Who could spy better than an apparatus of a totalitarian regime.

Nah. Russia will implode itself on its own even without resistance. As if Russia never learned anything that autocratic control over economy never works, because their political culture is too corrupt to function effectively.

Francis Fukuyama, as wrong as he was about the end of history, is still correct that dictatorships eventually collapse because they surround themselves with yes men who are too detached from reality. The invasion of Ukraine is the beginning of the end for Putin. It is only a matter of time.

The amount of supplies would have already gone critical whether or not Trump became president this term.

It is not physical money being given to Ukraine, the amount of money mentioned is the worth of already outdated military hardware being given, which would have been decommissioned in the near future anyway. And Ukraine is actually paying for this in IOU (the lend lease programme). With all things considered, helping Ukraine is bang for the buck.

This is what people may not want to hear, but even before Trump 2.0, Pentagon did express concerns of dwindling stocks, especially if the US wants to keep China in check. It is easier to blame Trump, but this time it may not be his fault. As the article mentioned, there has been change of priorities (not that I support Israel).

Those who support China (and Russia) because they are against American imperialism, are just supporting another imperialists.

The CCP is a pretty pragmatic organisation. They plan long term with decades in mind. Not to mention that US’ internal whackery is just easily handing over the torch to China this century. Unfortunately, it is hard to see how CCP will collapse. It might even take the next century for that to happen.

China: We came here to rescue you. Please do not resist.

I think everyone saw issues will happen 10 years ago, when Germany took excessive amount of refugees. Though on the one hand, way before the migration crisis, Europe had been criticised for not taking in both migrants and refugees, many of whom died being denied entry. You can never please both sides when it comes to migration.

Serious question, why are Venetians against Bezos’ wedding? Did he do anything that offended the city before?

In social media, Russian bots pretty much defend their online disinformation as revenge for stoking color revolutions. But I say to them, even if that is the case, what is wrong with promoting democracy? The Russian disinformation campaign is the reverse by stoking non-democratic ideals.

A non-German becoming leader of Germany

Wait, I’ve seen this…

Pretty sure Ukraine and Russia’s citizens did not require visa with each other until the war came.

I guess you are right. It is the local farmers who wants to profit from shortage.

The RMTU in Britain has also been phenomenonal. Their leaders are natural public speakers and could easily shut down criticisms and biases from the media trying to grill them and their strikes.

The old labour became a victim of its own success. As wealth increased, they have had to court the growing, largely moderate middle class in the past thirty years. Although now that the middle class is shrinking but wealth inequality widens, it is time for the left to return to its working class roots.

Only because of de-industrialisation that began since the 1970s and 1980s without offering alternatives. There is a reason for the rhetoric that “the working class have been abandoned” exists.

The French always have the balls. During the yellow jacket protests couple of years back, electric company workers gave away free electricity as part of protest.

Don’t worry about the Polish right. They are anti-Kremlin since day one. The people in countries that border Russia including Finland, Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia are very anti-Russia. So, it makes any political parties from both left and right in those countries also anti-Russia. Being pro-Russia in them is a political suicide (Romania is a different case but that is another topic).

The only right wing you should worry about is the Western right being useful idiots for Russia.

I am not a Pole so I don’t know why you seem panicking and writing a wall of text to explain yourself lol. My guess is that you live in Poland at the moment and I heard that there is ongoing tension with locals after taking in so many Ukrainians. Don’t worry, the Poles won’t abandon Ukraine. Because the good news is that the previous conservative Polish party that ruled Poland for 13 years have always helped Ukraine since the Russian takeover of Crimea. All major parties in Poland are supportive of Ukraine, because most Poles are anti-Russia (not against the Russian people but against Kremlin). Both Ukraine and Poland have a mutual dislike of Kremlin and Putin so your country and Poland will always help together.