Small men always seem to have big mouths. Small minded Putin for instance, not short in stature, just like other recent Populists/Nationalists. First one running for the exit if a fight breaks out. Even ones with "bone spurs".
Yes, Poland has given 240 battle tanks to Ukraine. Let Russia deal with those 5 to 6 small countries who want destroy Russia
Putin had only a plan for 3 days. When that went wrong the new plan was:"improvisation". But even that went wrong. At least Russia lost a lot of "professional soldiers", so now they have ten thousands of vacancies for soldiers (to replace the dead ones) but not a single Russian is interested. They are all too afraid to go to Ukraine for that special operation. In reality it is more a high probable retour ticket in a body bag. At least if they are lucky enough that Putin wants the dead body back. But if the dead body returns Putin has to pay money to the family, so it will be registered as "missing" as that's cheaper for Putin as there is then no proof that the soldier is dead. Probably that soldier and his family voted for Putin as he was very good for the Russians. LOL.
Exactly, many support war and territorial conquest as long as they get to watch it on TV. Russia is out of stupid idiots who will volunteer in droves. The only thing left is military draft, but the moment it happens people will take the streets. It is better to wrestle with Police than be blown to pieces in Ukraine.
Despite things looked like they were going to topple in recent history, Russia managed to defeat not only the 5-million French army that got close, but also defeated the German army 100 years later as well. I can only assume those historic events add to a feeling of invincibility to the average Russian. "See, no matter how dark things get for us, we always manage to win over everyone!"
General Patton Quote - at the end of WW2 while in Germany. "We promised the Europeans freedom. It would be worse than dishonorable not to see they have it. This might mean war with the Russians, but what of it? They have no Air Force anymore , their gasoline and ammunition supplies are low.I've seen their miserable supply trains;mostly wagons draw by beaten up old hoses or oxen. I'll say this ;the Third Army alone with very little help and with damned few casualties, could lick what is left of the Russians in six weeks. You mark my words. Don't ever forget them. Someday we will have to fight them and it will take six years and cost us six million lives." http://www.politicalforum.com/index...ons-quotes-on-russia-and-the-russians.346003/
Poor Patton. And he got shit-canned by the us politicians for 'offending America's great ally'. Only few years later that same ally was killing US soldiers in the Korean war, but that's another tale...And China too back-stabbed them Americans, even using previously donated supplies from the Americans to kill more Americans. As an interesting side-note, when the UK, France and US were economically raping Germany after the surrender from the first world war, our great John Maynard Keynes warned them specifically that within 20 years this would force a second world war and the world would be sorry if they went along with it. Of course, everyone was greedy so Keynes was ignored... how right he was. 100% spot on.
Keynes wasn't the only one who warned. But he got his revenge anyway with all those bobblehead Keynesians in charge at The Fed facking things up.
Memories of the long Afghanistan fiasco and retreat and the bodies being sent back also weigh on the minds of Putin and the Russians. The Americans had similar problems there as well, obviously. Problems that come from backing people who do not want to fight. But the Ukrainians want to fight, and the Russians are on the side where the frontline soldiers are deserting and trying to avoid service. Yeh, think about AFG along with your previous "glories" Vlad. Your people and soldiers are.It was those body bags coming back which ultimately caused Russia to withdraw. Body bags that are just the smallest fraction of what are coming back now- with more to come. Not counting the bodies they just leave in the ditch. Putin is flying to Iran tomorrow. Be careful Vlad. "Weather-related events and engine failure" are a thing.