Ukraine., And the re-emergence of the Russian "bear". Options

[SirWilliam]

Hello one and all.
As a change I thought I would leave brexit and that wretched virus that I can't remember the name of, and look at a much more worrying situation in eastern Europe.
It seems strange that no one, to my knowledge, has pointed to the similarities to the Sudetenland situation in '38. And we know how that ended don't we children, to the one now facing us. One look at the map will tell you the real reason why he wants to annex the Ukraine, but we seem more interested in the "proper" use of pronouns than standing up to a bully who could well send the world back to the stone-age quicker than the most ardent of green activists could ever wish for. Hitler, after drafting the Munich agreement despite the Brits and Frogs believing it was a Czech agreed one, then used it as an excuse to unleash one of the worst disasters to hit this planet since the Chicxulub meteorite.
Considering that most of the European politicians are of a similar mindset to our own feckless individuals, I would image that comrade Putin is quite buoyant of success, before the West takes any action.
History does repeat itself, and usually when we don't learn from it.

[spartacus]

‘A far away country about which we know nothing’ …. agree, it’s quite concerning. If our recent history books are to be believed, the World political landscape is eerily familiar to that of the late 1930s.

...ah yes... but you see, those history books are being rewritten as we speak to expunge anything that might make Gen Z uncomfortable... slavery references, colonialism, wars.....

[je suis Charlie]

...ah yes... but you see, those history books are being rewritten as we speak to expunge anything that might make Gen Z uncomfortable... slavery references, colonialism, wars.....

Yup, let's all pretend the world is a fluffy pink paradise, filled with unicorns, candyfloss trees and where nobody ever says anything that can offend the sensitivity of the people on planet woke.

[SirWilliam]

Yup, let's all pretend the world is a fluffy pink paradise, filled with unicorns, candyfloss trees and where nobody ever says anything that can offend the sensitivity of the people on planet woke.

Good luck with that philosophy when the tanks are on the lawn. I am guessing the Putin regime, (consisting of one Vladimir Putin), has seen how "vulnerable" the west has become through adopting this namby pamby approach to any serious matters that confront us, and now sees it an ideal time to give nato a poke in the eye. Apparently his chief communications bod, a fellow called Maksut Shadaev, is pretty adept at manipulating the propaganda game to their advantage. With germany dependant on russian gas, our own prime minister concerning himself over a few fairy cakes while the chap in charge of the US of A, is still asleep, it could well be tears at bedtime children.
Meanwhile in real news, some pop singer who I have never heard of, cancels a concert because some of her entourage has the snuffles.