1ºPutin is dictator no doubt bt there many other in world..iam impressed hw creative he fight for Ukraine bt why not before invasion in same way ashe promised for election to his people.?? Other point Ukraine is historical by culture religion linguage closed to Russia a his indepency comes during 1WW.a than again after warschauer part where canceled.Ukraine Was 1000 years Patt of Russia..this special history cld be a reason be neutral a not member of NATO..All this cruel would not be happend.Russia was 3× attact from Europe Napoleon +I.II.WW..with 25 to 30 mil death of soldiers a civilien.why the western countries not recogniced Russia is traumaticed by Europa..Any way any war is crime a most the Civilien die.( like Hiroshima where only Civilien was living ) my critical comment is the political leader are the proplem since 2000 years perpetual wars a most caused by they christian so called civilieced leaders..
2ºHe's winning the war on the platform of CNN and BBC, especially now that we heard Russian war ship has been sink,,, But the fact is clear Ukraine will never win war against Russian,,, CNN has brainwashed everyone with American/UK govt to see putin as the bad guy, without looking at the main factors and Russia security concerns.... Imagine if Russia and mexico should build military Allie's which will allow mexico or cuba to host nuclear weapons next to gulf of Mexico, the world could have exploded,if that can't happen in usa backyard,it shouldn't happen in Russia backyard....let be honest, because Germany's failed because of one man trying to rule the world.... American should learn that Russian are not our African continent or middle east...........
3ºDavid Cook he is a joke and I'll certainly say it again - he's a joke that has put his nation under harms way and for what? To please the US? Russia has no intention of taking over Ukraine. This a war between US and Russia of which Ukraine is the unfortunate battlefield. I've heard both sides of the story from those in Russia and those in Ukraine of my conclusion is that Ukraine should not have allowed any agreement that will allow any NATO alliance to setup military bases near Russian borders. It's simple logic really. Do you think US will stand by idly while Russia sets up military
4ºHis counterpart putin is rarely on the cameras giving updates, which is a wise move during the war.
Zelensky is the chief commander of the armed forces and President, he is suppose to be on the drawing board with the generals planning, strategizing, refreshing and making important phone calls, the war is ongoing and very much active in his country, this is not the time to be on the cameras giving interviews every day he can delegate that duty to other relevant ministers or spokesperson.
The world has already heard he needs humanitarian and weapons aid and they are providing to him, he can remind them in private, mind him Ukraine is not the only country at war, they is war in Syria, Izrael, Pakistan,mali etc.
5ºМихаил Климов I gave facts but you're so brainwashed by your blood thirsty dictator that you only understand anger and pain and insults. Your country is a craphole and the world is coming for Putin. Your army is pathetic by killing Russians and blaming Ukraine. You kill innocent women and children because that's all you're good for. Torture and death. I love how you swear allegiance to Russia but there is no FB in Russia. You're behind would be dead if Putin got a hold of you. You don't deserve freedom. Ukraine is independent and Putin is just a scared Karen. The world hates him...his time will come. You know what the biggest Air Force is? American Air FOrce. The second biggest? The US Navy!!!! Now I'll report you to FB. Say bye bye to freedom and hello gulag, comrade!
6ºZelensky should tell me any circumstances in which NATO has played a productive role, or delivered peace anywhere in the world. History has thoughts us that sanctions do not end Military conflict and do not bring peace.
The more arms and ammunition America and European countries pump into Ukraine the more the conflicts will be prolonged, the more the Ukrainian people will die, and the more America make gains through sells of weapons. The answer to war is not more war, it's peace and peace is not delivered by the barrel of a gun. It's delivered by diplomacy and dialogue.
Zelensky why do you allow America and NATO to use your country as a battleground?
7ºUkrainians are fighting a proxy war, a proxy war on behalf of the Americans. Ukrainians have been armed, trained and incited by the Americans against the Russians for all these years waiting for the right moment to be unleashed. What the Ukrainians did not understand is that they were also deluded. They were led to believe that they would retake Crimea and drive the Russians out of Donbas. Poor deluded. They do not know that the Americans use you and then throw you away when the tactical convenience changes or simply when among the belligerents you are the loser.
After all, it would have been enough to declare oneself neutral, friends of the Russians and the Americans, without venturing into provocations and threats such as installing missile systems and NATO bases on their own territory against Russia. It would have been enough to officially declare neutrality as the Russians demanded.
Instead they tried to side with the hegemonic power to obtain advantages at the expense of the Russians, they tried to side with the strongest convinced that they had their interests at heart. Poor deluded. The Americans will turn their backs on them as soon as Ukraine's military defeat is certain.
For having lent themselves to supporting the dirty American plans, the Ukrainians will definitively lose the Crimea, the Donbas and probably half of the current territory, with the risk of even disappearing from the geographical map. In addition to having destroyed much of the real estate and production assets, after having sent hundreds of thousands of young people to the massacre and made millions of citizens refugees. This is the fate of a country that has had the misfortune to elect as president a servant of the Americans in the service of the Americans.
8ºI will write my opinion, I believe that Ukraine is just a rebellious province of the Russian Federation. And all the so-called. “independence” is just a long and slow rebellion.
And it is necessary to deal with Ukraine in the same way as they did in history with the rebellious provinces. Those. to translate all the talk about Ukraine into a purely applied plane and simply declare on the world stage that this is our territory and we will not give it to anyone, but we will catch the rebels and hang them!
