Putin thinks he's facing a Ukrainian army of about 250 000. If history is any yardstick, he's facing a lot more than that.
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Putin thinks he's facing a Ukrainian army of about 250 000. If history is any yardstick, he's facing a lot more than that.
Boru
‘I can’t be having with this.’ - Esmeralda Weatherwax
Always nice to see them using Russian arms against Russians.
Top - PPSH-41 submachine gun. (WW2 vintage) Middle - unidentified shotgun. Bottom AK-47
One thing I've been meaning to say for a while now is that if Putain really was worried about a NATO encirclement all he needed to do was get on the blower with President Zelenskyy and offer him some guarantees and a withdrawal of support for the "breakaway republics" in the Donbas, because President Zelenskyy's major election platform, and the majority of his early effort, was to find a way for a rapprochement with Russia. President Zelenskyy by temprament was fairly happy with a Ukraine that worked closely with Russia, a free, fair and democratic Ukraine but also one that was on good terms with its bigger neighbour.
But then again Putain only wants power and glory for himself, and he doesn't care how much he ruins to get it.
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If Putin's goal was to repeal NATO and the west. It's backfired spectacularly
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Nemo sicut deus debet esse! “No matter what men think, abortion is a fact of life. Women have always had them; they always have and they always will. Are they going to have good ones or bad ones? Will the good ones be reserved for the rich, while the poor women go to quacks?” –SHIRLEY CHISHOLM (March 7, 2022 at 7:37 pm)Helios Wrote: If Putin's goal was to repeal NATO and the west. It's backfired spectacularly Everything about this appears to be backfiring for Putin - troop morale falling like a rock, Ukraine showing no signs of giving in, the much-vaunted 40 long convoy bogged down, supply line failures of food/medicine/fuel - just…well…everything. I hope he enjoys the disaster (for Russia) he’s created. Boru
‘I can’t be having with this.’ - Esmeralda Weatherwax
Z for ZVictory!
Russian tanks and troop carriers have the letter Z on them in white paint. Propaganda commercials show celebrities wearing Z, and school children standing in a big Z. Knowing that the country will start noticing dead troops, they now have a symbol of the struggle. Anyone not wearing the symbol or showing support for it just might be a traitor to Russia. Fuck all authoritarian regimes. (March 7, 2022 at 7:45 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:(March 7, 2022 at 7:37 pm)Helios Wrote: If Putin's goal was to repeal NATO and the west. It's backfired spectacularly Time for another Russian revolution. I wouldn't switch off a video of Putin and his cronies in front of a firing squad. Playing Cluedo with my mum while I was at Uni: "You did WHAT? With WHO? WHERE???" (March 8, 2022 at 4:51 pm)The Valkyrie Wrote:(March 7, 2022 at 7:45 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Everything about this appears to be backfiring for Putin - troop morale falling like a rock, Ukraine showing no signs of giving in, the much-vaunted 40 long convoy bogged down, supply line failures of food/medicine/fuel - just…well…everything. If Putin ends up in front of a firing squad *fingers crossed*, it'll be his cronies who put him there. His oligarchs are losing billions in the war and they're not pleased. Boru
‘I can’t be having with this.’ - Esmeralda Weatherwax
RE: Russia and Ukraine
March 8, 2022 at 5:26 pm
(This post was last modified: March 8, 2022 at 5:27 pm by brewer.)
USians, better get used to filling up yours cars on a routine basis. We may be headed for a 70's flashback. I think I'll pick up at least one 5 gallon can, maybe two.
Just the next version of hoarding?
Being told you're delusional does not necessarily mean you're mental.
Poland has offered to send its fleet of MiG27s to Ukraine, provided the US replaces those planes with F16s on a one-for-one basis.
Some people are whinging that this swap would dilute US airpower. And it would - by 27 planes out of a total fleet of 13 000+ military aircraft. Boru
‘I can’t be having with this.’ - Esmeralda Weatherwax
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