The Donald absolutely ripping into the krauts, here.

[Burney]

https://twitter.com/Okapuer/status/1016948925939400704

I love him. I really do.

[Ash]

What's he saying there?

Corbz was right when he said we should hire Trump for the Brexit negotiations. Actually I said it myself the day before he did, so I expect he reads AWIMB.

Ok, he didn't exactly say that before some pedant points it out but not far off.

[Burney]

What's he saying there?

Corbz was right when he said we should hire Trump for the Brexit negotiations. Actually I said it myself the day before he did, so I expect he reads AWIMB.

Ok, he didn't exactly say that before some pedant points it out but not far off.

He's pointing out that Germany is supposed to be defending NATO from Russia, but is in its pocket due to energy deals.

[Ash]

He's pointing out that Germany is supposed to be defending NATO from Russia, but is in its pocket due to energy deals.

Pffft. He's saying that for the jackals at home. Russia is not attacking NATO and has no intention of doing so. NATO is encircling Russia though.

[Sir C]

Pffft. He's saying that for the jackals at home. Russia is not attacking NATO and has no intention of doing so. NATO is encircling Russia though.

Encircling Russia?

Can you think of a single reason why the former countires of the Warsaw Pact and the Baltic States might be nervous enough of the cuddly Russian bear to wish to join a strong military alliance? Just one reason?

I'll give you a clue. 45 years of brutal Russian occupation. Howzat?

[Ganpati's Goonerz--AFC's Aboriginal Fertility Cult]

Encircling Russia?

Can you think of a single reason why the former countires of the Warsaw Pact and the Baltic States might be nervous enough of the cuddly Russian bear to wish to join a strong military alliance? Just one reason?

I'll give you a clue. 45 years of brutal Russian occupation. Howzat?

True.

And if you look at the world from above, you understand why fear of encirclement has been engrained in the Russian psyche since the Tsars.

[Burney]

Pffft. He's saying that for the jackals at home. Russia is not attacking NATO and has no intention of doing so. NATO is encircling Russia though.

The entire history of Russia since Peter The Great has been about Russia attempting to expand its territories, a. NATO wasn't developed for a laugh. It was developed as a westward check to that historical reality. It still exists for that purpose.

[Ash]

The entire history of Russia since Peter The Great has been about Russia attempting to expand its territories, a. NATO wasn't developed for a laugh. It was developed as a westward check to that historical reality. It still exists for that purpose.

NATO did its job during the cold war. It helped keep the main peace in a multi-polar world, and perhaps should have disbanded with the USSR. Since then NATO has been an aggressive tool of the USA.

Russia doesn't need more territory, it needs peace and good relations. You mentioned allies - it now has a strong alliance with China and is a key player in the BRI and SCO projects, and is the only power with good relations with all the countries in the middle east - including Israel, KSA, Syria and Iran.

Trump is portrayed as a lunatic but might yet be a peacemaker. He wants to get on with Russia and China, and wants peace in Korea. The place he might not want peace though is Iran.

To go back to the original point - he also wants to sell his more expensive LNG to Germany, who would prefer to buy cheaper energy from Russia.

[Monty92]

What's he saying there?

Corbz was right when he said we should hire Trump for the Brexit negotiations. Actually I said it myself the day before he did, so I expect he reads AWIMB.

Ok, he didn't exactly say that before some pedant points it out but not far off.

Umm, Boris said that, not Corbz.

[Sir C]

https://twitter.com/Okapuer/status/1016948925939400704

I love him. I really do.

There's a whole generation of politicians and technocrats around the world who simply don't know what's hit them.