"All of Vlad's forces and all of Vlad's men, are out to put Humpty together again." (2 Viewers)

[GrauGeist]

He has been successful in his rise to power and manipulating the Russian constitution to maintain his position.

It would appear that with his success, he has somehow gotten the idea that he's invincible.

Now the problem is, his military has been neglected, underfunded and poorly organized since the fall of the Soviet Union and his tossing threats around about his mighty military don't match what it is actually capable of.

At least Hitler, in the early years, fielded a military that could back his play.

 

[tomo pauk]

And just how does Russia expect deliver on that threat?
Bosnia/Herzegovina is landlocked by Croatia and Montenegro, both being NATO nations and to get to them would mean violating either's borders...

B&H borders with Serbia, too.

 

[GrauGeist]

B&H borders with Serbia, too.

Correct, Serbia and I beleive Macedonia, aren't NATO member nations.
However, all the nations surrounding them are.
So any access to those non-member nations means crossing NATO territory (air, sea and land).

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

And just how does Russia expect deliver on that threat?
Bosnia/Herzegovina is landlocked by Croatia and Montenegro, both being NATO nations and to get to them would mean violating either's borders...

Bluster from a desperate man. He's shaking his fist at the clouds.

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

Correct, but Serbia and I beleive Macedonia, aren't NATO member nations.
However, all the nations surrounding them are.
So any access to those non-member nations means crossing NATO territory (air, sea and land).

... unless they feel like towing their aircraft-carrier into the Adriatic or Aegean, lol.

 

[Crimea_River]

I'm going to post a shout-out to Dimlee's post #2339. If anyone has not watched the video there I recommend that you do.

 

[GrauGeist]

... unless they feel like towing their aircraft-carrier into the Adriatic or Aegean, lol.

Might be awkward if they try.
The USN has the USS Truman and it's taskforce currently stationed in the Adriatic along with two Italian Navy carrier groups.

 

[Escuadrilla Azul]

Private jets are leaving Russia for Dubai after Putin threatened to purge Russian society of traitors

Many Russians have fled the country since the invasion of Ukraine, citing fears of Russian crackdowns and the country's new economy.

www.yahoo.com

Dubai is the hole in the net around russian money. Those who can has been transfering money there to avoid restrictions.

From there they can move where they need it.

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

Might be awkward if they try.
The USN has the USS Truman and it's taskforce currently stationed in the Adriatic along with two Italian Navy carrier groups.

Mazactly. Russia simply doesn't have the ability to project power in accordance with that threat, rendering it empty words. And when you're hearing empty threats, you know you're dealing with someone who's more afraid than he is confident. 'Twas ever thus.

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

I'm going to post a shout-out to Dimlee's post #2339. If anyone has not watched the video there I recommend that you do.

I just finished downloading it and will watch it tonight. I enjoy round-table discussions with informed panelists such as that seems to be, and am looking forward to it.

 

[SaparotRob]

Bluster from a desperate man. He's shaking his fist at the clouds.

 

[SaparotRob]

Bluster from a desperate man. He's shaking his fist at the clouds.

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

I knew you, of most here, would get it!

 

[SaparotRob]

Be nice if I knew how to crop these shots or post a gif.

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

Be nice if I knew how to crop these shots or post a gif.

Find the image or .gif you want to post. Right-click on the image, and select "copy image address".

Come back here to the reply box. Type the command "img" between two brackets. Right-click, and select "paste". Type the command "/img", again between two brackets. Your closing command will look like this: [/img]. Your opening command will look like this:

[img].

Ignore the red "x", it's an artifact of the software. Forgive my displaying the commands in reverse order, but I had to do it that way to show you the actual commands without the software trying to make it a pic.

 

[SaparotRob]

Just took a screenshot of the instructions.
Dude, you're a Dude!

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

Figured out the coding access here, this is what it will look like:

[img]your image address goes here[/img]

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

Example:

To see how BBCode works, quote this very post, select the three vertical dots on the far right of the response box, then from the drop-down select the "[ ]" icon. That will show you how to type it in to present an image.

 

[GTX]

Here we go! These Ruskies are funny guys!

A Russian lawmaker wants Alaska back. 'Good luck with that!'

Mar. 17—A Russian parliament member has called for the return of Alaska to Russian, prompting a quick dismissal from Alaska politicians and others. The statement came as Russian President Vladimir Putin has attempted to rewrite history in an effort to explain away his war in Ukraine. But Russia...

news.yahoo.com

So how will Tucker Carlson react to that I wonder...

 

[SaparotRob]

We will know when Putin tells him how to react.