Looks like the Russian offensive against Kharkiv is not going swimmingly. Maybe it’s another “feint.” Vladimir Putin gamble backfires as Ukraine...
The laconic response “if” comes to mind. We will see. I hope you’re disappointed and have to come up with a new reason to hold Ukraine in contempt...
Reread what you wrote, then assess if it was a “successful offensive,” given that Russia does not hold Kharkiv today.
Not that it reduces the tragedy of that siege, but Mariupol is not even one of Ukraine’s 10 largest cities. I was referring to Kyiv, Kharkiv,...
You don’t? After greater than two years of Ukraine “stopping them,” you have a failure of imagination as to how they would do it again? Well, off...
Sounds like you’ve got it set up as a win either way. If Russia doesn’t take Kharkiv, despite throwing 500K troops at it, then it was all part of...
Still don't see the connection. Was Russia not going to do that before but the Belgorod attacks (for which I can find no evidence Ukraine has...
Not particularly. Helsinki is historically Russian, too. So what? Do you mind committing to Russia successfully taking Kharkiv, or do you want to...
Why would he regret it?
I don’t want Gaza bombed into the Stone Age either. I don’t want one more bomb dropped than is absolutely necessary. I hope Israel is as...
So we have you on record. Kharkiv is going to fall, right? No excuses. No bullshit about “feints.” This is going to happen, and there’s nothing...
I have addressed that exact thing. If Hamas is holding its own people hostage and not allowing them to go to the humanitarian areas that Israel...
In my experience, there is no such “formula” per se. But the governing math is generally not “how many X will this mission kill” as much as “how...
I saw that, too. I wonder if the West has requested that Ukraine not open up on Russia with rocket artillery until the offensive actually starts.
Ukraine warns it has no more reserves as Putin masses half a million fighters Russia has massed 500K for an assault on Kharkiv. Now let’s just...
Of course, you never know how accurate those figures are. Ukraine exaggerates (not necessarily on purpose; I think they believe it) its estimates...
That’s not correct. If you look closer, it’s a left wing hit piece advocating for MMT: essentially print as much money as you want and spend it on...
Understandable. In Call of Duty, the ammo, medicine, and fuel just shows up like magic. No one has to stage it, bring it to you, maybe risk being...
I have never said Russia can't be beaten on the battlefield. Only an idiot would say that. Russia has probably lost more tactical engagements than...
I'm encouraged to see the pounding that Russia is taking in exchange for less-than-modest gains in ground. Plenty of fight left in the Ukrainians....
