"Russia Has Already Lost The Ukraine War" Topic

MSN, and some of the other news media of course went anti-military reminding me of what was said during Vietnam. Reenforcing the often-spoken interviews with the current POTUS, stating the #1 threat to America is white supremacists, etc., etc.

With the FBI, etc. doing a witch hunt throughout the military looking for these white supremacists within its ranks. Which as we know turned few to none of these threats from within.

Also some of the media had interviewed pundits who said that this had to do with white males, etc., etc. …

More far-left, liberal, progressive, etc., etc. drivel/🐮💩.

As noted, the New Orleans mass murder was an Army Vet … born in the USA and a moslem. Then somehow when his lifestyle, etc. started to decline he became radicalized by ISIS online, etc.(?). And went jihadi killing and injuring innocent civilians, which is the predilection of islamic terrorists, e.g. 9/11, more recently 7 Oct in Israel …

The Vegas bomber was as noted on leave, was a highly trained and decorated US Army "Green Beret" with 18 years of service. During the wars in the Mid-East and A'stan i.e. the GWoT. Suffering for what appears to be very bad PTSD. In the information found belonging to this man. He mentioned what very poor leadership the USA has and only there to enrich themselves, etc. Well I can't argue with that. He may have had PTSD, etc. But he was not too far off from the truth.

Some in the media with the POTUS declaring white supremacists was the biggest threat to the USA. Pandering to BLM, CRT, DEI, etc. supporters. And not wanting to say anything about radical islamic terrorists as it might upset moslems in the USA.

This admin may have dropped the ball when not making islamic terrorism being the #1 threat to the US. While having the DOJ, FBI, etc. chasing down the insidious white supremacists threat.

I'm not sure even if moslem murder was being more closely watch by LEOs would have been able to stop another radicalize moslem American …

The Vegas bomber, he didn't really to be on anyone's radar AFAIK. How could he have been stopped.

However, the left-wing progressive media vilifying over 2 million Vets and active duty, etc. military personnel. Seems to me to be pretty low even by their low standards.

Joey Jones the FOX reporter that was in the USMC and lost both his legs in A'stan. Had some very choice words for the left-wing progressive media who basically said the Military and white males were the problem. 🐮💩!!!!

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I watched some of the services for Carter and heard some of the news on the attacks. Not so much blame as concern about the military, and what was the extent of this kind of thing.

I went to the reliably conservative The Hill, whose reporters appear on Fox pundit panels, for their reporting.

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They refer to military extremism, a term I had not heard before, but one that I would hope covers both left and right wing radicalism. The military is the size of a major city, with its own police and justice system. There are bound to be some troubled people, there as in civilian life, I guess.
The Vegas guy was active duty and was apparently in serious need of treatment. The system may need to look at this guy's circumstances and make some changes.

IIRC the witch hunt for white supremacists in the military netted only one … maybe ? As far as help for active duty or Vets I know the VA does a lot to try and help these people. As do many medical military personnel try to help. Starting with comrades followed by the Plt's Medic to the Med Plt's leader. But the until we can read minds, we may be behind the power curve.

But some are not even on any radars. The VA has no idea who they are if they don't sign up after leaving service. We had discussed this among ourselves, and one solution maybe when the military member is out processing. They should automatically be signed up for the VA. Or at least have the option. Most Vets don't sign up for the VA. Only a very small number IIRC. However, one can have both employer heath care and the VA.

Some may get healthcare from their workplace. But generally, most businesses today don't offer healthcare. Obamacare in a poorly thought-out attempt to get everyone healthcare. Mandating employers must give all full-time employees healthcare options. For businesses to stay in business had to reduce hours and limit the number of full-time employees.

So those full-time employees had to find another job to make up for the lost hours. That they had when they were full-timers. IIRC anyone working 30 hrs. or less are not considered full time.

This attempt by Obama et al demonstrated their lack of knowledge and experience on how most small business actually work. Most businesses in the US are considered "small". E.g. over 60%+. And reports are everyone who benefited from Obamacare another one did not and ended up paying higher
costs.

