact on the course of this war than NATO’s failure to offer Ukraine a clear path to alliance membership at the Vilnius summit. The notion that Ukraine wasn’t ready for NATO membership arguably did more to embolden Putin and prolong the war than the West’s self-deterring approach to aiding Ukraine.
By now, the reality should start sinking in that if we don’t change our policy, Ukraine will lose. And a Russian victory would deal such a blow to Western credibility, it would dwarf the consequences of the failure in Afghanistan. What is needed is the strategic courage to reimagine Europe’s security architecture in a way that stabilizes the Eastern flank, deals Russia an unequivocal strategic defeat in Europe and deters future aggression by Moscow against NATO..."
Read on:
https://www.politico.eu/article/west-us-needs-get-real-about-security-nato-ukraine-war-russia/
Discussion Release: To WW3 or Not To WW3, That is The Question!... to Ask Scholars, in light of the Wars and Conflicts threatening the World's Security. https://www.researchgate.net/post/To_WW3_or_Not_To_WW3_That_is_The_Question_to_Ask_Scholars What Work of Pedagogy, Explanation, Teaching, and Analysis the Scholars of the World must undertake, to generate Peaceful Narratives likely to promote the Defusing of Current or Potential Conflicts in all Areas under tension. Twelve Paramount Red Spots have been inventoried [1]: (i) Europe vs. Russia (C1); (ii ) China vs. Taiwan (C2); (iii) South Korea vs. North Korea (C3); (iv) Pakistan vs. India (C4); (v) Japan vs. China (C5); (vi) Japan vs. North Korea (C6); (vii) Greece vs. Turkey (C7); (viii) Israel vs. Middle East (C8); (ix) U.S. vs. China (C9); (x) U.S. vs. Russia (C10); (xi) U.S. vs. Russia Allies in Latin America (Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela) (C11); (xii) U.S. vs. Iran (C12). What are the Historical Facts that support these Conflicts? The Ins and Outs that drive them? the Global Security Issues they Involve? Possible and Impossible Solutions to Imagine? What Conciliation Steps should be put in place to Avoid Possible Escalations and Encourage Their Defusing? This Discussion, intended to be Academic, aims to Stimulate Reflections, Analyses, and Opinions, to constitute a Platform for Exchange between Scholars likely to bring about Prospects for Peace in the World.
[1] Ruiz Estrada & Mario Arturo, 2022 "Welcome to the World War 3 (WWIII), Available at SSRN
Preprint WELCOME TO THE WORLD WAR 3 (WWIII)
In the Same Vein. On Red Spot (i) Europe vs. Russia (C1). Masters, J. (2022). Ukraine: Conflict at the crossroads of Europe and Russia. Council on Foreign Relations. 1. Ukraine has struggled to forge an independent path, torn between Europe and the United States in the West and its long-standing ties to Russia in the East.
Summary: The conflict in Ukraine is viewed by some as part of a renewed geopolitical rivalry between Western powers and Russia. A former Soviet republic, Ukraine has deep cultural, economic, and political bonds with Russia. In 2014, Russia annexed Crimea, a part of Ukraine, and it is keen not to let the country become more aligned with Western institutions, chiefly NATO and the European Union.
The research poses and develops the following questions: Why has Ukraine become a geopolitical flash point? What are Russia’s interests in Ukraine? What motivated Russia’s moves against Ukraine? What triggered the crisis? What are Russia’s objectives in Ukraine? What are U.S. priorities in Ukraine? What are U.S. and EU policy in Ukraine? What do Ukrainians want?
Available on:
https://indianstrategicknowledgeonline.com/web/Ukraine_%20Conflict%20at%20the%20Crossroads%20of%20Europe%20and%20Russia%20_%20Council%20on%20Foreign%20Relations.pdf
See Also:
https://www.researchgate.net/post/To_WW3_or_Not_To_WW3_That_is_The_Question_to_Ask_Scholars
Reuters makes correction: Russia's war against Ukraine no longer labeled as "Ukraine Crisis" - https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/01/19/7437974/
To War or not to War, That is the Question to Ask Europe. Masters, J. (2022). Ukraine: Conflict at the crossroads of Europe and Russia. Council on Foreign Relations. 1. Ukraine has struggled to forge an independent path, torn between Europe and the United States in the West and its long-standing ties to Russia in the East.
