"All of Vlad's forces and all of Vlad's men, are out to put Humpty together again." (28 Viewers)

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Glider said:
If I can add a couple of other caveats to this.

a) By then, just how many men will Russia have left to fight a war. The barrel is already being cleaned out.
b) Nato's increased military spending will have come to fruition by 2030.
c) By then how much money will Russia have to fight a war. They are close to broke now and just to replace a fraction of what they have lost will cost an eye watering amount of money.
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While I completely agree with you and GrauGeist, there is a nuisance. Autocrats surround themselves with (usually incompetent) people that tells them what they want to hear. I would not be surprised that Putin is told that NATO is ill prepared and that Russia can reach Berlin in 3 days. The danger here is that when Poland (alone, no need for help) beats them to the dust things escalate from conventional 3-day sodomizing to all out nuclear war.
 
RogerdeLluria said:
While I completely agree with you and GrauGeist, there is a nuisance. Autocrats surround themselves with (usually incompetent) people that tells them what they want to hear. I would not be surprised that Putin is told that NATO is ill prepared and that Russia can reach Berlin in 3 days. The danger here is that when Poland (alone, no need for help) beats them to the dust things escalate from conventional 3-day sodomizing to all out nuclear war.
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Even more scary are the ' Autocrats who surround themselves with (usually incompetent) people that tells them what they want to hear.' on both sides of the line.
 
GrauGeist said:
With corruption, sanctions and a war going on, just how fit is Russia's nuclear Arsenal?

Russia's Nuclear Modernization Drive Is Only a Success on Paper
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Am I the only person who was struck by this part.

So important is RVSN re-armament that the Kremlin is even skimping on testing. There was only one test launch of Sarmat instead of planned six in 2022. The imperative is to show Russia has upgraded its arsenal—whether these new systems actually work is of secondary concern.
 
Glider said:
Am I the only person who was struck by this part.

So important is RVSN re-armament that the Kremlin is even skimping on testing. There was only one test launch of Sarmat instead of planned six in 2022. The imperative is to show Russia has upgraded its arsenal—whether these new systems actually work is of secondary concern.
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Notice that it was also pointed out that testing on both the subs and bombers has been scaled back?
 
Glider said:
Am I the only person who was struck by this part.

So important is RVSN re-armament that the Kremlin is even skimping on testing. There was only one test launch of Sarmat instead of planned six in 2022. The imperative is to show Russia has upgraded its arsenal—whether these new systems actually work is of secondary concern.
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Never mind the quality, feel the width...and it's THICK!!!
 

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy quickly reversed course last month on a law that would have curbed the independence of the country's anti-corruption watchdogs after widespread protests that threatened the stability of his leadership for the first time since Russia's invasion.

It's unlikely that the damage to the president's image can be changed as easily.

Zelenskyy's reversal followed years of public discontent that simmered around his inner circle, some of whom have been accused of corruption. But Ukrainians have been largely deferential toward their president in wartime, trusting him to lead the fight against the Kremlin and even acquiescing in the suspension of some civil liberties.

The protests showed the limits of that goodwill after the public concluded that Zelenskyy's fast-tracking of the law was a step too far.

 
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