I suspect the sudden shift in objectives by Putin and the withdrawal from Kyiv could be because he intends to use WMDs on Kyiv to rid Ukraine of their leadership since his military is too incompetent advance any further. I do hope I'm wrong.
Smart money says said city will be called Kiev by Christmas. Yeah, yeah, Russian troll blah, blah, blah. Just calling balls & strikes.
Wow. What a nuanced and compelling argument. I’ve now come to see the light that Putin was right and The Ukraine (and all Ukrainians) should be destroyed for having the audacity to not be Russian.
Wow. What a nuanced and compelling argument. I’ve now come to see the light that Putin was right and The Ukraine (and all Ukrainians) should be destroyed for having the audacity to not be Russian.
Wow. What a nuanced and compelling argument. I’ve now come to see the light that Putin was right and The Ukraine (and all Ukrainians) should be destroyed for having the audacity to not be Russian.
Hey.
You chose hour name. Not me. Quit your whining
Yay. More useless posts by carmine. You still haven't provided any actual sources to back up any of your claims that "Russia is winning" in this thread. Note, anything associated with Russia Times is propaganda, so if that's the best you can do then don't even bother.
First, please define what you mean by winning. If you mean losing the most troops and generals in the first month of the war, then yes they are winning. If you mean losing thousands of pieces of military equipment, then yes, they're doing a great job. If you mean bombing the most civilians or committing the most war crimes, yup they win! If you mean de-Nazifying The Ukraine by killing concentration camp survivors and bombing Holocaust memorials, then yes, they're winning that battle too. If you meant they were competing with Nigeria for worst inflation, then they're also winning that competition. If you mean actually accomplishing Putin's goals of forcing regime change in The Ukraine, gaining recognition of Russia's claims on Crimea, acknowledgment that Donetsk and Luhansk are independent republics, and demonstrating NATO weakness, than Putin's getting his *ss handed to him every day and twice on Sunday.
Yay. More useless posts by carmine. You still haven't provided any actual sources to back up any of your claims that "Russia is winning" in this thread. Note, anything associated with Russia Times is propaganda, so if that's the best you can do then don't even bother.
First, please define what you mean by winning. If you mean losing the most troops and generals in the first month of the war, then yes they are winning. If you mean losing thousands of pieces of military equipment, then yes, they're doing a great job. If you mean bombing the most civilians or committing the most war crimes, yup they win! If you mean de-Nazifying The Ukraine by killing concentration camp survivors and bombing Holocaust memorials, then yes, they're winning that battle too. If you meant they were competing with Nigeria for worst inflation, then they're also winning that competition. If you mean actually accomplishing Putin's goals of forcing regime change in The Ukraine, gaining recognition of Russia's claims on Crimea, acknowledgment that Donetsk and Luhansk are independent republics, and demonstrating NATO weakness, than Putin's getting his *ss handed to him every day and twice on Sunday.
You complaining that someone else's posts are useless is pretty rich... lol.
He says the western media is propaganda and your response is "NUH UH!" And you then say that Russia is bombing Holocaust memorials and killing Holocaust survivors without even batting an eye. LOL!
Russia bombed a radio tower that happened to be in the same park as the memorial. The Holocaust survivor wasn't targeted... You're being fed propaganda and you just run with it like a useful idiot.
There are no good guys in Ukraine. Everything Russia is doing, Ukraine was doing from 2014 right up until January.
Yay. More useless posts by carmine. You still haven't provided any actual sources to back up any of your claims that "Russia is winning" in this thread. Note, anything associated with Russia Times is propaganda, so if that's the best you can do then don't even bother.
