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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There's no end in sight.

Even if Russia agrees to a ceasefire or even to leave altogether (they won't), there's no reason to trust them.

Even if Putin is taken out or overthrown, there are still some like him who will try to fill that slot.

I'm very worried that Putin isn't the weak/foolish person who bit off more than he could chew per the current media spin. I wonder if he's so calculating that he is letting his B team take the hit so the rest of the world thinks he can and must be taken out by putting boots on the ground or getting more intimately involved. Then he will send his A Team to take out the opposition once they've gotten cocky and let their guard down. This is a guy who patiently concocts plots to kill his competition or detractors...using brutal methods, on his terms. [/quote]

Lol no. This is the Russia A team. Stop thinking Putin is playing chess. He plays ticTacToe. There is no subtlety with Russians.[/quote]

Are you sure?

I've heard reports that:

-Military analysts have said the Russian tanks, equipment, etc. you see in Ukraine are not Russia's more modern military equipment (that they know exists).

-Putin has only sent 30% of his military into Ukraine, and he's holding back military to defend Russia and/or invade elsewhere.

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Same thing with their Air force. Military analysts are still perplex as to why they have not fully utilized their air power and taking advantage of their air superiority.

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/why-doesnt-russia-have-air-superiority-over-ukraine-200965

[quote]Russia launched its attack in the early hours of February 24 and successfully blinded the Ukrainian Air Force by taking out Ukraine’s main ground-based early warning radars. Strikes also destroyed a number of long-range S-300P surface-to-air missile batteries and even hit some runways at major bases. The initial attacks were very much like many of the U.S.-led interventions since the end of the Cold War.

All of that seemed to be straight out of the playbook used in almost every military conflict since 1938, noted a report from the RUSI think tank in London.

RUSI argued that "with its early warning chain blinded and some runways cratered, the [Ukrainian Air Force] was left vulnerable to raids by strike aircraft like the Su-34 with guided munitions, or even multirole Su-30 fighters with predominantly unguided munitions. If present in significant numbers, escorting Su-35 and Su-30 fighters would have overwhelmed the Ukrainian fighters, even if they did manage to take off for sorties conducted at very low altitudes with limited situational awareness. This did not happen."

Instead, 300 modern Russian aircraft—which had been positioned for such an attack—have remained grounded...[/quote][/quote]

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