Ukrainian War Developments

foofy said:

LOL...u can compare soviet union with ww2 Japan. But not Russia.

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i think you missed the point. all i was trying to say the reason why a gov would allow and teach its civilian for defense.

GodRektsNoobs said:

I think overall their strategy is sound, and their gains speak for itself. But Russia is still fighting a 20th century war in 21st century.

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Not many countries can fight a 21st century war.

GodRektsNoobs said:

I think Russia might be holding these units in reserve in case of NATO counterattack.

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Exactly this. If Putin committed all of his forces, they would be caught with their pants down if NATO attacked. NK already made this mistake once.

manqiangrexue said:

In principle, Russia must hold itself to no rules when fighting the expansion of NATO. In effect, it makes no sense to sincerely criticize an ally while truly supporting its actions.

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What Russia is doing in principle is detrimental to China. They've thrown aside the respect for the sanctity of other nation's integrity and sovereignty by annexing Crimea and recognizing the two rebel republics in the east of the Ukraine. By not overtly reprimanding Russia for its transgressive behavior China is demonstrating to the world that its are self-centered: as long as you respect our integrity and sovereignty, we don't really care what you do with third party nation's integrity and sovereignty.

solarz said:

Not many countries can fight a 21st century war.

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And Ukraine don't have a 21st century army...

Temstar said:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1497195915706310688

Kremlin says they are ready to travel to Minsk for negotiations.

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Interesting. Considering the fact that the Chinese embassy is still active there and the Chinese's response to the West on Ukraine, I wouldn't be surprised if Zelensky secretly asked China to convince the Russians to negotiate. Zelensky may be openly defiant, but as a leader he is trying every avenue of approach to protect his nation without showing weakness.

This is Belarus, massive assault on the way...