They'll probably do like they did at the fall of the Soviet Union. Install some drunk clown in 'power' like Boris Yeltsin while the crazy criminal elements gobble up the entire territory until nobody in the place can take it anymore and demand some 'Strong man' to come in and deal with it. Rinse and repeat.
I would be inclined to agree with you, but then I spotted this...
It's an interesting read.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-03/how-ukraine-war-fuels-japan-s-island-feud-with-russia-quicktake
the amount this will have cost Russia once it is over is astronomical, thats why they must come away with a V, I think they will therefore be forced into using all their weapons of mass destruction, its almost harder for them to pull out and lose face than become way more gruesome
Did any of you ever hear of the oldest and probably best quote/assessment with regard to war time reporting on facts figures etc etc……..’the first casualty of war is the truth’……accurate non biased fact figures are impossible to obtain…….bbc reports and other so called ‘reputable’ sources are as likely to have as many skewed/ biased facts as the Russian news stations/agencies have
What could possibly have planted the idea that our pro-Russia cheerleaders have Nazi sympathies. Oh, wait, stuff like this.
I disagree, if Putin gets served his own tea I think all sanctions will be removed. There will be conditions, such as reparations and Ukraine being allowed to start the NATO/EU process.
You are upset that someone used the phrase 'final solution' even though you know it had absolutely nothing to do with the context you seem to infer it was.
That's just choosing to be outraged.
I can't see the Japanese going kinetic, to use the current buzzword, over those Northern Territories. Though I suppose, now would be the time to go for it, if they were so inclined.
You are desperate to confuse pity at the absolute egregious levels of wilful idiocy on display with offence. Based on what I read here these people are still waiting on their cheques from that friendly Nigerian Prince
Apologies, yes. First orders were made in 2017.
If Putin and his boys are overthrown, would they roll back ALL sanctions? I'm guessing they'd reverse the most severe ones like swift payments and oil & gas bans, but I imagine they'll still be made to suffer long into the future for the actions of putin?
*which raises questions too of course. Why aren't we seeing Russian successes? Surely they'd want that for the spin for their own side at home? No doubt they'd 'explain' that away as "well it's not really a war y'know Komrade", but it could also be because in close in fighting they have few enough examples of success and most of their successes have been from stand off distance weapons like artillery, bombs and rockets that aren't easy to film as propaganda and would open them up to even more calls of atrocities.
A major problem for Russia was that they have framed the invasion of Ukraine as "not an invasion" - Lavrov repeated the same nonsense today. The tv footage they were sending home was staged cultural exchanges, with music, dancing and flowers.
The body armor their soldiers are wearing is cardboard and the same goes for the additional 'plating' on the tanks. It's no wonder they have been shelling the urban areas, they have absolutely no chance of achieving a victory in a conventional fight.
Ukraine might be best served by drawing the Russian forces as close a possible to Kiev and then hitting them. There's no point in falling back quickly, a slow but steady retreat to keep the Russian forces in the hunt will serve them better. The Russian forces are off script but still telling Moscow that everything is going to plan, it's a recipe for disaster.
Orders of what? KC46s?
You're just desperate to be offended.
Absolutely, currently that's the way things are going. The Ru military is very artillery heavy. Around Kharkiv, both sides are digging in for a long one. Drones seem like they are already playing a very key part, probably more so as this goes on.
On the football side, this in Man City and Newcastle within 10 years.
I don't think Russia can "take" Kyiv as such, that window seems to have closed. Perhaps attempt to target water, power, supply lines and then level it like Grozny over a period of months. Which is certainly not the conflict Putin expected.
Apparently there's some cracking deals on second hand Russian anti aircraft weaponry available on the Internet atm. Not sure it could be trusted to work though 🤔
“I won’t believe my eyes because mr Lavrov is a stand up guy who never lies”
From what I've seen so far I think Ukraine will win this war if they are armed sufficiently.
The Russian military effort so far has been pathetic. The only way they can win is by mass genocide, though nobody should be in any doubt that the Russians are capable of this - the Russians have no morals.
But Ukraine are not defending their house. They are defending their country. Wars of aggression like Russia is waging here have a very poor history in terms of success.
already 1000's gone to Finland who didn't want to go to the alternative, Armenia.
A Russian brain-drain will give a nice boost to economic collapse.
Information on this is based on a variety of sources. Assessments by various countries, some of which have reliable intel (spy satellites, communications intercepts, etc). Then there are independent outlets, analysts, thinktanks, monitors. Then there are the news agencies and reporters in the field. Finally there are Ukrainian outlets which are obviously not the best sources for certain information (tendency to exaggerate figures, downplay losses), and Russian outlets with their heavy state controls are not worth much except for certain confirmations.
Twitter is simply a medium for updates on all that info.
Obviously a e.g. Russian source doesn't carry the same weight as something with multiple videos from credible sources. Everything has to be taken within context, and during a war it goes without saying that information is harder to verify.
I rely on around a half dozen different news feeds for this (e.g. BBC, Guardian, etc). But they often don't capture the smaller info, which is why Twitter can be good for these more granular details (e.g. a convoy ambushed with video footage or an announcement by a particular company that it's pulling out of Russia)
Russia, Belarus and Ukraine are not material to most brands.
The deficiencies of the Russian military on display since the start is hard to take in.
By not accepting @Hobgoblin11’s baseless assertions you are now opening yourself up for carpet bombing of your house. It’s the accepted way
@Timing belt
Russia have been planning this for the past 7/8 years
You wouldn't know it...
That's a good tactic from the Ukrainians IMHO. Large scale counter attacks would be extremely risky. Better to bring the rat to the trap than chase after it in the open. Keep picking at it, keep it always on the alert and getting more and more tired and rattled. Death by a thousand cuts and onto the next rat.
They are going to turn into North Korea - to prevent a complete brain drain, they may end up imprisoning their entire population within Russia again just like the good old days.
They don't want NATO ,
Remember 3 days is all it was going take the whole of Ukraine and install Viktor Yanukovych as president again ....
Day 15 and Russia controls some roads ,and you think they are holding back for nato ,
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