We are in a critical time in human history when the balance of power is shifting right before our eyes. Countries are rising and countries are falling. The future of countries would be determined by its people and leadership. Countries on the path to greatness would be blessed with great leaders in crucial times of change. Countries destined to fall into oblivion would be condemned by having dull leaders with no ideas on how to make their countries great again. Shouting slogans, rhetoric and useless media headlines are unproductive, meaningless and a waste of time.
Russia has Putin, a very intense and decisive leader that talked less and did more to achieve his objective. His moves into Ukraine were carefully planned and executed, having read the resistance as nothing but weak. Very likely he also has agreements with the generals in Ukraine to be on his side. In the coming days we would see how his game plan turns out. If Putin's master strokes in Ukraine prove successful as planned, this would give a leg up to his ambition to restore Russia to its former glory. The Russian people apparently are all behind him. Russia is blessed to have such a leader in a critical time like this, to be swallowed by the Americans or to stand up and beat the Americans in their own game.
The events in the last few days clearly showed that Putin is the winner and the Americans did not know how to respond, would not dare to respond militarily. Both the Americans and the Europeans know that they cannot beat Putin in this game. Russia cannot lose with the nuclear weapons ready to use in a last ditch, weapons that the Americans and Europeans cannot risk facing.
Ukraine crisis will be settled quickly and a new order in eastern Europe would be sealed, marking the return of Russia as a super power to contend with.
In eastern Asia there is Xi Jinping, a maverick coming after the former greats of Mao and Deng. Xi is not a superficial leader like the incoherent American leadership, one clown after another. Every move is carefully studied before execution or emotional outrage. Nothing left to chance or luck. Xi appears at a time when China needs a leader to take it to greater height, a man the Chinese have been waiting for after a 100 years of humiliation, a leader the world is waiting for, to snuff out the warmongering and bullying of the Americans and the West. The world needs peace, not unending warfare.
Xi took his time, building China not just militarily but in every front and field of competition to ensure China's superiority all round. There is armour all over, no weak chains to be exploited. China is now a complete country and challenging the Americans in all fields, in every level, in every corner of the world.
Xi is fighting the Americans not just militarily. He is going to win this war against the Americans without fighting. The short sighted and low level thinking in the American leadership, thinking that war is just military hardware, weapons, and propaganda, still could not see the whole picture, believing that they could beat Xi in an open war with weapons and firepower and an annual budget of US$300m to fabricate and spread lies about China.
China has already won in Central Asia, Africa, Latin America and South East Asia. Europe would be won by Russia with Putin at the helm. Xi is fighting a very sophisticated war throughout the world and with a longer time frame, unlike American's thuggish regime change and invasion using brute force. Xi is fighting a war without fighting a war. Xi is winning without having to fire a bullet.
To ascend to the top leadership of the world needs exceptional men of exceptional talent, foresight and ability, not scoundrels, cheats, snake oil salesmen and definitely not a senile old man who could not remember the name of his wife.
Putin and Xi are men of exceptional caliber thrown out by history in a time when the world needs major changes to move ahead for greater peace, security and prosperity. Humankind needs a common destiny, a common goal to live better, not wars and carnage, not bickering and hate, animosities and lies. The future well being of humankind must be built on the foundation of cooperation, mutual respect, justice and dignity, a united world of shared common good and shared prosperity.
No more wars, no more enemies, but partners, collaborators and competitors to uplift the lives of all human beans.
The New World Order is beckoning. Down with all the thugs, cheats, liars, gangsters, murderers and warmongers. The rise of two great leaders in Asia at the same time is no pure coincidence. This is a sure sign of the rise of Asia in Russia and China. On the opposite side, other than a senile old man, the best the West could produce was a clown that thinks it is too difficult to comb his hair, or silly boys, actors, comedians, crooks and rogues as their leaders. The fate of the West is sealed, to go the dodo way.
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Looks like the Ukraine military forces will soon be caught in a classic Russian cauldron if they don't surrender:
http://thesaker.is/quick-interlude-with-a-few-quick-comments/
'What you see here is, in red, the advance of the Russian pincers from the north and the south. The think black line is the section of the front through which the Ukies can still run, but it is already under fire from both the north and the south. As soon the Russian force meet somewhere along that lack line, then the operational cauldron will be shut. The yellow line indicate the limits of that operational cauldron which will have about 10-12 Ukrainian BRIGADES entirely cut off and surrounded.'
