Russia can only exist as Russia under dictatorship. They tried democracy, it wasn't for them. The country would fragment into several without an iron hand*. Ukraine being smaller could slowly and painfully become a functioning parliamentary democracy with a bunch of parties. As Poland has been turning into a recognisable, less fucked up developed nation thanks to returning emigrants who went to Western Europe, Ukraine was getting the knock-on effect of higher expectation of institutions. But it's at a pace that does not work with the US' political bipolar disorder. *I see similarities to Iraq being bad under Saddam but was for a long time worse for many without his terror. Putin, or a Putin is somewhat like this? Maybe Russia need to be in smaller nation units to actually flourish. I'm saying that in a neutral way, not hehe the Chinese will then eat them way.
Prigo on Shoigu's and Gerasimov's arse 24/7 these days. He is working his larger plan. Russia's Wagner Group chief threatens to pull his mercenary army from fighting in Ukraine if war efforts continue to be 'led by clowns who turn people into meat' https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/russias-wagner-group-chief-threatens-212154890.html
Putin has been told that the Patriot air defense system in Ukraine has been destroyed -- a dozen times now. According to Russian propaganda they have destroyed more Patriot missile batteries than were ever shipped to Ukraine. Shortly those numbers will be greater than the number of Patriot batteries which exist on the face of the earth. The entire thing is laughable. Putin is told about destruction of Patriot air defence system in Ukraine, but truth is different – Lithuanian Defence Minister https://news.yahoo.com/putin-told-destruction-patriot-air-090932066.html
Let's see what Russian vatnik social media is claiming versus reality. The lack of reality among the vatniks is sad, but they like in a Putin fantasy world.
Russia is caught between using its military to fight attacks within its own borders and invading Ukraine, UK intel says https://news.yahoo.com/russia-caught-between-using-military-101427093.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall
Let's see what Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, has to say about the Russian military in this 18 second long clip. Russian Military = LOSER
Belarus’ Lukashenko: ‘The only mistake we made’ was not finishing off Ukraine with Russia in 2014 Belarusian dictator completes transformation into Putin’s puppet. https://www.politico.eu/article/bel...ot-invade-ukraine-russia-2014-vladimir-putin/
Lukashenko has run an 18-month rant on the need to get ballsy with Ukraine and shoulda, coulda, want-ta take it. Meanwhile, he has sent ZERO Belarus troops to Ukraine despite daily arm-twistings from Vlad. The only Belarus fighting in Ukraine are the ones who went there to fight on the Ukrainian side. Putin and the Kremlin types are also ramping up the nuke talk, all while placing a good portion of their nuclear arsenal in Belarus- thus ensuring that if nuclear war breaks out, Belarus will be the first to be reduced to a parking lot in Newark, New Jersey. Lukadumbo might want to ask himself how smart it is to get into that position. FAIL.