First, please define what you mean by winning. If you mean losing the most troops and generals in the first month of the war, then yes they are winning. If you mean losing thousands of pieces of military equipment, then yes, they're doing a great job. If you mean bombing the most civilians or committing the most war crimes, yup they win! If you mean de-Nazifying The Ukraine by killing concentration camp survivors and bombing Holocaust memorials, then yes, they're winning that battle too. If you meant they were competing with Nigeria for worst inflation, then they're also winning that competition. If you mean actually accomplishing Putin's goals of forcing regime change in The Ukraine, gaining recognition of Russia's claims on Crimea, acknowledgment that Donetsk and Luhansk are independent republics, and demonstrating NATO weakness, than Putin's getting his *ss handed to him every day and twice on Sunday.
Yay. More useless posts by carmine. You still haven't provided any actual sources to back up any of your claims that "Russia is winning" in this thread. Note, anything associated with Russia Times is propaganda, so if that's the best you can do then don't even bother.
First, please define what you mean by winning. If you mean losing the most troops and generals in the first month of the war, then yes they are winning. If you mean losing thousands of pieces of military equipment, then yes, they're doing a great job. If you mean bombing the most civilians or committing the most war crimes, yup they win! If you mean de-Nazifying The Ukraine by killing concentration camp survivors and bombing Holocaust memorials, then yes, they're winning that battle too. If you meant they were competing with Nigeria for worst inflation, then they're also winning that competition. If you mean actually accomplishing Putin's goals of forcing regime change in The Ukraine, gaining recognition of Russia's claims on Crimea, acknowledgment that Donetsk and Luhansk are independent republics, and demonstrating NATO weakness, than Putin's getting his *ss handed to him every day and twice on Sunday.
You named yourself the idiot.
I didn't.
Although, based on your naive regurgitation of the state propaganda, I find the name apt.
Hahaha,the guy who lies constantly daring to call anyone else out on lies.
Birko.
I blocked you.
Please respect that
I enjoy letting everyone know you are a proven liar.You should ask me to show you and I bring up all your lying tennis posts then everyone who hasn't seen it realises you are a liar.
You must be due another ban anyway,its been a few days.
I enjoy letting everyone know you are a proven liar.You should ask me to show you and I bring up all your lying tennis posts then everyone who hasn't seen it realises you are a liar.
You must be due another ban anyway,its been a few days.
Of course.
The brainwashed cannot stand to hear any viewpoint outside the state narrative.
I enjoy letting everyone know you are a proven liar.You should ask me to show you and I bring up all your lying tennis posts then everyone who hasn't seen it realises you are a liar.
You must be due another ban anyway,its been a few days.
Of course.
The brainwashed cannot stand to hear any viewpoint outside the state narrative.
Very fragile.
No,anyone who lies and is proven to be a constant liar with no conscience should be banned.
Should just ban your IP permanently,save us all the hassle.
Russia has now found itself in a war of attrition. They have clearly shifted to Chechen war strategy of just bombing every single building in order to avoid urban warfare. The big problem for Russia is that it does not have the ability to withstand a sustained campaign in Ukraine both militarily and economically. In Chechnya, Russian forces were able to safely sit back and bomb because Chechen separatists did not have advanced weapon systems. But Ukraine forces have drones and anti-tank missiles and can attack Russian artillery positions. This means that Russian losses will continue to mount even if they just sit back and bomb Ukraine cities. Russia is already having to import mercenaries from African and Syria to back Russian forces because beyond a few elite units, the Russian armed forces is largely a bunch of poorly trained and equipped conscripts. On the economic front, Russia is having to sell oil to China and India at massive discounts. Over the next month, demand for natural gas in Europe will drop significantly as temperatures warm. Russia may not have much longer than a month or two before it may not be able to pay soldier's salaries and buy materials for making bombs. I think Russia is going to be ready to cut a deal in the next week or two in talks in Turkey. It is just a question of whether Zelensky can manage the right wing nationalists and make some territorial concession for peace and whether the West will be willing to offer Putin an offramp instead of insisting on impossible conditions for the cessation of sanctions.