Spirit and memoire of old wars
Slowly returning.great!
Russia so far has moved only two-thirds of the nearly 200,000 soldiers amassed at the border into Ukraine.
Also, thousands of brutal Chechens are mobilizing south of Ukraine to help Putin fight.
A major weakness of western democracy is that it could put a crook, cheat, a bum, a criminal, a rogue, a joker, a snake oil salesman or a scum as the head of government...popularly elected.
A good, capable leader could be left out in the cold.
Looking at all the western leaders today, including those in Taiwan and Japan, you know what this portends for the future of the country.
Joe Biden, Boris Johnson, Scot Morrison, Justine Trudeau, with the exception of Jacinda Ardern, all Anglo Saxon countries, what hope is there for these countries?
It is destiny that determine the day.example our Milo girl.
Destined.
The Chinese system puts a leader to the test for several decades. He has to perform from a village chief, county chief, small city chief, big city chief, province chief before become a national leader. All the way he would be assessed and tested in his ability to run a village to the level of a province and finally the country. his talent, integrity, character etc etc would be exposed, under public scrutiny.
A crook, charlatan, a clown, would never make it to the top in China. On the other hand, any of these, with the gift of the gab, with money, could become a President or PM of an Anglo Saxon country.
"gift of the gab" advantageous for getting into management positions - usually from South Asia . .
Going to be like Will Smith- independence day soon.
@ RB 1028
>> A major weakness of western democracy is that it could put a crook, cheat, a bum, a criminal, a rogue, a joker, a snake oil salesman or a scum as the head of government...popularly elected. <<
I don't consider it a weakness. I consider it opportunity, a feature, not a bug. 😎
Winston Churchill: "The best argument against Democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter." 📣
This is why I will always support democracy for all the brilliant mistakes it makes, and therefore opportunities for asymmetrical trades, but never participate in it because it is pure fiction for the emotional and gullible masses, who always vote against their best interests.
That said, living in a democracy as a "non-participant" is GREAT! When people are deluded about their freedom (thinking they have it...they don't, maybe a little) they behave in ways consistent with their shared hallucination and therefore are predictable.
"Never interupt your enemy when they're making a mistake" -- Napolean
Arrogant Americans . . .
U.S. Looks to Make China Pay for Close Ties to Russia in Ukraine Crisis - WSJ
The U.S. wants to pry China away from its tight partnership with Russia. One step, U.S. officials said, is making Beijing feel pain over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Washington is looking to gain from any divisions between Moscow and Beijing, the officials said, and Russia’s full-scale assault on Ukraine is an opportunity to force China to choose between siding with Russia and maintaining valuable economic ties to Europe, the U.S. and other parts of the world.
Punitive economic measures imposed on Russia, particularly export controls on certain technologies, would potentially hit China if its businesses and banks try to help Moscow, according to the officials.
If China “or any other country wants to engage in activity that would be subject to our sanctions, they’ll be subject to our sanctions,” a State Department official said.
The dull and clueless Americans did not know that the door is closing on them. Everything blame somebody else when they were the instigator, the evil schemer behind it.
This crisis is created by them, just like the pandemic, and want to blame China for it. It is China's fault. China must threaten Russia?
What bull are they thinking? Putin has seized the initiative and calling the shot now. All their propaganda war using all the media would be just that. No one believes in fake information. The best indicator is the Ukrainians fleeing their country, meaning they knew it is a lost cause. Ukrainians have no fate in the silly boy President, waiting for him to be arrested by the Russians or Ukrainian generals for starting this senseless war.
@ 1244
>> If China “or any other country wants to engage in activity that would be subject to our sanctions, they’ll be subject to our sanctions,” a State Department official said. <<
Yeah, good luck with that. While you're at it, hammer India as well. They have contracts with Russia to supply them with coal.
What about the rest of Asia? Asia needs all the goodies Russia (and Ukraine) make. Do you think Asian govt are so dumb---even if they are "allies" of the US---to sacrifice their interests to US whims?
Russia exports 10 million barrels of oil every day. Plus potash and fertilizer, and ammonia to make fertilizer---the stuff required to grow food and feed people. You think govts will "play ball" and subject their respective countries to privation?
Let's go Brandon! Try lah! 🤣
The Americans are preoccupied with fighting wars and cutting bridges.