Whether active duty or a Vet. In many cases unless someone notices there are major charges in these military or former service members. There is no way to tell what is going on in their mind. But like everything else, most don't observe many things that don't concern them. Moms of Vets or wives are the first line of defense. Whether a Vet or still on active duty. If they don't get involved unless a very good friend does. The service member is on their own.

It may sound like profiling but, as we see in some cases moslems may get radicalize more than other religions. But again, how do you as LEOs, etc. monitor that without violating someone's rights. If people close to these men & women don't notice or even say anything. That may only make things worse.

However, as the old saying goes, "You can lead a horse to water, but you can't them drink." …

And I know that a number of those on active duty do or try to commit suicide. I experience that first at lets once. But that time we could only do everything to save his life. But no one saw it coming. The individual lived … everybody knowing how to do their job was important in this event.

There are not enough people in the FBI to keep up, IMO. Maybe 15,000 field agents total, covering the entire country, responsible for a wide variety of threats and apprehensions. As you say, LEOs cannot be in everyone's head, too many heads, they depend on others for intel.

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You are so right. It is even harder when everyone now has their own PC or even phone that can bring up all kinds of information, including dangerous Islam fanatic propaganda,
that only they know they are reading. I can't tell you, overall, what my wife, may or may not be reading online, how can the military, or even close family, monitor what a soldier is reading or feeling at any given time. If I am reading something very radical I can easily hide it from the people around me.

As with many advancements in technology it becomes a double-edged sword. I think PC, the web, the internet, AI, etc. is very much like that. E.g. some say with the widespread use of cars, trucks, etc. May have created as may problems as they solved.

I would think it would be a real challenge to be in an intel agency and today even more so. It could be as easy for the enemy to get intelligence on you as it is for you to get intel on them.

Then the inevitable cycle we see today and even in the past. As tech progresses and advances, especially at a rapid pace as we see today. It becomes Measure – Counter Measure – Counter-Counter Measure. And the cycle generally will continue in many cases.

But even with saying all that, some can stay off the grid. E.g. millions of people literally "disappear" each year. Most probably that has to do with foul play. But some want to go away and never be seen again. As a PI, sometimes we were tasked to find a missing individual. The tech today even in '90s, did make it easier. But sometimes, albeit very rarely, they were nowhere to be found.

IMO the PC could give you a window to someone's mind. Especially with their predilections, habits, routines, etc. However, until we can literally read someone's mind. You may only be looking into a half-opened window. Never seeing what lurks in the darkness of someone's mind.

Now all that being said, the islamic terrorists certainly have taken advantage of this ever-expanding tech. One of my old ROTC buddies, like many went from Active Duty to one of the "Alphabet" agencies, or businesses thats work with the agencies. Rarely seeing him anymore. But he confirmed what many of us already knew/figured out, there are things going on behind the curtain, in between the lines, etc. that many will never know or have the need to know.

Kind of like what really goes on in the mind in the darkness that is not or rarely ever seen.

So with all that, it can be very challenging to monitor all the traffic not just on phones, but much more online. As noted, there is just too much out there. To effectively monitored or tracked.

With this fairly new paradigm, I have thought that the PRC/CCP may have an advantage of numbers to monitor all the traffic in all forms. Plus unlike the US and much of the West. The PRC/CCP is and can be quite draconian. They are tyrants, dictators, etc. that may force many of their own people to do their bidding. No questions asked …

I would not be surprised if some PRC/CCP Sub-functionaries are monitoring this site. And know who frequently comes here. And may pick up some information they may find useful …

We will never know …

An Open Letter to Special Envoy for Ukraine and Russia, General Keith Kellogg: The Strategic Realities of the War in Ukraine

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GEN K. is usually pretty well read, skilled, experienced, etc. when it comes down to warfare …

Back to the Vegas bomber. This just came out.

