Well, so far the evidence would seem to support it, and indeed it does crop up occasionally, even if in a jocular way. But like they say " Many's the truth spoken in jest".... I'd say that if ever Putin is dethroned, and put on trial, that particular theme will take centre stage..😏
Unbelievable. "Are you all from Ukrainian"
What a **** eejit! Part of an organisation alright the **** doley brigade.
His heart stop, it tried to start so I squeezed it tighter comrade.
Some of Russias useful media idiots might soon be surplus to requirements
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Any clampdowns are not meant for western interests, however these are the most vocal people criticizing the way the war going (I know they are pro-war).
But it may make people in Russia think, why are they silencing pro-war people who criticize the government.?
I was thinking this. Been watching plenty of videos of Ukrainians using them. Bakhmut would never have fallen if they had cluster from the start.
We're probably putting too much faith in the Russian people, at this stage, if we think they're going to collectively wonder why certain pro-war bloggers are being silenced, much less act upon it.
If you want to live in Russia, criticise Putin and get away with it, it seems you really need to shoot down at least one of his helicopters. Then he's like, "You got balls. I like that."
"We will cause a famine. And then they will be friends with us again."
A bit too needy there Margarita.
Yeah I agree with putting too much faith in them. I just don't want to see a world where Putin is gone and the Russian public claim themselves as a victim, that they never knew what happened etc... and expect a free pass.
Not only do the Chinese not want a collapse of Russia, they also don't want any sort of reformed potentially democratic entity emerging on their northern border. This would be a nightmare for the Communist ruling clique in Beijing. Chances of a democratic Russia actually coming to pass are extremely remote though IMO.
I wouldn’t agree it’s a mistake. Keeping world peace and relative world stability takes precedent over Ukraine. I know it’s not what people like to hear but that’s the reality.
A complete collapse of the Russian federation would make the crisis in Ukraine seem like a bar brawl.
No one with any cop on wants to go there.
"the crisis in Ukraine"??
It is not a crisis in Ukraine.It is a crisis for the world outside Ukraine.
In Ukraine it is a war of existential survival.
I don't want the breakup of Russia but if they are not stopped in Ukraine they will probably push on.
Much of the Russian population seems in thrall to some kind of a medieval madness.
If so,it will pass one way or another.
A Russian withdrawal would be the best bet to prevent a complete collapse of the Russian federation as it would allow them to replenish their economy and normalise relations with the West.
A Russian withdrawal may hasten Putin's fall, however, and that is almost certainly a fate he fears even more. As much as he claims to love Russia, he will never fall on his sword in this way.
Therefore, I believe he will attempt to prosecute this war until it is no longer possible to do so, and what state Russia is in by then is really anyone's guess.
How does sending a strong signal to Moscow over internationally recognized borders incite WW3? Surely its the opposite.
I wasn't calling for the US to carpet bomb Moscow. Just to send a strong message and stronger support.
We know what happens when we fail to deter dictatorships. Little was done when they invaded Afghanistan. Almost nothing was done when they invaded Georgia. The response to the illegal annexation of Crimea and stoking of hostilities in Donbas was tepid. Then we started building Nordstream 2.
And here we are. Closer to WW3 than we've ever been. What happens if another rocket lands in Poland or the Russians decide to do something stupid with the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant? These scenarios even being possible is exactly what failed deterrence looks like.
And now we still have the scenario where the West refuses to say that Ukraine should be allowed to reclaim Crimea. Their internationally recognised territory.
You'd rather the west signal that they're ready to cut a deal over Crimea? You think that will make the world more stable somehow? You want to teach dictatorships that when they murder/loot/rape their way across neighboring countries and steal their land that the West will offer an olive branch to "keep world peace"?
I hope I'm reading your post wrong.
Agreed, it is in all our interests for the West to speed up the defeat of the Red Army.
Putin has never hid that he sees this as an existence trouble. The longer it goes on the greater damage he can do globally.
Yes, but correlation does not mean causation. 😎
Its a 360 degree turnaround from the heady post invasion days..when friendship was way down the list of Kremlin aspirations... so far down it was never even mentioned!! God be with the days, Margarita....we will see if you can weasel your way out of this one, they're hunting high and low for scapegoats now.
What happens if another rocket lands in Poland or the Russians decide to do something stupid with the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant?
Basically there needs to be a nuclear response. Ukraine needs to be provided with nuclear missiles. Ukraine did have nuclear missiles but gave them up under assurances from Russia that they would not be hostile towards them. This agreement is dead.
The west needs to supply Ukraine with nuclear missiles. It's not breaking the non-proliferation treaty as Ukraine had had them once which they gave away on understanding that Russia would respect their independence
theres a pro war narrative and theres the intoxicated evil that spews from the mouths of that lot every night. I don't care how 1984 the russians have become nobody can listen to that scutter every night and not think something is terribly wrong. Plus they're low hanging fruit when the FSB need to find someone to blame.
don't be ridiculous. if anything happens in Ukraine during the war it's russias fault because it wouldn't have happened if they hadn't invaded.
If nothing else it lays bare the tactic taking place around the grain: starvation. They know they can't win this thing anymore, so all Russia has is to try and take the ball away. If they think sanctions will be lifted cos of this Moscow is obviously desperate - and obviously the sanctions are genuinely biting.
Speaks to the cost of transportation cos you'd imagine the obvious solution to all this was to ship all the grain by truck across Ukraine into the EU and then down to Africa - but such is the global supply chain that ferrying items is exponentially cheaper and the only real option (AFAIK and open to correction). That said, some kind of Marshall Plan 2023 could erode more friends of Russia if African nations got this grain thanks to Western help.
The story will be spun that the west is hoarding the grain and starving Africa and lifting the sanctions on Russia will allow them to get their grain back. They will show grain sitting in rail cars etc and plentiful grain products in European shops. Even with video and photographic evidence of Russian attacks people just believe whatever the loudest and most vociferous message is these days. Another flaw of human existence.
This is what they do, take territory, then move in. Force locals to adopt Russian passports. 100's of thousands have moved to Crimea since it was annexed.
The daily discourse on Russian state TV
On the flipside, Ukrainians cleaning up the cathedral Putin bombed last night
On the one hand, you have Kirill blessing tanks, weapons of death and destruction in the name of God, and on the other, Putin bombing places of worship. A seriously f**ked up Country.
The Russians have launched a new attack in the Luhansk region and have had some success.
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