@brampostdakar@berlin_bridge@IAPonomarenko Fully agree. He already burnt 2% of males. When he wants to take on Europe he will face a much larger population than he currently has. Europe is quite a bit bigger than Germany in wo2 and there’s no USA to help with boots on the ground. No chance.
@WarMonitor3 If true: Putin feels actually cornered? Help Ukraine defend itself NOW and Putin and Russia are completely toasted when Trump loses his grip on US foreign “policies”.
@VoloUkraine Literally. All really modern stuff in Russia is actually imported. Technology wise they fell behind dramatically behind the west and Asia. They have nothing to offer the world but oil, gas and some metals. And wars. The country is doomed when the oil runs out. Unsustainable.
@IAPonomarenko It always amazes me that Russia is labeling Ukraine and Europe “nazi’s” whereas it is Russia ticking most of the boxes on the nazi menu card. Imperialistic, “Rusland über alles”, racist, warmongering, …
@IAPonomarenko Indeed. Two hours of “negotiation” is hardly enough to exchange views, let alone discuss them. It’s more interesting to learn what has been discussed on the sidelines, as I assume they are not spending the rest of the day on the beach. I have no expectations though…
@jacksonhinkle If enforcing “peace” by killing civilians means “winning”, dude… I have a different definition of a “win”. A win is when two countries live together peacefully and not subjugate each other by force. That’s fake peace enforced by moral losers.
@Kasparov63 Trumps transactional focus on money making deals is what Putin understand extremely well; hence playing Trump cs with such…The fact that Trump cannot grasp that Putin is driven by factors other than money testifies to naivety and is strategically damaging US and Europe alike.
@maria_drutska If true it once again shows that Trump cs have no idea about how other peoples think. There is no such thing as a free discussion at that level and most certainly not with China. Chinese love full and aligned clarity when going public. Something with loosing face.
@RadioFreeTom@general_ben It’s weak: he equates his own underperformance at secretary level with the performance of the troops executing his orders. That’s indeed quite despicable; this is not a leader troops will follow because they believe in him, but because they have no choice. What motivates best?
@McFaul Nor is Putin sensitive to people showing respect, as Trump is. Putin smartly threw this in with Trump as another reason to war on Ukraine and discredit Zelenskyy.
@IAPonomarenko Not just prey, but also securing “killing fields” far away from Moskou so that the superior Rus can always continue to live the good life while looking down on and depleting the rest of the country from resources.
@MrKovalenko You got to be kidding right? I simply do not believe Putin can be offended by anyone. Trump yes. Easily. To play Trump, Putin just threw in another reason to explain his unwillingness to stop his war. It’s so damn obvious who is playing who.
@WarMonitor3 They mean if Russia themselves? It’s already declining naturally in Russia due to low fertility rate, and their war with very unfavorable death toll cf Ukraine does not help. However, when annexing Ukraine, it suddenly looks much better with the Russian demographic…
@Kasparov63 Not just France. To save money, he “simply” wants that France’s loans are forgiven which will trigger a financial crisis much wider than France if he stops paying. I want my money back…