Woke up and thought the news would be Kyiv had fallen. Happily surprised its not.
But I'm very confused to what the actual situation is on the ground.
Zelensky has been something else, alright. I do hope he has a solid plan for getting out of Kiev, though, if or when getting out becomes a definite necessity. As inspiring as his courage to stay is, his getting arrested or killed would be a terrible blow to Ukrainian morale.
I hope you are right but Putin doesn't care about his people .I think the Russian people who are protesting are very brave considering the trouble they are in after been arrested . As has been posted elsewhere the only way to get Putin out is internally and that is a fair bit away it will take a while before the sanctions really hit the people and then hopefully people may revolt . I worry for the people of Ukraine as when they start attacking the Russians they will become direct targets I would say heavy casualties will follow and Russia will still get what they want .
He has been in power for 22 years but it seems he has changed over that time, and now may actually be insane. This is what I have long feared - a nuclear arsenal in the hands of a legitimate madman. Why would he not press the button if he feels he has nothing to lose and is in the depths of psychosis?
I'm going to preface this by saying I fully support Ukraine and I hope they maintain their sovereignty. I detest the actions of Putin and in recent years he's seemingly began to get more and more tyrannical with his poisoning of political opponents, journalists and not allowing any sort of free press among many other things. There's a good article on him here which describes past events and how his personality and world view was formed - we shouldn't forget life in the Soviet Union was alien to what we have in the west.
https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-32066222
They were elected to bring them closer to Europe something the entire country wanted after the euro football finals and seeing the success and joys of tourism coming in. The economic joy and the infrastructure building going on in their nearest neighbour's. Despite promises to sign the deal the elected leader turned his back on it under pressure from putin. He then slinked off to Russia with a load of money.
You sir talk some remarkable absolute nonsense about a subject you clearly have a scant grasp of. Have you ever even been in these regions. Do you know any Ukrainians. Absolute spoofer. I've come to the conclusion now that you only type this stuff for a response as it's a dopamine hit. It's actually not meant to be taken as something of worth with its various lies and untruths.
Agreed, hopefully its true, but highly doubt it.
Biden is really weak. Putin put it on him and he does little to nothing. Putin warned him interfere and pay.
Haven't they gone through some new training and development stuff in the last 10 years or so. To bring them to par with Western training?
Was just watching a news report there where they were interviewing a local builder guy who had joined up with the civilian resistance and he was saying that he wanted to defend his country and his people and if he died so be it, he’d try take down 10 of them. God bless that man, he must have a sore back from carrying around balls that big.
The way things are playing out, with the determination of Ukraine and increasing unease of the Russian public, you would have to think Putin's days are numbered. Looks like a serious miscalculation (and pet project) on his part.
You'd love to read the profiles of him developed by in-house psychologists at the big intelligence agencies. I'm lay man when it comes to this stuff, but the contempt he shows for subordinates and the pleasure he takes in displaying that contempt would lead one to believe he has a pretty profound personality disorder, and one that has gotten worse with age and the isolation and paranoia of his role. I wonder how he is around his kids and partners for instance - is he domineering? coercive? abusive? Does he overtly display empathy?
Agreed, that man is a hero, as are many in Ukraine,
It seems a real possibility that Putin has lost his senses completely. Anything is possible now. The best case scenario is that he is deposed from within. The worst case scenario is that this escalated into a situation where the Baltics or Finland are attacked, the internet goes down, and we spiral all the way down to a nuclear exchange.
Do you believe everything you read on Twitter?
3'500 Russians killed in the first 48 hours sounds a bit fanciful to be honest.
In my lifetime, I don't think I've ever been inspired by anyone as much as Zelinskyy these past few days.
I often wonder if there's something wrong with me as I generally don't get upset by world events, even when the footage is there for all to see. Things like 9/11, multiple humanitarian crises across the world, mass terrorists shootings etc. I can absolutely acknowledge the tragedy involved and I see them as very sad situations, but they usually don't make me upset or have an impact on my mood.
It was the same story for this invasion, until I watched Zelinskyy's speeches and have seen his actions and leadership. He has absolutely sparked something inside of me to the point that I get a lump in my throat every time he makes fresh statements or posts videos of himself still in the capital.
Ive often thought that fighting for your country should never trump your immediate responsibility for your families safety and needs. I've been of the opinion that "no, I need to be with my family, and that's more important than idealism and patriotism. Unless I have no choice, I would rather flee war with my family rather than fight."
Before, I could never see myself straying from that opinion, but having seen Zelinskyy's leadership these past few days I am genuinely questioning that thought. For him to have that impact on me is crazy because I'm as stubborn as they come. Of course it's easy to say "I'd fight for him" when I don't have to, and when I can type this online from the comfort of my home.
But this is true leadership and inspiration. If he ends up a casualty of this war, I'll be absolutely devastated and even the thought of that is upsetting me.
Either all that, or I'm just getting softer as I get older!
You will hear successes from both sides. Its a propaganda war aswell as a military conflict war. You can't believe everything you hear or read.
coveting power and a personal fortune
It looks like putin thought this would be another Georgia but surely he’s not that stupid, he’s entering a Vietnam situation here and it’s going to be ugly for Russia
Did the Russians manage to take the thermal power plant out last night in the end?
True. There's a post going around Ukraine saying " Remember when we used to laugh at this guy!"...
Sorry what? How is that relevant? Can we not condemn Russia abhorrent actions without fighting for Ukraine , tool.
No idea what he's saying but there's defiance and a steel behind his eyes. A very very unlikely wartime leader, but someone both Ukrainians and the international community (that isn't Mick Wallace) will rally around.
The contrast between him and Putin couldn't be starker. A comedian and accidental president finding his strength on one hand, and a fundamentally weak man that's spent his life coveting power pretending to be strong on the other.
How verifiable is that data though? We are living in the era where misinformation is a weapon in itself.
That video is from 2014, however it does demonstrate the effectiveness of petrol bombs. Ask anyone who lived in the North in the 60's and 70's...
Think that video is from 2014
this Tweet should be shared in as many Russian arenas, blogs, forums and websites as possible. This is not turning out the way many of the Russian Army conscripts were led to believe.
That's more killed in 36 hours than the US lost in 20 years in Afghanistan.
biden has to be more careful in his verbals because putin will take it at face value whereas trump is a joke
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