1. I am not Ukrainian. I am an American. 2. Biden is an idiot. Even though he supports Ukraine (not enough, but does). His being an idiot does not mean his support of Ukraine is wrong. Idiots' actions are never 100% idiotic.
We live in an idiot world, everyone of us in one way or another is an idiot. Reminds me of a thread here on ET, is the Queen going to heaven. We all come from the same place and all going to the same place, calling someone an idiot is a reflection of ourselves, and I do it too.
Malcolm Nance apparently is a terror to Russians. Why do they only mention Englishmen and Americans? There are also French, Dutch, Danes, Swedes, Belgians, Brasilians, Israelis, Belarusians, Chechens etc. and, yes, Russian citizens fighting on the side of Ukraine.
With a grin, Putin warns Ukraine: the war can get more serious https://www.reuters.com/world/europ...russia-he-invaded-ukraine-stop-it-2022-09-16/ SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan, Sept 16 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin on Friday brushed off a lightning Ukrainian counter-offensive with a smile but warned that Russia would respond more forcefully if its troops were put under further pressure. Speaking after a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in the Uzbek city of Samarkand, Putin cast the invasion as a necessary step to prevent what he said was a Western plot to break Russia apart. Moscow, he said, was in no hurry in Ukraine. And its goals remained unchanged. "The Kiev authorities announced that they have launched and are conducting an active counter-offensive operation. Well, let's see how it develops, how it ends up," Putin said with a grin. It was his first public comment on a rout of his forces in northeastern Ukraine's Kharkiv region a week ago that has prompted unusually strong public criticism from Russian military commentators. Russia hit Ukrainian infrastructure in response - including a reservoir dam and electricity supplies - and Putin said those attacks could get worse. "Recently, the Russian armed forces have inflicted a couple of sensitive blows. Let's assume they're a warning. If the situation continues to develop like this, then the response will be more serious," he said. Putin also said Russia was gradually taking control of new areas of Ukraine. Asked if what he calls the "special military operation" needed correction, he said: "The plan is not subject to adjustment." "The General Staff considers one thing important, another thing secondary - but the main task remains unchanged, and it is being implemented," Putin said. "The main goal is the liberation of the entire territory of Donbas." The Donbas comprises two largely Russian-speaking provinces of eastern Ukraine - Luhansk, which is now fully under the control of Russian and Russian-backed separatist forces, and Donetsk, which they partially control. However, Russia now occupies around a fifth of Ukraine in all, including much of the southerly Zaporizhzhia and Kherson provinces, in addition to Crimea, which it seized in 2014 and considers part of Russia.
"The main goal is the liberation of the entire territory of Donbas." Yeh sure, and that is why you started by attacking Kiev? That might be your scaled-back goal. "Moscow, he said, was in no hurry in Ukraine." Uh huh. Looked like you were in a hurry to withdraw troops from Kiev, and it most definitely looked like you were in a hurry in Izium the other day- a hurry to leave. Putin be having a major problem now- and that problem is with Xi. Putin likes to keep the nuclear threat routine running in the background and Xi does not like it at all. Xi does not want to go there. A couple pundits have pointed out that it is not insignificant that Xi did not go to Putin's economic forum in Vladivostok- but instead met him at a side meeting in Uzbekistan because he did not want to be seen with him unless it is China on his terms. Plus, Xi eviscerated and disemboweled Putin by saying that China would protect K-stan from any and all outside attacks- including Russia. It's about Kherson right now. Putin wants to show that the shellacking in Izium and Kharkiv was a one-off and that he has righted the ship. While Ukraine wants to take Kherson and show that they have a trend going. Some pundits, including former Russian military types argue that Putin has always had a plan to use a small tactical nuke in Ukraine just to rattle the world and Ukraine. If he does that, China will throw him under the bus. They will call for Russian accelerated peace talks and will tell the world that they got the United States to refrain from a nuclear attack and China will come out looking like a force for the good. Then they will gobble up central asia through various deals. And will also have set the stage for gobbling up a good part of post-war Ukrainian deals related to belt and road. Putin in over his head. But if the Ukrainians cannot take Kherson, their position is vastly weakened. If they do, well it is Russia that is vastly weakened. Crimea is sort of a bargaining chip or next year's project.
So his one week plan to overtake UA was not in a hurry? right.... "If UA keeps winning, we'll ramp up our war crimes, so stop winning!"
p. maybe doesn't really know what's actually going on in ukraine nobody dares to tell him or he is already demented and ...