Summary
A Russian presidential plane from the Kremlin’s Rossiya Special Flight Squadron visited New York and Washington, D.C., in late December, sparking speculation amid tense U.S.-Russia relations.
Moscow claimed the flight carried rotating diplomats, but its timing raises questions about Trump’s potential dealings with Vladimir Putin.
Trump has promised to end the Ukraine war in a day, alarming NATO officials who fear a deal that could harm Kyiv and alter NATO’s eastern border dynamics.
The flight highlights ongoing diplomatic maneuvering ahead of Trump’s January 20 inauguration.
UK has stated that if Russia uses nukes against Ukraine, there will be a symmetrical response.
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And a promise is basically all the defense Ukraine has, just like they were promised both non aggression from Russia, and protection from USA, when they gave up their nukes 20 years ago.
Promises are worth zilch, just like when Hitler promised Chamberlain peace. Some things never change, especially when dealing with crazy dictators.
One would hope, but those are mere promises. When the time comes, doing is far different than saying. If we’re already committed that far and we already support Ukraine to those ends, then let’s cut out the middle man and give Ukraine such missiles themselves where they may be utilized immediately without hesitation. And of course, that’s a certainty Putin can be assured of.
I 100% agree, and as it is now, this is all the defense Ukraine has from a nuclear attack.
Don’t assume the UK leadership now is as spineless as Neville Chamberlain was (and the revisionists who claimed that what he did was a stroke of brilliance to buy time should read more history-- many contemporary commentators viewed it as the craven capitulation that it was). And they shouldn’t forget that appeasement didn’t prevent the Blitz.