“zero factors that could effect that degradation”

So in other words, only a completely unrealistic estimate can be made? After all, our sun is not going to be the same in 5 billion years, so unless the material comes along with a solution to maintain the material’s temperature (as per the manufacturer’s website the longevity is temperature-dependent) then 14 billion years sounds rather unlikely.

So let’s be clear then—it’s not that other countries cannot influence this conflict, it’s that they choose not to. And even that is not quite right: Modi’s meeting Putin right now and their active trade with them does have an influence on the conflict, just not in Ukraine’s favour.

It is not clear if there are other countries other than the EU that can influence the situation(aside the US and Russia).

I’ll be the first to admit I am very ignorant about the geopolitics of this war, but how can this possibly be true? India could stop trade relations with Russia; China could invade Russia; the global south could conscript and send armies to support Ukraine. I’m not saying these countries would or even should do these things, but isn’t an analysis self-defeating if we just assume only EU & US have any influence?

Sir, that is the definition of a rhetorical question.

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Not just India, basically all of south and south-east Asia, maybe even elsewhere in Asia too.

That would be good but unlikely, considering that Holocaust denial is specifically illegal in France.