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"Putin's regime and its leader are causing increasing discontent among Russians, who are beginning to actively and even publicly ask uncomfortable questions of the head of the Kremlin and demand his resignation. A video has appeared on social networks in which a man is outraged by the results of the so-called Russian "special operation", which instead of a few days stretched out into 2.5 years of fierce fighting. Moreover, the goals declared by Moscow have not only not been achieved, but are also unlikely to be achievable at all.

"Vladimir Vladimirovich, in February 2022, your controlled media said that this operation would be over in 3 days. Excuse me, but it has been going on for three years already!" the Russian says in the video. In addition, he accused Putin of treason and demanded his resignation, since dozens and hundreds of factories in Russia have gone bankrupt and Russians are living worse and worse. "The truth is obvious to everyone, which every Russian sees and understands, but speaking it out loud in Russia is literally life-threatening," people comment on the video on social networks.

Putin likes to project himself as a strongman. But his track record of handling recent crises in Russia reveals a different side of his presidential persona: one of paralysis and indecision. A day and a half after Ukrainian troops stormed a Russian border crossing and continued, almost unimpeded, across the wide green fields of the southern Kursk region, Putin finally made his first public remarks on the matter. He called the incursion a “massive provocation”, accused Ukraine of indiscriminately firing on civilians, and then moved on quickly to other government business, including how to mark Russia’s “Construction Worker’s Day.”

It would take another five days, and the loss of nearly 30 settlements, before he promised a military response. There was no visit to the region to meet the tens of thousands of evacuees, no declaration of martial law. Battlefield accounts have backed up the sense that a motley selection of Russian troops were rushed in, as Moscow grappled with the dilemma of how to balance defending its own soil with keeping up the slow momentum on the eastern front. Ukrainian officials said some troops were redeployed from Kharkiv region and the southern front. Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov claimed early on that his special forces unit, the Akhmat brigade, had been deployed. Naval infantry officers from the Black Sea fleet in Crimea are also involved. Experts agree the Kursk incursion has not fundamentally changed Putin’s overarching strategy of attrition – to exhaust Ukraine, and try to outlast its allies. And yet, Ukraine’s surprise move has emboldened those who had previously questioned the West’s policy of limiting certain types of military aid, and their use inside Russia.'

1 posted on 08/30/2024 4:01:03 AM PDT by UMCRevMom@aol.com
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2 posted on 08/30/2024 4:01:37 AM PDT by UMCRevMom@aol.com (Pray for God 's intervention to stop Putin's invasion of Ukraine 🇺🇸)
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Cool story, bro. Hope that works out.


4 posted on 08/30/2024 4:03:47 AM PDT by Sirius Lee (Trump/Vance 2024 or GFY)
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To: UMCRevMom@aol.com

Ukrainians could do the same thing with Zelensky.


6 posted on 08/30/2024 4:27:48 AM PDT by maddog55 (The only thing systemic in America is the left's hatred of it!)
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Buttcrack Zeepers-2

ZEEPER FOLLIES PINGLIST!
(((PING!)))

7 posted on 08/30/2024 5:03:18 AM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion (🦅 MAGADONIAN ⚔️ )
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10 posted on 08/30/2024 5:17:23 AM PDT by kiryandil (Kraft durch Freude! - The Kamunist and The Walzrus )
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To: UMCRevMom@aol.com

What Moonfish doink?


11 posted on 08/30/2024 5:18:42 AM PDT by kiryandil (Kraft durch Freude! - The Kamunist and The Walzrus )
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To: UMCRevMom@aol.com

Well, look who’s back...Our own Tokyo...


12 posted on 08/30/2024 5:40:32 AM PDT by Sacajaweau (mY)
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13 posted on 08/30/2024 5:43:57 AM PDT by wastedyears (The left would kill every single one of us and our families if they knew they could get away with it)
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Lawfare and/or assassinations against Putins accusers in: 3, 2, 1


14 posted on 08/30/2024 5:53:34 AM PDT by JesusIsLord
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To: UMCRevMom@aol.com

Meanwhile, YouCrayne Air Defense shoots down one of it’s F-16 planes
killing the Ukie Pilot. YouCraynee just as corrupt as Ruzzia.


15 posted on 08/30/2024 5:54:17 AM PDT by tennmountainman ( (“Less propaganda would be appreciated.” JimRob 12-2-2023 DITTO)
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Ukraine revolt? I know a lot of troops are refusing to fight, so maybe.....

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17 posted on 08/30/2024 6:02:02 AM PDT by Karl Spooner
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To: UMCRevMom@aol.com

Stop with your stupid propaganda. It’s BS, everyone knows it’s BS and you know. Get a fricking life.


18 posted on 08/30/2024 6:30:50 AM PDT by JoSixChip (P.S. There’s a fed in that thread you’re in right now.)
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A hard day


36 posted on 08/30/2024 8:15:30 AM PDT by AdmSmith (GCTGATATGTCTATGATTACTCAT)
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This thread is brought to you by the Ministry of Propaganda of Ukraine.


38 posted on 08/30/2024 8:35:15 AM PDT by bimboeruption (“Less propaganda would be appreciated.” JimRob 12-2-2023)
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What your source for this disinformation?


39 posted on 08/30/2024 8:36:01 AM PDT by bimboeruption (“Less propaganda would be appreciated.” JimRob 12-2-2023)
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Russians record a video ...

Leader of Pussy Riot Band Escapes Russia

Time: Pussy Riot 100 Women Of The Year.

Russian protest group Pussy Riot

Yep, Degenerate Russians record videos.

122 posted on 09/06/2024 1:08:16 PM PDT by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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