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DIY-HP-LED

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Putin is watching this, or would if he was smart, it's German TV and was broadcast in German too, Putin speaks German and he knows this guy. He never spoke up before, but he feels safe enough to do it now. Vlad could learn a lot by watching a bit of German TV news in the evening and would be stupid not to do so.
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Putin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky: Putin realizes 'there can be no military solution' | DW Interview
Mar 31, 2022

Over a month after Moscow launched its invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin has come to understand that "there can be no military solution here," exiled Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky told DW. Khodorkovsky, a prominent critic of the Russian leader, previously spent a decade in prison in Russia on charges widely regarded as revenge for challenging Putin's rule. Russian troops began their invasion of Ukraine on February 24. Putin announced that the operation aimed at "demilitarizing" and "de-nazifying" the former Soviet state and protecting Russian speakers in the country. But with Russia failing to quickly occupy the country due to strong Ukrainian resistance and its troops getting bogged down, Moscow recently announced a change in its war aims, saying that it will focus on the "liberation" of the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine. "Putin is stuck when it comes to the military operation," Khodorkovsky said, adding, "Putin has two options now: Either he escalates things, which could mean either introducing mobilization or using tactical nuclear weapons, or he can stabilize the situation and begin peace talks in earnest." In the interview with DW, Khodorkovsky also stressed the importance of a unified Western position. "The West's position needs to be clear, meaning comprehensive support for Ukraine if the war continues and in case Putin uses tactical nuclear weapons or other weapons of mass destruction," he underlined. "That sort of clear position from the West will, let's say, help Putin make the right decision."
 

injinji

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The hypersonic weapons change everything. There is no defense.
Starting hostilities in that manner would be a losing proposition.
That's why it's limited to mercenaries and propaganda right now.
But the ones they fired didn't maneuver to evade ground fire as advertised, Aren't those called ballistic missiles? And doesn't everyone have them?

I do agree that they have been used for propaganda. But aren't the mercenaries all from Syria and Chechnya? I don't think they will be using ballistic missiles. Unless it is to knock down housing. They are hell on housing.
 

MICHI-CAN

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But the ones they fired didn't maneuver to evade ground fire as advertised, Aren't those called ballistic missiles? And doesn't everyone have them?

I do agree that they have been used for propaganda. But aren't the mercenaries all from Syria and Chechnya? I don't think they will be using ballistic missiles. Unless it is to knock down housing. They are hell on housing.
Just falling from space like V2's. Only thing hyper sonic. We are still battling scram jet tech to this day. And isn't a field cannon shell hyper sonic. Why the new found fear? Payload must be really small to achieve these speeds at diminished atmospheric conditions. And thus requiring more fuel and smaller load for surface to surface in atmosphere. It is BS.

Raytheon has received hundreds of billions, if not trillions to give us focused microwaves to disperse crowds and maybe damage electronics if allowed enough time on target. Stay afraid people. And we shall keep killing in the name of.
 

Friendly_Grower

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Yeah @MICHI-CAN

Yeah right... He is calling them up and ain't going to use them.

The American Vietnam was a war like this one. Soldiers sent to keep a country from doing what they wanted.
I figure it's the same for Ukraine. The real danger there was that an actual democratic society in Ukraine would make Russia look bad.
That is what they are being called up and dying for.
 

MICHI-CAN

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Yeah @MICHI-CAN

Yeah right... He is calling them up and ain't going to use them.

The American Vietnam was a war like this one. Soldiers sent to keep a country from doing what they wanted.
I figure it's the same for Ukraine. The real danger there was that an actual democratic society in Ukraine would make Russia look bad.
That is what they are being called up and dying for.
More afoot than the livestock need be told. Insane money being stolen. And Innocent people dying to justify it. Get the mob out of government and business. HA HA. We just pardon threats to society as we "Look forward."

I have no respect for our leaders. And less for those rooting for the biggest frauds.
 

DIY-HP-LED

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He makes some good points but I don't agree with his analysis of the situation Ukraine has a population of 45 million, population of Russia is 144 million and it is demographically old. It has 3 times the population, not that large a difference, Russia used to have an economy the size of Italy's but it has been or soon will be chopped in half. In addition it is under sanction and many vital parts for cars and infrastructure cannot be obtained and the banking system is near in collapse.

The Ukrainians already have a half million men under arms plus reserves and they are training new units weekly from recruits, In a month they will be much stronger than they are today. They are taking the fight to the Russians now and will be stronger in another month and can make some serious gains, when they get more operational flexibility with more soldiers.

We have yet to see the effects of new weapons and the Ukrainians need a way to interdict the Russian logistics behind their lines on the roads and in the supply dumps. Drones might do it and infiltrating troops will do it too, but they must find ways of cutting off Russians over extended on the roads to make rapid progress with minimal casualties. With there advantages in night vision equipment and drones they might be able to pull it off. The long range artillery they are getting from NATO now can be useful for this too, NATO already trained them on how to use it and are training more now. A drone spots it and calls down fire on the target from artillery many miles away.

If they want tanks, eastern European countries should have a few soviet ones kicking around, they seem to have lots of other soviet shit like AKs, RPGs and mortars, so artillery pieces, rocket launchers and tanks ain't a reach. It can be replaced by new stuff from Uncle Sam, the EU and Sweden, why not, the Russians will pay for it in the end. Since Russia is so weak, they can afford to give shit up temporarily, every tank the Ukrainians destroy is one less coming at NATO anyway. The Ukrainians appear to be making efficient use of the modern anti tank weapons, I've heard no complaints about wastage!

I think the Ukrainians will drive Vlad out of Ukraine completely by summer, Vlad can't get enough people into the field of battle in time. The Ukrainians simply have more soldiers or will, with western support their combat power has been multiplied to a nation several times their size. The Ukrainians need this war over ASAP and need to destroy as much of the Russian army as they can while they are still stuck on the roads.
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