The Russian supported rebels in Donbas continue to frequently exchange fire with the Govt. forces. If the Russians only move into Donbas then that fighting will continue for the foreseeable future plus probably escalating due to continuing and increasing military support from the Western powers.
It was reported Ukrainians were using Javalin antitank missiles in the Donbas area just a couple of months ago.

Couldn't agree more. As an Eastern European Russia's outright provocations in the Black Sea and entering NATO airspace in Romania and Bulgaria which has been happening for years, makes me nervous that in some point in the future, the US might decide to retreat and Germany / France / UK might decide to reach a "deal".

Agree. The Ukrainians are more battle-ready now, they are almost certainly more willing to fight back this time and Donbas is not Crimea in terms of population leaning towards Russia. Having said that, the sheer size of the Russian hardware and personnel at the border, provided the land freezes to allow for quick maneuvers, has the potential to very quickly overwhelm the Ukrainians.

I wouldn't want to be in the shoes of Ukraine...will I be raped or only harassed?

You are right - Russia should leave the Black Sea and go straight to Hudson Bay.

No, you seem to have been missing the news on quite a few topics. Let me enlighten you. Russia enters the airspace of Romania and Bulgaria on a regular basis from the Black Sea. Also, Russia entered the Bulgarian airspace when it delivered the Pantsir-C1 air defense system to Serbia without getting authorization. All this is forcing NATO to scramble jets from Greece as Romania and Bulgaria still have a very small and old inventory of MIG 21 and MIG 29s while Greece has a massive one of F16s and much more capable pilots.

I personally know a lot op ukrainians who will kill every russian step on UA land with the guns
also since 2013 willingness of joining NATO goes up from 15% to 60% thanks to putin's strategic "genius"

No disagreements here, agree. However, that doesn't change the fact that its chances of entering NATO are exactly the same as in 2013, meaning none. Moreover, today Ukraine is smaller than it was in 2013 and even with it's somewhat more battle-ready army, it will not hold against 150k Russian soldiers, publicly unknow number of armored vehicles and jets currently at or close to its border and circa 20k armed separatists inside the country. Moreover, the "exercises" with Belarus allowed Russia to move even more personnel and hardware at the northern border of Ukraine where the distance to Kiev is shortest.

Weirdest comment yet
"Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene claims Biden is backing Ukraine against Russia because Ukraine 'has dirt on Hunter Biden'"

It would have been funny if this was merely a nobody, but as we know, the audience receptive to ridiculous conspiracy theories in the US is substantially larger than we thought. I often wonder to these people actually believe in the rubbish they say or it's merely a political game to prep the ground for Trump in 2024? Probably both...

smaller doesnt means weaker. also UA army now much more stronger.
Plus, UA has circa 500k veterans of this war, ready to fight.
Plus all the gifts from US, UK and sane EU countries

the only way to suppress UA for russians is a massive nuke attack which is highly unlikely

God forbid these people ever gaining power in the US. Dire times for Europe.

Yes, as I said, Ukraine in 2022 is much stronger that Ukraine in 2014. Yet, Ukraine in 2022 is far far inferior to Russia in 2022. Russia, apart from sheer superiority in personnel and hardware also has the advantage of a tens of thousands of well-organized and well-equipped separatists within Ukraine.

However, much more importantly, Russia almost certainly has no plans to overtake all of Ukraine, this would be a situation in which Putin has much more to lose than gain. I believe he is upping the ante significantly in order to further weaken Ukraine, bolster the pro-Russians factions there and reassert his sphere of dominance. Think Belarus - this is the archetype he's after. An "independent" state, clearly in the Russian sphere of influence in which any attempt for a dissenting voice is suppressed brutally by the Belarusian state itself.

Ukraine: Boris Johnson to call Vladimir Putin and visit region

Here's hoping Johnson's diplomatic skills have improved since his input in the Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe case.

It's surreal. Have the puppet masters already struck a deal with Russia?

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/29/w...r-ukraine.html

Isn’t this called „the color revolution“ and happens all over the world? But usually not managed by the Russians though

No, like many politicians they do not believe what they themselves say, it is enough they have enough gullible followers.

Even worse so many Trump fans say the US should bow to Russia and not support Ukraine like Rep. Matt Rosendale, Rep. Paul Gosar, Senator Rand Paul, Tucker Carlson, Mike Cernovich, Steve Bannon, and many 2022 candidates.

Ukraine already had its Orange Revolution, they do not need another colour.

Reports are circulating that Russia has begun moving blood supplies to the front line areas. I had heard field medical facilities being established and activated but the blood is a new report.

If accurate, this would be a whole new level of attention to detail for posturing or sabre-rattling.

For a threat to be effective, it has to be credible

Whatever happens, and I certainly hope nothing does, I just hope and wish that the EU (read Germany) and the US will start treating the bully in Moscow with a bit of tougher love. Countries like Ukraine, but even more so the Baltic states and Eastern Europe have made a clear and unequivocal civilizational choice that they want to be part of the "west" and don't want the Bear meddling in their affairs. This should mean something to the European powers as if they mess it up again and don't stand up to him, the whole credibility of the "west" would be lost for the next few generations.

Disillusioned Eastern Europe is a very bad potential outcome of this and if we dislike Orban and the Polish leaders today, this is not even close to the drama that could happen if this spreads.

I do understand the real-politik of Putin and dislike of NATO, so be it, but he understands and speaks only the language of power. Excluding Russia from SWIFT, even for a few months so that they can't collect their revenue from grain and oil, will be such a painful blow that will consolidate his political and economical opposition in the Kremlin that he will think twice next time.

So does Cold War 2 meet Able Archer 2 in 2022 on the Ukrainian border ?

I reckon the Ch4 documentary 1983 - The Brink of Apocalypse should be remade to bring it upto
date with the 2022 crisis in Ukraine.

So as per the 1983 script to the tune of Blue Monday & Two Tribes with the following alterations.

In 2022 there were 2 Superpowers, both possessed enough nuclear weapons to destroy the planet
several times over. Neither knew what the other side was thinking.
In the course of a year a series of disconnected events convinced the elderly US Leadership that
Russia was about to attack Ukraine and at this precise moment, Putin began an exercise that
rehearsed an invasion of Ukraine.
It almost triggered the real thing, now for the first time on television the overblown ? crisis of
this year is reconstructed to reveal just how close we came to the Third World War.

2022 - Sleepy Joe was in the White House, Vladimir Putin was in the Kremlin and Boris was
desperate to distract the British public from the wild parties at number 10, so war was in the air.

1983 - The Brink of Apocalypse part 1

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Surely the time has come for Boris to 'circle the wagons' for a bit of herd immunity ?

...if Russia will invade, they will do after Winter Olympics...sound like happened once...