Anonymous wrote:I am just a regular guy in middle America. You call it flyover country.

I had never heard about this donbass region prior to the war. Now I am learning what I can about it.

It seems like many of the people living in this region would like to be part of Russia.

It also seems like ukriane is very corrupt.

Like I read about the former defense minister who took a billion dollars, which even Ukranian president Zelensky seemed to acknowledge.

I see our problems at home every day, and I wonder if our money isn’t better being spent at home.

I also see Putin who, while crazy and cruel in many respects, at least claims to respect Christianity. It seems like being a Christian is a bad word in much of America today, at least according to the television.

Then you should read the prior 380 pages. Anyone who supports Russian propaganda (e.g. bold-faced lies, pro-rape, pro-murder, pro-kidnapping children, pro-genocide dumping bodies into mass graves to make Donbass "more Russian") are unwelcome here. Every once-in-a-while newbies like you try to test Russian propaganda on this thread.

Russia intends to force Ukraine into capitulation by forming another "meat grinder" Army.

"In order to effectively protect the independence and security of our state, a set of measures will be taken to increase the size of the Russian Armed Forces and strengthen them. It is planned to form another army corps, 7 divisions, 19 brigades, 49 regiments and one flotilla next year."
"In January 2023, Putin ordered the Russian army to be extended to 1.5 million soldiers over the next three years."
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/10/25/7425702/

Note the first sentence "protect the independence and security of our state". Do they foresee an issue other than Ukraine? It almost sounds like they're assembling men who could cause issues domestically (e.g. drain the country of males who cause trouble, leaving only the FSB, police, and party loyalists at home?). This is also plausible since they're changing the rules again about who is able to serve - specifically anyone who could pose a danger to the regime.

"The measure, if approved by the full Parliament, applies to the year of military service required of all Russian men. Starting next year, those ages 18 to 30 would be required to serve; currently, it is 18 to 27."
"Russian men who have served in the military — up to 70 years old in the highest ranks — could be called up"
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/07/25/world/russia-ukraine-news

"misbehaving soldiers — mostly those who were in trouble for drinking alcohol — who were put in the pits. They were beaten by military police, kept in the pits for up to a week, and had food brought to them only once a day"
https://www.businessinsider.com/russian-troops-punished-pits-military-training-grounds-report-2023-10

"Russia’s Minister of Defense Sergei Shoigu said the purpose of the drills is to practice “dealing a massive nuclear strike with strategic offensive forces in response to a nuclear strike by the enemy.”"
https://apnews.com/article/russia-putin-rescinds-nuclear-test-ban-8e0c0757781ab65ed4070c94aa02545e

I would warn that the last two articles are techniques to de-sensitizes the Russian public to the unthinkable that would 'shock the conscious' of a normal person as well as lower the guard of western countries to discount the threat; e.g. repeat over-and-over again until they offer no resistance or reaction.

Anonymous wrote:Zelensky is the enemy of the ukranian people. It is increasingly understood and the time will come and it will boil over and zelensky better leave before that moment sparks.

Give it a rest, Ivan Ivanovich. You're insufferably boring and nobody here is interested in the wares you are trying to peddle.

Zelensky is the enemy of the ukranian people. It is increasingly understood and the time will come and it will boil over and zelensky better leave before that moment sparks.

Anonymous wrote:We have a great friend to the ukranian people as the new speaker of the house.

Thank God; things can improve now.

You could make Putin speaker of the house and it would not change a thing.

Anonymous wrote:We have a great friend to the ukranian people as the new speaker of the house.

Thank God; things can improve now.

Friend? You must be joking. He has been voting against aid to Ukraine. He wants to abandon them to be kidnapped, raped, tortured and slaughtered by Russia.

https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2022145

We have a great friend to the ukranian people as the new speaker of the house.

Thank God; things can improve now.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am just a regular guy in middle America. You call it flyover country.

I had never heard about this donbass region prior to the war. Now I am learning what I can about it.

It seems like many of the people living in this region would like to be part of Russia.

It also seems like ukriane is very corrupt.

Like I read about the former defense minister who took a billion dollars, which even Ukranian president Zelensky seemed to acknowledge.

I see our problems at home every day, and I wonder if our money isn’t better being spent at home.

I also see Putin who, while crazy and cruel in many respects, at least claims to respect Christianity. It seems like being a Christian is a bad word in much of America today, at least according to the television.

Do you think a native English speaker speaks like this?

Sick nativist say….