"The FBI on Tuesday said an email that appeared to have been sent from the Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion subject Matthew Livelsberger to prominent podcaster Shawn Ryan was indeed confirmed to have come from Livelsberger. "

Russian Budget Catastrophe

"…Military spending also reveals another Russian tradition, corruption in military procurement Corruption is less tolerated and more frequently punished in the civilian economy. Military production does not directly impact civilians and their lives.

Now that there is more military spending, corrupt officials are getting rich while the soldiers get shoddy equipment. In the case of winter clothing procured for the soldiers, a lot of that ends up on the black market while the troops go without and the military procurement officials get rich. During the first winter of the war, Russian soldiers overcame these shortages by plundering the Ukrainian economy for cold weather clothing. By the second year of the war that source had dried up and Russian soldiers stayed warm anyway they could, or via winter clothing mailed them by their families.

The cause of all this woe is the escalating expense of the war in Ukraine. The defense budget for 2023 was $75.2 USD billion while 2024's was $115 USD billion. For 2025 it will be $140 USD billion followed by $128 USD billion in 2026 and $126.6 USD billion in 2027. In 2023 Russia expected its 2024 government revenue to be a record $349 USD billion, but instead it was $450 USD billion. Because of the ailing economy there is less to tax and government budgets are constricting. With rising defense spending these is less left for pensions and other social welfare programs as well as maintain and expanding infrastructure, Less money for roads, canals, ports and railways contributed to the collapse of the Russian railroad system, Sanctions halted the supply of ball bearings for rail cars and now thousands of these rail cars are useless. This year may see a collapse of the railroad system, which will cause an economic collapse. The government is frantically seeking a solution to their transportation crises while pretending to Russia and the world that the situation is under control…"

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The Russo-Ukraine War in 2025

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Them Russkies don't seem too good with $ …

Logistics have never been a Russian specialty.

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Logistics have never been a Russian specialty.

They don't appear to be very good at modern combined arms maneuver warfare, either. E.g. they lost about 1/2 of their armor then returned to tactics likened to WWI …

Legion, combined arms they will gain experience in, unfortunately.

Logistics is just not something that ever seems to concern them. At one time they showed the amount of troops per man in combat for logistics for the US and for Russia and China. A great difference in behind the line troops.

I think it is a matter of concern each country has for the individual.

For Russia, like stated earlier, there is a lot of corruption in the supply sectors as well.

For China in the past, they just did not care. They could afford the attrition and their people were willing to kowtow to it. Interesting if they still are willing. There were the elite and there were cannon fodder.

Well so far, they need more experience, as many of their troops die before they gain it.

As I know from my time on active duty, log is so very important. As I said officers spend most of their time on staff in various positions. Much more than in command, being a Rifle Plt Ldr then Mech Co. Cdr.

Save for being an air ops officers in the Bn Ops Sec. My other staff positions at Bn and Bde were in logistics. Supply and maintenance were always important. Especially as tech evolved. E.g. motor vehicles, aircraft, etc. Everything has to shoot, move and communicate.

Russia's corruption is legendary. The mastered it at the cost of their troops.

But it seems to me that the West is much more concerned about our troops. Than Russia and China, as it appears they see their soldiers, sailors, etc. as expendable being SOP.

Russian drone strikes North Korean air defense system

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Russia violates nuclear pact terms

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Russia Readies Reservists

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Russkie drone hit Nork ADA … hmm ? Doh !

Someone got some "'splain" to do !

So the current US government has its eyes on Panama, Greenland, Mexicos Cartels und who uses which bathrooms in the USA. China and Russia will intensify their cooperation.
Russia is making small gains in atritional warefare. They will not run out of soldiers because of North Korea.
Unless Ukraine smashes the Russian economy quickly by devastating assaults, I guess the writing is on the wall. Russia will win the war vs Ukraine.

