Londonrake wrote:Kikapu wrote:Is this accurate what GR posted LR?
By the way, I do not remember wanting to be the “moral policeman” of Cyprus Forum, nor was I ever nominated to be one.
However, I have noticed that whenever the 2014 Minsk Agreements are mentioned, you just ignore it and go off the Russia being the Bad Bad Bear mantra.
Yes, Russia is killing a lot of people as well as a lot of people of Ukraine are displaced and it is terrible. Now, does that excuse Ukraine for not ratifying and honouring their signature of the Minsk Agreements?
I do not want to trivialize what is happening in Ukraine, but doesn’t a signature on any agreements have consequences if not followed through?
A few days and about 5 pages further on.
I'm not sure what you mean by "
Is this accurate what GR posted".
Can't see or find your "oops.png".
GR's enthusiastically advocated the destruction by Nuclear weapons of hundreds of millions on many occasions. With a complete idiot's ignorance of the consequences of such a disaster for all of humanity he has stated that it would be a "
Cause for celebration like the world has never seen before". You, as an intelligent and I'm sure compassionate person have nevertheless remained silent. A comment at some time about "family" IIRC. That to me is rank cowardice. To remain silent on such a monumental issue, rather than be rightly outraged, is in essence to implicitly accept the view. It seems to me that GR is capable of moderating his lunacy - given "encouragement".
What's happened in Ukraine has a long and bitter history. You could fill pages. Nevertheless, it originated with a supposedly solemn agreement, signed by the great Mr Putin, which accepted that, in response to the Ukraine relinquishing its vast number of nuclear weapons and related facilities, Russia would honour and defend (
) it's territorial integrity.
Like "
We have no intention of invading Ukraine. It's all Western propaganda" clearly, the man's word isn't worth a rat's ass.
Sorry - but you do trivialise what's happening in Ukraine. You pop in for the occasional one-liner, jokey view which basically supports GR's lunacy.
TBH. From a man like you - I have found it disappointing.
There is absolutely no excuse for the death and destruction that Vladimir Putin is inflicting on the Ukranian nation. I am not normally a vindictive person but I sincerely hope the Slavic thug doesn't die by natural causes and that he finds his way into Hell, with his mates the like of GR.
Let me try again.
Is this accurate what GR posted in response to your Wikipedia link?
cyprus47975-6390.htmlOnce again, you are very conveniently ignoring the signed Minsk Agreements in 2014 which needed to be ratified by Ukraine, which has a huge hand why this war started by Russia, who gave Zelensky months of heads up, but ignored. Falling for Putin’s claim that he did not want to invade falls into the category of being naive and stupid by Zelensky and the West. But they were not naive and stupid because the have been fortifying Ukraine for war since 2014 as revealed by the previous president of Ukraine. Perhaps prepare with the help of the West and NATO to retake the Donbas region along with Crimea, which is very important to both sides and at the same time try to ruin Russia economically and militarily. So far ALL has failed and made worse for Ukraine, the West and NATO because It has lost large chunks of territory along the Black Sea regions. That was the gamble for Ukraine not ratifying Minsk.
Many times I have stated that I am against the war in Ukraine and I do not take part as being a cheerleader for the war. However, with every war, there is always a beginning which sparks it, and in my view, it falls on Ukraine for not ratifying Minsk as they had no intention ratifying it. Ukraine and NATO wanted Crimea back and the only way to get it back was not to ratify Minsk. There was going to be a war sooner or later as long as Minsk was not ratified regardless which side fired first. Putin’s states it very clearly that, if there’s going to be a fight, he would throw the first punch, and that’s what he did.There are no “gentleman’s protocol” exercised here, but a brute force instead.
You are free to make accusatory finger pointing against anyone for being supportive of GR’s passion for this war as it changes nothing on the ground in Ukraine. We either accept each members freedom of speech to express their views as they see it or we don’t. I tend to believe in the former. This does not mean one supports such views and nor does it require such views needing to be challenged if one is an “observer”. Just as you do not accept Ukraine not ratifying Minsk is no excuse for Russia invading Ukraine. It’s OK, because you have the right to see things as you wish vs. how others see it in another way, as you are not accused, at least by me, for being naive and stupid that Russia was bluffing with war just as Zelensky, the West and NATO might have been.