Russia may have some success in Ukraine, but they are in deep do-do at home. Putin has put Russian industry on notice. Supply the war machine what ever that takes. Meanwhile inflation is running at 15% and wages have fallen by 7.2%. He was quick to accuse the West of fighting a proxy war, but its not a war, its a special military operation and he has to mobilise in stages to maintain the fiction. Dead men tell no tales, but the huge numbers of wounded will.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zwi7AwF9o_w&t=446s

Putin is getting increasingly fascist.

Regardless, no semiconductor imports = no new tanks, no repaired tanks, have to use ancient tanks from Soviet era, last 5 minutes I’d say.

When commanders told the troops it would be over in a week, and now they hear that Putin has authorised the recruitment of convicts from the prisons, Russian soldiers are bound to ask WTF is going on.

Depends on the soldiers getting any actual news from home. . .

issuevoter wrote on Jul 15^th, 2022 at 3:46pm:

Russia may have some success in Ukraine, but they are in deep do-do at home. Putin has put Russian industry on notice. Supply the war machine what ever that takes. Meanwhile inflation is running at 15% and wages have fallen by 7.2%. He was quick to accuse the West of fighting a proxy war, but its not a war, its a special military operation and he has to mobilise in stages to maintain the fiction. Dead men tell no tales, but the huge numbers of wounded will. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zwi7AwF9o_w&t=446s

I hope putin is destroyed.

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Meanwhile inflation is running at 15% and wages have fallen by 7.2%.

Sounds pretty shallow to me.

issuevoter wrote on Jul 15^th, 2022 at 9:07pm:

When commanders told the troops it would be over in a week, and now they hear that Putin has authorised the recruitment of convicts from the prisons, Russian soldiers are bound to ask WTF is going on.

Hitler did the same at the end. Children as young as 14 and men as old as 65 were press-ganged into the Wehrmacht.

Hitler expected all Germans to throw themselves against the Allied war machine, such that all Germans would be dead rather than accept defeat; I'm guessing Putin is of the same mindset.

https://i.imgur.com/WJt8Fjf.jpg

The invasion of Ukraine has been a spectacular failure. The only thing Putin has succeeded in is strengthening NATO.

Belgarion wrote on Jul 25^th, 2022 at 12:34pm:

The invasion of Ukraine has been a spectacular failure. The only thing Putin has succeeded in is strengthening NATO.

Putin says that Ukraine is part of Russia but all he's
done is turn city after city into smoking piles of rubble.
What good is that to anyone?

Bobby. wrote on Jul 25^th, 2022 at 12:40pm:

Belgarion wrote on Jul 25th, 2022 at 12:34pm: The invasion of Ukraine has been a spectacular failure. The only thing Putin has succeeded in is strengthening NATO. Putin says that Ukraine is part of Russia but all he's done is turn city after city into smoking piles of rubble. What good is that to anyone?

Lots of employment, rebuilding when it's all over

Bias_2012 wrote on Jul 25^th, 2022 at 2:20pm:

Bobby. wrote on Jul 25th, 2022 at 12:40pm: Belgarion wrote on Jul 25th, 2022 at 12:34pm: The invasion of Ukraine has been a spectacular failure. The only thing Putin has succeeded in is strengthening NATO. Putin says that Ukraine is part of Russia but all he's done is turn city after city into smoking piles of rubble. What good is that to anyone? Lots of employment, rebuilding when it's all over

It will never be over.
Even if Russia withdraws it will attack again a few years later.

Putin thinks he can tough this out, but the Russian economy will take a dive in a year or so. Once the EU has alternative energy sources secured, they will start turning the screws by applying secondary sanction on those who do business with Russia. Their billions in EU and US banks under sanctions now, will never be returned.

Technologically they were barely  keeping up with the West anyway. 3rd World countries used to buy Russian military equipment because they thought it was value for money. Now they are watching the stuff get pulverised. Putin will become increasingly desperate with an antiquated military, crumbling economy and Russians accessing Starlink internet.

Also, notice Putin-Lavrov have dropped the antisemitic rhetoric and Nazi accusations. Israel quietly shut them up. Probably by giving them a chat with the Rothschilds.

Bias_2012 wrote on Jul 25^th, 2022 at 2:20pm:

Lots of employment, rebuilding when it's all over

Are the Russians also going to raise the dead? Because, if not, the survivors are not going to forget for a long time. There are still records of the great famine the Soviets imposed on the Ukraine back in the 1930s.

UnSubRocky wrote on Jul 26^th, 2022 at 11:39pm:

Bias_2012 wrote on Jul 25th, 2022 at 2:20pm: Lots of employment, rebuilding when it's all over Are the Russians also going to raise the dead? Because, if not, the survivors are not going to forget for a long time. There are still records of the great famine the Soviets imposed on the Ukraine back in the 1930s.

