Russia & Ukraine

gwb-trading said:
Russia has stationed troops in the breakaway region of Transnistria in Moldova located at the border of the Ukraine. This Moldavian region is being used as a Russian staging ground in the invasion of Ukraine. This is against the will of the government of Moldova. It should be noted that Putin also seeded this breakaway region with arms and Russian support for years -- just like he did Crimea.

What does this mean? It should be obvious. Putin has invaded multiple nations in the past few days against the will of their governments after spending years undermining these nations.
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Right, of course. Its obvious what they're doing. You're tuned in to the secret military strategy of the Russian Federation from an article and a screenshot.

You're a lunatic. Lets bet - right now. If its obvious, then you should be just fine with the bet. I'll bet $$ he doesn't invade Moldova. You bet that he does. What say you?
 
Tsing Tao said:
Right, of course. Its obvious what they're doing. You're tuned in to the secret military strategy of the Russian Federation from an article and a screenshot.

You're a lunatic. Lets bet - right now. If its obvious, then you should be just fine with the bet. I'll bet $$ he doesn't invade Moldova. You bet that he does. What say you?
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This guy trying to bet his worthless rubles. Lol.
 
gwb-trading said:
Who would have ever thought that the leading Covid-denier propagandists turn out to also be the leading Putin propagandists.
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That's been your goal all along - discredit COVID thesis by claiming that I was a Russian propagandist.

You're a clown.

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CaptainObvious said:
Your history lesson is well taken, and correct. I also agree the best way, at the moment, is to bury Putin financially. My point was Putin has a hell of a lot more firepower at his disposal than Kim ever did and that makes him considerably more dangerous.
The 64-dollar question is are we dealing with a bully, or a bully who is also a madman? A bully we can beat. A madman under these circumstances can end civilization as we know it. If Putin is your run of the mill bully, then he'll bend under the financial pressure. If he's nuts, as many now suspect, then he will escalate and that may come faster than we think. At that point we better have a knockout punch that we can deliver fast, and I'm not necessarily talking a nuclear exchange, but an assassin(s) that can take him and his henchman out. All I know is we should think long and hard about whether or not we're playing chicken with a bully, or with a crazy fuck who is willing to burn it all to the ground if he doesn't get what he wants. For now, squeeze the money, but...
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I think Kim is more of a madman because he creates the image of himself as an idol and loves being worshipped. But he cares a lot less about what happens outside his country since he shuts off the outside world from it anyway. He is just pure crazy.

Putin is a mix of crazy and greedy. His crazy has him basically controlling his country and p retending it is a democracy but he also loves his rich and lavish lifestyle so he does not want to risk any of that.

No one is going to launch a nuke because they know the same thing we all knew in the 1980s... it means everyone loses and even if you win, you are surrounding by shit.

the difference between 1980 and 2022 now as you sad in your last line.... the money. The world can now shut down Russia financially and internationally. So many millionaires in Russia who suck the putin cock are going to get hit right where it hurts and rightfully so because many of them got their money the wrong way. and fuck them for what they did to the figure ice skaters in China.

I hope all those yacht boyz start crying about frozen assets and lack of funding and their athletes are cast out of the world. Friendly Fire and casualties of war. You dont get to turn a blind eye to putin and then cry when his shit rains on you.
 
UsualName said:
And why would you say that? Does it hurt your Russia loving heart?
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Who'd have thought you'd turn out to be a troll? You normally had such well thought out posts. I must have really gotten under your skin at some point.

But no, it doesn't hurt my heart. I just don't know how you can jump to a conclusion like that based on your review of a public photo released. You guys are so brilliant with your ability to analyze foreign policy based on Twitter and Facebook!
 
gwb-trading said:
It appears the air-power situation in the Ukraine is mixed. The Russians do not hold air supremacy.

Jet combat planes appear not being used for ground strikes by either side very much since the first day. The jet fighters appear to be staying high and providing cover only against incursions by opposing fighters. This situation is probably due to the large number of air-defense missiles on the ground being used by both sides -- which have been found to be very costly to the planes plus the likelihood of friendly fire incidents (keep in mind that it appears the Russians shot down more than one of their own planes on the first day of the conflict). Ukraine also still has segments of its national air defense ground network in place; while the Russians have SAM units with large columns. Being close to the ground at this point appears to be deadly for aircraft.

A similar situation exists with helicopters. Russian helicopters were seen in bulk performing attacks against ground targets on the first day of the war but this landed up to be costly. Since then the Russian helicopters appear to be transporting troops and providing cover for convoys in areas where the Russians control the air -- rather than directly involved in attacks This may change as large-scale assaults are launched on cities like Kyiv jointly with ground units.

The primary air to ground assault weapon for the Ukrainians appears to be the Bayraktar drones they acquired from Turkey. These drones are being used to attack Russian columns on the ground. Using them does not risk the life of a pilot and the drones are much more cost effective than jets (if they are lost, etc.)

Ukraine credits Turkish drones with eviscerating Russian tanks and armor in their first use in a major conflict
https://www.businessinsider.com/ukr...-as-videos-show-destroyed-russia-tanks-2022-2
  • Turkish-made Bayraktar drones have taken a prominent role in Ukraine's war effort.
  • Commanders shared videos showing the TB2 model hitting Russian convoys.
  • The footage served as a morale boost as Russia continued its campaign.
(More at above url)
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The bayraktar tb-2 is a beast. It had to have been upgraded with some sort of stealth or jamming system because these things are pretty slow but they have been absolutely dropping bombs on the Russians 24/7.
 
Tsing Tao said:
Right, of course. Its obvious what they're doing. You're tuned in to the secret military strategy of the Russian Federation from an article and a screenshot.

You're a lunatic. Lets bet - right now. If its obvious, then you should be just fine with the bet. I'll bet $$ he doesn't invade Moldova. You bet that he does. What say you?
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You can watch to the briefing...



Hint: Russian troops are already in Moldova and using it as a base to attack Ukraine -- as outlined in the link I provided.
 
gwb-trading said:
The U.S. has already ruled out a "no-fly zone" after Zelenskyy's appeal. I don't see a "no-fly zone" happening. We would need to see U.S. air assets being moved to the region if this was being considered -- and I don't see this happening.

US rules out Ukraine no-fly zone after Zelenskyy appeal
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/1/us-rules-out-ukraine-no-fly-zone-after-zelenskyy-appeal
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Because, thankfully, the people in charge of the US military response aren't fucking lunatics like you. Or so it would seem.
 
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