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Post by lizacreates on Mar 1, 2022 3:30:48 GMT
I'm curious if people's thoughts on other countries giving military help to Ukraine has changed over the last week? If so, in what ways? Do you think that we (countries of the world) should be doing more? Especially with Putin sending in these huge convoys and talk of using thermobaric weapons? Or openly trying to kill Zelenskyy? I have mixed thoughts on this, and wondering what others are thinking. I have been disappointed for the entire week that we have not committed to helping Ukraine with, at a minimum, some air support. I have no doubt there are all kinds of smart people that understand why sending in planes, drones, or troops would be a bad idea but from where I sit it just seems like the right thing to do. We can’t. No NATO country can do any of those. Our troops cannot enter Ukraine or their airspace. Doing so would be acts of war. We can’t escalate this to the point we start WWIII. We’re already sending weapons, missiles, money (tons of it). We’ve already sanctioned. I know Zelensky is pushing Biden and NATO to impose a no-fly zone over Ukraine to deter Russian warplanes, but we can’t do that, too. |
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Post by onelasttime on Mar 1, 2022 3:31:54 GMT
Someone in his inner circle needs to put him down. If for no other reason the for the sake of Russia. Well also for the rest of the world as well.
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Post by Scrapper100 on Mar 1, 2022 3:37:03 GMT
Someone in his inner circle needs to put him down. If for no other reason the for the sake of Russia. Well also for the rest of the world as well. He won’t let anyone close to him but really wish this would happen. For everyone’s sake. |
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Post by onelasttime on Mar 1, 2022 3:38:56 GMT
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Post by sassyangel on Mar 1, 2022 3:40:39 GMT
I'm curious if people's thoughts on other countries giving military help to Ukraine has changed over the last week? If so, in what ways? Do you think that we (countries of the world) should be doing more? Especially with Putin sending in these huge convoys and talk of using thermobaric weapons? Or openly trying to kill Zelenskyy? I have mixed thoughts on this, and wondering what others are thinking. No, it hasn’t changed. They literally cannot do much more than they’re doing. Ukraine not being NATO (or even EU) ties their hands a ton. Some countries like Switzerland and Sweden have taken unprecedented actions to aid Ukraine. I have been beyond impressed how unified they are in this. I am focusing on that. |
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Post by iamkristinl16 on Mar 1, 2022 3:41:08 GMT
I have been disappointed for the entire week that we have not committed to helping Ukraine with, at a minimum, some air support. I have no doubt there are all kinds of smart people that understand why sending in planes, drones, or troops would be a bad idea but from where I sit it just seems like the right thing to do. We can’t. No NATO country can do any of those. Our troops cannot enter Ukraine or their airspace. Doing so would be acts of war. We can’t escalate this to the point we start WWIII. We’re already sending weapons, missiles, money (tons of it). We’ve already sanctioned. I know Zelensky is pushing Biden and NATO to impose a no-fly zone over Ukraine to deter Russian warplanes, but we can’t do that, too. It is heartbreaking to see what is happening and it seems like we should be doing more. But I also see the bigger picture like you described and recognize why more isn't being done. The other day on Smerconish they asked if people thought the US/NATO should give military help and it was surprising that over 70% of people said yes. They said that was probably a record number of people who have voted in one of his polls (he does them during his show every Saturday). I would be curious to know what that number would have been prior to the invasion starting (a hypothetical). |
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Post by Scrapper100 on Mar 1, 2022 3:43:45 GMT
Let’s hope they can stop that convoy. |
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Post by onelasttime on Mar 1, 2022 3:45:30 GMT
Let’s hope they can stop that convoy. That’s what I’m thinking and hoping |
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Post by MichyM on Mar 1, 2022 3:45:38 GMT
I sure hope that we sanction the eff out of Belarus quickly:
Analysis: All roads lead to Belarus — the origin of the 40+ mile long Russian convoy near Kyiv
Analysis from CNN's Paul P. Murphy
Satellite images show a Russian military convoy that has reached the outskirts of Kyiv is more than 40 miles long.
Satellite images show a Russian military convoy that has reached the outskirts of Kyiv is more than 40 miles long. (Maxar Technologies)
Dramatic satellite images released by Maxar Technologies on Monday evening showed a massive 40+ mile long convoy of Russian military vehicles snaking along roadways northwest of Kyiv.
It’s easy to trace where those hundreds of tanks, towed artillery, armored and logistical vehicles came from. Just follow the roads.
