Russian President Vladimir Putin promised Friday to "immediately" order a ceasefire in Ukraine and start negotiations if Kyiv began withdrawing troops from the four regions annexed by Moscow in 2022 and renounced plans to join NATO. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy rejected what he called an ultimatum by Putin to surrender more territory.
Ukraine’s Kharkov counteroffensive fizzled. Ukraine’s counteroffensive from last year has lost almost all territorial gains (and then some). In what world does Ukraine stand a chance of reclaiming their lost territories?
Russia could take all of Ukraine rapidly if they began using Western-style bombing campaigns. Every day they make the decision that the status quo of slowly destroying UA’s military capabilities and building infrastructure in the Donbas is more appealing.
I am hopeful that a peace deal can be made before the Western style bombing campaign strategy becomes more favorable.
The peak of that was during the disastrous offensive Ukraine tried doing last year, and it’s been dwindling rapidly ever since. Even western media now admits that the west lacks the industrial capacity needed to fight a war of attrition on this scale.
Oh, is it because decades of incompetence and corruption weakened their already crumbling military? Their lack of a strong economy to support the war effort? Is it because they’re relying on Soviet leftovers instead of modern equipment? The fact their enemy is a motivated, supplied with actually decent munitions by modern/rich countries, and has a competent chain of command?
I have to admit, it is amusing to watch bootlickers fail to keep up with The Narrative. It’s understandable when they’re only a couple talking points behind, because it must be hard for anyone to keep up with all that shifting bullcrap. But often enough I’ll still see lines trotted out like “Russians are fighting with shovels and are amazed to see paved roads.” It’s very rare but every now and then it’s still possible to come across someone who brings up the Ghost of Kiev and still believes it.
That’s the thing with propaganda, it can work for a while, but material reality always wins in the end. I find liberals in particular tend to be susceptible to this because their ideology is rooted in idealism. There’s this idea that you can just invent reality in your mind, and the material world will conform to it.
What keeps Russia from taking more territory now until there’s no Ukraine left?
The Ukrainian army and equipment supplied by NATO members I guess?
Ukraine’s Kharkov counteroffensive fizzled. Ukraine’s counteroffensive from last year has lost almost all territorial gains (and then some). In what world does Ukraine stand a chance of reclaiming their lost territories?
I was answering a question which had nothing to do with reclaiming territory?
Russia could take all of Ukraine rapidly if they began using Western-style bombing campaigns. Every day they make the decision that the status quo of slowly destroying UA’s military capabilities and building infrastructure in the Donbas is more appealing.
I am hopeful that a peace deal can be made before the Western style bombing campaign strategy becomes more favorable.
The peak of that was during the disastrous offensive Ukraine tried doing last year, and it’s been dwindling rapidly ever since. Even western media now admits that the west lacks the industrial capacity needed to fight a war of attrition on this scale.
Oh, is it because decades of incompetence and corruption weakened their already crumbling military? Their lack of a strong economy to support the war effort? Is it because they’re relying on Soviet leftovers instead of modern equipment? The fact their enemy is a motivated, supplied with actually decent munitions by modern/rich countries, and has a competent chain of command?
What do I win?
You win living in an alternate universe award, even western media admits none of that is true now.
lol gottem.
I have to admit, it is amusing to watch bootlickers fail to keep up with The Narrative. It’s understandable when they’re only a couple talking points behind, because it must be hard for anyone to keep up with all that shifting bullcrap. But often enough I’ll still see lines trotted out like “Russians are fighting with shovels and are amazed to see paved roads.” It’s very rare but every now and then it’s still possible to come across someone who brings up the Ghost of Kiev and still believes it.
That’s the thing with propaganda, it can work for a while, but material reality always wins in the end. I find liberals in particular tend to be susceptible to this because their ideology is rooted in idealism. There’s this idea that you can just invent reality in your mind, and the material world will conform to it.