So the current US government has its eyes on Panama, Greenland

Many don't understand what is really going on. The US will not invade Panama nor Greenland. Any things that some may think points to that again does not get it. The US will "make a deal" with Greenland. To let the US put more bases back on Greenland. The US will probably pay their Gov't for the land. Improving Greenlands defensive capabilities. Plus the US will once again as in WWII hat assets in a very key piece of terrain.

Wherever the US puts a base/post. The nearby economy and even the overall economy makes $. USD Lots of it. Also the US will make a deal to develop the natural resources, e.g. rare minerals, etc. And Greenland will get a big piece of the action. Mo' $ for everyone. Plus those resources will go to assisting in rebuilding the degraded the US Military. As well as keep those resources out of Russia and even China's aggressor hands.

The Panama Canal was built by the USA. It is critical to the world not only militarily but economically. The Chicoms are trying to get a bigger foothold there. AFAIK, reports are the Chicoms control both ends of canal. We can't let them gain total control of the canal. It would be disastrous for the USA and even the many nations in the world that use the canal. And this all can be done without firing a shot.

Both scenarios are examples of part of the doctrine the USA used to rely on. "Peace thru Strength". We saw the previous US leadership didn't understand that. And the USA was taken advantage of this. This is clear why and how this happened.

Mexicos Cartels und who uses which bathrooms in the USA

The cartels have free range with the previous US leadership's open border policy. They can bring in drugs, sex traffickers, criminal gangs[mostly from Cental and South America, etc., etc.]. The Chicoms are giving the drugs to the cartels to being into the USA. The corrupt open border policy makes this so very easy.

Once again, the previous US leadership did not understand, forgot of just didn't care as it didn't fit their agenda. They cartels are using a tactic seen in insurgencies, guerilla warfare, etc. Hiding among the illegal aliens, using them for cover, etc. to infiltrate into the USA.

The US leaders were not strong enough to deal with the Chicoms. Nor any of the USA's other threats.

As far as who uses what bathrooms. It is SOP for the past USA's leaderships to do a horrendous job of prioritizing. They didn't understand that was important. However, that like many other things will be corrected by the new POTUS.

China and Russia will intensify their cooperation.

Yes, as they took advantage of the USA's lack of geopolitical, etc. knowledge of the real world.

Russia is making small gains in atritional warefare. They will not run out of soldiers because of North Korea.

The Russian's inability to understand modern mobile combined arms warfare cost them. They had to go back to tactics from the past. Liked more like WWI. With very, very high losses they took in AFVs, Infantry, etc. So a modern version of attritional warfare, was all they could do after that.

Note: The North Koreans do not have an endless supply of troops to send to Russia. North Korea's Un believes that they have to defend themselves from the ROK/US[UN maybe?]. But just as equally Un still wants to invade the ROK and claim it for himself. So, either way he is going to need troops … a lot of them.

Unless Ukraine smashes the Russian economy quickly by devastating assaults, I guess the writing is on the wall. Russia will win the war vs Ukraine.

The war will end probably sooner than later. In a brokered peace, probably with the USA being very involved. Putin will hold Crimea, the Donbas, and a few other little pieces of Ukraine. He will consider that a victory. Few gains for very heavy losses.

Hopefully the UN will get involved with setting up buffer zones between the two warring parties. Like in Korea, Cyprus, etc.

The eyes of the current government overlooking Greenland are searching for business oportunities. Trump will start no war.
Europe, especially Germany is not capable of providing the necessary military means for Ukraine, not for defence, and surely not for an offence. I would be very surprised if Putin would settle for peace while having the upper hand.
Modern mobile combined arms warfare like in Irak will change too, swarms of drones are the future. And information war. Even in peacetime.

Russia Reactivates Secret Cold War Submarine Base in Crimea

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How Russia treated his own soldiers…

See it at minute 7:30…

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Good Lord!… what Cuprum 2 have to said about this?

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Well, Trump said several times he would end this war in one day, so the clock is ticking, we will see. He did say if the war doesn't end soon he would put on more sanctions and bans. The same thing that Biden did early in the conflict. I don't see much difference yet in the US approach to the war. Sanctions didn't work then and I doubt they will work now.

