the reason is simple, russia is for big. ukraine is too simple. russia itself is the largest country on planet earth with a relatively huge economy for the region and 145 million people who live there. ukraine has a population of about 40 million. it s the poorest country in europe. it s got an average annual income that s much lower than albania s. so just by looking at the most basic wikipedia numbers, if ukraine remained a sovereign country, ukraine it would have to reach a negotiated settlement with russia. pitch battles were not going to do it. that s not a moral judgment. you can root for the ukrainian military all you want. it s still a fact. the second thing that was immediately evident about this war was how unusually destructive it was, and was going to be. it wasn t just ukraine that was getting pummeled, though it certainly was, it was the entire western economy, including our economy. russian energy fuels europe. a recession in germany was certain to lead to a re
along. dana: it s the brand-new fox news power rankings predicting republicans will win 225 house seats. it would give the gop a seven seat majority. bill: factor in the toss-up seats. many by the way. that margin could grow to as high as 37 as of today. dana: feeling that potential red wave is a lack of enthusiasm for the president and his policies. that is me having the gift of understatement. a new poll shows a mere 13% of americans say the country is on the right track. bill: more than 60% of democrats do not want joe biden as the party s nominee come 2024. dana: we re covering this from washington and we kick it off today. when we talk about the nomination, we have to talk about age. right now president biden is preparing for his trip to the middle east which is controversial in its own right but this trip was originally supposed to be combined with his visit the europe next month. 10 days was considered too taxing for the 79 yeerd. peter baker wrote mr. bide
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