It's another day in the Wordle land...
Wordle 260 5/6
The siege of Ukraine continues. This CNN coverage captures the gist of it. More fighting, more heroic acts of the Ukrainian people, in the face of Russian soldiers and weaponry. More companies are joining the exodus.
The economic sanctions have inflicted pain on Russian economy. Remarkably, Putin continues to call the bluff. As a former KGB, he sees human weakness when he sees one, and he exploits it. The NATO Secretary-General flatly rejects the idea of enforcing the no-fly zone, and Joe Biden says similar statement that enforcing no-fly zone would draw NATO and US into all-out war with Russia, and they are still trying to appease Putin to avoid that prospect. Sensing that wobble, Putin sends out an ultimatum of sort, saying that any enforcement of no-fly zone is a "declaration of war," and anyone doing so is a "participant" to this conflict.
I'm flabbergasted. Did NATO and US not see, that this is ALREADY an all-out war? Do they seriously think that Putin will stop at Ukraine only?!? How many more countries does Putin have to invade before NATO and US think, ok it's time to act?
And to see a weak man (in such a weakened position) as Putin huffing and puffing like this - threatening, no less - demanding that NATO and US to stand down so that Russia can finish the job with Ukraine, I'm, like, WTF!!??!??!! Are Biden and NATO really this imbecile? Is Putin really this idiotic?
Ukraine's President Zelensky is exactly right in lambasting NATO and US, pleading them to enforce the no-fly zone in order to cut off the air coverage advantage of the Russian force. How many more people have to die before NATO will act?
Not often do we see people standing their ground and fight for their own country, particularly when they are repressed by their own leaders. Just look at what has happened in Syria. But even in other countries like Afghanistan, even with billions of assistance, weaponry, training, those Afghan government soldiers flee even before Taliban came marching back in again. Its government leaders flee even faster than anyone else. It's so shameful. And then we have Ukraine whose leaders stay and fight with their own people, to defend their land. THAT is why Ukraine deserves the respect and assistance from the rest of the world.
Like it or not, this very hot and new Cold War is upon us. And it's not just one villain (Russia), but two (with China too).
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