US has no good options in Ukraine

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Anonymous wrote:This is just ridiculous.......

Not really. It seems clear that there are people in the Russian government who don't like what Putin is doing - where do you think our great intelligence is coming from? So it's wise to keep the lines of communication open.

What great intelligence? Saying that Russia would attack? Even a blind man could see that.

We had their entire battle plan for the past couple of weeks and our intel folks communicated exactly how it was going to play out

Then why didn’t we do anything to stop it?

Do you have a head injury? Go seek medical care.
In case you just awoke from a coma
A) we threatened sanctions ( they’ve been enacted)
B) Ukraine isn’t a member of NATO

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Anonymous wrote:How can you sanction a head of state and be host to UN?!?

Depends. If it's under a new E.O., exemptions for diplomatic affairs can be written in. If it's not, licenses could allow for that travel.

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Anonymous wrote:This is just ridiculous.......

Not really. It seems clear that there are people in the Russian government who don't like what Putin is doing - where do you think our great intelligence is coming from? So it's wise to keep the lines of communication open.

What great intelligence? Saying that Russia would attack? Even a blind man could see that.

Dp- no. We’ve used intelligence against them at every point and it’s been effective. Putin had planned to fake all sorts of reasons to garner support at home for this invasion. He’s left with nothing, and Russians are in the streets protesting against this.

It clearly wasn't enough.
Some of the Russian soldiers captured and in the hospital said that they were told Ukraine was the aggressor. They believed Putin's propaganda.
So, the message has not gotten to those that matter most - the military.

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What are the sentiments of the general Russian population on this war? Does anyone know people actually living in Russia? What do they think?

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Anonymous wrote:What are the sentiments of the general Russian population on this war? Does anyone know people actually living in Russia? What do they think?

All my Russian facebook friends but one are devastated. The one that isn’t works for the government and posted a picture of the Russian flag. My mother thinks this is Biden’s fault (“Shouldn’t have messed with Putin and just let him have the territories that he wants” 🤦‍♀️). I’m pretty sure the number of people who consider this to be a justified response to “Ukrainian genocide of Russians” is in the single digits, but then again I haven’t lived in Russia in over a decade and can’t be certain.

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Anonymous wrote:What are the sentiments of the general Russian population on this war? Does anyone know people actually living in Russia? What do they think?

There are large numbers of Russians taking to the streets and protesting against the war. And with the risk of arrest and worse that comes with that, it’s very brave of them to do

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Anonymous wrote:This is just ridiculous.......

Not really. It seems clear that there are people in the Russian government who don't like what Putin is doing - where do you think our great intelligence is coming from? So it's wise to keep the lines of communication open.

What great intelligence? Saying that Russia would attack? Even a blind man could see that.

Dp- no. We’ve used intelligence against them at every point and it’s been effective. Putin had planned to fake all sorts of reasons to garner support at home for this invasion. He’s left with nothing, and Russians are in the streets protesting against this.

It clearly wasn't enough.
Some of the Russian soldiers captured and in the hospital said that they were told Ukraine was the aggressor. They believed Putin's propaganda.
So, the message has not gotten to those that matter most - the military.

The commander of the Russian motorized rifle platoon that was captured early on said they were under the impression they were just being sent there to do political posturing on the border and were surprised when they were then told to actually go in and attack Ukraine.

I think some of them are reluctant and in disbelief.

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Anonymous wrote:This is just ridiculous.......

Not really. It seems clear that there are people in the Russian government who don't like what Putin is doing - where do you think our great intelligence is coming from? So it's wise to keep the lines of communication open.

What great intelligence? Saying that Russia would attack? Even a blind man could see that.

We had their entire battle plan for the past couple of weeks and our intel folks communicated exactly how it was going to play out

Then why didn’t we do anything to stop it?

What do you think could’ve been done to stop Putin?

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Anonymous wrote:What are the sentiments of the general Russian population on this war? Does anyone know people actually living in Russia? What do they think?

There are large numbers of Russians taking to the streets and protesting against the war. And with the risk of arrest and worse that comes with that, it’s very brave of them to do

I honestly hope this breaks Putin's regime.

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This is why so many of us view the UN as a joke.

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I hope they remembered to inform John Kerry about this, given his history.......

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Anonymous wrote:This is why so many of us view the UN as a joke.

How the heck is he just realizing this? Even if it wasn’t something he didn’t know a week ago how can be a chief political correspondent and not pick that up from the many of news pieces mentioned it since the invasion 2 nights ago?

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Anonymous wrote:This is just ridiculous.......

Not really. It seems clear that there are people in the Russian government who don't like what Putin is doing - where do you think our great intelligence is coming from? So it's wise to keep the lines of communication open.

What great intelligence? Saying that Russia would attack? Even a blind man could see that.

We had their entire battle plan for the past couple of weeks and our intel folks communicated exactly how it was going to play out

Then why didn’t we do anything to stop it?

What do you think could’ve been done to stop Putin?

Would Mossad do some training on him? He's a huge antisemite.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Spare a thought or prayer for the 3+ million people huddled in Kyiv tonight. Russia is throwing everything they've got at them - Putin has become impatient.

What do we think the chances of Putin using nukes will be? I feel like he took Chernobyl as a way to attack Western Europe without setting foot in Western Europe.

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Anonymous wrote:What are the sentiments of the general Russian population on this war? Does anyone know people actually living in Russia? What do they think?

There are large numbers of Russians taking to the streets and protesting against the war. And with the risk of arrest and worse that comes with that, it’s very brave of them to do

They should. They are oppressed by Putin, the oligarchs and anti- Democratic forces in Russia as well. They should 100 percent show solidarity with the Ukraine, and Baltic States at this time. This may be their chance to throw off oppression as well!