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The way this is playing out,I bet Putin wishes he could go back in time,there needs to be some high level back door communication to prevent the humanitarian disaster that inevitably awaits in big cities w/populations over a million. There needs to be either a coup in Russia to remove Putin and reverse this act or there needs to be a way found for Russia to take a exit out of this disaster that looms,I really can't bare the thought of cities w/millions of people reduced to rubble w/no electric,food,and medical capacity in wintertime no less,there is a very small window of time for this to be prevented,internally in Russia or externally by someone in the West.

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Modern tanks are water tight, and therefor also very much molotov cocktail tight.
The way molotov cocktails work usually is by stalling the engine by getting inside the exhaust on the back, however already during ww2 tanks were designed to combat this to a large degree, the T-34 for example had shutters that it would cover the engine with to block things from getting inside and to put out any fires inside the exhaust very quickly.
It’s basically impossible on most moderns tanks to even get that far, as exhaust no longer is on the back top hull on any proper tank, even the T-55 from the 1950s has it’s exhaust on the side so you can’t pour things into it.

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Molotov cocktails are effective against supply trucks and fuel tankers on stalled strung out convoy routes that are poorly protected. They are by passing many enemies armed with Molotov cocktails and their logistics are vulnerable, too many axis of attack to provide adequate protection through highly hostile territory.

Like I said this will devolve into a war in the western Ukraine and long sieges of the cities which will be reduced to rubble with mass civilian casualties, war is Hell.

Russia no longer needs the west.

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Russia no longer needs the west.

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It ain't the west it's the world now, or soon will be the US EU and their allies will enforce discipline. Russia could be expelled from the UN and loose it's place on the security council eventually. Everybody needs trade.

Are you running out a Russian GRU contract operating from the Balkans or something? Trouble getting paid in dollars? Most educated Russians and Slaves don't buy Putin's bullshit, what axe do you have to grind? Do you have something against peace and prosperity? The standard of living in eastern Europe has exploded since the cold war, the same will happen to the Ukraine. Not even the fucking Oligarchs support Putin, yet you do...

I want this hopeless war that Ukraine was conned into by the west's false promises to be over as quickly as possible with minimal loss of civilian life

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Russia no longer needs the west.

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So a big fish in a small pond? Sure that is not the reason the powers that be in Russia amassed all their wealth.

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I want this hopeless war that Ukraine was conned into by the west's false promises to be over as quickly as possible with minimal loss of civilian life

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The West from the start said that Ukrain will fold but it would give Russia a bloody nose. They are doing well over what the West thought they would do.

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So a big fish in a small pond? Sure that is not the reason the powers that be in Russia amassed all their wealth.

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What does Russia sell? Minerals raw materials energy weapons. it's a sellers market

Munich Philharmonic fires Russian conductor
The Munich Philharmonic announced Tuesday that it had fired Russian chief conductor Valery Gergiev due to his support of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Munich Mayor Dieter Reiter previously requested that Gergiev “clearly and unequivocally distance himself from the brutal war of aggression that Putin is waging against Ukraine and now especially against our twin city of Kyiv.”

Gergiev declined to respond to the request.


“I would have expected him to reconsider and revise his very positive assessment of the Russian ruler,” Reiter said in response. “He didn't. In the current situation, however, a clear signal for the orchestra, its audience, the public and city politics would have been essential in order to be able to continue working together. After this is not done, only an immediate separation remains.”

Gergiev received the Hero of Labor of the Russian Federation prize when Putin reinstated the honor in 2013.

In addition to his close ties with Putin, Gergiev supported the Russian annexation of Crimea in 2014.

The Vienna Philharmonic decided Thursday, shortly following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine that morning, to go on a U.S. tour without Gergiev, who was supposed to conduct the group’s performances.

Gergiev directs the White Nights Festival in St. Petersburg, Russia

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What does Russia sell? Minerals raw materials energy weapons. it's a sellers market

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More the reason to cut off the head in Russia.

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The West from the start said that Ukrain will fold but it would give Russia a bloody nose. They are doing well over what the West thought they would do.

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Yeah but somehow Instead of building up Ukraine's Industry infrastructure and democracy we pushed then head first into conflict with nuclear superpower

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More the reason to cut off the head in Russia.

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this isn't some illegitimate son of fidel castro we are talking about he is ex KGB he probably invented half the stuff you are thinking of

German coach quits Russian soccer club to protest invasion
A German coach has quit his job as the head coach of Russian soccer club Lokomotiv Moscow in protest of the invasion of Ukraine, The Associated Press reported.

In a statement on Tuesday, Lokomotiv said that Markus Gisdol was removed from his position as head coach after spending four months on the job.

“Marvin Compper will prepare the team for the upcoming games. The club and the team are working as usual and are concentrating on achieving the maximum result in the upcoming matches in the Russian Cup and RPL,” the club wrote in a tweet.

In an interview with German newspaper Bild, Gisdol said he was forced to take action after witnessing what he saw happening in Ukraine.

"I cannot pursue my calling in a country whose leader is responsible for a war of aggression in the middle of Europe," Gisdol told the German newspaper, via Reuters. "That is not in line with my values, which is why I have resigned from my position as coach with immediate effect.”

"I can't stand on the training ground in Moscow, train the players, demand professionalism and a few kilometres away orders are given that bring great suffering to an entire people. That is my personal decision and I am absolutely convinced of it,” Gisdol added.

Gisdol’s resignation follows FIFA's decision on Monday to impose an indefinite ban on Russia’s national team from participating in all competitions, including the upcoming 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine began on Thursday and has led to a series of international sanctions against Moscow. U.S. and European companies in a variety of sectors have moved to end business with Russia.

Soccer stars from Polish striker Robert Lewandowski to Ukrainian national team members Roman Yaremchuk and Ruslan Malinovskyi have all used their platform to protest the Russian invasion.

Russian Railways, the owner of Lokomotiv Moscow, was also hit with sanctions by the U.S. last week, according to the AP.

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I want this hopeless war that Ukraine was conned into by the west's false promises to be over as quickly as possible with minimal loss of civilian life

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Not gonna happen unless Russia withdraws and pays compensation and Vlad might have to eat a bullet for that to happen.

Do americans watch the European Parliament debates or do they only care about the debates between redhats and libs, big tech, and mainstream media?

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Yeah but somehow Instead of building up Ukraine's Industry infrastructure and democracy we pushed then head first into conflict with nuclear superpower

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It must suck to have to earn a living spreading hate mongers propaganda about Putin lying to his county's troops and forcing them to attack a neighboring democratic nation. And it must really suck that they got outfoxed by a 80 year old Biden when he exposed Putin's bullshit pretext to this war.

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this isn't some illegitimate son of fidel castro we are talking about he is ex KGB he probably invented half the stuff you are thinking of

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Oh, that hurt. I am so wounded.

I really do not care who she was screwing at the time. He could wear a dress and wear black face for all I care.

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Oh, that hurt. I am so wounded.

I really do not care who she was screwing at the time. He could wear a dress and wear black face for all I care.

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I SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE

Mr_X said:

I’m crazy

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no, you're just annoying and crave attention...

Mr_X said:

Do americans watch the European Parliament debates or do they only care about the debates between redhats and libs, big tech, and mainstream media?

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Not even Europeans watch Parliamentary debates, they get the high (and low) points on the news.