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Have you read those articles? You shitpost headlines that suit your agenda, most likely fed to you by your handlers which is why you have never read the articles. So I'll enlighten you - These are his final thoughts in the Dec 28th article. So his summary is exactly what I have been saying. Maybe he takes his opinions from me? But I am guessing you didn't read his thoughts and just focused on the headlines. I'm also guessing it wasn't you who put together that collage, but got it from a right wing, Russian supporting forum - or your handler.

If there is a sure sign the sanctions are working, it's Gnasher repeatedly shitposting about it. The Russian economy cannot compete with the combined economies of the EU and the US. Putin's only hope is to sever support for Ukraine, and sadly he's doing a good job. If the US and the EU won't continue to support Ukraine then it's goodnight Kiev. And probably goodnight Baltic States too.

I do like Unai Emery - he's like a Scorsese's Alan Partridge.

Which says it all.

I will thanks. The war has been going on for 22 months now. An average of 480 dead and wounded per day over that period equals 330k. The Russians are currently averaging around 1k per day and have been for some time. Same with the Bakhmut campaign. I don't think it's far fetched at all. ...plus the Russians stopped handing out Ladas to families in compensation ages ago. Now they get a sack of potatoes.

It isn't 90% losses. It's 90% dead or wounded. A high percentage of those wounded will be light wounds and the soldiers will return to the front in short time. Many allied units on the Western Front in WW2 had 90% to even 100% casualty rates, yet continued fighting to the end of the war.

He's just AC Slatering his motorbike; that's how cool James Dean was.

Couldn't his father pardon him if he's found guilty?

I wonder if Spurs would change their mind about replaying our game if there are two points between us and Arsenal near the end of the season? The fume would be unimaginable. But fun. But yes, the league would obviously not allow it. Fun to dream though.

Obviously nobody knows for sure, but it's possible. The number of wounded tends to be 4 to 5 times greater than the number of dead. I wouldn't be surprised at all. They are really pushing for Avdiivka at the moment and have been for a while. It's costing them dearly. Their tank losses are interesting too - 2200 at the moment which is two thirds of the tanks they massed for the invasion. That being said, they have ramped up production and are finally producing sufficient numbers to replace their daily losses, but I wonder how long they can keep that up for. In my view the war will come down to US support. Russia can't match Western industrial output, but Russia are beginning to win the propaganda war in the States, and that is all they need to do. At this point I'm pessimistic about the Americans, because I think the Republicans will scupper US aid; that will then damage NATO, because European countries will question America's resolve in fighting a european war - will Americans really defend Lithuania from Russian invasion? Of course they won't.

Yeah, I read that too. It was mothers and wives protesting about their husbands and sons not being rotated from the front. When you are sent to the front by Russia, it appears you stay there till you die or the war ends. It was clever because it wasn't an anti war protest, so they couldn't be arrested. The reason numbers of losses are important for Russia, I believe, is that this isn't the Great Patriotic War; it's Putin's Special Operation. And whereas the Great Patriotic War could absorb huge losses in the name of the motherland, this conflict cannot surely command the same degree of sacrifice. That's why I disagree with the argument that Russia's manpower is limitless; it is certainly abundant, but there will come a point when Russians turn around and wonder if the losses are worth it.

I was going to say, it won't be the loss of manpower that loses Russia the war, it will be the loss of material (tanks and arty), but actually I don't really know - The russians have likely lost 350k dead or wounded and are still losing 1k per day in an operation that was only meant to last a few days. The figure could conceiveably reach 500k or even 600k next year, which is millions of bereaved wives, mothers, sons, daughters...... etc etc. Can he really keep a lid on those losses? We'll see.

Szoboszlai is sex. Love him.

I am relishing the Ukrainians getting the F-16's yes, why wouldn't I? I hope that they will at least make russian helicopter pilots sweat a little. What's left of them anyway. You point out the problems in Ukraine, because you don't want to support Ukraine. It's as simple as that. This latest attempt is to swamp the thread with multiple links to the same interview - a 'man who wants to be president in criticizes president shocka, but then says the president can stay as president to the end of the war.' One of the articles also points out Zelensky still has mass popular support, but for some reason you ignore that bit. Can't think why. You hide behind the pretence that you care about Ukrainian lives, but we can all see through that thin veneer.

Seems like you didnt read my post. You continually posting the same stuff over and over is propaganda yes. You've posted the same thing 4 times now. And what have I relayed that has been debunked exactly?

Yeah. The war can only end with an agreement that allows Ukraine to become part of NATO or a new alliance of the eastern european states, otherwise the Russians will come back for more in 5 years time.

Russian propaganda takes one man's opinion and saturates the internet with it, just like you do. Thats why you post the same stuff over and over and over again.

Which all share the same source - an interview with the Mayor of Kiev who is eyeing the presidency. And despite his criticism, he also says ....so he's fine for Zelensky to continue as President. One article also states The Russians are trying to paint the picture that this is now Zelensky's war without the support of the population, but the truth is every poll shows considerable support for Zelensky and the continuation of defending the country. That won't stop the russian propaganda though, especially as they are currently losing over 1k soldiers per day. They need to stop US support, and the only way to do that is through their propaganda machine. The more Americans that believe the conflict is futile, the more chance of stopping US support.

Very. The CO was very calm, but they are lucky to be alive and arguably wouldn't be without the American Bradleys.

Plus he must have an eye on us I would have thought, once Klopp steps aside.

Lambski to the slaughter. And yeah, they need the extra cannon fodder cause of NATO, honest. Wink, wink. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67592803

With an absence of a higher power, needs, wants, or fears, surely they would just realise their existence is entirely pointless and switch themselves off.

Russia kidnapping children. Missing Ukrainian child traced to Putin ally https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67488646 A key political ally of Vladimir Putin has adopted a child seized from a Ukrainian children's home, according to documents uncovered by BBC's Panorama. Sergey Mironov, the 70-year-old leader of a Russian political party, is named on the adoption record of a two-year-old girl who was taken in 2022 by a woman he is now married to.

If NATO were fighting this war then it would be over already (nukes aside). NATO would have gained air superiority within a week, and combined arms warfare would have broken Russian lines long ago. The Black Sea Fleet wouldn't exist. I agree that Ukraine has been ill-equipped, but this war is not an example of modern warfare - it's an example of a 3rd rate superpower going up against a poorly equipped regional army. And sadly, I don't think a bunch of F-16's are really going to change things; Ukraine needs air superiority to move forward, but I don't see how it can achieve it. What this war has exposed is Russia's frailties: NATO really has nothing to fear from a conventional war with Putin.