Ukrainian War Developments

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LawLeadsToPeace

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Trump was still hindered and shackled by the system, and than even thought US president has a lot more power than most other democracies/republics, Trump never had similar powers as Xi or Putin. I don't know what kinda people Xi has on his inner circle but hopefully not 100% ass kissers like Putin apparently has.
True, but you said: "One biggest problem with single party states and strongmen is that leader/leadership can easily end up being surrounded by "yes men" who agree on things they know are stupid".

Trump was definitely shacked by the system which prevented him from going nuts (even though he most likely was just bluffing); however, he was surrounded by yes-men like Kudlow and Navarro. I was just addressing the "yes-men" part.
 
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I'm not sure if you know, but South Korea is already a US ally and US puppet, so China is already surrounded on all sides basically.

China together with Russia can impose more effective sanctions on Korea. starting with airspace closure i doubt China alone can handle so many countries. we are entering world where every one will fight over resources.
Russia has strong skills and material supply chain. thats why Haval is going with engine plant.
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One of the most bizarre war and tactics i've ever seen... makes Russian military look like an a joke. I bet many ex-soviet states will become even more hostile.
As bad as Russia is, Ukraine's military seems even worse. Letting the army just drive to your capital unopposed. Failing to retake an airport that just had 200 unsupported Russian soldiers.

They've been completely AWOL from this conflict apart from in the east. The only fighting I've seen are the street battles they're having with each other because of poor organisation and the groups in Kiev they've armed. Most vehicle losses on both sides seem remarkably intact. It's just Soviet era junk that breaks down and has to be abandoned.

Now their defence of Kiev seems to be instagram celebs holding fake guns (including their president) and women throwing Molotovs. Yeah, good luck with that.

The Ukraine military's defence of Ukraine makes the old Afghan government look competent.
 

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Now when Russia is in this dark period of isolation, it is time for them to reflect on who really are their true friends. Only China and a handful of old friends are standing by Russia.

Some fools in Russia thought that India would be a better friend than China. Some Russian elites looked down upon Chinese governance, and Chinese culture. Some of these Russian elites had even supported some of the Western BS narratives against China like the Covid-19 Wuhan lab theory, and the Peng Shuai scandal. Some Russians in the MIC boasted about the superiority of Russian weapons used by India vs any Chinese weapons. Would they dare to be so smug right now?

Now the Russians have been declared a pariah people by large sections of the world, regardless of how rich or poor they are. Now they must learn to understand what the Chinese went through when they were labeled a 'virus people' since 2020.

During this time of isolation, no country has supported Russia the most other than China. China has spoken up and defended Russia the strongest during this period. Russia has to realize that China is not just a customer for Russian exports. China is like a family. Standing by Russia, even when Russia did things that are too difficult to defend. While India is like a friend for benefits, only giving lip service when times are hard. And Turkey is a snake, only making friends for favours, and then backstabbing when the opportunity arises.
 

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nothing wrong with Afghanistan Pashtuns are tough but not as tough as chechens.

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MOSCOW, February 27. /TASS/. The Kiev regime’s ringleaders and their minions will be tracked down and inevitably and properly punished, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov told a news briefing on Sunday.

"All faces, voices, telephones, whereabouts, IP-addresses and messages among all Ukrainian Nazis, who are responsible for humiliation and torture of our comrades are being identified and put on record. The same concerns the ringleaders of the Kiev regime and their minions, who call for torture of Russian soldiers in violation of the prisoners-of-war treatment convention. All of you will be tracked down and inevitably and properly punished," he said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on February 24 said in an early morning televised address he had launched a special military operation in Ukraine in response to a request for help from the leaders of the Donbass republics. He stressed that Moscow had no plans for an occupation of Ukrainian territories. The sole purpose is the country’s demilitarization and denazification. The Russian Defense Ministry has said that its forces are not attacking cities, key military infrastructures being its main targets. The civilian population is not at risk, the Defense Ministry said.
 

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Russian air forces problem is lack of targeting pods and PGM's what hinders their ability to attack Ukrainian targets in all weathers conditions, at will when they see enemy units, it also forces them to get much closer at their enemies making fighters vulnerable against manpads.

Western air forces have perfected that kinda bombing but it seems China is following Russian tactics as we rarely see PLAAF flying with targeting pods. Now we see how ineffective Russian tactics are.
 

foxmulder

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Russian loses might be large but their advance is not anything to sneeze at either. I mean look at the maps: Capital is almost under siege. 2nd largest city and 2nd largest port are under siege. The only city that is currently safe and significant is Odessa. This is after 5 days and possibly intentionally slow 3rd day due to potential deal talks...

However, the sanctions will bite. I bet Russia did not expect this much sanctions. America planned it beautifully.

Next move I expect from Russia is to cut the gas to EU.
 
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