Ukrainian War Developments

ArmchairAnalyst said:

The baltic states are all doing mighty fine economically despite their "limited potential" - far better than most of the former Soviet Union, even Mother Russia herself - so they must be doing something right, no?

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Well, not really. Their low population means that EU integration helps their GDP per capita disproportionately.

Entire population of Estonia (1 million) + Lithuania (2.7 million) + Latvia (2 million) is lower than Hong Kong alone.

Despite the low population and EU integration they're stuck at ~20k GDP per capita after decades of EU aid and free existing industrial infrastructure.

sheogorath said:

I wonder how much of the counted dozens of choppers are actually ukrainian junk left in the field.

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Let's say they were all Russian helicopters, so what? This is like a fight between Mike Tyson and some bum, and they're losing their minds over the single punch the bum managed to land during the time he was being beaten to within an inch of his life.

Okay, the bum managed to land a punch. Let's at least mention the 99 punches he took during the round. They count too.

ZeEa5KPul said:

Let's say they were all Russian helicopters, so what? This is like a fight between Mike Tyson and some bum, and they're losing their minds over the single punch the bum managed to land during the time he was being beaten to within an inch of his life.

Okay, the bum managed to land a punch. Let's at least mention the 99 punches he took during the round. They count too.

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Wasn’t Buster Douglas a bum, or, at least, a nobody?
If a bum took 99 Mike Tyson punches, in one round, and was still standing, we, most certainly, would‘ve been impressed!

sheogorath said:

Main reason economy wise is because they could provide extra cheap labor for the rest of the EU, like the other Eastern european countries.

You'd think the fact that they were part of the Soviet high-tech industries and left them with a lot of the capacity had something to do with it, hmmmmm...

Yet they are still relegated to producing licensed stuff from others and GDP means little. Unless you really wanna argue that Lithuania is a powerhouse because it has a higher GDP PPP than China, or something

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Huh?
For their population size they could someday be considered 'powerhouses' just like other small countries like Singapore or just the Nordic ones. Those are their peers, not China.

ZeEa5KPul said:

Let's say they were all Russian helicopters, so what? This is like a fight between Mike Tyson and some bum, and they're losing their minds over the single punch the bum managed to land during the time he was being beaten to within an inch of his life.

Okay, the bum managed to land a punch. Let's at least mention the 99 punches he took during the round. They count too.

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well it’s not actually the first

Ukraine has hit Russia hard many times

no doubt Russia will win

but Ukraine is making Russia bleed for every inch and Russia did not expect this kind of resistance

just watched a Twitter video a Ukrainian just hit a troop carrier from behind a lamppost

these hit and run, flexible and ambush tactics are devastating Russian columns

And 600 more Stingers and 2,000 Javelins are on the way in

longer this war goes on harder it will become for Russia

asif iqbal said:

well it’s not actually the first

Ukraine has hit Russia hard many times

no doubt Russia will win

but Ukraine is making Russia bleed for every inch and Russia did not expect this kind of resistance

just watched a Twitter video a Ukrainian just hit a troop carrier from behind a lamppost

these hit and run, flexible and ambush tactics are devastating Russian columns

And 600 more Stingers and 2,000 Javelins are on the way in

longer this war goes on harder it will become for Russia

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And?
War is merely an extension of politics.

The success or not of Russia won't be judged on how many troop losses it takes but on what is signed at the final peace deal. That's where we will see if Russia won or lost (and in what extend).

james smith esq said:

Wasn’t Buster Douglas a bum, or, at least, a nobody?

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Oh, don't remind me. That was awful. was me after that fight. God damn you to Hell, Don King.

james smith esq said:

If a bum could take 99 Mike Tyson punches, in one round, and still be standing, we, most certainly, would‘ve been impressed!

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I will admit Ukraine has a chin. But all having a chin and nothing else gets you is brain damage.

Abominable said:

Being anti-Russia is one thing and I get it, they were occupied by Russia.

But why use this into a chance to attack China? It's like they are looking for brownie points from America.

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Lithuania probably sympathised a bit too much with a certain island, became entangled with China and bit off more than it could chew with some ongoing diplomatic tit for tat. Not the first time this has happened for a smaller European country and won't be the last.

Overbom said:

And?
War is merely an extension of politics.

The success or not of Russia won't be judged on how many troop losses it takes but on what is signed at the final peace deal. That's where we will see if Russia won or lost (and in what extend).

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Which is why I, now, believe that, no matter how long it takes, or how costly it is, Russia is in this ‘til it achieves an unqualified victory.

ZeEa5KPul said:

Oh, don't remind me. That was awful.

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was me after that fight. God damn you to Hell, Don King.

I will admit Ukraine has a chin. But all having a chin and nothing else gets you is brain damage.

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“Look how they massacred your boy”, huh? LOL!

I was laughing my ass off after that fight! Had to leave the bar, or risk fighting ten, very shocked and unhappy, Tyson fans. I wasn’t worried ‘bout losin’, just didn’t want to get my clothes mussed!

Speaking of brain damage, I’d love to see someone do a spoof movie of ’Murica’s favorite boxer and call it “Cocky VI” that shows “Rocky” in retirement with dementia (after all those punches he blocked with his face) sitting in a “retirement” home, wearing a diaper, and punching at the air and screaming “Adrian, Adrian”, over and over!

Kind’a what ‘Murcia will be like in ~40 years!