John R Bruning is back with an update, and it gets more interesting the further you go down the list of points. The photos he refers to show the Russian equivalent of the Home Guard in fresh uniforms, looking less than happy to be there.
Some developments in Europe unfolding right now.
1. Russia annexed four sections of Ukraine today after a hasty and totally fictitious referendum.
2. Why did Putin do this? The Ukrainians are on the verge of a significant strategic victory and can recapture all territory lost. By formally annexing the places not yet liberated, there is the paper appearance that should Ukraine continue their offensive, they would be attacking Russian sovereign territory. This falls under the Russian nuclear umbrella and would give Putin an excuse to unleash nuclear weapons on Ukraine in response.
3. Putin underscored that a few hours ago saying Russia will defend those territories with any and all means & weapons.
4. The Russian army is in such a deplorable state that the only way to stave off complete catastrophe is for Putin to lean into using nuclear weapons as a means to leverage Ukraine into ceasing its offensive. The Russians have no other way to stop it right now.
5. Putin asked Ukraine to restart peace talks in his speech today, on the condition that the annexed territories are off the table.
6. Zelenksy rejected peace talks with Putin, though he did suggest he would engage with Moscow. Ukraine immediately filed an accelerated petition to join NATO, which if accepted, would put NATO at war with Russia. Zelensky also has asked for anti-missile defense systems to be deployed at once to Ukraine.
7. The US announced further sanctions against Russia in response to this. Mostly they are against individual Russian elites.
8. Finland is closing its border with Russia. Most Western nations have told their citizens to leave Russia at once.
9. Somewhere between 200-300,000 military aged males have fled Russia since the mobilization order. The Russians have 7.3 million men between the ages of 18-29. That figure jumps to about 14 million if you go to 34. The army is currently trying to put 1.2 million men in uniform. Putin amended the mobilization order this week by exempting students. Those fleeing the draft seem to be largely middle to upper class urbanites, which will no doubt have a lasting effect on Russia's economy.
10. The forced conscription has focused on poor, ethnic minorities largely in rural areas. The ages drafted include men in their 50s and 60s. See the attached photos as examples. These men were drafted in Crimea.
11. Last week, Putin threatened to use nuclear weapons against the West again, adding he "isn't bluffing."
12. Russian Deputy Chairman of the Security Council Dimitry Medvedev posted on his Telegram page this week saying essentially using nuclear weapons in Ukraine is an option and that the West and NATO does not have the stomach to respond.
13. There is a division in DC between the admin/state dept and the military on how to respond. The military does not believe a conventional response to a Russian nuclear attack will deter the Russians. The administration believes it will and has been passing behind the scenes messages to the Russians that if they do use nukes, there will be a massive conventional response.
14. The State Dept. is leaning on India and China to try and get Russia's remaining "allies" to reign Putin in to make sure the Russians do not escalate to a nuclear attack on Ukraine.
15. Backdoor channels between the US and Russia to discuss new START nuclear weapons verification agreements and implementation have been opened by the Russians.
16. As far as can be determined with public information, no Russian tactical warheads have been moved out of their storage bunkers.
17. After postponing test launches of ICBMs in order to de-escalate tensions, the US ran a nuclear weapons loading exercise with some of the B-52 fleet this week.
18. The UN Security Council is meeting today to vote on a resolution denouncing the annexations. Russia has veto power over this, so it will go nowhere. Plus this means nothing anyway. Empty UN proclamations.
Ukraine has called for Russia to be kicked off the Security Council. That is extremely unlikely to happen unless the Russians use nuclear weapons.
I for one am glad to have Vespa on the forums but it has become clear he is a propaganda piece for Russia.
Now am I saying he is on the Russian payroll or been asked to post such things by Russian authorities? I would assume not that would be a bit far-fetched, Whilst I could not rule this out entirely it would seem a bit odd for Russia to get to the point where they are paying attention to small poker forum for their propaganda. Most likely he is pro Putin just re posting from a Russian propaganda site.