You really need to work on your syntax, grammar and idioms, Ivan Ivanovich.

Ukraine failing badly.

Only Trump can save Ukraine.

Zelensky stabbed Trump in the back to protect the Bidens.

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Anonymous wrote:I am just a regular guy in middle America. You call it flyover country.

I had never heard about this donbass region prior to the war. Now I am learning what I can about it.

It seems like many of the people living in this region would like to be part of Russia.

It also seems like ukriane is very corrupt.

Like I read about the former defense minister who took a billion dollars, which even Ukranian president Zelensky seemed to acknowledge.

I see our problems at home every day, and I wonder if our money isn’t better being spent at home.

I also see Putin who, while crazy and cruel in many respects, at least claims to respect Christianity. It seems like being a Christian is a bad word in much of America today, at least according to the television.

Do you think a native English speaker speaks like this?

Sick nativist say….

Anonymous wrote:I am just a regular guy in middle America. You call it flyover country.

I had never heard about this donbass region prior to the war. Now I am learning what I can about it.

It seems like many of the people living in this region would like to be part of Russia.

It also seems like ukriane is very corrupt.

Like I read about the former defense minister who took a billion dollars, which even Ukranian president Zelensky seemed to acknowledge.

I see our problems at home every day, and I wonder if our money isn’t better being spent at home.

I also see Putin who, while crazy and cruel in many respects, at least claims to respect Christianity. It seems like being a Christian is a bad word in much of America today, at least according to the television.

Do you think a native English speaker speaks like this?

Our roads and bridges (thanks Biden) have been redone, and our grid is getting upgraded too. Young people don’t know what to do with themselves since debt forgiveness- there are more jobs than people. It’s like a Sadie Hawkins dance.

We can afford two wars. Janet Yellen said so.

Anonymous wrote:I am just a regular guy in middle America. You call it flyover country.

I had never heard about this donbass region prior to the war. Now I am learning what I can about it.

It seems like many of the people living in this region would like to be part of Russia.

It also seems like ukriane is very corrupt.

Like I read about the former defense minister who took a billion dollars, which even Ukranian president Zelensky seemed to acknowledge.

I see our problems at home every day, and I wonder if our money isn’t better being spent at home.

I also see Putin who, while crazy and cruel in many respects, at least claims to respect Christianity. It seems like being a Christian is a bad word in much of America today, at least according to the television.

This reads exactly like some talking points typed up in the Kremlin.

Anonymous wrote:I am just a regular guy in middle America. You call it flyover country.

I had never heard about this donbass region prior to the war. Now I am learning what I can about it.

It seems like many of the people living in this region would like to be part of Russia.

It also seems like ukriane is very corrupt.

Like I read about the former defense minister who took a billion dollars, which even Ukranian president Zelensky seemed to acknowledge.

I see our problems at home every day, and I wonder if our money isn’t better being spent at home.

I also see Putin who, while crazy and cruel in many respects, at least claims to respect Christianity. It seems like being a Christian is a bad word in much of America today, at least according to the television.

Are you posting from 2022?

I am just a regular guy in middle America. You call it flyover country.

I had never heard about this donbass region prior to the war. Now I am learning what I can about it.

It seems like many of the people living in this region would like to be part of Russia.

It also seems like ukriane is very corrupt.

Like I read about the former defense minister who took a billion dollars, which even Ukranian president Zelensky seemed to acknowledge.

I see our problems at home every day, and I wonder if our money isn’t better being spent at home.

I also see Putin who, while crazy and cruel in many respects, at least claims to respect Christianity. It seems like being a Christian is a bad word in much of America today, at least according to the television.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m still so surprised Russia still has not figured out what took down the Wagner plane with all leadership on it.

It is really surprising that they have not asked the NTSB or an international group to help investigate.

It makes you wonder if maybe the Kremlin is covering up something..

Oh, you haven’t heard about the “grenade”? https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/putin-hand-grenade-fragments-found-bodies-prigozhin-plane-crash-2023-10-05/
I thought it was hilarious.

Russia really should get to the bottom of this. It seems really suspicious how Wagner leaders died. I guess no one cares? Weren’t they Putin’s go to guys?

Odd Russians are not concerned
.

It seems likely that the plane went down due to a planned explosive that was set by Russian security forces. No one - not even Prigozhin - gets to do a Thunder Run to Moscow and live. Not in Putin's Russia. The moment he led his Wagner convoy north to Moscow, he became dead man walking.