Had to figure one of the Putin apologists would be all over this...
Putin claimed the fear of NATO was one reason for invading the Ukraine. That has now led to Finland and Sweden joining NATO. Looks like Putin's plan backfired.
Had to figure one of the Putin apologists would be all over this...
what a pathetic thread title. Ukraine is the existential threat to Russian redlines
Any NATO movement on Russia would be thru Poland thru Ukraine, not the Baltics or Sweden
NATO promised Ukraine membership in 2008, we meddled in the Maidan, and Kyiv (but not Donbas) became increasingly hostile to Russia
Remember what the war is all about in terms of geopolitics - getting that buffer to NATO
and taking Donbas while establishing a land route to Crimea is the goal for Putin
Doesnt matter, Finland already had a robust defense.. The problem was always NATO expansion
and specifically west defacto expansin into Ukraine.
adding Sweden and Finland doesnt really change anything.
Ukraine is losing 1000x a day, Zelensky is still calling for more, so the pulverization of Uk continues
We are at war with Russia, im amazed Putin hasn't used thermobaric weapons in response
in a war of attrition ( which this is) Russia wins..of course everyone loses - but Russia achieves it's goals.Have you even begun to comprehend the absolutely massive losses the Russian have taken in men and material. Its doubtful that they can hold out much longer.
in a war of attrition ( which this is) Russia wins..of course everyone loses - but Russia achieves it's goals.
what does Ukraine get by not suing for peace? more of the same massive losses and pulverization
Had to figure one of the Putin apologists would be all over this...
Have you even begun to comprehend the absolutely massive losses the Russian have taken in men and material. Its doubtful that they can hold out much longer.

you are so damned dumb you dont understand any geopolitics. What good does NATO expansion , demonization of Putin do for the west? It's counterproductive. It just drives Russia and China into a military block
Obama was smart enough to try a Russian reset, Trump would have as well (he campaigned on it)
but Trump was hobbled by the Russian hoax.
Biden had a chance to stop the war by taking the Lavrov letters (Russian redlines) at face value.
He didn't- so here we are.
loss estimates are all over the place Zelnsky says 200x a day, but also says Russia has lost 40kLets begin with your first lie, Ukraine is not losing 1000 soldiers per day, and you know it. Secondly Ukraine is receiving arms from almost ever NATO country. Russia will run out, Ukraine wont.
Now do you want to discuss the absolutely massive Russian losses to date?
loss estimates are all over the place Zelnsky says 200x a day, but also says Russia has lost 40k
both are no doubt low and high
Ukraine suffering up to 1,000 casualties per day in Donbas, MP says
https://www.yahoo.com/video/ukraine-suffering-1-000-casualties-124800693.html
I personally think NATO expansion was a major catalyst, but I think this is all about UkraineDukkha is correct that geographically, Finland and Sweden are meaningless to Putin.
If anything, he will use it as propaganda to reinforce his false narrative that this is about NATO.
LMAO.. Russia is 10 times the size of Ukraine military.Bull shit all you want, but Ukraine will get a steady supply of arms, Russia will run dry.
Just as trump did w/N.Korea, Putin must realize by now that threatening nuke attacks gets largely ignored.I think it's great. Maybe he isn't playing 3D chess anymore, but Candyland.
LMAO.. Russia is 10 times the size of Ukraine military.
British intelligence?? LMAOThey will run out of arms, Ukraine wont. Remember when this was supposed to be a walk in the park, 3 days at the most?
Casualties among Russian and pro-Russian forces are mounting at an unsustainable rate in Ukraine, British intelligence reports, raising more questions about the extent to which Moscow can maintain its current pace of operations amid limited progress on the battlefield.