Summary: The conflict in Ukraine is viewed by some as part of a renewed geopolitical rivalry between Western powers and Russia. A former Soviet republic, Ukraine has deep cultural, economic, and political bonds with Russia. In 2014, Russia annexed Crimea, a part of Ukraine, and it is keen not to let the country become more aligned with Western institutions, chiefly NATO and the European Union.
The research poses and develops the following questions: Why has Ukraine become a geopolitical flash point? What are Russia’s interests in Ukraine? What motivated Russia’s moves against Ukraine? What triggered the crisis? What are Russia’s objectives in Ukraine? What are U.S. priorities in Ukraine? What are U.S. and EU policy in Ukraine? What do Ukrainians want?
Available on:
https://indianstrategicknowledgeonline.com/web/Ukraine_%20Conflict%20at%20the%20Crossroads%20of%20Europe%20and%20Russia%20_%20Council%20on%20Foreign%20Relations.pdf
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https://www.researchgate.net/post/To_WW3_or_Not_To_WW3_That_is_The_Question_to_Ask_Scholars/1
An answer to one of the questions in the above article by Jamel. The majority foreigners simply accept the Russian version of the history of Russians and Ukrainians. But the Russians stole and appropriated our history. That is why today Putin says that Ukrainians and Russians are one people. He considers Ukrainians to be "wrong Russians". It is in his concept that "Russians and Ukrainians are one people." And if these "wrong Russians" do not want to become "correct" - then they must be destroyed by calling them Nazis. And Putin wants to take away Ukrainian land, as the Russian Tsar Peter 1 once appropriated Ukrainian history (the name of the great Ukrainian state Kyiv Rus on the slopes of the Dnipro River with its capital in Kyiv) and renamed Moscoviya to RUSsia. And later, various variations were invented - White-Russia, Little-Russia, Great Russia. This was done in order to destroy the right of the people who lived on the banks of the Dnipro River to their history and to appropriate this history for themselves. Unfortunately, you do not know the Ukrainian language. But I think that as a real scientist you will be able to evaluate this scientific work at least visually - Mykhailo Hrushevskyi's "History of Ukraine-Rus" (10 volumes of 600-650 pages each), written on materials from foreign archives and church books. http://archeos.org.ua/?page_id=1522. Unfortunately, many foreigners know very little about Ukrainians. In ancient times, the inhabitants of the lands on the banks of the Dnipro River were called "Rusichi", and their state - "Rus" (Kyiv was the capital). The name "Russia" appeared only 300 years ago. On October 22, 1721, when Tsar Peter I proclaimed the Moscow kingdom the "Russian Empire" and Muscovites the "Russians". Such a change in the name of the Moscow state posed a serious challenge to the identity of the Ukrainian people.
"...Next after Tsar Peter I, Tsaritsa of Russia Catherine II (born and raised in Germany) tried to learn the history of her state on the basis of written sources provided to her - chronicles and other documents of Moscow's antiquity. The true history of Muscovy shocked her, because she was lame and very poor. The Tsarina was especially struck by the fact that the powerful state of Rus (Kyiv was the capital), whose glory thundered throughout the world for three centuries and whose princes had ties with the kings of France, Hungary, Sweden... as it turned out, had no relation to Muscovy." This prompted the empress to undertake the creation of her own version of Russian history. At the same time, a huge number of sources were removed, destroyed and rewritten from the church archives. If you are interested in how and why this was done, you can read (unfortunately, only through a translator) here -
https://www.radiosvoboda.org/a/ukrayina-rus-i-moskoviya/31521000.html This became one of the greatest tragedies of the Ukrainian nation. Having appropriated our history, the Russians called the people who lived on the banks of the Dnieper for centuries - Ukrainians (that is, the inhabitants of the outskirts of the empire). So "Rusichi" became "Ukrainians".
The ancestors of Russians (from Muscovy) helped the Golden Horde to destroy Kyivan Rus. Look at these photos. They show the coats of arms of Ukraine, Russia, Kievan Rus and the Golden Horde. This is the best testimony.
