All that is required for evil to triumph is simply for good men to do nothing.

Biden's incompetence in Afghanistan and his weakness in failing to support Ukraine militarily is why Putin felt empowered to invade Ukraine.

Biden's approval rating is now at 40.8% and is tracking Trump's. The sooner this loser goes to an old age home the better.

The forums Trumpsters, aka Putinites, are having great difficulty justifying Putin's military invasion of Ukraine, and the murder of innocent people. I was heartened to see young Russians on the streets of Moscow protesting this invasion. Hope for a cease fire and a diplomatic resolution, before more blood is spilt, be it Ukrainian or Russian.

mhaze,

You asked me to understand Trump's recognition of Putin?

Here's my reply:

Donald Trump thinks that Putin is great
That Putin's smart, he's savvy, and also his mate
Trump has fallen into Putin's trap of honey
Which Putin's set up with the lure of money
The lure of investment in Russia provides
A greedy Yankee where his money can hide
It's not about politics, no siree bob,
It's about the money honey, and how much Trump can lob

Putin is not concerned for the people of Ukraine he calls them Nazi drug addidtcs and gays. He is eyeing the mineral wealth and agricultural wealth and port facilities of Ukraine. He will murder all who resist to get his hands on the territory. He considers the area part of the USSR and Russia not to be lost to NATO and the West.

http://www.azomining.com/Article.aspx?ArticleID=47

Ukraine is currently home to more than 20,000 deposits of over 200 different types of minerals. These minerals include graphite, granite, coal, manganese, uranium, oil, natural gas, sulfur, rock and potassium salts, and nickel reserves. Iron and other ores are also found in several regions of Ukraine. Donbas, with an area of over 50,000 km2, is recognized as the coal base of Ukraine. Over 5% of the world’s iron ore reserves are found in Ukraine.

Ukraine has flourishing porcelain, metallurgical, and chemical industries that produce ceramics and building materials. It also has abundant resources of semiprecious and precious stones.

Ukraine is home to about 5% of the world’s mineral reserves. Globally, the country ranks fourth in the production of rutile, and fifth in the production of titanium sponge. It is also one of the world’s top four producers of gallium.

Ukraine has rich deposits of brimstone and mineral wax, extractions of potassium and rock salts have been carried out for centuries. Additionally, the Nikopol basin in Ukraine has the world’s largest manganese-ore fields. Natural gas and oil are concentrated at the Black Sea Coast-Crimea oil and gas-bearing regions and Dnipro-Donets.

The most critical metals produced in Ukraine include aluminum, iron, manganese, and titanium.

Putin is convinced that the West is in sharp decline and that the time for a new autocratic world order has arrived.

Putin is as Trump suggested smart enough to know that no one can stop
him because he is seen as a determined autocrat with nuclear weapons
in his kit bag.
The US cannot send troops there because he would say "I made the first strike".
I think he would use nukes at the first excuse.
I would hope he has been examined even remotely because he seems to be
disconnected from everything but his objective.
They will have to remove Russia from Swift no matter what effect it
has on Germany. The US and the ME and Australia have offered to send Natgas to Europe.