Russia has now found itself in a war of attrition. They have clearly shifted to Chechen war strategy of just bombing every single building in order to avoid urban warfare. The big problem for Russia is that it does not have the ability to withstand a sustained campaign in Ukraine both militarily and economically. In Chechnya, Russian forces were able to safely sit back and bomb because Chechen separatists did not have advanced weapon systems. But Ukraine forces have drones and anti-tank missiles and can attack Russian artillery positions. This means that Russian losses will continue to mount even if they just sit back and bomb Ukraine cities. Russia is already having to import mercenaries from African and Syria to back Russian forces because beyond a few elite units, the Russian armed forces is largely a bunch of poorly trained and equipped conscripts. On the economic front, Russia is having to sell oil to China and India at massive discounts. Over the next month, demand for natural gas in Europe will drop significantly as temperatures warm. Russia may not have much longer than a month or two before it may not be able to pay soldier's salaries and buy materials for making bombs. I think Russia is going to be ready to cut a deal in the next week or two in talks in Turkey. It is just a question of whether Zelensky can manage the right wing nationalists and make some territorial concession for peace and whether the West will be willing to offer Putin an offramp instead of insisting on impossible conditions for the cessation of sanctions.
Where did Russia get this stupid idea they could win a war in Ukraine to begin with? Their Army is totally out classed, all they can do is bomb women and children like the weaklings they are. Whoever sold that taking over Ukraine was even a possibility to Putin needs to be shot.
Russia lost this mistake, hopefully Putin gets dumped soon.
Russia has now found itself in a war of attrition. They have clearly shifted to Chechen war strategy of just bombing every single building in order to avoid urban warfare. The big problem for Russia is that it does not have the ability to withstand a sustained campaign in Ukraine both militarily and economically. In Chechnya, Russian forces were able to safely sit back and bomb because Chechen separatists did not have advanced weapon systems. But Ukraine forces have drones and anti-tank missiles and can attack Russian artillery positions. This means that Russian losses will continue to mount even if they just sit back and bomb Ukraine cities. Russia is already having to import mercenaries from African and Syria to back Russian forces because beyond a few elite units, the Russian armed forces is largely a bunch of poorly trained and equipped conscripts. On the economic front, Russia is having to sell oil to China and India at massive discounts. Over the next month, demand for natural gas in Europe will drop significantly as temperatures warm. Russia may not have much longer than a month or two before it may not be able to pay soldier's salaries and buy materials for making bombs. I think Russia is going to be ready to cut a deal in the next week or two in talks in Turkey. It is just a question of whether Zelensky can manage the right wing nationalists and make some territorial concession for peace and whether the West will be willing to offer Putin an offramp instead of insisting on impossible conditions for the cessation of sanctions.
Where did Russia get this stupid idea they could win a war in Ukraine to begin with? Their Army is totally out classed, all they can do is bomb women and children like the weaklings they are. Whoever sold that taking over Ukraine was even a possibility to Putin needs to be shot.
Russia lost this mistake, hopefully Putin gets dumped soon.
it wasn't "russia" it was Putin. Putiin felt a democratic, west-leaning Ukraine could inspire revolution in Russia. So tens of thousands of people had to die and millions of lives uprooted and ruined....so one guy could sleep better at night, secure in his tyranny,
I don't think he;s getting that better sleep. Which is meager satisfaction, but I'll take it.
Russian military efforts were complicated by Russia's failure to understand the level of cowardice and ineptitude of its soldiers. Russia believed the hype of its military leaders about its soldiers. The results have been humiliating to pro-Russian fanzie types.
That's why they had to "disappear" Sergei Shoigu. They disappeared him like Dunbar. Sergei Shoigu was disappeared for his failure to understand that his Russian troops were goofball chickens. After they disappeared him, the obvious question for us here is whether we can count Shoigu in the list of Russian generals killed in the invasion of Ukraine. Is the tally of dead scumbag Russian generals at 7 or 8 (if we count Shoigu)?
When they disappeared Shoigu, they told his friends "We've got your pal, buddy. We've got your pal." That's how they tell people when they disappear someone. "We've got your pal."