In Ukraine, northwest of Kyiv, all roads lead to Belarus. The roadway and bridge at Chernobyl — the town, not the failed nuclear reactor — ends in Belarus. Every other major road northwest of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, ends in Belarus, which borders northern Ukraine.
Russian buildup of troops: For weeks prior to its invasion of Ukraine, Russia amassed its forces in Belarus.
Hundreds of Russian military vehicles, aircraft and helicopters were moved to the former Soviet state in order to participate in what the two allies described as joint exercises. But after the maneuvers ended, the Russian forces didn’t go home.
In fact, additional satellite imagery from Maxar showed that Russia continued to increase the amount of military vehicles, air power and weaponry in Belarus. From the city of Brest in the country's east, to Gomel in the west, Russian forces kept popping up at air bases, in towns and in even in fields on satellite images and social media.
Pontoon bridge: Satellite images even showed that Russia constructed a pontoon bridge across the Pripyat River in the greater Chernobyl exclusion zone, which spans Ukraine and Belarus. The day the invasion into Ukraine began, additional satellite images from Capella Space showed Russia began moving dozens of military vehicles across that bridge.
Military power: The sheer length of the convoy is massive and speaks to the amount of the military power the Russians have amassed to try and take Kyiv.
It also speaks to Belarus’ activity in supporting and carrying the invasion — and responsibility for it.
That military power could not have been amassed by the Russians without the permission, and assistance, of Belarus.
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Post by lizacreates on Mar 1, 2022 3:56:59 GMT
We can’t. No NATO country can do any of those. Our troops cannot enter Ukraine or their airspace. Doing so would be acts of war. We can’t escalate this to the point we start WWIII. We’re already sending weapons, missiles, money (tons of it). We’ve already sanctioned. I know Zelensky is pushing Biden and NATO to impose a no-fly zone over Ukraine to deter Russian warplanes, but we can’t do that, too. It is heartbreaking to see what is happening and it seems like we should be doing more. But I also see the bigger picture like you described and recognize why more isn't being done. The other day on Smerconish they asked if people thought the US/NATO should give military help and it was surprising that over 70% of people said yes. They said that was probably a record number of people who have voted in one of his polls (he does them during his show every Saturday). I would be curious to know what that number would have been prior to the invasion starting (a hypothetical). Indeed. Heartbreaking. I’m looking at the map of attacks online and Ukraine is practically surrounded. This gives me no pleasure to say, but even if its military and citizens have not wavered one bit, Ukraine is outgunned. I’m afraid Russia will end up overtaking this country. Putin will install a puppet gov’t there as predicted, but he’ll never have legitimacy and Ukrainians will continue to take back their country. There’s no positive development from the peace talks today which will resume sometime this week. I don’t think that will bear fruit. Putin is now totally unleashed and at full throttle. He will not stop. |
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Post by chaosisapony on Mar 1, 2022 4:03:45 GMT
I have been disappointed for the entire week that we have not committed to helping Ukraine with, at a minimum, some air support. I have no doubt there are all kinds of smart people that understand why sending in planes, drones, or troops would be a bad idea but from where I sit it just seems like the right thing to do. We can’t. No NATO country can do any of those. Our troops cannot enter Ukraine or their airspace. Doing so would be acts of war. We can’t escalate this to the point we start WWIII. We’re already sending weapons, missiles, money (tons of it). We’ve already sanctioned. I know Zelensky is pushing Biden and NATO to impose a no-fly zone over Ukraine to deter Russian warplanes, but we can’t do that, too. Thank you for your explanation. Growing up it seems like there was constantly news reports of the US air striking places all the time. So my mind immediately goes to "why can't we provide some air support?" |
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Post by Skellinton on Mar 1, 2022 4:13:24 GMT
It is heartbreaking to see what is happening and it seems like we should be doing more. But I also see the bigger picture like you described and recognize why more isn't being done. The other day on Smerconish they asked if people thought the US/NATO should give military help and it was surprising that over 70% of people said yes. They said that was probably a record number of people who have voted in one of his polls (he does them during his show every Saturday). I would be curious to know what that number would have been prior to the invasion starting (a hypothetical). Indeed. Heartbreaking. I’m looking at the map of attacks online and Ukraine is practically surrounded. This gives me no pleasure to say, but even if its military and citizens have not wavered one bit, Ukraine is outgunned. I’m afraid Russia will end up overtaking this country. Putin will install a puppet gov’t there as predicted, but he’ll never have legitimacy and Ukrainians will continue to take back their country. There’s no positive development from the peace talks today which will resume sometime this week. I don’t think that will bear fruit. Putin is now totally unleashed and at full throttle. He will not stop. I sadly think you are correct. Putin is pissed off at the overwhelming support Ukraine is getting and he is such a megalomaniac he will not back down for fear of being seen as weak. The only way he will stop is if he is dead. Unless other nations actually get boots on the ground or planes in the sky to help the citizens of Ukraine I don’t know how much longer they can fight. It is heartbreaking and I fear what will happen if Putin is victorious. |