In the meantime, negotiations are underway with the rebels, thereby recognizing their subjectivity and therefore Ukraine itself is recognized as a subject.
But in reality, it has long been an object and it just needs to be skillfully squeezed out of the Collective West! ️
Therefore, if negotiations are already underway, then they must be conducted with the United States and Great Britain, and not with the vile clown Zelensky. He still doesn't decide. And the United States and Britain must be promised something that they cannot refuse ...
And Ukraine is worth it to fight for! She is actually a very valuable and fat prize, and over time everyone will understand this, because. all Russians will feel it on the rise of the standard of living in Russia! ️
9ºBRUTAL RUSSIAN REVENGE lies ahead for Ukraine’s sinking of the Russian missile cruiser Moskva — and the sinking of the Moskva raised the question of why the U.S. Navy doesn’t have a strong naval presence in the Black Sea. If the U.S. Navy had a powerful presence there, Russia might have been prevented from ripping Crimea from the Ukraine and from invading Ukraine today. So, why is the U.S. Navy not a powerful force in the Black Sea?
The answer is: Because of the Montreux Convention.
Huh?
Few people outside of naval historians have ever heard of the Montreux Convention, but that treaty basically assures that the Russian navy can dominate the Black Sea and threaten all the nations that border the Black Sea.
The Montreux Convention determines what kind and what size of ships can pass through the Bosporus Strait and the Dardanelles Strait, which are the only passageway between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea.
The Montreux Convention was negotiated in 1936, giving Turkey basic control over Black Sea access. In 1936, the people and politicians of the United States refused to even send a representative to the negotiations because they didn’t give a hoot about what was happening in Europe prior to World War II. The U.S. failure to have any interest in what was going on in Europe at that time gave Hitler the green light to build up his army and to begin taking over large sections of Europe. U.S. lack of interest in the Montreux Convention negotiations also led to U.S. warships being basically denied entry to the Black Sea today, leaving the Sea to the control of Russia.
The U.S. never seems to learn the lesson that what is happening on the other side of the world will impact the U.S. sooner or later and that the U.S. needs to be globally involved.
Because of the Montreux Convention, only nations that border on the Black Sea can freely move their capital naval warships (except aircraft carriers, which are forbidden) through the straits.
Under Article 11 of the Montreux Convention, Black Sea states — like Russia — are permitted to transit capital warship ships of any tonnage through the straits, so long as the ships are registered as being home-ported in the Black Sea. Turkey can not deny Russian warships that are home-ported in the Black Sea from returning to their base from excursions into the Mediterranean Sea or other seas; but it can block Russian ships that are not home-ported in the Black Sea from using the straits to enter the Black Sea.
Non-Black Sea nations — like the U.S. — wishing to send a warship through the straits must notify Turkey 15 days prior to the requested passage date and wait for permission from Turkey.
No nation can send no more than nine warships, with a total aggregate tonnage of 15,000 tons, at any one time through the straits; plus, no single ship heavier than 10,000 tons can pass. Those tonnage restrictions almost entirely eliminate U.S. Navy ships that are of any use in a war or in deterring Russia.
In addition, an aggregate tonnage of all non-Black Sea warships in the Black Sea must be no more than 45,000 tons, with no one nation exceeding 30,000 tons at any given time, and they are permitted to stay in the Black Sea for only 21 days.
So, basically, the Montreux Convention assures that Russia dominates the Black Sea and is free to use naval power to intimidate or attack any Black Sea nation, like Ukraine.
Turkey has been a NATO nation since 1952 and its Montreux Convention power puts it in an awkward position of having to side with Russia on warship presence in the Black Sea and warship passage through the straits. One proposed solution to Turkey’s dilemma is the building of the 30-mile long Kanal Istanbul (Istanbul Canal) that would run parallel to the straits through Thrace to connect the Sea of Marmara with the Black Sea. Since this canal isn’t part of the straits, the Montreux Convention would not apply to ships passing through it. Whether or not the Istanbul Canal ever gets built is an open question.
10ºMOSCOW, April 16. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law on fines of up to 5,000 rubles or arrest for up to 15 days for individuals and fines of up to 100,000 rubles for an entity for any public attempt to equate the roles of the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany during World War II.
The document was published on the official Russian legal information website on Saturday.
Russia’s Code of Administrative Offenses is supplemented with an article on fines for the violation of the ban, which was stipulated in the federal law, to publicly equate the actions of the leadership, commanders and service members of the Soviet Union with the actions of the leadership and service members of Nazi Germany and the European countries of the Axis alliance during WWII, as well as for denying the Soviet people’s decisive role in Nazi Germany’s defeat and the Soviet Union’s humanitarian mission in the liberation of Europe.
The law stipulates that the breach will entail a fine of 1,000 to 2,000 rubles or administrative arrest for up to 15 days for individuals, a fine of 2,000 to 4,000 rubles for public officials, or a fine of 10,000 to 50,000 rubles for entities. Repeat offenders will be subjected to stiffer penalties.
The Federation Council (the upper house) passed the bill on April 13 after the State Duma (the lower house) approved it on April 6.
Last June, Putin signed into the law a ban on any public attempt to equate the goals and actions of the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany during World War II, as well as to deny the decisive role of the Soviet people in the victory over fascism.