Russia-Ukraine War (continuing)

Yes, why not believe both?

we can believe both at the same time. Russia has nuclear weapons and probably can end Europe and it has a demented leader.

Europe has them too. More than enough to finish off Russia. This nuclear weapons talk is getting old. If he was ever going to use one he would have used one in Ukraine already. It would make no difference at this stage. They're already under the most crippling sanctions of any country ever.

The fact Biden implemented a ban on attacking the russian shadow flight is madness. It is the quickest way to force Moscow to end this war

They are but they are very good at convincing turkeys to vote for Christmas with the promise of lots of extra grain right now and a promise to look into getting something done about Christmas.

More Ukrainian sanctions...

I think they take a long time to work. They were a factor in the fall of the Milosevic regime in Serbia in 2000, though so was defeat in Kosovo because of NATO intervention.

Sometimes they don't work e.g. North Korea and its nuclear programme. But that society is so brainwashed, that people think Kim is some sort of god on earth.

Russia not only launched a large scale attack on Dobrofillia but 4 large mechanised columns. All destroyed thankfully. There is footage on telegram of well equipped Russian special forces used in an assault and seen surrendering. All on telegram but I'm sure they'll be up on X soon.

Are we expecting them to intensify assaults for the years end?

Nukes aren't a factor here. They havent used them all this time for a reason: Only Losers use nukes first and its a crowning act of suicidal stupidity too. If they use them, China will turn on him very quickly, a nuclear conflict is the one thing that would seriously threaten the CCPs hold on power and they wont tolerate that, India would nope the fùck out just as quickly as well, in addition despite the Orange Bollocks the minute they even tried moving for the nuclear option the US would see it coming and they have the option of a first strike if they see it coming and thats not even taking into account the French or Brits deciding to put the boot in either.

The Value of Nukes lies in their deterrence not their use, Vatnik Russia using them in Ukraine would not deter attacks but make them a target, using nukes in a war they started and they're losing would make not just Putin but his entire chain of command enemys of everyone else on the planet and mark them for Death. Putin might try at some point but the rest of his generals might not as they value their lives and the truth is noones coming to invade Russia, they just want them out of Ukraine.

Probably needed given the large cages now equipped on their armour.

Reports of infighting between Rubio and Witkoff over Ukraine. Rubio feels cut out by Witkoff.

https://www.rte.ie/news/ukraine/2025/1223/1550273-ukraine-russia/

putler had another three kids killed today, this is what they call "peace negotiations".

Mmmm … yeah … but what we're also seeing demonstrated in the killing fields of Pokrovsk, Kupiansk and elsewhere is an entirely irrational behaviour on the part of the Russians.

It doesn't really matter what state of bedgraggled incompetence might be their army, navy and airforce, if there's one man in the Kremlin who's being fed a stream of lies telling him that everything's great, then there's a non-zero chance that at a future date of his choising he'll order his generals to invade (say) Estonia or Lithuania, and those generals will lob a barage of missiles, drones and donkey-riding conscripts over the border because that's what they do.

It's like being a Certified Safe Driver - you can be as careful as you like piloting your own vehicle, but there's feck all you can do about the boozed-up, coked-up idiot that's about to T-bone you at the next junction.

Apparently - 1 of the main reasons that Russia invaded Ukraine is because of European Russia's dreadful demographics ,

Except now they're likely less 2 or 3 million young men - between dead , wounded or fled the country - and yet they continue to throw their youth into the meat grinder ..