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Post by mom on Mar 1, 2022 4:19:25 GMT
I'm curious if people's thoughts on other countries giving military help to Ukraine has changed over the last week? If so, in what ways? Do you think that we (countries of the world) should be doing more? Especially with Putin sending in these huge convoys and talk of using thermobaric weapons? Or openly trying to kill Zelenskyy? I have mixed thoughts on this, and wondering what others are thinking. No, I don't think we should. I know we have boots on the ground in Poland, ready to help Poland if they need help, but since they are NATO, its ok. But sending actual soldiers to Ukraine is going to start WWIII. |
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Post by lizacreates on Mar 1, 2022 4:28:53 GMT
Indeed. Heartbreaking. I’m looking at the map of attacks online and Ukraine is practically surrounded. This gives me no pleasure to say, but even if its military and citizens have not wavered one bit, Ukraine is outgunned. I’m afraid Russia will end up overtaking this country. Putin will install a puppet gov’t there as predicted, but he’ll never have legitimacy and Ukrainians will continue to take back their country. There’s no positive development from the peace talks today which will resume sometime this week. I don’t think that will bear fruit. Putin is now totally unleashed and at full throttle. He will not stop. I sadly think you are correct. Putin is pissed off at the overwhelming support Ukraine is getting and he is such a megalomaniac he will not back down for fear of being seen as weak. The only way he will stop is if he is dead. Unless other nations actually get boots on the ground or planes in the sky to help the citizens of Ukraine I don’t know how much longer they can fight. It is heartbreaking and I fear what will happen if Putin is victorious. We can arm insurgents that will undoubtedly coalesce if or when Russia overtakes Ukraine. I read something this morning that Biden is weighing that possibility. |
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Post by carhoch on Mar 1, 2022 5:48:23 GMT
Yes I am 🇨🇭and very happy about theses sanctions. Do you see this as the Swiss making an official change going forward and not aways be neutral or do you feel like its a one-off situation? I belong to a Facebook group for Swiss people living in the USA ,The Swiss Ambassy posted on it today, a lengthy explanation of the decision and this is just a snippet of it ,I think at answering your question. Switzerland continues to offer its good offices In reaching its decisions, the Federal Council took Switzerland’s neutrality and peace policy considerations into account. It reaffirmed Switzerland's willingness to actively contribute to a solution to the conflict through its good offices. Russia's unprecedented military attack on a sovereign European country was the deciding factor in the Federal Council's decision to change its previous stance on sanctions. The defence of peace and security and respect for international law are values that Switzerland, as a democratic country, shares with its European neighbours and supports. As before, Switzerland will examine each further package of sanctions imposed by the EU on a case-by-case basis. |
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Post by mom on Mar 1, 2022 5:49:35 GMT
Do you see this as the Swiss making an official change going forward and not aways be neutral or do you feel like its a one-off situation? I belong to a Facebook group for Swiss people living in the USA ,The Swiss Ambassy posted on it today, a lengthy explanation of the decision and this is just a snippet of it ,I think at answering your question. Switzerland continues to offer its good offices In reaching its decisions, the Federal Council took Switzerland’s neutrality and peace policy considerations into account. It reaffirmed Switzerland's willingness to actively contribute to a solution to the conflict through its good offices. Russia's unprecedented military attack on a sovereign European country was the deciding factor in the Federal Council's decision to change its previous stance on sanctions. The defence of peace and security and respect for international law are values that Switzerland, as a democratic country, shares with its European neighbours and supports. As before, Switzerland will examine each further package of sanctions imposed by the EU on a case-by-case basis. Thank you -- that does answer my question. |
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Post by sassyangel on Mar 1, 2022 6:06:47 GMT
I haven’t used google translate in a few years, but I’m so impressed by how they’ve improved their translations. I’m following a ton of Twitter accounts that post in Russian/Ukrainian and the translations have been flawless.
