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War in Ukraine

Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by PITBOSS, Jan 21, 2022.

  1. duggers_dad

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    Keeping in mind that what you're referring to a "US engineered coup" was a popular uprising replacing the corrupt Russian puppet Viktor Yanukovych who by the way was given exile in Russia by your buddy Vlad. The revolution was almost immediately followed by a free and fair election in which Petro Poroshenko was elected to the presidency of Ukraine.
     
  3. Gatorhead

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    Say - like Deutsche bank?
     
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  4. duggers_dad

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    free and fair election ... which of course the US had nothing to do with.

    free and fair election ... but not in Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson and Zaporozhie.
     
  5. chemgator

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    Probably North Koreans. I've been hearing they are having trouble unloading their counterfeit currency on other countries and need a country that is truly desperate. So if you see any dollar bills where Washington looks a little too much like Kim Jong Un, you have your answer.
     
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  6. chemgator

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    Russia's executioners are a little too enthusiastic about their job. They sometimes kill other Russian executioners if they do not provide satisfaction with their executioning.

    Putin’s Secret ‘Squadron’ of Executioners Exposed for Killing Own Men (yahoo.com)

    The fashion-conscious mercenaries, when they are not killing each other, are also LGBTQ-friendly with a colorful red bracelet on the executioners with HIV. No word on what color bracelet the Jews get to wear. I don't think Putin emphasizes his fashion-forward mercenaries enough in his war speeches.
    La-Ti-Da, indeed.
     
  7. duggers_dad

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    Change is palpable. Less and less reports of Russia losing on the battlefield. More and more emphasis on Bad Man Putin.
     
  8. chemgator

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    Europe's oil supplies are 91% full, and prices are dropping. So much for Russia-supporters and hand-wringers claiming that the price of oil would top $400/bbl. Putin is actually struggling to sell his oil for $38/bbl. Energy blackmail, comrade? NYET!

    The U.S. has thwarted Putin’s energy blackmail. Europe says ‘Tanks a lot!’ (yahoo.com)

     
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    No idea. I hope they haven’t bet the bank, so to speak, on Russia not collapsing politically. The smart money is not on Russia … for the moment.
     
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    Wagner boss on the ground in Soledar. Apparently, those Ukrainian troops that didn’t flee, or surrender, died to the last man ...

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    So much fail going on with Putin’s foray into Ukraine. This will probably end op like Carthage’s invasion of Italy at this rate.

    General “Armageddon” just got the boot after only 3 months. He’s scheduled to fall off a balcony next week.

    Putin replaces 'General Armageddon' after just 3 months
     
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  12. duggers_dad

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    Endless fake news. The command restructure is a sign that operations in Ukraine are set to expand. Gerasimov has always been Surovikin's superior, so this does not represent a change in that regard. Rather, they've created what is essentially a theater level command for Gerasimov ...

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    Some qualified good news. Time will tell what it means

     
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    Must be a waitlist for balconies in Russia these days.
     
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    Well, he has not really spoken out against the war yet. You get to stay on the waitlist for as long as you keep your mouth shut about this political and military disaster.
     
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    Just one question. How many NATO troops were in Ukraine prior to Russia's invasion and when did NATO approve Ukraine's request to become a member of the alliance? Just asking. The reality is that Putin decided that as the Chosen One and self-designated successor to the Czars and commissars it was time to begin his mission of reestablishing the Russian/Soviet sphere of influence with Ukraine as the first domino.
     
  18. G8trGr8t

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    seems like the itnernal war between Wagner and the Defense Department is going public.

    Who is going to take out whom first?

    Vladamir Putin Deepens Feud With Russian Mercenary Chief Who Bragged His Rogue Troops Captured Key Ukrainian Battleground (msn.com)

    Vladimir Putin released a statement directly contradicting claims made by his mercenary chief that a key Ukrainian salt mining town had been captured, RadarOnline.com has learned. Yevgeny Prigozhin, who was dubbed “Putin’s chef” before being named chief of the Wagner mercenary group, issued a photo of himself and his mercenaries standing in a salt mine in the eastern Ukrainian town of Soledar.

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    “Wagner units took control of the entire territory of Soledar. A cauldron has been formed in the centre of the city in which urban fighting is going on,” Prigozhin continued. “The number of prisoners will be announced tomorrow.”

    But shortly after Prigozhin issued his statement, the Kremlin released a statement of their own indicating otherwise.

    “Assault squads are fighting in the city,” the Kremlin said. They also indicated that Russian forces had “blocked Soledar from the northern and southern areas of the city” and that the Russian air force is still in the process of striking “enemy strongholds.”
     
  19. duggers_dad

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    Russia is militarily disasterousing
    NATO didn’t need any troops. It had a massive war machine, in the Ukrainian army, and Ukrainians to use as cannon fodder ...

    Destroying the “Mother of All Proxy Armies” in Ukraine
     
  20. chemgator

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    Exactly. And I would add, how many countries has NATO invaded? Was Putin really stupid enough to believe that a NATO invasion of Russian soil was imminent? The truth is that Putin believes that as a regional bully and exporter of destruction and mayhem, he has certain inalienable rights, and one of those rights is to invade a neighbor whenever he feels like it. NATO's expansion threatened his ability to attack his neighbors. None of the countries in NATO are noted in this day and age for being enthusiastic about warfare or invading other countries. The countries in NATO are among the most civilized and committed to peace in the world.

    It's like having a having a family with daughters in the Girl Scouts move in next door. You know they are going to annoy you with sales pitches for cookies, but in no way does that justify you becoming a serial killer and going off on them. (Dear comrade: in this analogy, Putin is serial killer.)