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And that's with Eritrea splitting off from Ethiopia.
Elsewhere, Russian population in 1985 147M, now under 146M.
If Russia managed to take all of Ukraine, I suspect its security problems would change but not disappear. The insurgency would go underground, quite possibly fragment and aim for all sorts of new targets. You could easily see St. Basil’s cathedral going up.
If Don Jr. was making those ridiculous claims here he’d be fact-checked and laughed off the site. It’s all projection - he’s talking about his own crime family. For the Trumps we peasants exist to be scammed by our betters.
James Ker Lindsey asks if Russia would attack NATO.
He says Ireland is "incredibly important" because the subsea cables that connect America with Europe are in Ireland.
My feeling is that it is questionable if Trump would defend the Baltic states.
There are so many drones knocking about now that in any particular instance it’s really hard to figure out whether there’s a Russian component to it unless at least one is downed or otherwise obtained.
Do you know for a fact that he was not already living in the west before the war?
Interesting article in the guardian.
Does not paint a rosey picture for Russia's economy or for its society as a whole
Wiki says he moved his family out of Ukraine in 2023, citing security concerns.
I don't blame him tbf.
Why has he lifted some sanctions on Lukoil?
Reporting from Ukraine (RFU) channel on youtube complains of being demonetised. Is the WH exerting pressure on Google to censor pro Ukraine content, or is it Russian infiltration of the moderation?
Either way its a reminder that Europe needs its own tech giants. We are too dependent on US tech monopolies.
It's easy to criticise someone else, especially when you don't know their personal circumstances.
From when you volunteer, get your few weeks basic training, it's entirely possible that you can get sent to the frontline. That means sitting in a trench, under mortar, artillery, drone fire and glide bombs in freezing and wet conditions. The whole thing looks like absolute hell on earth and even if I was 20 years younger, I really don't think I could hack it.
If Russia takes Ukraine ,Ukraine will be totally humiliated and there will be exterminations.
There will be no real resistance (but they will have to rely on Quislings to keep the population in line)
Natural to assume he would not.Would be happy to use the annexation to further humiliate Europe.
There is precedent for resistance. Ukrainian guerilla groups fought on into the mid-fifties against all the power and resources of the NKVD and the Soviet army.
Silicon Curtain calls Belgian PM Bart de Wever a "clown". Says if he doesnt speak Russia, he should maybe start learning it. De Wever said that a Russian defeat was not even desirable. Belgium is blocking the €90bn loan Ukraine needs to avoid running out of money next Summer, secured on Russian assets.
A joint effort from Norway and the UK will see a fleet of frigates commissioned which are designed to stave off hybrid warfare from Russian submarines, says editor of Defence Eye, Tim Ripley.
Let's hope it never comes to that and that it is the Russian resistance that crumbles.
(And that America does not torpedo economic sanctions on Russia to get its way)
On the American front, the next six months could be among the most dangerous for Ukraine but a terrible deal may become less likely thereafter. The MAGA project should lose steam next year as Trump’s incompetence and criminality become impossible for even many of his own supporters to ignore and he is forced to focus what’s left of his energy on domestic issues. Some Republicans may then start making noise about any surrender to Putin.
Echoes of Rasputin. Reports Putin consults mystics for decisions like invading Ukraine.
Transnistria (breakaway region garrisoned by Russian troops since 1992) moving further away from Russia. Discreet talks with EU diplomats on guarantees for the local population if Russia abandons them. However, Russian drones still get intercepted in Moldova, which has increased defence spending 68% and receives aid from the EU Peace Fund. Video also explores potential scenarios where hostilities might resume there, either with Moldova, Ukraine or both.
Take a look at Madagascar.
He said in his videos he left after it started. Look on one hand I respect him being more honest and not giving positive opinions always. On the other hand it's hypocritical to say what Ukraine should change when he's part of one of their biggest problems. He could be working in a Ukrainian factory by Day or driving a truck and making his videos in the evening. Instead he's chilling playing videogames abroad as he bad mouths the Ukrainian government and military.
3 weeks to go lads. Will Povtrosk hold out until the new year?
I also see Orban is sweating about the next elections in April. Péter Magyar is the favourite. And he's seen as less hostile to Ukraine and less friendly to Russia.
Reports a pro-Russian French banker at Euroclear has threatened its CEO over the frozen Russian assets. This banker flew to Russia 155 times for 'private reasons'.
Despite many pro putin internet posts the numbers on the ground don't really point to a collapse of Ukrainian front lines and resistance to putin's terrorist state:
https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/russia-loses-1-of-its-prewar-male-population-1765143682.html
How very unfortunate
The Russian economy not doing so great.
Wow. That's one way to go.
Like something you'd see in a Naked Gun movie
Russia analysts in the West have speculated that it is not impossible that the Russian economy could collapse, leaving Putin in a most perilous position. Very unclear though where this would leave Ukraine going forward or if it would help bring about an end to the war on not unfavourable terms for them.
A Russian economic collapse is probably the only way this war will end. But it's very hard to know just how close (or far) we are to this scenario.
So much of what Putin has done to Russia is irreversible:
Contrary to what the legions of Putin bots claim, it could take many years for Russia to defeat Ukraine on the battlefield, so events could well be overtaken by what is happening in Russia. But it is difficult to say with certainty how this would unfold - Ukraine will just have to hunker down and keep doing what they are doing.
You just engaged with it.
Now where's my Russian propaganda that you're going to pitch as being an agnostic view?
