@uharteko1956295 Lol! In January 2026, after claiming to have defeated 1.8 million Ukrainians, the Russian government asserted that Ukraine had almost no men left.
And now, they claim to have killed another 700,000 in eight months
It's no sense
@fillbergrep@ZelenskyyUa It's definitely the right time.
I mean, Russia is currently paying for its own oil, while simultaneously increasing its military spending and raising taxes again.
Is it just me, or is Russia really collapsing economically?
@fillbergrep@grrrimarobot@ZelenskyyUa Great!
In Putin's mind, it will be: "I've gained territory! Next time, I'll do the same thing with Poland and Estonia."
What guarantee do we have that Putin will behave himself after the peace treaty?
@TheBruceMasters That is what I am trying to say.
We must stop believing that Russia is merely a victim in this situation.
When it suits its interests, it encourages countries to acquire nuclear weapons, all while knowing that other nations will become their targets.
@TheBruceMasters And what do you think about Russia's future?
In fifty years, there will be no more oil. So, no more revenue.
With a shrinking population, what do you think will happen?
Russia is dying, too.
@TheBruceMasters Like Iran, but Russia encouraged. As I say, Russia is like the USSR. When its allies threaten the USA, Russia is there to help or fund them.
@TheBruceMasters I’m not saying Ukraine doesn’t have its flaws (that would make me a huge liar).
But I can’t stand seeing pro-Russians portray their country as a dream world ... a place where no villains live ... a place where history refuses to remember their past.
@TheBruceMasters But no one has the slightest proof of that.
It’s like the so-called 120 biochemical weapons plants that Medvedev kept harping on about.
In March 2022, Russia controlled 40 percent of Ukraine. How is it that they never found anything?
@TheBruceMasters But no one knows if it's true.
It's like Russia claiming that Ukraine possessed 19,000 tanks and over 3,000 aircraft before the 2022 invasion.
If those figures were true, it would mean Ukraine had an arsenal far larger than that of Russia, China, and the US combined.
Nonsense
@TheBruceMasters You just said it yourself: Russia and Ukraine hate each other.
In 2014, groups in the Donbas managed to arm themselves and acquire an arsenal superior to that of some countries. Who do you think armed them? Do you think they manufactured their own weapons all by themselves?
@TheBruceMasters If that had really been the case, the USSR would have spent years preparing for the move.
Gorbachev wanted to do it, but the rest of the government flatly refused—which is why they subsequently attempted a coup (that failed).
Let's not be disingenuous.
@TheBruceMasters It "ceded" control, but kept its army right there. Basically, the Ukrainians held their land, but the USSR dictated their every move.
In short, it’s like being a free prisoner with a sniper watching you, ready to kill you.
@TheBruceMasters You’re the one who told me that Russia had no reason to forgive Germany for what happened in the last century.
I’m just telling you that Ukraine also has no reason to forgive Russia for what happened in the last century.
@TheBruceMasters An act of love, decided in 24 hours, without doing a thing to warn the population?
Are you shitting me?
I’m sure the Soviet population saw it that way during the decade that followed.
The USSR did everything it could to stay afloat without wanting to change a thing.
@TheBruceMasters I am sorry, but there was an extermination of Ukrainians in Crimea and the Donbas between 1920 and 1930, and subsequently, Stalin asked Russian communities to replace them. And today, there is a desire to reclaim those territories. It's ironic