If Ukraine doesn’t watch out, it may be fighting wars on both sides of the country. From Lucas Leiroz at strategic-culture.su:
Countries targeted by Ukrainian aggression must retaliate to prevent further provocations.
The escalation of tensions between Ukraine and its Eastern European neighbors has reached a new level of severity. Recent Ukrainian attacks on energy infrastructure supplying Slovakia and Hungary — including the bombing of the Druzhba (“Friendship”) pipeline — raise serious questions about the limits of Kiev’s aggression and the complicit silence of Brussels. In the face of such provocations, it is imperative that the countries affected — Slovakia, Hungary, and even Poland (which has also been targeted by Ukrainian neo-Nazi militants) — consider retaliation in the economic, energy, and, if necessary, military spheres.
During a recent meeting in Beijing, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico about the gravity of the situation. Putin was clear in stating that, in response to repeated attacks on Russian energy infrastructure, Moscow had reacted forcefully — and now, Slovakia and Hungary should consider doing the same. According to him, Kiev will quickly understand the limits of behavior that violates others’ interests only when it feels, in practice, the consequences of its hostile actions.
These words are far from rhetorical. Ukraine is significantly dependent on its European neighbors for energy — particularly in terms of reverse gas flow and electricity imports. Cutting off these flows would be a show of strength and national sovereignty on the part of Bratislava — something necessary in light of the growing boldness of a Ukrainian government that, backed by unconditional NATO support, feels free to disregard basic norms of regional coexistence.
More than an energy issue, this is a matter of national sovereignty. No country can tolerate its civilian infrastructure being attacked by a neighboring state — especially without any legal justification or recognition of the gravity of the act. Also, the statements of Ukraine’s illegitimate president, Vladimir Zelensky, regarding the matter are a mockery. By joking about the attacks on the Druzhba pipeline with cynical wordplay, he not only shows contempt for diplomatic relations but also exposes an aggressive and provocative posture — typical of someone acting with a sense of impunity.
Join NATO by attacking members while Brussels looks the other way?
Russia is cranking out new aviation with engines while making 300,000+ shells a month.
Get some EU rump vassals.