"All of Vlad's forces and all of Vlad's men, are out to put Humpty together again." (18 Viewers)

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

The problem, of course, remains the lack of an exit strategy. The last time such an ideological war was fought, it was Nazi Germany attacking the USSR. German forces bombarded cities but that just made them harder to overwhelm (Stalingrad, anyone?). Even if Putin succeeds in replacing Zelensky with a puppet, Russian forces will still have to occupy the country because it will be impossible to rebuild the Ukrainian military. They won't be able to trust the police forces either because they're likely infested with nazi sleeper agents.

Thus Putin has frog-marched into a never-ending insurgency against what he perceives as lingering nazi elements but which, in reality, are mostly ordinary Ukrainian citizens simply resisting an oppressive invader.

If this is even remotely the case, then we're heading for a long and really ugly period in European history.

That is 100% exactly the problem, and a very scary one at that.

There is no endgame here that is good for him. He loses no matter what.

1. Even if he wins this war it will only bog the Russians down in a decades long insurgency. How long can he sustain that with Russia's sons continually being sent home in body bags?

2. He can't push further west. That leads to war with NATO. We all know how that will end.

3. He can't quit and go home. It will make him look weak and he will not allow himself to lose face.

So what does he have to lose? What choice does he have?

Let's hope the Russians take matters into their own hands.

 

[buffnut453]

Link to that story about the school kids? I'm not finding it.

Here ya go...

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-europe-60582327?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=621f74ee980bea49f4b7ac17%26Russian%20primary%20school%20children%20detained%20for%20anti-war%20protest%262022-03-02T14%3A38%3A02.474Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:0fd480dd-93a7-474a-a7cc-5b45a7c7baa8&pinned_post_asset_id=621f74ee980bea49f4b7ac17&pinned_post_type=share

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Ukraine jets hit Russian column; Russia has used thermobarics, Ukraine military says

Startling new claims in Russia's war on Ukraine by the head of Ukraine's defense intelligence agency.

www.yahoo.com

 

[buffnut453]

The Ukrainians have created a catchy song for the Bayraktar TB2 UAV with its own video...with an absolutely AWESOME ending:



I also love the reference to orcs in the lyrics. Hope this reaches #1 in the charts!

 

[SaparotRob]

If only some hacker could get this onto Soviet media.

 

[Admiral Beez]

The Ukrainians have created a catchy song for the Bayraktar TB2 UAV with its own video...with an absolutely AWESOME ending:



Hope this reaches #1 in the charts!

Very catchy. I'm already humming Bay Raktar to myself.

 

[GrauGeist]

Holy chit, that's awesome!

Love it!!

 

[buffnut453]

Very catchy. I'm already humming Bay Raktar to myself.

Agreed. It's definitely ear-worm material.

 

[Dimlee]

The Ukrainians have created a catchy song for the Bayraktar TB2 UAV with its own video...with an absolutely AWESOME ending:



Hope this reaches #1 in the charts!

Good lyrics, by the way. I'm sure our Polish friends can understand most words.

 

[Dimlee]

Another grocery shop has been liberated by the Red Army Soviet Army Horde of Orcs?
Decisive victory.
Shevchenkove, Kharkiv region.

 

[J_P_C]

Another grocery shop has been liberated by the Red Army Soviet Army Horde of Orcs?
Decisive victory.
Shevchenkove, Kharkiv region.

this is most cultural robbery i ever seen - they even used shopping bags - did they payed eco fee for using plastic ones?

 

[Admiral Beez]

It's June 1914 all over again, the Serbs are threatening to mobilize.

Vučić: "There is huge pressure on Serbia, it will be difficult to endure"

Latest Serbia news in English, latest Kosovo news in English, Serbian economy news, Serbian business news, Serbian politics news, Balkan regional news in English

www.b92.net

"We have died for the sake of others; they aren't against Russia, but against Serbia"

Latest Serbia news in English, latest Kosovo news in English, Serbian economy news, Serbian business news, Serbian politics news, Balkan regional news in English

www.b92.net

 

[GrauGeist]

It's June 1914 all over again, the Serbs are threatening to mobilize.

Vučić: "There is huge pressure on Serbia, it will be difficult to endure"

Latest Serbia news in English, latest Kosovo news in English, Serbian economy news, Serbian business news, Serbian politics news, Balkan regional news in English

www.b92.net

"We have died for the sake of others; they aren't against Russia, but against Serbia"

Latest Serbia news in English, latest Kosovo news in English, Serbian economy news, Serbian business news, Serbian politics news, Balkan regional news in English

www.b92.net

He's just making noise - note that there are elections?

 

[J_P_C]

It's June 1914 all over again, the Serbs are threatening to mobilize.

Vučić: "There is huge pressure on Serbia, it will be difficult to endure"

Latest Serbia news in English, latest Kosovo news in English, Serbian economy news, Serbian business news, Serbian politics news, Balkan regional news in English

www.b92.net

"We have died for the sake of others; they aren't against Russia, but against Serbia"

Latest Serbia news in English, latest Kosovo news in English, Serbian economy news, Serbian business news, Serbian politics news, Balkan regional news in English

www.b92.net

after this speach serbians may be sure that their accession request papers will be lost in Brussel's dungeons for pretty much forever.

 

[J_P_C]

Another grocery shop has been liberated by the Red Army Soviet Army Horde of Orcs?
Decisive victory.
Shevchenkove, Kharkiv region.

Dimlee - is word "sviniosabaki" has different meaning than just combination of two? is it idiom or kind of "newspeak" ?

 

[Greg Boeser]

Schweinhund auf Deutsch?

 

[SaparotRob]

Take that oligarchs, Harley-Davidson just suspended shipments to Russia.
Now it's SERIOUS.

 

[buffnut453]

From Reuters:

The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted to reprimand Russia over its invasion of Ukraine and demanded that Moscow stop fighting and withdraw its military forces, an action that aims to diplomatically isolate Russia at the world body.

The resolution, supported by 141 of the assembly's 193 members, ended a rare emergency session called by the U.N. Security Council and as Ukrainian forces battled on in the port of Kherson in the face of air strikes and a devastating bombardment that forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee.

The text of the resolution "deplores" Russia's "aggression against Ukraine." The last time Security Council convened an emergency session of the General Assembly was in 1982, according to U.N. website.

Thirty-five members including China abstained and five countries including Russia, Syria and Belarus voted against the resolution. While General Assembly resolutions are non-binding, they carry political weight.

 

[buffnut453]

BREAKING NEWS: Georgia has announced it wants to join the EU "immediately"....and, no, that's not the Georgia that has Atlanta as its state capital.

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

From Reuters:

The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted to reprimand Russia over its invasion of Ukraine and demanded that Moscow stop fighting and withdraw its military forces, an action that aims to diplomatically isolate Russia at the world body.

The resolution, supported by 141 of the assembly's 193 members, ended a rare emergency session called by the U.N. Security Council and as Ukrainian forces battled on in the port of Kherson in the face of air strikes and a devastating bombardment that forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee.

The text of the resolution "deplores" Russia's "aggression against Ukraine." The last time Security Council convened an emergency session of the General Assembly was in 1982, according to U.N. website.

Thirty-five members including China abstained and five countries including Russia, Syria and Belarus voted against the resolution. While General Assembly resolutions are non-binding, they carry political weight.

It says a lot about the character of the 35 countries that abstained and five that voted against the resolution. Not surprised, but it says a lot.