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When Will We Ever Learn? … This Old Fella Has The Answer.
Russia & Ukraine … The final outcome … A prediction.
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I first published an article with the theme: “When Will We Ever Learn?” on February 8th 2022 when Russia was threatening to invade Ukraine and the world was holding it’s breath.
This follow-up article: “This Old Fella Has The Answer” seeks to not only provide an interim update, but also an end-game prediction.
As the situation develops I will update it again and again over time, so that, whatever the final outcome, it will become an historic record, asking again and again: “When Will We Ever learn?”
When Russia was beginning to threaten Ukraine (in early Feb 2022), I made a comment that went wider than this two-nation confrontation. I said:
Historically, Russia & China have not been the best of buddies, but right now, both countries have a ‘common enemy’ in their sights … The United States.
To use a well-known saying: “THE ENEMY OF MY ENEMY IS MY FRIEND”
I also asked: “What will happen next? .. and I said:
As the world holds it’s breath; as the various diplomatic talks try to resolve the situation; as the people of Ukraine…