Ukraine (34 Viewers)

[Sailorsaint]

If you look at this critically, russia actually did Ukraine a favor by invading like this. Ukraine would never have received the help from the West to retake Crimea and the Donbas without this aggression. Crimea may have just become russian property forever and the Donbas would still be mired in battles that go nowhere but kill many. Also, Ukraine was not getting into NATO while all that disputed territory was hanging over their heads. Now, Ukraine has help taking back their country and they are on the fast track to NATO and EU membership as a result.

 

[bonnjer]

When is enough gonna be enough? Putin needs to be put down like the rabid dog that he is.

 

[UncleTrvlingJim]

One of the girls on our team, Yana, has a husband in the army. He was mobilized in the first round and lucky for him, spent many weeks in Voronezh training.
He called her yesterday…he’s now on the front line in Donbas, in a trench 300 meters from the Ukrainian line.
He told her they have few guns and no ammunition supply. They don’t get any regular food and no communication from officers. It appears that the Russian army is falling to pieces.
My colleague, Evgeny, an ardent patriot has now done a complete 180. Now they are starting to talk amongst themselves about what will happen when the war is lost and Putin is ousted. Everyone thinks it will be pure chaos. Home front morale is dropping like a rock.

Stay safe!

 

[Tapxe]

If you look at this critically, russia actually did Ukraine a favor by invading like this. Ukraine would never have received the help from the West to retake Crimea and the Donbas without this aggression. Crimea may have just become russian property forever and the Donbas would still be mired in battles that go nowhere but kill many. Also, Ukraine was not getting into NATO while all that disputed territory was hanging over their heads. Now, Ukraine has help taking back their country and they are on the fast track to NATO and EU membership as a result.

I recall an article posted here many many pages back discussing Crimea. If memory serves, it pointed out Crimea was faltering as far as Russian control mostly due to the lack of a land bridge. It was thought that taking Donbas and the land access to Crimea would enable Russia to maintain it's hold.

 

[Sailorsaint]

I recall an article posted here many many pages back discussing Crimea. If memory serves, it pointed out Crimea was faltering as far as Russian control mostly due to the lack of a land bridge. It was thought that taking Donbas and the land access to Crimea would enable Russia to maintain it's hold.

And if Ukraine succeeds in taking by the Kherson Oblast entirely, the Crimean bridge will be in range and Crimea, along with russia, will be in trouble.

 

[bonnjer]

Russia suspends only remaining major nuclear treaty with US

Russian President Vladimir Putin declared Tuesday that Moscow was suspending its participation in the New START treaty — the last remaining nuclear arms control pact with the United States — sharply upping the ante amid tensions with Washington over the fighting in Ukraine. Speaking in his...

www.yahoo.com

Like I said a few posts ago, the sooner we can ice this fool, the better.

 

[SamAndreas]

This video feels good.

 

[SamAndreas]

I found,,, this

 

[rail]

 

[rail]

Interesting read:

 

[SamAndreas]

This is a good part 10 part twitter thread to click on and then read:



Reading it caused me to think about this old Russian TV show I'd watched some 6 or 8 years ago. In Russia It's what is called a Militery Drama, 8 one hour parts means it's more like super long 8 hour afternoon melodrama.

I guess this means there will be no afternoon nap.

My point being what is being talked about regarding Putin has already been said about Stalin, then after he was safily dead it was written into a mega melodrama TV drama script, then acted out by Russian film stars.

I decided to watch this about Killing Stalin as if it were about Killing Putin, instead of watching the slow mo war all afternoon, which tends to be like watching molasses flow.

Watching this instead of watching @rail post things before I post them.

 

[SamAndreas]

 

[DaveXA]

Is there a spring in it for the turret toss reenactment?

 

[baarbogast]

 

[J-Donk]

I'm basing my argument on what people in Poland and Hungary are saying. While I agree that it would be great if those soldiers were gone tomorrow, I'm trying to be realistic.

I'm not trying to bash you, but you've mentioned just about every single country at this point. It was India, and China, and now it's Poland, and Hungary. Why don't you link articles with what you are "hearing". It's at the least a very lazy way to try and debate. You are using a fallacy called appeal to authority. In the future, back up your claims or don't make them.

Right now, I'm supposed to believe I'm talking to an expert on international relations, but doesn't see any downsides to a two front war for Ukraine. It's hard to grasp.