I just like to see the sources from both sides I wasn't too happy when we blocked RT news.
a few things come to mind when mentioning Russia though. Firstly the narrative of how they fought bravely fought against the evil Nazi's is misleading.
Russia was on the side of the **** they would have marched all the way with the **** if the **** had not betrayed them. Russia were/potentially still are reject Nazi Wannabees.
John R Bruning is back with an update, and it gets more interesting the further you go down the list of points. The photos he refers to show the Russian equivalent of the Home Guard in fresh uniforms, looking less than happy to be there.
Some developments in Europe unfolding right now.
1. Russia annexed four sections of Ukraine today after a hasty and totally fictitious referendum.
2. Why did Putin do this? The Ukrainians are on the verge of a significant strategic victory and can recapture all territory lost. By formally annexing the places not yet liberated, there is the paper appearance that should Ukraine continue their offensive, they would be attacking Russian sovereign territory. This falls under the Russian nuclear umbrella and would give Putin an excuse to unleash nuclear weapons on Ukraine in response.
3. Putin underscored that a few hours ago saying Russia will defend those territories with any and all means & weapons.
4. The Russian army is in such a deplorable state that the only way to stave off complete catastrophe is for Putin to lean into using nuclear weapons as a means to leverage Ukraine into ceasing its offensive. The Russians have no other way to stop it right now.
5. Putin asked Ukraine to restart peace talks in his speech today, on the condition that the annexed territories are off the table.
6. Zelenksy rejected peace talks with Putin, though he did suggest he would engage with Moscow. Ukraine immediately filed an accelerated petition to join NATO, which if accepted, would put NATO at war with Russia. Zelensky also has asked for anti-missile defense systems to be deployed at once to Ukraine.
7. The US announced further sanctions against Russia in response to this. Mostly they are against individual Russian elites.
8. Finland is closing its border with Russia. Most Western nations have told their citizens to leave Russia at once.
9. Somewhere between 200-300,000 military aged males have fled Russia since the mobilization order. The Russians have 7.3 million men between the ages of 18-29. That figure jumps to about 14 million if you go to 34. The army is currently trying to put 1.2 million men in uniform. Putin amended the mobilization order this week by exempting students. Those fleeing the draft seem to be largely middle to upper class urbanites, which will no doubt have a lasting effect on Russia's economy.
10. The forced conscription has focused on poor, ethnic minorities largely in rural areas. The ages drafted include men in their 50s and 60s. See the attached photos as examples. These men were drafted in Crimea.
11. Last week, Putin threatened to use nuclear weapons against the West again, adding he "isn't bluffing."
12. Russian Deputy Chairman of the Security Council Dimitry Medvedev posted on his Telegram page this week saying essentially using nuclear weapons in Ukraine is an option and that the West and NATO does not have the stomach to respond.
13. There is a division in DC between the admin/state dept and the military on how to respond. The military does not believe a conventional response to a Russian nuclear attack will deter the Russians. The administration believes it will and has been passing behind the scenes messages to the Russians that if they do use nukes, there will be a massive conventional response.
14. The State Dept. is leaning on India and China to try and get Russia's remaining "allies" to reign Putin in to make sure the Russians do not escalate to a nuclear attack on Ukraine.
15. Backdoor channels between the US and Russia to discuss new START nuclear weapons verification agreements and implementation have been opened by the Russians.
16. As far as can be determined with public information, no Russian tactical warheads have been moved out of their storage bunkers.
17. After postponing test launches of ICBMs in order to de-escalate tensions, the US ran a nuclear weapons loading exercise with some of the B-52 fleet this week.
18. The UN Security Council is meeting today to vote on a resolution denouncing the annexations. Russia has veto power over this, so it will go nowhere. Plus this means nothing anyway. Empty UN proclamations.
Ukraine has called for Russia to be kicked off the Security Council. That is extremely unlikely to happen unless the Russians use nuclear weapons.
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Some developments in Europe unfolding right now.
