[Svartalfiar]

The Ukraine never stood a chance against Russia. Many on the FR called it 2 years ago and anyone with a brain knew it in the various governments. But, no. The agony and pointlessness had to be carried out.

Ukraine had plenty of chance. It's just like Russia/Chechnya, US/Vietnam, US/Afghanistan, Russia/Afghanistan, etc. No, you can't win a bunch of direct confrontations militarily. But shooting at each other is only one part of war. And surprisingly, Russia has been willing to let Putin keep pushing into Ukraine.

[gleeaikin]

I guess it is not too surprising that Russians are not doing more to stop Putin’s slaughter of his minority populations. After all with all the oligarchs and families being chopped up with axes, or other oligarchs taking flying lessons from windows, it is not surprising Russians approach the idea of disagreeing with Putin with some trepidation. Democracy and freedom are luxuries that even the oligarchs seem to lack.