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Post by pyccku on Mar 1, 2022 12:32:13 GMT
This gives me no pleasure to say, but even if its military and citizens have not wavered one bit, Ukraine is outgunned. I’m afraid Russia will end up overtaking this country. Putin will install a puppet gov’t there as predicted, but he’ll never have legitimacy and Ukrainians will continue to take back their country. All is not lost yet. It is a race against time. Yes, Russia has a huge convoy - but how much of that is fighters and how much of that is support? So far, logistics seem to be very bad. The Russians are running out of fuel, food, and other surprised. If it's all fighters, they may win firefights - but they won't have anything to eat, or ammo if they run out. If it's lots of support, those are easy targets to take out. Yes, Russia has the country surrounded. But this war is costing billions per day - and Russia has lost the value of most of its currency. It doesn't have access to Euros, Dollars, or Yen. Other countries refuse to do business with them, so they don't have the raw materials to make more weapons. Using their own resources, it will take months if not years to rebuild the materiel that they've already lost. The economy of Russia has tanked. People have panicked and withdrawn cash and banks are failing. The stock market is closed. The average Russian person is going to be going through some difficult times. The oligarchs are now having to live the lives of actual Russians - not rich, international jet-setters. If Putin keeps talking crazy, it is only a matter of time before someone takes him out. Sure, he's got security. But so do all of the oligarchs. He was the richest man in the world - but is he still? If he can't get any more foreign currency or goods, all it takes is one oligarch with good connections to an EU or NATO government to fund him and that security can be bought over. If it comes down to "you all get to live the lives of peasants instead of wealthy rulers because I want to take Ukraine" or "you are all going to die in a nuclear holocaust because of my ego" - I would imagine someone will try to take him out. The people of Russia are getting actual information, not propaganda. Never before has an entire WORLD tried to work against them in a sort of cyber warfare. Not just hackers, but regular people doing what they can to get the message out. The moms getting calls from their sons in Ukraine - do you think they won't tell their friends? Regular Russians are now feeling the hurt - worthless rubles, goods in stores are gone, they can't get Spotify or Netflix, their trips abroad have been cancelled, their sports teams have been banned. Their lives are getting worse, very quickly. How long can Putin hold out? Sure, he can arrest protestors - but what happens when the police making the arrests realize the paychecks aren't coming, or aren't covering basic necessities? |
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Post by SweetieBsMom on Mar 1, 2022 13:04:23 GMT
This gives me no pleasure to say, but even if its military and citizens have not wavered one bit, Ukraine is outgunned. I’m afraid Russia will end up overtaking this country. Putin will install a puppet gov’t there as predicted, but he’ll never have legitimacy and Ukrainians will continue to take back their country. All is not lost yet. It is a race against time. Yes, Russia has a huge convoy - but how much of that is fighters and how much of that is support? So far, logistics seem to be very bad. The Russians are running out of fuel, food, and other surprised. If it's all fighters, they may win firefights - but they won't have anything to eat, or ammo if they run out. If it's lots of support, those are easy targets to take out. Yes, Russia has the country surrounded. But this war is costing billions per day - and Russia has lost the value of most of its currency. It doesn't have access to Euros, Dollars, or Yen. Other countries refuse to do business with them, so they don't have the raw materials to make more weapons. Using their own resources, it will take months if not years to rebuild the materiel that they've already lost. The economy of Russia has tanked. People have panicked and withdrawn cash and banks are failing. The stock market is closed. The average Russian person is going to be going through some difficult times. The oligarchs are now having to live the lives of actual Russians - not rich, international jet-setters. If Putin keeps talking crazy, it is only a matter of time before someone takes him out. Sure, he's got security. But so do all of the oligarchs. He was the richest man in the world - but is he still? If he can't get any more foreign currency or goods, all it takes is one oligarch with good connections to an EU or NATO government to fund him and that security can be bought over. If it comes down to "you all get to live the lives of peasants instead of wealthy rulers because I want to take Ukraine" or "you are all going to die in a nuclear holocaust because of my ego" - I would imagine someone will try to take him out. The people of Russia are getting actual information, not propaganda. Never before has an entire WORLD tried to work against them in a sort of cyber warfare. Not just hackers, but regular people doing what they can to get the message out. The moms getting calls from their sons in Ukraine - do you think they won't tell their friends? Regular Russians are now feeling the hurt - worthless rubles, goods in stores are gone, they can't get Spotify or Netflix, their trips abroad have been cancelled, their sports teams have been banned. Their lives are getting worse, very quickly. How long can Putin hold out? Sure, he can arrest protestors - but what happens when the police making the arrests realize the paychecks aren't coming, or aren't covering basic necessities? ITA! It’s a race against time. Now I’m not one for a sanctioned hit but Putin must go. His ego will kill everyone. He doesn’t care that his troops are eating rations that expired in 2015. He doesn’t care if the average Russian citizen is suffering. It’s when the oligarchs are ‘uncomfortable’ will something happen, I hope. Other than Belarus, who is supporting them? No one. I’m praying that something can be done about that convoy. Whether they’re troops or resupplying (more expired rations???), if it isn’t stopped I fear what will happen. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2022 13:38:51 GMT
Turkey borders Ukraine and Russia in the Black Sea and has good ties with both. Under the 1936 Montreux convention, Ankara has the right to limit transit through its straits during wartime.
