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Here is a great "War on the Rocks" interview with Michael Kofman on the current situation. He basically concedes in this interview we are truly entering uncharted water here....Putin's Russia has never conducted a mobilization on this level before....and he makes the point this should have been carried out in April. He also addresses the nuclear threat.
The entire world has turned against Russia, even their own citizens. Just wait for the body count of Russians in this senseless war. Yes they have inflicted enormous damage on Ukraine but This has set back Russia’s military back decades. The world will help Ukraine when this ends, Russia is a national embarrassment.
Russia probably will too, involuntarily. Remember that earlier this year western governments froze about $300 billion of Russia’s foreign reserves.
He’s being expelled from the country. The Japanese consul apparently “was caught ‘red-handed’ receiving secret information on the effect of Western sanctions on the economic situation in Russia's far east. It said the classified information, which also concerned Russia's cooperation with an unnamed Asia-Pacific country, had been obtained in return for a ‘monetary reward’’.”
He’s being expelled from the country. The Japanese consul apparently “was caught ‘red-handed’ receiving secret information on the effect of Western sanctions on the economic situation in Russia's far east. It said the classified information, which also concerned Russia's cooperation with an unnamed Asia-Pacific country, had been obtained in return for a ‘monetary reward’’.”
It's most likely China. Putin met with Xi months before the invasion. Putin told Xi about the impending invasion and the two celebrated their unlimited friendship. I am sure some planning was involved, like how China would secretly back Russia by sending weapons to North Korea in advance, etc., etc.
China's involvement won't be known for years if at all.
It's most likely China. Putin met with Xi months before the invasion. Putin told Xi about the impending invasion and the two celebrated their unlimited friendship. I am sure some planning was involved, like how China would secretly back Russia by sending weapons to North Korea in advance, etc., etc.
China's involvement won't be known for years if at all.
Whatever China may or may not be doing, it's not working.
Going by the optimism of our reside Putinists on this thread, I think this is Putin's plan all along. He knows the amount of munitions NATO has left in stock and cleverly calculated how many targets he would need to provide for the west to exhaust their supply of munitions.
Putin using the Zap Brannigan "kill bot" technique.
Their infrastructure is in ruins.
The UK definitely seems to be on the losing side too. Their currency is at all time lows and they're in the midst of a deep recession. Ditto for the EU/Euro currency. What are the Europeans going to do for energy when the Russians refuse to sell it to them?
And yet the EU natural gas reserves are at 87% at the unofficial stat of winter heating season. Target for that has been 80% by November 1-
and Vlad the Cad bestows full Russian citizenship upon the lovely Edward Snowden..that outta really help them..lol..
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