It's a phony war mate, we shouldn't get all emotional about it. Putin probably needed an "external enemy" to boost his ratings at home. Our Parliament does that too, China being the latest.

Anyway, they sat down together the other day to work out what to do about their wheat. And we don't know what other co-operative negotiations are in play, perhaps quite a few. They both understand each other better than we ever will

If the West had any sense, they'd call a big conference with Putin in attendance, and work things out. But Biden and all the other idiot globalist progressive leaders are only fueling the fire by being passive war mongers, sending weapons and money ... we are even sending stuff... and look what it's doing, creating chaos for every nation except Russia, they can sustain through any hardship, while we bitch our heads off about rising inflation, food shortages on the shevles, and high fuel costs ... it's the West's fault for prolonging the war

Bias_2012 wrote on Jul 27^th, 2022 at 2:29am:

UnSubRocky wrote on Jul 26th, 2022 at 11:39pm: Bias_2012 wrote on Jul 25th, 2022 at 2:20pm: Lots of employment, rebuilding when it's all over Are the Russians also going to raise the dead? Because, if not, the survivors are not going to forget for a long time. There are still records of the great famine the Soviets imposed on the Ukraine back in the 1930s. It's a phony war mate, we shouldn't get all emotional about it. Putin probably needed an "external enemy" to boost his ratings at home. Our Parliament does that too, China being the latest. Anyway, they sat down together the other day to work out what to do about their wheat. And we don't know what other co-operative negotiations are in play, perhaps quite a few. They both understand each other better than we ever will If the West had any sense, they'd call a big conference with Putin in attendance, and work things out. But Biden and all the other idiot globalist progressive leaders are only fueling the fire by being passive war mongers, sending weapons and money ... we are even sending stuff... and look what it's doing, creating chaos for every nation except Russia, they can sustain through any hardship, while we bitch our heads off about rising inflation, food shortages on the shevles, and high fuel costs ... it's the West's fault for prolonging the war

The Russian military build up went on for over a year before all this. Plenty of discussions were made with Putin in the months before the invasion. It was evident to any serious observer that Putin made his mind up long ago. The war will come to an end, but it will not be in agreement with Putin. He has staked everything on the invasion. If the Russian military cannot do it, Putin is dead meat.

The only way ol' orange F A T T Y's favorite buttboy can possibly win is to officially declare war and thus utilize the full strength of his armed forces. Of course he will not do that not out of threat of World War III but the fact his military is what's keeping him and his fellow corrupts oligarchs in power.

In a conventional war this is no question NATO can crush Russia's military might in weeks. I'm also talking the major destruction of Moscow, St. Petersburg. Omsk, Kursk. If Putin were to launch conventional missiles against Washington, New York, London, Toronto, he would  be met with an overwhelming force and all out invasion of his shithole country from both the West as well as the East. There are a lot of resources to be had in Russia and in war, I have no problem in Europe and the Far East taking them as the spoils of war.

Putins taking care of Industry alright, the only way he knows how


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Russian oil executive Ravil Maganov dead after reportedly falling from hospital window The chairman of a Russian oil giant which called for the end to the war in Ukraine has died after falling from a hospital window in Moscow, according to reports. Lukoil chair Ravil Maganov, 67, was being treated at the city's Central Clinical Hospital, according to Russian media. In a statement, the company confirmed Mr Maganov's death but it said was the result of a "severe illness". His is the latest in a string of mysterious deaths of high-level Russian executives.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-09-01/russian-oil-executive-ravil-maganov-dies/101397754


:D :D :D

Defenestration was a fave tactic of the russians after WWII when they were taking over south east Europe. Jan Masaryk of Czechoslovakia was defenestrated.

John Smith wrote on Sep 1^st, 2022 at 9:22pm:

Putins taking care of Industry alright, the only way he knows how Quote: Russian oil executive Ravil Maganov dead after reportedly falling from hospital window The chairman of a Russian oil giant which called for the end to the war in Ukraine has died after falling from a hospital window in Moscow, according to reports. Lukoil chair Ravil Maganov, 67, was being treated at the city's Central Clinical Hospital, according to Russian media. In a statement, the company confirmed Mr Maganov's death but it said was the result of a "severe illness". His is the latest in a string of mysterious deaths of high-level Russian executives. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-09-01/russian-oil-executive-ravil-maganov-dies/101397754 :D :D :D

In Russia, its risky to speak negatively of Putin's war. We have seen this in many street interviews. The higher the profile, the more dangerous. Russia is returning to a Czarist society in all but the crown. The only thing that could change it is civil war.