Russia-Ukraine War (continuing)

This is probably most important post made here today, 1000 days in

The whole of Russian economy has turned into what is now called “deathonomics” where a middle aged Russian male of 35-40 can potentially earn more in one year participating in special military operation than remainder of his (pitifully low Russian male life expectancy to begin with) life

But here are the caveats:

1. One obviously has to survive long enough, with life expectancy for fresh meat reportedly being a couple of weeks (which includes a weeks training)
2. If one dies the family may not get benefits if commander doesn’t report the meatbag as KIA, no real incentive for a commander to do so, tho rumours of some commanders extracting a “tax” insurance premium from alive soldiers with promise that yes they be reported as dead
3. If one is injured well beside potentially being a burden for family for rest of life only few days ago I posted Russians reporting serious drops in injury payments as Putin ordered belt tightening
4. They get paid in roubles, a currency whose value is dropping and inflation is through roof (both the fake figures reported to Putin and real inflation people experience)

For anyone familiar with history take a look at what happens to Russia and the Tzar during WW1 the parallels are too many to list

Re #4 during US elections we had Putinbots gloating that a shopping basket in Russia be 30% cheaper than US which is incredible considering Russians earn 7x less than Americans on average (and probably more as Russian inequality makes the US look comparatively egalitarian, which in itself is an achievement)

There won't be a Ukraine if they stop fighting. There may not continue to be a Russian Federation if they keep pursuing their disastrous attempt at colonial conquest. The only way peace can be achieved is by Russia withdrawing back inside their own internationally recognised borders or Ukraine killing or capturing every last one of Putin's soldiers in their country.

Tell you what, why don't you head up to the Spire on O' Connell Street, strip naked and bend over beneath a sign saying "Please Rape and Beat Me" then report back on how much you enjoy Russia's idea of peace?

Here's some directions for you

I wonder if Russian Central Bank Governor Elvira Nabiullina's office has windows?

Checkpoint on discrediting Russian propaganda - which has already been discredited multiple times on the thread.

Russia already had a border with NATO.

Russia now has expanded borders with NATO since Finland joined. Finland was neutral all through the Cold War. It joined NATO because it was clear Russia would not respect its neutrality and independence.

If Russia was concerned about a threat from NATO it wouldn't have stripped its forces from where they were stationed opposite NATO countries. Proof positive it is a Russian lie.

In the NATO-Russia Founding Act, Russia acknowledged the right of former USSR republics and Warsaw Pact contains to choose their own security arrangements. They could join NATO, they could be neutral, they could align with Russia.
In return NATO made a declaration with regard to no stationing of nuclear weapons in those countries, or permanent bases. NATO honoured those declarations. Russia for its part invaded Ukraine, and stationed nuclear weapons in Belarus.
There is only one country escalating tensions, it is Russia. Russia has acted to de-stabilise Georgia and Moldova.
It is Russia threats and escalations that drives Poland, Baltics, Ukraine etc to seek protection under NATO from Russian domination.

A Ukraine in NATO was not a military threat to Russia. But a Ukraine in NATO is one outside of the reach of Putin and his army of war criminals to plunder and rape and dominate.

These are all the reasons why the nonsense comparison with Cuba is just Russia propaganda.

Yes but US bad, therefore NATO bad, therefore Putin is a victim.

Whether its Clare Daly, George Galloway, Alex Jones or even Noam Chomsky - they all share the same common denominator. The only difference is the extent of the pseudo-intellectual effort they make to validate it.

Windows will be provided.

It'll be interesting to see how things work out for Russia in this regard over the course of the winter. Certain posters have been "concerned" about Russian taking/re-taking various Ukrainian towns and villages these last few months, but any troops stationed here have to be supplied, resupplied and rotated, and off-road routes are going to become impractical soon enough.

Ukrainian has been getting ever more skillful at using drones and home-grown missiles (never mind the foreign stuff) to destroy stockpiles, barracks, and vehicles on the move well behind the front line. With supply vehicles limited to using known routes, it's going to be a real challenge for Russian troops on the front line to remain effective.

If Ukraine spends this winter targetting these, day after day, week after week, leaving the Russian occupiers cold, tired and hungry, then a few well-planned, very aggressive counter-offensives in the spring could reverse all of Russia's 2024 gains.

He got hit in back of the head by a boomerang he threw? 🤓

You do realise the appeasement approach was used by Neville Chamberlain? Keep the Germans happy, that did not work...

It does but now I understand why she is not worried, it’s not a particularly tall building

it was fine when the missiles were all going in Ukraine’s direction .
This won’t help Putin’s popularity in Russia