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Putin promises to defend occupied lands with all means, also promises to rebuild everything destroyed
To some posters on here it's all just a big old computer game where all that matters in the end is how many orcs are killed
I'd argue this is the new cold war rather than ww3.
I very much doubt Nato is gonna engage with Russia, but Russia will continue to attack the wests interests
Ukrainian officials expecting good news later today. NATO press conference at 5pm. I wonder if NATO decides now to implement a no-fly zone, perhaps just for western parts of Ukraine. Would be valid to call Russia a terrorist state, and accuse it of planning tactical nukes. A no-fly zone to protect against that possibility in west of Ukraine. Would be a smart move- doesn't directly cover those new areas of Russian annex, so Russia can't 'complain' about the 'sovereign' aspect. And NATO can just say the no-fly zone will cover areas 'not under active-fighting', so not directly acknowledge the annex. A no-fly zone, apart from protecting Ukraine from nuclear or other attacks, further limits Russian capabilities to be successful in it's 'special operations'.
It's different from at the start of the war when NATO was asked for a no-fly zone. Then, Russians were in large parts of Ukraine, so avoiding NATO/Russian conflict was basically impossible. That's not the case today. Also, the use of nuclear weapons in West Ukraine wasn't as strong as it is now.
Do it NATO. Please.
I'm not so sure about that. Early on in the speech, he mentioned one possible out - by inviting Ukraine to the negotiating table with their acceptance of the landgrabs. Putin knows of course that the wind is in the sails of Ukraine, but it's possible he was telling the West that he'll wind up the invasion if he can have this slice of the pie, hoping that a fatigued West, fearful of nuclear, anxious about an energy-short winter will find this the best outcome.
Or the Chinese proverb: Even a hare will bite when it is cornered.
What are you on about? Signing his land grab documents and winning/losing battles aren't mutually exclusive.
I was puzzled too
Tried pen & paper
Hey Presto - same result !
Hello?!
The very sad thing that the speech highlighted is that Russia is/was a great country of traditions and culture and talent and untold natural resources and riches and vast open spaces with unlimited possibilities for development, but successive despots, dictators and czars have exploited and squandered that due to their own paranoia and personal gains and enrichment.
Bit rich of him raging against Capitalism, as probably the richest world leader, backed by a cabal of asset stripping Oligarchs and corrupt self enriching military elites.
I dont think were at the 'Cuban missile crisis' moment just yet but it seems to be heading in that direction.
That declaration isn't worth the paper it's printed on. No credible country is going to recognise it and, most importantly, Ukraine and its backers won't.
No, but we're pretty close to WW3, if not in it. How that plays out is another thing of course.
There's always tomorrow, or the next day, or the next, or the next.......
ah crap ,
He's finally finished waffling out of his hole.
And we're still here,no nukes ahhhhhhh hard luck lads
Where's the facepalm meme when you need it. Christ.
😂 Oh boy...
He's completely backed himself into a corner now
Remember the Putin cornered rat story?
I hope those 4 guys have all updated their wills.
Well it shows your power up to be a complete farce it ickle Ukraine is resisting even beating you, it spins things better for the easily spinnable if it's the entire West. Though I thought we were all decadent nancy boys in the West?
Save the photo, how many will be around in a years time?
That was weird
Why would Ukraine sit down and talk ?
They will have pushed the Russian army back to their border soon.
Peskov certainly seemed to be bored anyway.
The puppeteer and his puppets:-
Sure, they can't all be away with the fairies. Must be many there who are just as deeply worried. This man and his regime are the greatest threat to world peace for several decades.
Batshit crazy stuff. He's completely backed himself into a corner now.
What does he do when Ukraine takes back more territory in the next few days?
Another post blaming America for what is clearly a Russian made war.
The mind boggles ☹️😡
If Zelensky and his predecessor were handpicked by the USA, and if Ukraine's pivoting away from Russia is really all just a carefully orchestrated American psy op, then it begs the question why the Ukrainian people are fighting Russia so hard and didn't decorate their tank muzzles with garlands of flowers. That's a reality that cannot be deflected from. We know what happens to US-picked leaders of countries in the past if their will goes against that of the people. They don't last. Ask the Shah of Iran or the recently deposed government of Afghanistan. But the people of Ukraine are fighting for Zelensky.
That's an extremely good point. Though I don't know if they're fighting so much for Zelensky as their nation, which is the better reason anyway and the more long lasting one. Clearly putin thought they would get a LOT more support from Ukrainians. Oops.
Ditto for the ex Russian imperial sattelites of the Soviet Union. With the exceptions of Belarus and lattery Ukraine, the rest got as far away from Mother Russia as they could and as fast as they could.
Jesus would not be impressed
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