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Source: Trust me, Vlad bro

What did you say about Crimea in 2014?

??? You said a few days ago that ending the war would save the United States billions, and that any financial benefits flowing to the US economy might not have actually existed. Which is it?

It does seem odd that after years of being told that disingenuous, self-interested American foreign policy was the reason behind the war’s continuation, we’ve now arrived at the point where disingenuous, self-interested American foreign policy can now not only stop the war, but ensure no killing...

Amazing that people would cite the late 90s as a golden era of quality in the Premier League. We were ever-present in the late 90s Premier League and we were largely rubbish.

The people who are supposedly most in favour of a negotiated outcome seem to now be outraged at the idea that any negotiations actually take place.

The Trump-Putin deal is also irrelevant if it turns out to be an unsustainable fait accompli that doesn’t secure the region’s long-term stability. Until I see otherwise I wouldn’t ‘want’ either of the scenarios you lay out above, but I would note that only one of them leaves an avenue open to...

I don’t know, any more than you know how the Putin-Trump deal is ever going to work. Again, that’s what negotiation is for. You asked what I wanted to happen - that’s my answer.

I would like to see a negotiated settlement which isn’t so lopsided or restrictive so as to be unsustainable, or likely to cause further misery and suffering for those caught on the wrong side of the conflict. Opposing that kind of settlement simply isn’t the same as actively wanting more death...

Well again, you seemed pretty sure they existed not so long ago. If the US only ever acts in its own interests as you say, then it stands to reason that two opposite strategies - indefinitely prolonging, and immediately ending the war - are unlikely to deliver equally effective results for...

So all of the benefits flowing to American energy and military/industrial interests from the war have either ceased to exist or ceased to matter?

So your previous rationale for why the US was prolonging the war was incorrect then? You were adamant that an everlasting war was a dream scenario for the Americans.

How does an end to the war with Russia seizing control of Ukrainian land help the United States?

I thought Robins was renowned as being a bit aloof and abrasive with the players tbh. Tactically I thought he was pretty good too, even if it often took a while to land on the killer setup. His in-game management was generally very good as well.

The nostalgia factor is the key - PL players today are miles ahead of their predecessors in technical terms. You can argue about which era of PL football is most entertaining to watch, but the players of today will never stack up to the heroes of your youth, however proficient or talented they...

There’s a slight similarity with this team and Southgate’s England, in that both sides have plenty of - if not too many - options in certain attacking positions, but are held back by CBs who aren’t up to scratch. Going 3ATB and/or playing two defensive midfielders can mitigate that, but the...

I think Joe Edwards and Chris Jones have done a great job since coming in but I can’t condone this, no excuses

Well in fairness, it’s not me who floated the idea. I think putting shackles on a country’s right to make its own alliances is repressive nonsense, and likely to cause further conflict. Maybe you disagree.

I must admit the amount of fretting over how to prevent Ukraine from ever joining NATO or the EU makes less and less sense when you then go on to insist it will never happen anyway.