The eyes of the current government overlooking Greenland are searching for business oportunities. Trump will start no war.

Bingo ! $ talks …

I don't see much difference yet in the US approach to the war.

The difference is Putin may have a modicum of respect or even "fear" of the current US leadership.

Predators can sense weakness … Putin and the rest of the USA's enemies saw that with the last US Admin. When the enemies of the USA saw the priorities of the that admin. They saw those as a lack of common sense and appreciation of reality.

A Body Blow to Putin's "Dirty Fleet"

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Fearing US ‘hostility,' Russia could ‘escalate early' in a space conflict: RAND

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Will assume true until proven otherwise

Subject: Editorial: The tragic reality of North Korean soldiers forced into Russia's war


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Subject: North Korea Believed to Be Preparing Second Troop Dispatch to Support Russia – ROK Drop


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Died of hungry in North Korea… or under a bullet in the front… at least your family would received some dog food boxes…

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Strategic Confusion In Ukraine

" Like World War II, Ukraine is a war between a dictatorship and a democracy. Russian leader Vladimir Putin does not consider the struggle with Ukraine a war, but rather an uprising in the separatist Ukrainian region of Russia. This makes 13 other new nations nervous. Like Ukraine, these countries used to be part of the Soviet Union. Putin has openly said he intends to put the Soviet Union back together.

This empire restoration by forcing independent nations to rejoin the empire is illegal according to international law. Russia, or at last Putin, ignores international law. For example, he was indicted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for atrocities committed in Ukraine. Putin has to be careful where he travels outside of Russia because many countries will act on an ICC arrest warrant. About a dozen men indicted by the ICC have served time in jail or are currently being sought because of ICC convictions.

While Russia has few allies, like North Korea, and Iran supporting the Russian war effort, Ukraine has dozens of nations supporting the struggle against Russia. Vladimir Zelensky has visited 42 foreign countries since he became president of Ukraine in 2019. This includes eight visits to the United States, the major supplier of military and economic aid to Ukraine. Zelensky does all this travelling to maintain support of the Ukrainian war effort…."

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A Colder Russian Winter

": As winter approached last fall, the government discovered that in many parts of the country the centralized apartment complex heating plans have fallen into disrepair, leaving the apartment building dependent on them without sufficient heat or no heat at all. Russia depends on a lot of heating plants that distribute heat to families living in these apartments and, when there is not enough or no heat at all, people are angrier at the government than they ever were over the massive losses of soldiers in Ukraine. This lack of heat is an immediate problem that is far more important than the latest bad news from Ukraine.

The war and the sanctions imposed by NATO countries have steadily caused the Russian economy to falter and in some areas, fall apart. Desperate to solve the heating problem, the government has nationalized heating plants in some areas and sent in government specialists to get the heating systems up and running again. The former employees of the heating operations were out of work, with vague assurances that they would get their jobs back once spring arrived and the heating crisis was over.

In some parts of the country, electrical power was a problem. The growing costs of the war meant cuts had to be made elsewhere and, in some areas, this meant the electrical generation and distribution system fell into disrepair and frequent failures. These blackouts meant periods of no heat. Freezing in the dark was an immediate problem that was far more important to fix than the disasters occurring in Ukraine…"

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Desertion rates soar: Russian soldiers flee front lines in Donetsk

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Russia unveils first T-90M with Arena-M protection system

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The Kursk Front Distraction

"Russian efforts to expel Ukrainian forces from Kursk province continue to fail. Russia continues to attack the Ukrainian forces there, including unsuccessful use of North Korean troops.

This all began when Ukrainian forces made an unexpected raid into Russia's Kursk province on August 2nd, 2024. By early 2025 the Ukrainian forces were still in Russia and the Russians had brought in three brigades of North Korean troops to join the effort to expel the Ukrainians. Russia paid a lot of money to the North Korean government for these brigades but the North Koreans suffered heavy casualties and failed to force the Ukrainians out of Russia.

