Ukrainian victory over Russia is inevitable
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I do not care about diesel. But how and why are there skittles and Hershey bars still in Russia? Didn’t American companies stop doing business there? Aren’t mars and Hershey still US companies? |
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| Russia rolling out the red carpet to beg for help from North Korea. Nobody wins quite like the Russians... |
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LOL wait til they find out that China already has a claim on the Russian far east |
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This is such a weird thing to harp on considering Ukraine/NATO are begging South Korea for shells at the same time. The Korean peninsula is one of the few places that was prepared for artillery duels. https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/south-korean-ammunition-headed-ukraine-via-us-wsj-2023-05-25/ |
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It's really not. What an embarrassing overall production for Russia. |
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| I think the love between Russians and North Koreans makes sense. They both are like giant Branch Dravidian cults. Probably with same ending to their story. |
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A true intellectual, I see. |
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Davidian. North Koreans and Russians are trapped, programmed sheep built to serve their master. They have no real purpose other than to serve and die and their masters leisure. |
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| Half billion dollars worth of Russian investment into their navy - boom... plus a critical drydock out of commission - if any more of the Black Sea Fleet get hit, they are screwed. |
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Jeff deleted so many posts that held too many truths even when using nyt and Haaretz as sources |
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That meme would be better if it was “Yuri, you lost ANOTHER sub….to a country without a navy?” But those are good for now until Ukraine takes out the second sub. The irony is that the heavy landing craft was built in Poland under USSR. Don’t see a replacement on the horizon. It is like Putin is playing with his grandfathers vintage toys and finally seeing what it is like to blow them up. They are not replacing 75% of what they are losing -ever. |
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Yes. Likely not, since Sweden and others are stepping up. The panic is finally setting in with the Kremlin. "Russia's economic development ministry just raised its inflation forecast for this year from 5.3% to 7.5%" "The ministry did not appear to have provided a reason for the hike." https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-economy-inflation-forecast-vladimir-putin-ukraine-war-ruble-interest-2023-9 Instead of Russian Central Bank inflation forecasts going down, it jumped by 50% in just a month? Remember this is occurring after Saudi Arabia extended the production cuts to drive oil prices up, making Russian oil more valuable; and after the Russian central bank halted all foreign currency exchange through December. But economy isn't the only bad news. "Maria Zakharova, spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, has promised a "tough response" and "punishment" for trying to "finish off" the Crimean Bridge." https://www.yahoo.com/news/russian-foreign-ministry-threatens-response-084106995.html This shows the level of desperation within minds of the Russian hierarchy. My guess is that the sons of many upper-level officials are probably stationed in Crimea where it's relatively "safe" away from the front lines. It is clear that once the Crimea Bridge is destroyed, the civilians would be forced to evacuate. Once that happens, Russian military logistics will be disrupted or even might shut down for, likely, at least one full week? It also means that Russian troops will be largely left alone in the city, so easier to target versus hiding amongst civilians and their children. Even Solovyov was a bit defensive and angry today, defending himself against an op-ed written by Valery Garbuzov, former Director of the US and Canada Studies Institute (ISKRAN), Russia’s Academy of Sciences (a leading Russian think tank, similar to Rand or Mitre). The article compared Solovyov's program to Goebbels Nazi propaganda. "I despise you as an enemy. Because you dared accuse my program and myself of lies, primitive lies." "New hashtag; I will f*** you up, dirtbags!" https://www.stopfake.org/en/woe-to-my-enemies-rages-russia-s-mouthpiece-in-chief/ "The Kupyansk front was unusually quiet over the last 24 hours as not a single combat operation took place" https://www.yahoo.com/news/no-combat-operations-reported-kupyansk-125700097.html There's usually a few possible explainations, the most likely ones being "conserving ammunition", "fortifying defenses" or "preparing a counter attack"? "Russia is planning to carry out widespread mobilization in both its own territory and the areas of Ukraine it temporarily occupies. The General Staff estimates 400,000 to 700,000 enemy personnel could be called up." https://www.yahoo.com/news/over-270-000-russian-military-084000992.html This also shows the level of desperation regarding the military situation on the ground. I believe that Russia is currently (officially) supposed to be at 2.4M call-up? I'm a little dubious whether the 2.4M is accurate, since I read they're still trying to conscript tens-of-thousands a month? However, if that 2.4M number is correct, then the higher end of this last mobilization (700k) should be enough to put them over the top and initiate a wide-spread shut down of key sectors of the Russian economy (e.g. once they hit the 3M call-up point of working males removed from the labor force and placed into uniform). Although Putin believes that reversion back to Stalinist economics is sustainable, I personally believe he has underestimated the secondary effects it will have on a technologically-based society. A full mobilization of 700k will also be far more difficult for Putin to continue to spin as a "Special Military Operation". Putin will also have difficulty finding election opponents to run against, since anyone there knows that opposing Putin publicly is a death sentence. With the elections coming up in March, I'm curious how this will be portrayed within the press? I'm still guessing that January will be the 18 mos mark for the 3M'ish call-up, with about a year for the economic impacts to play out, and the final 6 months with disintegration of authority. Overall, still holding to the estimate of about 22 months out for the collapse of Russia as we know it. There are a few factors that would add or subtract from this estimate (ex. Putin's health, Saudi Arabia intervening, etc.) but even with the rabbits that the Kremlin have pulled out of the hat so far, there aren't many avenues left. Time is running out for Putin's Russia. |