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If Russia did that, any bit of international support or prestige they have left would be gone. Including China and Iran.

Seemingly another soldier removed the gag. And shot the POW in the head and his body was dragged off with a rope. All on camera.

It's the end of Russia. Eastern Europe has been saying it all along and knew what needs doing. Pity the bit further west you got the more naive they became.

The Russian army and leadership are disgraced for 1000 years. They should stop now before they do themselves any more harm.

The greatest geopolitical disaster of the 20th century was that the allies did not take advantage of that window between 1945 and 1949 where they had the bomb and the Soviets didn’t. If Moscow and the Kremlin had been nuked at that stage the world would be a better place today.

it took until 1948 until they woke up and saw that the Soviets were no longer their allies so really there was only about a year of a window of opportunity.

Respectfully, and knowing a few of them still in the motherland (UA born and bred), not all clearly understand, far from it. What I will say is however, is that those who "know no different" is no excuse. They, like us all have had their chance to understand how the real and democratic world operates and have chosen another path. God only know why.

Was on a nice holiday a few weeks ago and ended up chatting to a lovely Belgian lady. We both, after a great conversation and without even hearing them speak, picked out the thankfully very few Russians in our complex. As she explained to me, and I completely concurred, they stand out by their what we (Western Europeans) would regard as uncivilized behavior, and how they treat what they regard as beneath them (Hotel and resort staff).

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No Russian would be welcome in my house for a candlelight supper

I agree. I was at RIAT a week or so ago and it was a real tour-de-force of NATO air power.

NATO has had the time to tactically and strategically put their air assets into a state of readiness not seen since Kosovo and, should Russia conduct a tactical nuclear strike, it would be game over for every piece of Russian hardware from Crimea to the front in the North West. Conventionally, NATO would obliterate every Russian asset in a matter of hours.

We all take the mick out of the US but, having first hand experience of watching their military operations, one thing they are very, very good at is military operations. They are stunningly professional in absolutely every facet of mitary operations, from logistical to battlefield operations. Russia knows this. When the US, followed by NATO, kick into gear, Lord help anyone in the wrong place.

Nukes are a revenge weapon. Russia would consider using them if the war is lost and Ukraine start to encroach into Ukraine. That scenario is unlikely but the war will have to end somehow. I can’t see Russia and Ukraine sustaining a war that goes on for years.

They did invade the Soviet union. Czech Legion, UK, Canada, Australia, France Japan, Greece, Estonia, Serbia, China, USA, Italy, etc, etc

All to support the White Army/NationalistsRoyalists to overthrow the reds. But the genius yet brutal tactican that was Trotsky was able to fend them off, along with other factors.

Now they just wanted to prevent Germany from making use of a defeated Russia. You know, Germany got knocked out cold in WW1 and woke up with brain damage.

And once the ww1 was over, they just seemed to loose interest. But I'd say some of the Russian suspicion towards the west does stem from earlier conflicts and the 20th century civil war.

Oh, I only drive them... I don't know how they work!!!☺️

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