America has found a new secret weapon in Russia - the "Big Mac".

I guess they hadn't heard? McDonald's closed their stores because their leader, Mr Putin, invaded a neighboring country and is committing war crimes.

Now, they are really angry.

At one place, there was a line of about 500 people that did not know MacDonald's was closed.

Hold the pickle, hold the lettuce...

Should Ukraine be invited to join NATO?

Why or why not?

How the letter "Z" became Russia's pro-war symbol

What do you think is the best military strategy against Russia in Ukraine?

Understanding that there are no military "experts" here, but I am not a big believer in "military experts".

The US and NATO do not wish to escalate the present situation in Ukraine. That is understandable. Because they do not know what Putin might do with his nuclear weapons.

In my opinion, Putin must be defeated militarily in Ukraine. In order to do that, the Ukraine military must be supplied with all the weapons they need to defend their country without escalating to air support. That seems to be the line they do not wish to cross?

Russia might capture Kyiv in the days ahead. They might declare that the war is over since they have captured the capitol city of Ukraine? However, they could be setting themselves up to be surrounded by Ukrainian forces in the near future? It will be difficult to hold, in my opinion.

The psychology of the war is such that as long as Putin thinks he is on the offensive, he will not resort to tactical nuclear weapons. Only when he feels trapped will he act unpredictably.

So long as Putin is fighting in Ukraine, there is less likelihood that he might invade another country. The strategy should be to defeat him through attrition and continued political opposition in his own country of Russia.

As I say, I am no military expert, but this seems the most logical approach to defeating Putin. The key is not to escalate the war. Keep it within the boundaries of Ukraine. Destroy his tanks and helicopters one at a time until the will of the Russian military has been broken. (There are reports that morale is already very low)

It is important that the Russian people do not see America as the enemy. Putin is their enemy. There are no Ukraine soldiers invading Russian soil - only Russians killing Ukrainians. That is the fact that the Russian people need to know. It is a war of propaganda as much as it is military advances. For example, there have been no reported incidents of Ukrainian use of biological weapons. It has not been reported in the press either. It was made up by Putin and his propagandists. The Russian people are lied to continuously.

The most difficult part of defeating Putin's army is to not let it escalate. It will take a while but he will be defeated.

Just my opinion.

4 years of Trump propaganda vs 20 years of Putin propaganda.

We can see the damage that Trump did to America in 4 years with his big lies and propaganda. Imagine if he had been in power for 20 years, as has Vladimir Putin. Those are the Russian citizens we are now trying to communicate with.

There was a story on Lawrence's show last night where he talked to a young Russian man that had escaped Ukraine with his wife and family and had called his father in Russia to tell him what happened. His father did not believe him. He believed what Putin was telling him instead.

We should never under-estimate the power of propaganda. Anything and everything that does not go along with the Party line is "fake news". Even after the Russian son told his father that Ukraine was being bombed and people were running for their lives, he still did not believe him.

War by Edwin Starr

Putin loves propaganda so much that we should get Republicans to give him some of theirs...

Propaganda is being used in this war in Ukraine. We are told that Putin is threatening 15 years in prison for anyone that calls it a "war". Is that true or is that propaganda?

The Russians may be missing their Big Mac and their special Amazon order already? The people will have to suffer for the actions and words of their leader, Mr Putin.

But, the Russian people should know that America is on their side, regardless of what their leader does. They should know that we do not want to punish the Russian people. Not only is that effective politics, it is also good propaganda.

America should call for businesses to return to Russia as soon as possible. The person responsible for them not getting the things they want is nobody except Mr Putin.

We do not want to punish the Russian people. We are on their side.

That is the message they should be receiving in Russia, in my opinion.

Which people are the most misinformed - the Russians or the Americans?

We have seen the polls about how many Russians support the "war" in Ukraine. They are told it is not a "war" - it is a military exercise. They listen to the propaganda of Putin. They believe the big lies.

There are many Americans in the same boat as the Russians. They do not take the war in Ukraine seriously. They believe the propaganda from Trump and the Republicans. They have no concept of what NATO is trying to do. They are in the process of adopting another "Big Lie" about why we are helping NATO and Ukraine. It is all caused by the "weakness" of Joe Biden. Their goal, above all else, is to maintain power in the political system.

Fear creates indecision.

NATO is hesitant to help Ukraine with more fighter jets because they are fearful of how Russia might react. Will Russia resort to a nuclear attack? The fear freezes them in place. And the situation gets worse by degree.

Just as in this country, the DOJ is frozen by fear about charging Donald Trump with any crimes. Will it only further divide the nation? Might it cause another civil war? And the situation worsens with each passing day. But everyone knows, something has to be done.

With the threat from Russia, we hope and expect that the military people in charge of nuclear weapons are talking with each other. We cannot make military moves until we have certain guarantees and assurances that a nuclear attack will not be triggered. There will be no winners in a nuclear attack.

But, sooner or later, both NATO and the DOJ will have to act. They will either have to take an emergency vote to permit Ukraine into NATO, in which case further attacks by Russia on Ukraine soil would be considered an attack upon NATO. If that does not work, then Poland's MIG-29s should be sent to Ukraine, even if they are sent thru Ramstein Air Base in Germany.

The channel with the people in charge of nuclear weapons must always remain open.

Putin must understand that NATO will act. He should have no doubt. They must stop their aggression and move back to within their own borders.

The Wings of a Dove