Russia & Ukraine
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This is how the Ukrainian forces are met by the population of the places they liberated:
https://www.yapfiles.ru/show/2788339/13630c62332108fd477fba09922ff586.mp4.html
https://www.yapfiles.ru/show/2788339/13630c62332108fd477fba09922ff586.mp4.html
article below.
Well, of course, this bit about "Russia (we) have already lost" is wayyyy over the top, but it is true that that kind of growing chatter from the Russian hard right is a threat to Putin. The west likes to think that Putin will ultimately be brought down by growing anti-war sentiment but Putin can handle all that through the usual oppression and propaganda. But the forces on the hard right watching Russia be humiliated- that's another matter altogether. Putin likes to piss on Gorbachev but he is beginning to look a little Gorby-like to the hard right and that is not a good position to be in.
Putin is playing a double edged sword game. He is holding his support together by whipping up the general population to believe that they are at war with NATO and Mother Russia itself and its way of life are under attack. Okay, that works, dictators have always propped up their regime by arguing that the gringo's are trying to bring them down. But the problem with all of that is that it just makes the hard right say "okay, so what are you doing about it FuckFace?
The other little hole that Putin has dug for himself is that while he suppresses anti-war protests and online chatter against the regime, he gives the hard right much free room to beat the war drums and defend his special war. Problem is, increasingly, there is much criticism about Putin failing to defend the country mixed in with that.
As I said, Russia has not even remotely, "already lost." Putin is losing control of the narrative though and that is not good when propaganda is your specialty.
‘We have already lost’: far-right Russian bloggers slam military failures
Military pro-war bloggers with frontline contacts offer rare insight into Russia’s performance on ground
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...sian-bloggers-slam-kremlin-over-army-response
“Mobilisation is, let’s put it bluntly, our only chance to avoid a crushing defeat,” wrote Andrei Morozov, another popular blogger.
For now, the Kremlin seems to be willing to accept the criticism coming its way from the band of pro-war bloggers. Girkin has repeatedly called for the firing of the defence minister and close Putin ally, Sergei Shoigu, urging in one post for the minister to be executed by firing squad.
Well, of course, this bit about "Russia (we) have already lost" is wayyyy over the top, but it is true that that kind of growing chatter from the Russian hard right is a threat to Putin. The west likes to think that Putin will ultimately be brought down by growing anti-war sentiment but Putin can handle all that through the usual oppression and propaganda. But the forces on the hard right watching Russia be humiliated- that's another matter altogether. Putin likes to piss on Gorbachev but he is beginning to look a little Gorby-like to the hard right and that is not a good position to be in.
Putin is playing a double edged sword game. He is holding his support together by whipping up the general population to believe that they are at war with NATO and Mother Russia itself and its way of life are under attack. Okay, that works, dictators have always propped up their regime by arguing that the gringo's are trying to bring them down. But the problem with all of that is that it just makes the hard right say "okay, so what are you doing about it FuckFace?
The other little hole that Putin has dug for himself is that while he suppresses anti-war protests and online chatter against the regime, he gives the hard right much free room to beat the war drums and defend his special war. Problem is, increasingly, there is much criticism about Putin failing to defend the country mixed in with that.
As I said, Russia has not even remotely, "already lost." Putin is losing control of the narrative though and that is not good when propaganda is your specialty.
‘We have already lost’: far-right Russian bloggers slam military failures
Military pro-war bloggers with frontline contacts offer rare insight into Russia’s performance on ground
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...sian-bloggers-slam-kremlin-over-army-response
“Mobilisation is, let’s put it bluntly, our only chance to avoid a crushing defeat,” wrote Andrei Morozov, another popular blogger.
For now, the Kremlin seems to be willing to accept the criticism coming its way from the band of pro-war bloggers. Girkin has repeatedly called for the firing of the defence minister and close Putin ally, Sergei Shoigu, urging in one post for the minister to be executed by firing squad.
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Turns out he is a top Russian General
https://www.kyivpost.com/russias-wa...ssibly-captured-in-uaf-kharkiv-offensive.html
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A-10 Thunderbolts
The Ukraine military has reached Kupyansk, a key rail and road hub.
The Ukraine military has reached Kupyansk, a key rail and road hub.
The predictable knock on the door has arrived.
Russian Officials Who Plotted To Overthrow Putin Summoned by Police
https://www.newsweek.com/russian-officials-putin-treason-summoned-police-st-petersburg-1741393
Russian Officials Who Plotted To Overthrow Putin Summoned by Police
https://www.newsweek.com/russian-officials-putin-treason-summoned-police-st-petersburg-1741393