China is building bridges and abstaining from wars.
By the time time the Americans finish their wars, there will be no more bridges to make friends.
Never mind, going to be nuclear war soon. All worries over.
Sanctions are illegitimate if not by resolution of the 193-member UN General Assembly.
We now have gone down the slippery slope of aligning with "like-minded" countries to impose sanctions on their adversaries, with Singaporeans and businesses bearing the costs of supporting the American-Anglo-Saxon West.
If LKY is still around . . .
Is India a like-minded country? Is China a like-minded country?
If India is more like-minded than China, so we support India ?
If robotics intelligence is in charge launching
Then need to worry.
If Russian robotics intelligence says nuke those who impose sanctions, then Singapore kena !
What is Asean's stand?
Who decided who is like minded? Americans?
Lee Kuan Yew will be remembered in Russia as a consistent advocate of the development of friendly relations between the two countries who made a considerable personal contribution to strengthening mutually advantageous bilateral cooperation, Putin said. - TASS News , 23 March 2015
SINGAPORE, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Singapore will impose "appropriate sanctions and restrictions" on Russia, its foreign minister said on Monday, including banking and financial measures and export controls on items that could be used as weapons against the people of Ukraine.
The tiny city-state, an Asian financial centre and key international shipping hub, complies with United Nations Security Council resolutions but rarely issues sanctions of its own against countries.
Singapore's move is the first among its regional neighbours and comes independent of the Association of 10-member Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) of which it is a member.
Doesn't matter if human or robot or AI launch. All the same. So no need to worry.
SINGAPORE: Singapore will impose sanctions on Russia "in concert with other like-minded countries" , said Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan on Monday (Feb 28), citing “the unprecedented gravity" of the Russian invasion in Ukraine.
Singapore 'tua kee', sanctioning Russia. Don't kena sanction by Russia or China then knows what it is liked to be sanctioned.
Like minded meaning birds of the same feather, ya?
Small country wanting to play with big gangsters. Ukraine is a good lesson to learn. Want to behave like Ukraine?
Russia and China no need to say anything. They know what to do.
Paliment should highlight what will sg.do if a real new clear
War occurs!(cannot hindsight)
War already started 5 days.
A nuclear fall out will take over vaccine for covid for about 5 years
Outwardly, many people see Putin as a strong leader. He is decisive, brave and intelligent.
Outwardly, many people also think that Xi is weak. But behind that facade of calmness and softness (interpreted as weak, just because he does not confront for good reason) is a very calculative, intelligent and astute judge of situations. That characteristic has been culled over decades of experience, gathered through his rise from the bottom.
Xi and Putin are not the instant made leaders found in the USA and much of the West of today. They rose to power through a contest based on popularity at campaigns using speech and rhetoric, mostly at how they will deal with bogeymen created for this purpose, notably China and Russia.
They need external forces to sway their voters, and not on their merit and suitability for the job. This is apparent if you look at Trump, Johnson, Morrison, Trudeau and Zelensky. These are not politicians. They are the Mafia.
@ Alamak, why??
Dr Viv, sometimes it's best not to speak, be quiet, and leave things as they are.
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and to remove all doubt
CNA or Channel News America (Singapore chapter) is a joke and is becoming more of a joke if they think they can rise above 160 if they keep carrying the agenda of the West.
The people they invited as quest to answer questions are a joke as well. Just this morning there was one particular Professor from one University invited to answer questions on the Ukraine crisis, where question, as always, are pointedly constructed, to elicit response that will carry the narrative, which today is all about demonising Russia, up, down, back, front, left and right
I squirmed in my chair when I heard that Professor saying that Russia has no friends except China. This from the mouth of a Professor that is supposed to be knowledgeable and hence invited, had to be one that has been sleeping under the rug for decades to say that, and thinks he can get away with it? Did he bother to find out:
1) India and Saudi Arabia abstained from voting at the UN over the Russian invasion because they value Russia as a friend.
2) Iran, together with China had conducted naval military exercises just months ago. Countries do not conduct military exercise with enemies.
3) Kazakhstan, facing unrest recently (also suspected to be regime change operation), invited Russia to send troops to help. Countries do not ask enemies to send troops into their country to help.
4) Cuba more, than 60 years ago, host Russian missiles on their soil. Countries do not host enemy missiles on their soil.