During the initial incursion, Russian security forces were exposed as inept and unprepared. The agency most at fault was the FSB. This is the 1990s successor to the Soviet era KGB. The FSB is not as large or as aggressive and competent as the KGB or its border guard forces. This was evident when Ukrainian troops rolled into Kursk province. It took the Russians over a month to show up and oppose, but not dispose of, the invaders. By early November Ukraine still occupied over a thousand square kilometers of Russian territory and the Russians were still unprepared to oust the Ukrainians…"

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Enduring Defeat: The Cyclical Failures of Russian Military Culture

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SECRETARY OF STATE MARCO RUBIO: We've offered Ukraine an immediate ceasefire. They accepted. We will now take this to the Russians. The ball is now in their court. t.co/Znh00hBAl1 / X


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Subject: Citizen Free Press on X: "BREAKING -- TRUMP RESTARTS MILITARY AID TO UKRAINE. t.co/DQE8T022bK / X


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Yes, it seems their were talks in the KSA today with Ukraine and Russia. Zelinsky is ready to sign the rare earth metal deal with the US. Putin as usual will be the rub.

GEN Ret. Kean reported that the Russians only have about 20% of Ukraine. Their losses are horrific. And really have not advanced too much since the beginning of the war. At this time Ukraine is still holding Kursk. Everyone knows whatever terrain Putin holds will be jumping off point for their next invasion 5-10 years from now. By Putin's replacement …

So it is very important to set up strong borders between Russian & Ukraine. The Ukrainian Forces have to be rebuilt even stronger than they ever were.

And again, don't trust Putin and the Russians.

Yes, it seems their were talks in the KSA today with Ukraine and Russia. Zelinsky is ready to sign the rare earth metal deal with the US. Putin as usual will be the rub.

GEN Ret. Kean reported that the Russians only have about 20% of Ukraine. Their losses are horrific. And really have not advanced too much since the beginning of the war. At this time Ukraine is still holding Kursk. Everyone knows whatever terrain Putin holds will be jumping off point for their next invasion 5-10 years from now. By Putin's replacement …

So it is very important to set up strong borders between Russian & Ukraine. The Ukrainian Forces have to be rebuilt even stronger than they ever were.

And again, don't trust Putin and the Russians.

Russian Elders Go To War

"The invasion of Ukraine led to unexpectedly large Russian casualties. As the war went on, Russia had to rely more on cash inducements to obtain more troops. This worked, but many of the new soldiers were older men who were seeking money for their children or grandchildren. Unfortunately, a lot of these soldiers, young and old, did not make it back. Russian wounded tended to remain on the battlefield where they died from lack of first aid or emergency medical care.

Russian medical care in combat units, especially during combat, was never very effective and often not even available. Worse, wounded soldiers were often sent back to their units after poor medical treatment. This led to still festering wounds getting infected. This left the returned soldier unable to perform well in combat.

In the combat zone there was poor or nonexistent medical treatment for the wounded. It was the same for diseases that of the breakout among troops in the combat zone. At one point Russian troops in Ukraine suffered from what was called mouse fever and received little treatment. This meant a growing number of Russian troops were disabled by the mouse fever, which Russian military medical personnel have been slow to deal with. In part that's because this is a new ailment, and the Russian medical community has not yet found a way to effectively cope…"

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Russia Stumbles Towards Defeat

"Russia is losing its war in Ukraine. The signs are already present in the lack of Russian offensive actions in the last few months. The one exception was the Russo-Korean force that was assembled to push Ukraine troops out of Kursk province. The Ukrainians invaded Russia in August of last year. Some Russians saw this as a premonition of disasters to come. Russia had not been invaded since the Germans attacked in 1941 and occupied half of European Russia. In 2024 German soldiers operated near the Russian border. As a NATO member, German forces will be a major component of the 800,000 man force NATO is purportedly assembling to defend Europe against a future Russian invasion. This is supposed to occur by the end of the decade…"

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Wow, for all the years the Russian army was seen as this big bad boogie man, to now know it is a sucky fighting force is amazing.

