Ukraine v Russia II

Turkey and Greece do share a border, so why wouldn't tanks play a role?

 

Sooooo, they can arm apartheid South Africa, but not Ukraine against the Russian thugs? Not a good look.

 

I think this has more to do with the geopolitics in the Middle East, mainly Syria. They don't want the Russian starting to make their activities over there significantly more difficult.

 

Tank city over here

 

They weren't Ottomans by the time of that Turkish-Greek war. Atatürk was running the show by then.

 

The Turkish National Assembly was constituted in 1920. They conducted the war against Greece. The Ottomans still in Constantinople tried to oppose them but had no power considering that Constantinople was occupied by the Allies. 1923 was when the sultanate was abolished.

 

here is the intro of a tv show about a tank crew in WWII from the late 60’s
all the rage behind the Iron Curtin when I was a kid

 

It was a joke

 

Presorting for the next gop government.

 

The European Commission has the worst PR in the freaking world

Firstly they are the best thing about EU. If a you like big law that all the tech giants must obey the EC is most likely to be the reason.

What does this have to do with Ukraine?

Well they gave the most money to Ukraine they are helping countries with the refugees and simply pay Eastern European countries to give their weapons to Ukraine. Countries like Poland are getting paid to take care of the refugees

Only USA has given more and that is only because they gave weapons worth 13 billion

So far, the EU, its Member States and European financial institutions have made available up to 49 billion euros in financial, budget support, emergency, humanitarian and military assistance to Ukraine.

And if you ask people to name the biggest contributors to the Ukrainian war effort EU would not be in the top 10

Brag about shit...... EU ffs!

 

I read a book maybe 5 years ago that was about the humanitarian/refugee crisis after WW I. The Greece vs. Turkey conflict was prominently featured in the book.

 

De Jure empires don't count. If the Ottoman Empire isn't doing the fighting and it doesn't control any land, the empire doesn't exist no matter who is sitting in Constantinople. My point is don't make historical points that are not true.

 

Paradox games? Is that some sort of board war game?

 

Latest from Victoria Nuland

The #US authorities are ready to consider the possibility of easing anti-Russian sanctions if #Moscow starts withdrawing its Armed Forces from #Ukraine, said Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland. pic.twitter.com/219jxqc6TO

— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) January 26, 2023

Also:

• "US tells Turkey that Congress would be more favorable to the sale of F-16 to Ankara if it approved the admission of Finland and Sweden to NATO"

Perhaps, but Erdogan could easily say that he would be more favorable to the admission of Finland and Sweden to NATO if the US approved the sale of F-16

Then:

• "We are working closely with the Belarusian opposition"

As if Lukashenko needed more incentive to join. Also, she's publicly admitting to meddling into another nation's affair. This alienates the Global South and this statement is getting a lot of reactions in those parts...sloppy diplomacy

 

The Trudeau government being the embarrassment that it is confirmed send "4 leopard tanks".