At this point I think you're right. Putin is starting to show his weaknesses and everyone in Europe is taking advantage. Any previous Soviet leader and half of Europe would already be dead.
Ukrainian War Developments
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Perhaps the destruction of the long awaited Donbass cauldron will change peoples' minds? I keep getting Stalingrad vibes where the overwhelming German narrative believed the Red Army was finished. Then the jaws closed and the rest is history. The Russians have been pulling their punches since day 1 and I think we're soon about to see a taste of what they have been holding back for NATO via demonstration in Donbass.
You don't need men for stand off weapons. Finland does not have much
importance like Ukraine which have important diaspora in Israel, North America , Turkey and Russia.
Sheesh. I can only imagine what the urban battles for Odessa and Kharkiv is gonna be like. Urban warfare is hell man.
The end result of the above video
At this point I'm not sure Russia has the will to do that. Despite announcing the end of "stage one" , there doesn't seem to be any doctrinal change other than redeploying ground forces.
Russians here have been giving excuses for their poor performance. While some points may be true, it doesn't hide the fact that the Russian military is no longer feared any more. I think this is because of poor strategic decisions rather than the competency of the Russian military, but again, it doesn't matter.
Once that has gone the only credible threat that Russia has is the nuclear deterrence. Even that is currently being eroded a bit at a time with all these provocations. Unlike America, Russia have never used nuclear weapons in anger. If the Russians let Ukraine survive I'd question their will to use those as well. This is a war for Russia's existence. The sooner Putin believes that instead of just saying it, the sooner the war is over.
In my opinion the only way out of this is to restore credibility in Russia's military. I'd let NATO rearm Ukraine as much as they want (excluding air force). Then launch one of the most brutal offensives against Ukraine seen since WW2. Hit them with artillery, aerial strikes, completely overwhelm them. Hit any fleeing Ukrainian soldiers, there can be no survivors.
Then I wouldn't advance, I'd let them rearm, form a new line and do the same again. Keep doing that until there is no human left in Ukraine willing to resist. Then advance all the way to the Polish border, set up the denazification camps to put the population through and put the surviving war criminals on trial. Any Nazis fleeing to the west will have to spent their rest of their lives fearing a KGB attack.
Unfortunately hundreds of thousands will have to die. If Putin had fought properly from the start it would only have to be tens of thousands, but there's no changing that.
There are claims that the commander for the operation is going to change
Apparently this guy commanded in the Syria front, so maybe we'll see a shift in strategy?
They can change commanders as much as they want. I'm sure Soviet era generals all see this the same way. It's Putin's call, he needs to step back and let the military do their thing.
Either way, China will be prepared no matter the scenario. I have heard that there are a rising number of Japanese people coming to the mainland to find work. Goes to show no matter what values the west tries to implement on Japan, Chinas ways will eventually shine through no matter how long it takes. All it is now, is a waiting game to see who blinks first and given the current crisis in the USA right now, well the USA is going to need plenty of eye drops (provided by China as usual) for the sheer dryness of their eyes right now along with a lot of tissues for the amount of tears that are going to be shed
The Japanese people deserve better than a government, military and banks that sells out their sovereignty and subservient to interest of US.
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