Turkey is calling on all sides in the Ukraine war to respect an international pact on passage through the Turkish straits to the Black Sea. Under the 1936 Montreux convention, Ankara has the right to limit transit through its straits during wartime. Turkey has officially labelled Russia's invasion of Ukraine as a war.
There might not be much NATO can do about the sky but they can control the sea. Turkey is a NATO country.
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Post by Monica* on Mar 1, 2022 13:46:55 GMT
ITA! It’s a race against time. Now I’m not one for a sanctioned hit but Putin must go. His ego will kill everyone. He doesn’t care that his troops are eating rations that expired in 2015. He doesn’t care if the average Russian citizen is suffering. It’s when the oligarchs are ‘uncomfortable’ will something happen, I hope. Other than Belarus, who is supporting them? No one. I’m praying that something can be done about that convoy. Whether they’re troops or resupplying (more expired rations???), if it isn’t stopped I fear what will happen. What about China? I'm no expert on this topic, but in talking with DH, he feels that China has a long range plan for dominance which involves Russia. Maybe someone with more knowledge can speak to that relationship and what China's plans could be. |
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Post by Darcy Collins on Mar 1, 2022 15:11:27 GMT
I can't imagine how hard it is to watch that convoy and not authorize an air strike when you know you have the ability to take it out. I completely understand why patience is the prudent course, but damn I'd like to see it go and it's just all lined up there.
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Post by onelasttime on Mar 1, 2022 15:19:47 GMT
ITA! It’s a race against time. Now I’m not one for a sanctioned hit but Putin must go. His ego will kill everyone. He doesn’t care that his troops are eating rations that expired in 2015. He doesn’t care if the average Russian citizen is suffering. It’s when the oligarchs are ‘uncomfortable’ will something happen, I hope. Other than Belarus, who is supporting them? No one. I’m praying that something can be done about that convoy. Whether they’re troops or resupplying (more expired rations???), if it isn’t stopped I fear what will happen. What about China? I'm no expert on this topic, but in talking with DH, he feels that China has a long range plan for dominance which involves Russia. Maybe someone with more knowledge can speak to that relationship and what China's plans could be. I think your husband is right. Hillary Clinton wrote a piece for The Atlantic. She took aim at the Republicans & talks about the United States. but I think this a pretty good description of the roll China wants to play in the world. From the Atlantic article… “Putin is not just a garden-variety nationalist; he is a paranoid, chronically underestimated, implacable enemy of democracy. And while Russia poses an immediate threat to peace in Europe and to the integrity of our elections at home, it is Xi’s China that represents the greatest long-term challenge to the future of democracy. The United States faces a serious and sustained competition with China that may shape the rest of the 21st century as profoundly as our Cold War with the Soviet Union defined the latter part of the 20th century. The world is very different than it was during the Cold War, and China is bigger, richer, and more integrated into the global economy than the Soviet Union ever was. But the competition with China is a similarly multidimensional struggle that is economic, cultural, technological, diplomatic, military, and ideological all at the same time. That means the U.S. will have to invest and compete across all these dimensions—while bolstering democracy at home and abroad.Deterring Russia and competing with China are different challenges, and each requires its own strategy, but strengthening American democracy is crucial to both missions. Putin and Xi understand that the promise of democracy—freedom, rule of law, human rights, self-determination—remains powerful enough to capture the imaginations of people everywhere and poses a threat to their regimes’ global ambitions as well as their grip on power at home. That’s why they are determined to discredit or co-opt the idea of democracy, including by promoting divisions and dysfunction in democratic societies like the United States, and by bragging about the ability of their autocracies to deliver better results. America and our allies should be working just as hard to prove them wrong. We need a strong democracy in the United States to win the global argument with autocracy. A strong democracy is also a precondition to mobilizing the resources necessary to deter aggression and compete economically and militarily. By contrast, a weak and fractured democracy at home will only embolden our adversaries and invite further aggression.”The entire article is Hillary Clinton thread. |
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Post by aj2hall on Mar 1, 2022 17:24:55 GMT
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Post by onelasttime on Mar 1, 2022 17:38:54 GMT
And President Biden didn’t ask Zelensky for any favors like digging up or manufacturing dirt on perceived enemies.
