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Putin's 'crazy' ceasefire demands akin to British 'reoccupying' NSW

The Russian President reportedly wants Ukraine to cede territory his troops have never occupied as part of negotiations taking place to end the war, which continues to rage despite multiple summits.
www.abc.net.au

If only for the maps showing what Russia is demanding
 
Glider said:
Food wise I suspect that the USA is in more trouble than it seems. A lot of the food comes from Mexico which is a problem. Plus a the vast majority of the labour used in the production of food within the USA uses foreign labour who are to a large degree not turning up for work as they are in significant danger of being deported if they do. It should be noted that practically all coffee is imported.

This may be of interest

Top U.S. Food Imports by Origin Country

This infographic shows the top exporting countries for U.S. food imports, ranging from exotic fruits to meat, oils, spices, and more.
www.visualcapitalist.com
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I suspect you may be partially right: a lot of food, especially produce seen off-season does come from Mexico. Food grains, like wheat and corn (Commonwealth: maize) receive government price supports (subsidies under another name) but produce doesn't. A lot of produce grown in the US is from California, where it is very heavily dependent on (drastically over-committed) irrigation water. This may also be true in Mexico. The other issue, as mentioned, is that a lot (probably the vast majority) of labor used to produce and harvest fruits, vegetables, and greens are immigrants, many of whom are not properly documented. Some producers won't even hire US workers (an orchard near where I grew up imported all its pickers from Jamaica; the tobacco fields would hire local high school students), even if they have any apply.
 
swampyankee said:
One hopes.

I wonder if Trump will succeed in making the US as irrelevant to the remainder of the World as it was in the 1830s. He sure seems on that track.
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He's definitely got an edge got an edge on Coolidge in the 20s, whose isolationism rendered the LoN essentially toothless. This positive antipathy promises much worse results for the world in my mind.
 
hawkeye2an said:
WWI style? from the 1970s? an airplane is an airplane according to most reporters
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After a bit of thought, which hurt, I think it's truer than you think. Don't think of style as in the form of the aircraft but rather in 1914 aerial combat style. Chucking bricks and shooting at the other guy with pistols and shotguns. With that said, the reporter probably has no clue he was insightful and was probably thinking "WW I fighter jet".
 
Vladimir Putin has suggested that Ukraine should temporarily be placed under UN control to elect what he called a more "competent" government.

It is the latest attempt by the Russian president to challenge the legitimacy of the Kyiv government.

Ukraine accused Putin of proposing "crazy" ideas to delay further movement towards a peace deal - being championed by US President Donald Trump.

The White House insisted Ukraine's governance would be decided by its constitution and people.

Putin floats idea of UN-led government in Ukraine

The move is seen as an attempt to challenge the legitimacy of the current authorities in Kyiv.
www.bbc.com
 
GrauGeist said:
The Ukraine's neighbors are weighing in on the situation:

'Barbaric Act': NATO's Central European Members Condemn Russia's Attack On Ukraine

NATO nations on the alliance’s so-called “eastern flank” condemned Russia’s early morning attack on Ukraine, with Romanian President Klaus Iohannis labeling it a "very grave breach of international law.”
www.rferl.org
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I hate to be that guy, but it's Ukraine, not The Ukraine. You wouldn't call Germany The Germany. "The Ukraine" implies that Ukraine is a territory rather than a sovereign nation.
 
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