In Line with my Previous Post. Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty, Jan. 19, 2023. West Must Be Prepared For War With Russia, NATO Official Warns Ahead Of Major Military Drills. "NATO has warned that the West should step up preparations for the unexpected,including a war with Russia, as Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine is nearing the two-year mark amid worries over possible political fatigue among some of Kyiv's Western allies. "We have to realize it's not a given that we are in peace. And that's why we [NATO forces] are preparing for a conflict with Russia," Dutch Admiral Rob Bauer, the NATO military committee chief, said in Brussels ahead of the start of the alliance's largest exercise since the end of the Cold War. The alliance needs to be on high alert for war and "expect the unexpected," Bauer said, adding, “In order to be fully effective, also in the future, we need a warfighting transformation of NATO.” German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius also warned that the war in Ukraine could expand to neighboring countries. "We hear threats from the Kremlin almost every day -- most recently again against our friends in the Baltic states," Pistorius told the Tagesspiegel newspaper on January 19..."
Read on:
https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-west-war-russia-nato-admiral-bauer-drills/32783552.html
See Also:
https://www.researchgate.net/post/To_WW3_or_Not_To_WW3_That_is_The_Question_to_Ask_Scholars/1
If Ukraine was able to restrain the Russian army for 2 years (!!!), then it will not be a difficult task for NATO. During this time, the Ukrainians destroyed the MAIN military potential of Russia (modern equipment and well-trained soldiers and officers)
In the Same Vein. Public Sénat, Jan. 18, 2024, Arms deliveries to Ukraine: a Senate report warns about French production capacities. Senators on the Foreign Affairs Committee are urging the government to step up military support for Ukraine, particularly in the supply of munitions and advanced equipment. Because time is on the side of the Russians, according to their report, the result of discussions with high-ranking interlocutors in Ukraine at the end of December. (Own Translation) "For the senators, the challenge is not only to continue strategic aid, but to strengthen it, "in quantity as well as in quality", at a moment that has become a "hinge" for the rest of the war The Ukrainian counter-offensive launched in June having ended in failure, the parliamentarians report a "feeling of deterioration of the military situation" among their interlocutors met last month. They also warn against the risk of a prolongation of the conflict with Russia, which intensified its bombings in December and which, above all, presents a clear advantage in terms of masses of men who can be mobilized against Ukraine... For the commission chaired by Cédric Perrin, the issue is therefore to respond to a country whose fate will have a significant impact on the European Union. “If we do not help Ukraine to win, we will be next in three, five or ten years,” confided to the senators French in December, Andrzej Grzyb, chairman of the national defense committee of the Polish Diet..."
Read (In French) on:
https://www.publicsenat.fr/actualites/international/livraisons-darmes-a-lukraine-un-rapport-du-senat-alarme-sur-les-capacites-de-production-francaises
See Also:
https://www.researchgate.net/post/To_WW3_or_Not_To_WW3_That_is_The_Question_to_Ask_Scholars
“...If we do not help Ukraine to win, we will be next in three, five or ten years...” - Finally, they understand what Ukrainians have been telling them for 2 years.
Europeans are finally beginning to understand the danger of Russian propaganda. Screening of Russian propaganda film about war in Ukraine cancelled in Italian town - https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/01/21/7438249/
Hacking assistant to vice-speaker of the Russian State Duma: agents of influence in Serbia and media campaigns in the EU - https://informnapalm.org/en/hacking-assistant-to-vice-speaker-of-the-russian-state-duma/
Volodymyr Zelenskyy instructed to draw up an action plan to preserve the national identity of Ukrainians in Russia - https://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/volodimir-zelenskij-doruchiv-rozrobiti-plan-dij-shodo-zberez-88469
Russia's new missile attack on Ukrainian town Kharkiv (video).https://youtu.be/GlVLIMuSpKI?t=21 But we continue to teach our students remotely (Moodle, Zoom). Often with the help of a gas generator and Starlink.
Prosecutors say 1,213 Ukrainian children injured and 521 children have been killed since Russia’s full-scale invasion - https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3818050-prosecutors-say-1213-ukrainian-children-injured-since-russias-fullscale-invasion.html
How Russian officials and their collaborators spirit away Ukraine’s children - https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/ukraine-crisis-children/
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