Whats insane is that almost 15 years, NO ONE believes Russia on anything. Their propaganda isn't working, AT ALL.
Russia's Invasion of Ukraine (Official Thread)
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This war is either a massive miscalculation, or Putin intentionally sacrificed numbers to amass patriotism.
OscarAcosta
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It's interesting that you view it like that. To me, it's a case of people revelling in the overpowering aggressor getting a bloody nose from the weaker target that he has started to bully. I don't think that many people will be expecting Ukraine to vanquish the mighty Russian army, but are clearly enjoying a wry smile at the Russians being taken to deeper waters than they had predicted.
In a battle between David & Goliath, surely most neutrals would root for David whilst expecting Goliath to prevail.
YaThreadTrashB!
Superstar
China is only gaining power from this war
Russians threatening to shut down Nordstream 1 in retaliation for Germany not certifiying Nordstream 2. Would leave parts of Europe without its gas for at least a year. WATTBA
I mean the US always needs an enemy to prop up it's military industrial complex. I would argue globally that people see the geopolitical games the US plays with sanctions, "democracy", freedom etc and the fact that it's all very contradictory.
88m3
Fast Money & Foreign Objects
Tony D'Amato
It's all about the inches
Aint wont use a penny in helping with aid. Might make money by Russia buying shyt kn credit.
88m3
Fast Money & Foreign Objects
As Russia’s Military Stumbles, Its Adversaries Take Note
President Vladimir Putin could still reduce cities in Ukraine to rubble, officials say. But European countries that once feared Russia say they are not so scared anymore.
When it comes to war, generals say that “mass matters.”
But nearly two weeks into President Vladimir V. Putin’s invasion of Ukraine — Europe’s largest land war since 1945 — the image of a Russian military as one that other countries should fear, let alone emulate, has been shattered.
Ukraine has shot down military transport planes carrying Russian paratroopers, downed helicopters and blown holes in Russia’s convoys using American anti-tank missiles and armed drones supplied by Turkey, these officials said, citing confidential U.S. intelligence assessments.
The Russian soldiers have been plagued by poor morale as well as fuel and food shortages. Some troops have crossed the border with MREs (meals ready to eat) that expired in 2002, U.S. and other Western officials said, and others have surrendered and sabotaged their own vehicles to avoid fighting.
That Russia has so quickly abandoned surgical strikes, instead killing civilians trying to flee, could damage Mr. Putin’s chances of winning a long-term war in Ukraine. The brutal tactics may eventually overwhelm Ukraine’s defenses, but they will almost certainly fuel a bloody insurgency that could bog down Russia for years, military analysts say. Most of all, Russia has exposed to its European neighbors and American rivals gaps in its military strategy that can be exploited in future battles.
“The Kremlin spent the last 20 years trying to modernize its military,” said Andrei V. Kozyrev, the foreign minister for Russia under Boris Yeltsin, in a post on Twitter. “Much of that budget was stolen and spent on mega-yachts in Cyprus. But as a military advisor you cannot report that to the President. So they reported lies to him instead. Potemkin military.”
President Vladimir Putin could still reduce cities in Ukraine to rubble, officials say. But European countries that once feared Russia say they are not so scared anymore.
When it comes to war, generals say that “mass matters.”
But nearly two weeks into President Vladimir V. Putin’s invasion of Ukraine — Europe’s largest land war since 1945 — the image of a Russian military as one that other countries should fear, let alone emulate, has been shattered.
Ukraine has shot down military transport planes carrying Russian paratroopers, downed helicopters and blown holes in Russia’s convoys using American anti-tank missiles and armed drones supplied by Turkey, these officials said, citing confidential U.S. intelligence assessments.
The Russian soldiers have been plagued by poor morale as well as fuel and food shortages. Some troops have crossed the border with MREs (meals ready to eat) that expired in 2002, U.S. and other Western officials said, and others have surrendered and sabotaged their own vehicles to avoid fighting.
That Russia has so quickly abandoned surgical strikes, instead killing civilians trying to flee, could damage Mr. Putin’s chances of winning a long-term war in Ukraine. The brutal tactics may eventually overwhelm Ukraine’s defenses, but they will almost certainly fuel a bloody insurgency that could bog down Russia for years, military analysts say. Most of all, Russia has exposed to its European neighbors and American rivals gaps in its military strategy that can be exploited in future battles.
“The Kremlin spent the last 20 years trying to modernize its military,” said Andrei V. Kozyrev, the foreign minister for Russia under Boris Yeltsin, in a post on Twitter. “Much of that budget was stolen and spent on mega-yachts in Cyprus. But as a military advisor you cannot report that to the President. So they reported lies to him instead. Potemkin military.”
Spidey Man
Superstar
Iran and Venezuela are going to make a lot of money if they play ball and cooperate. Iran in particular is gonna make a ton of cash. They have enough oil laying around to pick up the slack
ImLionyall
Workin on dat Roar
OfTheCross
Veteran
IBM is Chinese now, btw