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‘Putin will spark a third world war if Russia claims victory in Ukraine’: Ukrainian steel magnate Yuriy Ryzhenkov warns of global fallout from the Kremlin’s war (www.telegraph.co.uk)

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Vladimir Putin will spark a third world war if the Russian president is allowed to declare victory in Ukraine, according to the boss of the country’s biggest private employer.

Yuriy Ryzhenkov, chief executive of Metinvest, which ran the sprawling Azovstal steelworks that became the site of a relentless Russian assault at the start of the 2022 invasion, warned of the consequences of a Kremlin victory.

“I don’t believe that if Ukraine fails, Putin will stop,” he said in an interview ahead of the two year anniversary of the war in Ukraine. “The Baltic states, Poland, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia are the next targets.”

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

So why is it acceptable for America to stage coups, rig elections, and assassinate leaders covertly, but not okay for Russia to try to take control of an area openly? [....]

Nobody said these are right, but we are not discussing that.

Control of the black sea is universally useful. Imagine if Russia could threaten a sea invasion of Israel if they keep up the genocide.

So you need even a geography book: between The Black sea and Israel there is Turkey. But still, in a war how do you plan to move a fleet out the black sea without loosing it ?

Or be supplying Gaza with the food Israel keeps out. Militarily, it’s not about getting out of the black sea, it’s about exerting your strength on the adjacent land.

Still Turkey on the way, which is the adjacent land. Man, open Google Maps for once.

Alaska was never meaningfully Russian, the natives and the cities built there have nothing to do with russia. Not so for Crimea.

Aside Russia sold Alaska to US in 1867 for 7.2 million dollars. You don't even know your country history....

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Oh huh, I was sure Israel and Palestine were next to turkey, lol.

That's my point though, you can't plan to move a ship out of the black sea. It's useful purely defensively.

I am aware Russia sold Alaska to us, but very few Russians ever lived there. It was never meaningfully russian.

My point about America doing coups, etc is that America is now acting like they're the heros fighting Russian evil, when it's literally just to have someone to sell weapons to. It's just another way the oligarchs are stealing our money from us.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Oh huh, I was sure Israel and Palestine were next to turkey, lol.

Yes, and you were talking about the importance of the Black Sea for a sea invasion of Israel, so ? I only pointed out that to stage a sea invasion of Israel the Black Sea is useless.

That’s my point though, you can’t plan to move a ship out of the black sea. It’s useful purely defensively.

How exactly ? You cannot move anything out but your enemy can move everything in and out. How do you think you can use it to defend yourself when the entry point and half the coast is under NATO control ? I mean, Russia is losing ships to a country that don't even had a Navy, what do you think will happen if NATO put a fleet in the Black Sea ? Or NATO decide that after all Sevastopol need to be leveled ?

My point about America doing coups, etc is that America is now acting like they’re the heros fighting Russian evil, when it’s literally just to have someone to sell weapons to. It’s just another way the oligarchs are stealing our money from us.

Nobody here think America is the hero, but that Russia is the villain. And still, we are discussing about what Russia is doing, not what US did.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago

I was just using Israel as an example, I dont think Russia even would invade Israel right now if capable. Imagine if the eastern med was controlled by an enemy of Israel though. They could actually affect the genocide. That's why sea power is so vital.

There is no chance an invading army/navy could get through Constantinople without control of the black sea. It's the ultimate choke point. It forces any would be invader to come at Russia through turkey.

America is not the hero, and so the reason they are arming Ukraine is entirely out of self interest for their capitalists. America wants to prevent Russian southern stability, because if somebody is trying to come at Russia through Constantinople, it'll be America (or a hired warlord, more likely). Russia having useful ports hinders America's power to meaningfully sanction those they dislike. Cuba, for instance, can't trade with anyone in Europe, due to American sanctions. If Russia could trade with them more effectively, that weakens the American stranglehold. Right now the world needs a check on America a lot more than it does preventing Putin taking control black sea ports.