1. Russia annexed four sections of Ukraine today after a hasty and totally fictitious referendum.
2. Why did Putin do this? The Ukrainians are on the verge of a significant strategic victory and can recapture all territory lost. By formally annexing the places not yet liberated, there is the paper appearance that should Ukraine continue their offensive, they would be attacking Russian sovereign territory. This falls under the Russian nuclear umbrella and would give Putin an excuse to unleash nuclear weapons on Ukraine in response.
3. Putin underscored that a few hours ago saying Russia will defend those territories with any and all means & weapons.
4. The Russian army is in such a deplorable state that the only way to stave off complete catastrophe is for Putin to lean into using nuclear weapons as a means to leverage Ukraine into ceasing its offensive. The Russians have no other way to stop it right now.
5. Putin asked Ukraine to restart peace talks in his speech today, on the condition that the annexed territories are off the table.
6. Zelenksy rejected peace talks with Putin, though he did suggest he would engage with Moscow. Ukraine immediately filed an accelerated petition to join NATO, which if accepted, would put NATO at war with Russia. Zelensky also has asked for anti-missile defense systems to be deployed at once to Ukraine.
7. The US announced further sanctions against Russia in response to this. Mostly they are against individual Russian elites.
8. Finland is closing its border with Russia. Most Western nations have told their citizens to leave Russia at once.
9. Somewhere between 200-300,000 military aged males have fled Russia since the mobilization order. The Russians have 7.3 million men between the ages of 18-29. That figure jumps to about 14 million if you go to 34. The army is currently trying to put 1.2 million men in uniform. Putin amended the mobilization order this week by exempting students. Those fleeing the draft seem to be largely middle to upper class urbanites, which will no doubt have a lasting effect on Russia's economy.
10. The forced conscription has focused on poor, ethnic minorities largely in rural areas. The ages drafted include men in their 50s and 60s. See the attached photos as examples. These men were drafted in Crimea.
11. Last week, Putin threatened to use nuclear weapons against the West again, adding he "isn't bluffing."
12. Russian Deputy Chairman of the Security Council Dimitry Medvedev posted on his Telegram page this week saying essentially using nuclear weapons in Ukraine is an option and that the West and NATO does not have the stomach to respond.
13. There is a division in DC between the admin/state dept and the military on how to respond. The military does not believe a conventional response to a Russian nuclear attack will deter the Russians. The administration believes it will and has been passing behind the scenes messages to the Russians that if they do use nukes, there will be a massive conventional response.
14. The State Dept. is leaning on India and China to try and get Russia's remaining "allies" to reign Putin in to make sure the Russians do not escalate to a nuclear attack on Ukraine.
15. Backdoor channels between the US and Russia to discuss new START nuclear weapons verification agreements and implementation have been opened by the Russians.
16. As far as can be determined with public information, no Russian tactical warheads have been moved out of their storage bunkers.
17. After postponing test launches of ICBMs in order to de-escalate tensions, the US ran a nuclear weapons loading exercise with some of the B-52 fleet this week.
18. The UN Security Council is meeting today to vote on a resolution denouncing the annexations. Russia has veto power over this, so it will go nowhere. Plus this means nothing anyway. Empty UN proclamations.
Ukraine has called for Russia to be kicked off the Security Council. That is extremely unlikely to happen unless the Russians use nuclear weapons.
Now am I saying he is on the Russian payroll or been asked to post such things by Russian authorities? I would assume not that would be a bit far-fetched, Whilst I could not rule this out entirely it would seem a bit odd for Russia to get to the point where they are paying attention to small poker forum for their propaganda. Most likely he is pro Putin just re posting from a Russian propaganda site.
I just like to see the sources from both sides I wasn't too happy when we blocked RT news.
a few things come to mind when mentioning Russia though. Firstly the narrative of how they fought bravely fought against the evil Nazi's is misleading.
Russia was on the side of the **** they would have marched all the way with the **** if the **** had not betrayed them. Russia were/potentially still are reject Nazi Wannabees. so its going to happen.
"I just like to see the sources from both sides I wasn't too happy when we blocked RT news."
Make your mind up.
Here's a RT article for you.
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