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Post by Bridget in MD on Mar 1, 2022 17:40:29 GMT
All is not lost yet. It is a race against time. Yes, Russia has a huge convoy - but how much of that is fighters and how much of that is support? So far, logistics seem to be very bad. The Russians are running out of fuel, food, and other surprised. If it's all fighters, they may win firefights - but they won't have anything to eat, or ammo if they run out. If it's lots of support, those are easy targets to take out. Yes, Russia has the country surrounded. But this war is costing billions per day - and Russia has lost the value of most of its currency. It doesn't have access to Euros, Dollars, or Yen. Other countries refuse to do business with them, so they don't have the raw materials to make more weapons. Using their own resources, it will take months if not years to rebuild the materiel that they've already lost. The economy of Russia has tanked. People have panicked and withdrawn cash and banks are failing. The stock market is closed. The average Russian person is going to be going through some difficult times. The oligarchs are now having to live the lives of actual Russians - not rich, international jet-setters. If Putin keeps talking crazy, it is only a matter of time before someone takes him out. Sure, he's got security. But so do all of the oligarchs. He was the richest man in the world - but is he still? If he can't get any more foreign currency or goods, all it takes is one oligarch with good connections to an EU or NATO government to fund him and that security can be bought over. If it comes down to "you all get to live the lives of peasants instead of wealthy rulers because I want to take Ukraine" or "you are all going to die in a nuclear holocaust because of my ego" - I would imagine someone will try to take him out. The people of Russia are getting actual information, not propaganda. Never before has an entire WORLD tried to work against them in a sort of cyber warfare. Not just hackers, but regular people doing what they can to get the message out. The moms getting calls from their sons in Ukraine - do you think they won't tell their friends? Regular Russians are now feeling the hurt - worthless rubles, goods in stores are gone, they can't get Spotify or Netflix, their trips abroad have been cancelled, their sports teams have been banned. Their lives are getting worse, very quickly. How long can Putin hold out? Sure, he can arrest protestors - but what happens when the police making the arrests realize the paychecks aren't coming, or aren't covering basic necessities? ITA! It’s a race against time. Now I’m not one for a sanctioned hit but Putin must go. His ego will kill everyone. He doesn’t care that his troops are eating rations that expired in 2015. He doesn’t care if the average Russian citizen is suffering. It’s when the oligarchs are ‘uncomfortable’ will something happen, I hope. Other than Belarus, who is supporting them? No one. I’m praying that something can be done about that convoy. Whether they’re troops or resupplying (more expired rations???), if it isn’t stopped I fear what will happen. To me, this is SO WWII again - using old weapons, improperly clothed soldiers, etc. I too thought Putin was sick and was wondering if that gives him a "fuck it" attitude with access to nukes  I really do hope he is assassinated. |
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Post by onelasttime on Mar 1, 2022 17:42:19 GMT
I guess on some level Putin thought he could just invade another country for no reason except those in his demented little noggin and no one would notice or care.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Mar 1, 2022 17:42:58 GMT
lizacreates says: Unfortunately the insurgents need to survive to be able to use the arms or anything else. I hope they get the planes soon or already have gotten some. The sooner they can fly the sooner the convoy can be stopped!!
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Post by onelasttime on Mar 1, 2022 17:45:22 GMT
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Post by gar on Mar 1, 2022 17:45:42 GMT
Bridget in MD I agree - he has to go. I didn’t even wish that on your catastrophic former but sometimes….
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I really do hope he is assassinated.