We can speculate the same about China, Iran, Cuba and other rubbish government …

We've also seen the poor performance of the North Koreans… they attack en masse like in WW1 and were decimated by drones…

These much-feared regimes are paper tigers with feet of clay… they know it, but they count on the "caution" of democratic countries that are unwilling to sacrifice their citizens in another war… without a doubt, economic well-being makes us softer every day… and they know that… Their only advantage is that they are willing to sacrifice their people, who are mostly ignorant of what they could enjoy under a democratic regime.

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What a funny piece of nonsense)))

The Russians ran out of missiles back in 2022, and Putin died of cancer at the same time… And Ukraine returned Crimea and all its territories in 2023 as a result of an ingenious offensive)))

Don't Fall For Putin's Ukraine VE Day Truce Trick

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In Ukraine there are ideas that Ukraine must call one sided Truce from May 1st and if Russia do not follow the war will continue from May 8th.

But I am not sure that Trump like it, as he announces that if he can't bully Zelensky he may leave the Peace process as he will not bully his friend Putin who legitimately want to conquer all Ukraine and may be not to do that only because they (Putin and Trump) are big friends.

Actually, Trump said recently that he may have made a mistake with Putin. That Putin had been playing him. I think that is true. Trump thought they were good buddies and then he learned how a real dictator does business.

This was a moment of "weakness", now he is on the old tracks again, answering to questions about these remarks about mistake.

Well, Ukraine and the US just signed a mineral deal. Now Trump has a stake in the game. Having Russia overrun Ukraine would not now be in the US best interests.

Inside Russia: The Truth About Trump vs. Putin

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I think the trouble Trump is having with Putin is :

1) Putin is taken advantage of the split in the US Gov't lead by the Dems, far left, woke progressive, socialists, lunatic fringe, etc.

2) The US media no longer reports the news. It is all opinion by activists play journalist, newscasters, etc. Which is said to be 90% of the media. They don't report facts, the obfuscate, push an agenda and narrative. The just don't do good journalism, due diligence, good research, they only report facts that again suits their agenda, narrative, etc. They leave out facts and they just plain lie.

Putin sees this and is using it to keep his war effort going. He does not care how many people die. On all sides.

3) Putin has lost so much blood and treasure. With very little to show for it. He has to push to actually make it look like he is the Russian "strongman". He won't give into the West/NATO. Even though the huge numbers of his people that will never come by to Mother Russia. Along with e.g. losing about 50% of his AFVs, 1/3 of the Black Sea Fleet and billions of $/Rubles.

He has to save face … no matter how many people have to die.

He was KGB, he is always looking for an angle, etc. to make himself look, again like a Russian strongman, Hero of mother Russia.

I don't think the Dems, left, woke progressives, etc. plus media, get how much their concerted anti-Trump quest continues to go damage. And how much blood is on their hands.

1. We had the same split under Biden. Then it was the far right that screamed and yelled about us supporting Ukraine and everything Biden did. Nothing has changed except now the protests come from the left.

2. Fairly true. However, let us not forget FOX, Newsmax and others who do exactly the same thing. They are pushing an agenda and a message every bit as much as the left. This not a one-sided affair.

You talk about all the negative coverage of Trump. However, can you show anytime that FOX at night or Newsmax have praised liberals or democrats. It is all propaganda from both sides.

Actually I've heard Fox praise Democrats. Most recently Fetterman. But is he considered liberal?

But let us be fair.

One side
Fox

Other side
CNN
MSNBC
Public TV
CSNBC
NBC
ABC
CBS

Even if you throw Newsmax in, and they are very new, still very one sided.
I honestly don't watch Newsmax. Are all their shows conservative? But if we throw in Newsmax, then one should throw in the Late Shows and Comedy Central shows, which are non stop Trump bashing.