Exactly right.

And given the new US NatSec policy, in the future we'll need to look for similarly disruptive US scripts.

This is beyond pathetic from the Belgian PM. A serious (and less cowardly) politician would have said "Due to our unique position in this question, Belgium needs commitments & support from the rest of EU to offset the risks, this decision incurs."

"We made our war very comfortable for the world" www.facebook.com/share/p/1Kxn...

People have done a massive disservice to Ukraine and Europe by pretending Trump might do the right thing and help Ukraine. It raised hopes in a fantasy and kept people from facing reality. Trump is with Putin and all Europeans need to face that squarely.

This is spot on: As I recall, the EU/US sought a transitional government with Yanukovich still involved as an end to the Maidan revolution. Typical bureaucratic diplomacy. And the Maidan protesters pulled a coffin with a murdered protester on stage & said basically "Fuck no, Yanuk has to go"

Translation: "Just give russia what they're currently occupying. My pal Putler says he's almost done ethnically & culturally cleansing the area anyway, so it's basically russian already. Also, I'm bored & can't be bothered."

He's just producing content for TV. That's all his many meetings & calls with Putler are about. He's just stringing Ukraine - and the rest of us - along. If he wanted to end the war, he could. He doesn't, at least not in a way where his Kremlin pal loses.

Every time I encounter a troll, vatnik or useful idiot in my comments, I donate to Ukraine, and thank the troll for "their" donation. This 1) means money for the UAF, 2) calms me no end, and 3) pisses off the trolls immensely, which is a nice bonus.

Me too. Only problem: We already know. Russians, in the tradition of empires everywhere & always, consider themselves a master race, and everyone else inferior - even when confronted with an obviously superior citizenry in Ukraine. In short: They're murderous morons.