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Re:Taiwan is a vital island that is under serious threat by simplotek on Monday March 06, 2023 @06:34PM (#35049409)
I'm not going to go off on a tangent on a discussion on Taiwan, but I don't believe none of your assertions is grounded on reality. Ukraine is doing magnificently on the battlefield, specially given Russia planned their invasion to be a 3-day event with frontline soldiers packing parade uniforms and riot gear and Russian generals booking restaurants in Kiev in advance.

To attest to Ukraine's prowess, Russia's ruling regime is now afraid their defeat spells the collapse of Russia and consequently it's fragmentation.

In the meantime, the west already lined up a massive plan to rebuild Ukraine, not to mention it's already in the process of joining the EU. There are countries who had a far less favourable postwar setting which rebounded quite well.

If Taiwan has any lesson to take from Ukraine, that lesson is that fighting for its independence pays off.

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Re:Taiwan is a vital island that is under serious threat by eatonphil on Monday March 06, 2023 @06:41PM (#35049491)
> In the meantime, the west already lined up a massive plan to rebuild Ukraine

Could you share any links on this?

> not to mention it's already in the process of joining the EU.

It seems Ukraine is likely decades away from qualifying to join the EU.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/how-long-will-it-take-u...

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Re:Taiwan is a vital island that is under serious threat by dirtyid on Monday March 06, 2023 @09:08PM (#35050624)
You're asserting feel good propaganda fantasy talking points, but no credible analysts see path to unconditional UKR victory and if history any judge, some sort of settlement where UKR likely end up as broken buffer state carved with balamced RU geopolitical interests in mind, i.e. territorial loss with some parts of west UKR having chance of EU integration. So far UKR maybe overperforming operationally (battle layer) but doesnt mean it's winning strategically. RU can afford to keep UKR as a prolonged frozen conflict, preventing UKR reconstruction and keeping her as broken buffer state which is still net strategic win for RU position, granted a pyrrhic one. UKR demographic loss alone makes future incredibly bleak, country HDI was shit before war for region while UKR refugees had unusual priveledge of settling in developing countries - most already said they have no plan to return. UKR will be stuck in demographic/conflict limbo for generations and there likely won't be any peaceful settlement conditions where it can rebuild without RU cooperation. TW lesson will be she can fight to prevent occupation but exist as a greatly reduced society i.e. not high income semi producers but low income pine apple farmers. And they may well still choose the latter.
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