Then there are others like North Korea and Venezuela. Whose friends are they?
This Professor is spreading misinformation, fake news and is supposed to impart knowledge to others when his mental ability seems retarded and yet invited. I rest my case.
@ You Asians bow to me and do my bidding!
Uncle Sam say's "jump", you better jump!
I hope the other Asian states show more spine than the embarrassing actions of Singapore. Old LKY would have never bowed to US pressure. He would have made his own decision, taking into account the costs and benefits to Singapore.
When money beckons, spines weaken.
Singapore real garang siah. Issue strong statement and even sanctioms against Russia over Ukraine while no other Asean country commented.
Is this standing our 'for our principle', smart thinking or just plain stupidity? We know Singapore trying to balance relations between China and US, supporting explicitly one side will antagonise the other. The war in Ukraine is actually a war between Russia and Nato. Besides, American states Japan and Australia, Singapore is the only ASIAN country to stand cor one side
There is a saying, when big guys fight, stay out. Even American lackey India knows that. Just wait to see the grass here get trampled.
US$300 million a year and more if you jump.
"Singapore real garang siah. Issue strong statement and even sanctioms against Russia over Ukraine while no other Asean country commented."
Maybe Putin can't do anything to Singapore because he can't find Singapore in the world map, and same goes for his ballistic missile.
Singapore's stance has been proclaimed loudly and clearly for the world to hear. Now we are going to find out the hard truth.
With China, we are already cooked medium raw. Add in Russia and we will become overcooked.
Never mind, we have Uncle Sam behind our back.
Ukraine is actually a very important source of some minerals and gas. It is said that the USA depends on Ukraine for 90% of it's neon gas for it's semiconductor manufacturing use.
The USA and the West wants to sanction Russia's high tech sector. If Ukraine falls to Russia, that would be cutting the nose to spite the face. The USA and the West would be shooting their own foot. All Russia has to do is curb the export of neon gas.
Now Russia holds the upper hand. Sanctioning NORD Steam 2 will backfire with NATO taking the hit. Sanctioning high tech sector will backfire with the USA semiconductor business taking the hit. Sanctioning SWIFT too will backfire when Russia, China, Iran and others found their alternative system. Only sanctioning Oligarchs that have already been sanctioned before makes sense for sanctions sake.
"We cannot accept one country attacking another without justification , arguing that its independence was the result of ‘historical errors and crazy decisions,’ says Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan in his 20-minute speech, “Singapore must take any violation of these core principles seriously, whenever and wherever they occur. And this is why Singapore has strongly condemned Russia’s unprovoked attack on Ukraine.”
Wonder whether Vivian knows what's going on . . . 'without justification' , 'unprovoked'
Where was him to take down India when that south Asian country summoned the Singapore ambassador over PM Lee's right to quote reports of Indian rapists and murderers MPs that constitute nearly half of India's Parliament.
Pakistan is also on good terms with Russia. Imran Khan just visited Putin in Russia following the recognition of the two republics. Surely that counts as a friend.
Russia has never harmed Singapore. Yet the Sinkie Minister joined his Western friends in casting stones at the bear.
We strongly condemn Singapore's unprovoked attack on Russia.
Anon February 28, 2022 7:38 pm,
Its good and noble stand on principles by a strong statement and even sanctions against Russia over its war on Ukraine.
But was a statement ever made so when Israel responded with full force against the Palestians in Gaza ? Or the current proxy war on Yemen by Saudi Arabia and a few other Arab States supported by US, UK, France? Or against any unjust war/invasion by US or the West against any weak third world country? No?
If none was issued, then this isn't being principled, but top level hypocrisy.
Tiny Singapore imposing sanctions on the country with the largest land mass in the world, it's so . . .
Bloomberg Frontpage (Feb 28) : Singapore to Sanction Russia in ‘Almost Unprecedented’ Move
The Russian cyber warriors are coming !
You see, they now made Singapore's move into sensational news globally. This is not good.
As I said, the USA is pivoting to Asia and ASEAN. This is starting. While the rest of ASEAN played their cards close to their chest, Singapore sticks out like a sore thumb. That is not going to go down well, honestly.
Even the Pope Refrains From Blaming Russia for War in Ukraine
Pope Francis on Sunday lamented the “tragic” war in Ukraine, and had strong words for those who wage war in general, but he didn't speak of an invasion or refer to Russia by name.
