Yes, it was. And relevant as to why Putin thought he could pull this off.
I like the subtle shift in narratives. It follows the new line from Moscow neatly. Instead of “Don’t believe your eyes. Ukraine isn’t winning....
I agree 100%. When he hit us with the “peacekeepers” BS right before the invasion, I thought to myself, okay, that’s his real play. He was...
True enough. Putin was so bluffing, wasn’t he? A year ago, I would have told you he was too intelligent, patient, and strategic to engage in this...
To be clear, I was only speaking of what would probably happen if the entire Russian Federation collapsed in another civil war. China would only...
More indications that Russia itself is acknowledging the scope of defeat, even if they are still making dumb excuses for it: Kremlin TV Airs Call...
To your point, China would almost certainly step in and take the resource-rich areas to its north, which it has long claimed are historically part...
I agree. I don’t want Russia to break up. Humbled, yes. New regime, yes.
I already linked that same article. You aren’t going to have the effect you’re looking for. Sometimes the will to disbelieve can take on an almost...
Yeah, bro, your clinging on to this fiction has stopped being cute and is just getting sad. The evidence of overwhelming Ukrainian operational...
I don’t want fight to the last dead Ukrainian; it defeats the point of our support. And I concede that fighting to the last dead Russian is not...
I suppose it’s possible. I was surprised and confused, as I’ve said, how little President Biden was prepared to do at first (other than offer...
I think if it had been as effortless to “de-Nazify” Ukraine as they had been led to believe, then those same soldiers’ morale would be sky high...
Interesting description of events from civilians in newly liberated areas of Ukraine. Gives color to what life was like under Russian occupation...
I agree. I wonder if I agree, though, because I actually think he wouldn’t do it, or because it’s too difficult and horrifying to contemplate. I...
It is hard to find even near-peers these days. I’ll give you that. Especially at sea or in the air. Take that movie Battleship, for instance. To...
At the rate you’re losing, I’m not sure American ground troops could get there fast enough to make a difference. I think we would have to settle...
The why is because it’s fun to have a Russian agent to trash talk, especially in the middle of a heretofore enormously successful Ukraine...
You should be grateful Biden is President. He is only doing the bare minimum for Ukraine, the threshold below which Jake Sullivan thinks would...
Which one? Reagan?
