The delusion is absurd on FR. It’s embarrassing to see people deny reality.
One more time. Russia doesn’t have to attack Kiev. Encirclement and starvation is far more crushing than rolling down streets and shooting up buildings.
There are a lot of mouths to feed. They will cut off all food influx. And that will be that. How people do not see this is mind boggling.
I like it: a “mostly peaceful” invasion. Bless their hearts.
> Encirclement and starvation is far more crushing than rolling down streets and shooting up buildings. <
True that. But in 1945 Stalin chose to take Berlin street by street rather than encircle the city, and starve it out. I get that this is not an exact parallel. But dictators sometimes get impatient. So who knows what Putin will do?
“Russia doesn’t have to attack Kiev. Encirclement and starvation is far more crushing than rolling down streets and shooting up buildings.”
Millions of Russians have friends and loved ones in Kiev. Armies would mutiny or a general would put a bullet in Putin’s head long before the first Ukrainian starved.
Let me catch you up on some news:
Germany alone is sending ONE THOUSAND ATGM and FIVE HUNDRED MANPADS to destroy Russian invaders. Near every other country in Europe is rushing armaments to Ukraine.
No amount of fantasizing will wish Putin to victory now. He has lost.
If you really care about the MAGA movement and America first you will drop this neo isolationist advocacy. Trump is getting hammered now for his nonsensical “Putin is a genuins” comment. All Putinist chatter is highly damaging to him.
Putin doesn’t have the time. Too many weapons are pouring in and the Russians aren’t all they (or we) thought they were.
Speaking of denial. Re-read your post, especially the first two sentences.
If you think NATO will watch Putin start another Holdomor and do nothing you’re the one who’s delusional.
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Pretty sure the Ukrainians remember the Holodomor—and the Stalinist NKVD that performed the removal of all seed stock, draft animals and farming equipment. They remember- and it is why they are fighting wild.