That makes the pope, who has made a priority of better relations with Russia, one of the few Western leaders to have refrained from explicitly condemning the attack on Ukraine.
“Those who wage war forget humanity,” the pope said from a window overlooking St. Peter’s Square, after reciting the noon Angelus prayer. “They rely on the diabolic and perverse logic of weapons which is the most distant from the will of God, and they distance themselves from the common people who want peace.”
Those words might as easily have described a civil war as one between two different countries.
Singapore wants to sanction Russia!?
This is the most stupid foreign policy in the whole 50-year brief history of Singapore.
Singapore leaders must be so free and arrogant that they are spending their time searching and asking for troubles.
People always say:
"Don't trouble troubles until trouble troubles you!"
Russia will not take it lying down.
Singapore leaders had better get ready for big big troubles coming their way.
Once Ukraine falls to the Russians, Putin will have the time to settle small scores. The Russian intelligence and security apparatus will be set to work on Singapore and small fries like Singapore, i.e. Lithuania, Taiwan and Japan.
China will also do the same.
Instead of focusing on how to reduce the casualties from Covid-19 infections, the Singapore imbeciles are bring more problems into Singapore. What kind of leadership is that?
At first, Singapore expressed concern for the Russian-Ukraine conflict.
Then after having been pressured by USA, it changed to condemning Russia.
USA Master is still not happy, then Singapore escalates to sanctioning Russia.
This shows that the Singapore leadership is being held by the balls by the USA. It has no spine of its own.
Basically, Singapore is showing to the world that it is a stooge of USA and has never been neutral. It's becoming clearer and clearer that Singapore has become a tool of the evils of US Imperialism and Hegemony.
All the years of trying to balance the superpowers have gone down the drain.
LKY and his old guards must be turning in their graves.
Virgo - Full of Personality, lan jiao, ah. At the time, Singapore talk big as a sovereign country when we are kucing kurap and had nothing.
Alot of US arm-twisting on small countries, it seems . . .
Nepal's parliament on Sunday approved the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) pact - a so-called aid agreement made by the US government - after five years of political battle in Kathmandu and following a recent warning from Washington that the US would review its ties with Nepal if the small Asian country failed to ratify the MCC pact by Monday's deadline.
Small countries can hardly say "no" in the face of a powerful offensive by the US. Even when Nepal's politicians see that the implementation of this agreement will harm the country's sovereignty, they still have to accept it. One of the articles states, "The Parties understand that this Compact, upon entry into force, will prevail over the domestic laws of Nepal."
Sin, a small kitten sanctions and even chastises the Biggest and a most powerful country, for punishing an immediate neighbour Ukraine, for bringing a potential evil World Gangster to its' door-step. Justifiable reason to punish Ukraine for endangering its' next-door neighbour.
Sin probably loses many clients from Russia in the Financial Sector. It shall also loses an importer of good and service from here.
This begs the Question what have Russia to lose from the Sanction by the Kitten masquerading as a lion. The Conceit is just unbelievable.
Though I do not foresee Russia care much about the Kitten, I think Fellow Asean Members may get irk and annoy by the Stance of the Kitten.
The Conceit and Arrogance shall put Sin into a tight spot in it's relationships with Russia, China, Asean Members and some Other Countries and shall have consequences for Singaporeans. If and when Sin gets into any trouble, it will be left alone to die and rot. After all it does not matter to the World whether Sin exists or not.
A kitten acting like a lion has to know that it needs to suckle to survive itself, but, a naive
kitten may not know its vulnerability.
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Singapore is leading the new world order in ASEAN.
Likeminded countries? Who are these likeminded countries? They are all European nations in the American Camp and US vassal states Japan and Australia! Do Sin want to tell the world particularly China we are now partisan?
Our likemimded coumtries are all in Asean and so far none has said or done any about Ukraine- Russia.
Be careful when we try to act too smart by half. The saying Kiang a hor liao mai kei Kiang, agar agar.
Weapons needs human to operates!weapons itself is harmless.harmless.
You outdated. Lots of weapons systems have full-automated AI control. Just flick a switch & they operate independently.
He really started a "joke"
If so afraid of the bomb,just
Finish the term and go sleep
In New York or rocky mountain!
Where bomb not facing oneself!
He really started a "joke"
Quote "King for a day"
"Fool for a lifetime"
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