Posted on 08/17/2024 11:39:02 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
Vladimir Putin is feeling the stress from Russia's invasion of Ukraine - as he is seen wringing his hands in a meeting with his top officials after Volodymyr Zelenskyy's troops bit back and made a counter-incursion into the country.
The dictator, 71, was in a security council session on the crisis he faces due to Ukraine's dramatic invasion of the border areas of Kursk region.
His very public hand-wringing and fidgeting came as he was told earlier this week about how Russia had lost territory to Kyiv troops and - at the time - more than two dozen settlements, a figure far higher now.
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As he was told the news, Putin was seen with a solemn expression on his face, fidgeting with a pen and absent-mindedly rubbing his wrists. He occasionally appeared to grimace as he was told the worst information.
Such non-verbal gestures are seen by experts as reflecting anxiety, stress, or indecision.
They may show the dictator is facing an internal conflict and a lack of confidence, or feels fear, or insecurity. He may be seeking to calm himself in an act of self-soothing.
Putin is more often seen strongly gripping a table with one hand, which could also be a reflection of tension and anxiety. As such, the hand-wringing is unusual for the Russian leader.
During the meeting Putin showed some strange facial movements, at several points appearing to bite his lip, appearing exasperated at what he was being told by his officials.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
I think it is quite amazing that Russians think Male on Male rape is a manly punishment. Given his small size and early history, I wonder how often the dear leader was punished like a man when he was still a boy. No wonder he needs over $200 billion and vast fortress mansions to feel safe. I really feel sorry for him if what I suspect about his early life is correct. This conjecture is developed from having worked with a number of people who were criminally abused when young.
Of course you have nothing to back up all the things you constantly make up.
On what information basis do you deny the accuracy of the maps?
Fact Sheet: US Assistance to Ukraine
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/fact-sheet-us-assistance-ukraine
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/fact-sheet-us-assistance-ukraine<<<<
Not "facts" mommy.
Your link is for the Institute for the Study of War whose board members are all neocons and proponents of the MIC...people who make money off wars.
BTW, I thought you were no longer going to respond to my comments to YOU. Well, my post wasn't even sent to you, but you still responded.
You can't help yourself can you? ALWAYS butting in. ALWAYS the center of attention...right mommy?
It takes all kind. Ignoring, not responding is a
good approach to use. jmo
“It takes all kind. Ignoring, not responding is a
good approach to use. jmo”
Totally agree with your opinion. :)
VIDEO NEWS UPDATES
1. Ukrainian army controls 92 settlements, over 1,250 km of territory in Kursk - Zelenskiy
Kanal13
1.65M subscribers
8-19-2024 5:30 p.m. EDT
Minutes 6:42
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wz6lwyCSiG4
“President Volodymir Zelenskiy has said that Ukrainian forces control more than 1,250 square kilometers of territory and 92 settlements in Russia’s Kursk region. In a speech on Monday, Zelenskiy praised his country’s armed forces’ for cross-border attack on Russia, while highlighting Putin’s inability to protect his territory from such defensive actions. “Our active preventive defense is the most effective counter to Russian terror and ensures a real complication of the situation for the aggressor state. We now have an extremely important ideological change, namely: the entire naive, illusory concept of the so-called red lines regarding Russia, which dominated the assessments of the war by some partners. The world sees that everything in this war depends only on our courage, the courage of our partners,” Zelenskiy said. The Ukrainian leader also called on Western partners to act in sync with Kyiv in countering Russian aggression. Ukrainian troops launched large-scale cross-border incursion into Russia’s Kursk region on August 6. The offensive marked the largest such attack on Russian territory since the start of the war in February 2022. Ukrainian troops have been advancing in Kursk and taking hostage a large number of Russian servicemen in the region.”
2. Ukrainians Destroyed ALL three bridges on Seym river in Kursk, Russia | Ukraine War Update
Artur Rehi *
700K subscribers
8-18-2024 12:10 p.m. EDT
Minutes 23:26
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1f3QyoMEYI
* Artur Rehi is an Estonian reserve soldier that completed conscription in 2018 in Kuperjanov Infantry battalion as company communications.
3. ‘Noose tightens’ on Putin as Kursk resupply bridges destroyed | Col. Hamish De Bretton-Gordon
Times Radio
918K subscribers
8-18-2024 Premiered 1:00 p.m. EDT
Minutes 28:53
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRm_hrvjixw
“The Russian army is absolutely stretched to the limits. People in Russia are beginning to realise that the great leader is a complete myth”
Russian troops have been cut of from resupply in Kursk as Ukraine destroys key Seym River bridges during it’s advance into Russia as pressure builds on Putin for failing to halt the invasion, Hamish De Bretton Gordon tells Frontline on #timesradio”
Putin reacts to Ukraine invading Russia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ufrs3wZ6dg
“How many civilians did the Ukes murder.....?”
When?
I will take any numbers I can get...
Lol.
When did the Ukrainians “murder” civilians?
mommy: Totally agree with your opinion. :)<<<<
If you "totally agree" why do you keep responding to my posts after you said you wouldn't?
Oh, I know why...
Is “zero” your number?
You really want to go there?
Lol.
CHECK VIDEO: https://img-9gag-fun.9cache.com/photo/adBqGVQ_460sv.mp4
So you can’t answer the question?
WHEN did the Ukrainians “murder” civilians?
Why is it you don’t pray for Zelensky and Ukraine anymore, “REVEREND” mommy?
It’s all blood and guts for you now. It always was, wasn’t it? Your prayers were just a part of your “REVEREND” shtick.
Gracious Lord,
Grant victory over the powers of evil that have arisen and bless Ukraine with your gifts of liberty, peace, tranquility, and good fortune. We implore you, O Merciful God, look with grace upon those who courageously defend their land. Amen
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