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Will Russia Lose the War in Ukraine?
Quora: Truth About Russia ^ | 08/08/2022 | Quintin Van Zyl

Posted on 08/17/2022 7:40:09 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

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To: TarasBulbous
They’ve already lost. They may “win” but it was far more costly an operation than they had ever thought possible.

You could say a similar situation exists with the "war" between LIV and the PGA Tour.

It all depends on how much the Saudis are willing to lose.

Back to the topic: "General" Winter will be arriving soon, and he's never been defeated. He took out Napoleon and Hitler in Russia, and he'll be responsible for the humanitarian crisis that will accompany him.

21 posted on 08/17/2022 8:03:35 AM PDT by Night Hides Not (Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! Remember Gonzales! Come and Take It!)
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To: SeekAndFind

I have seen and read different accounts of what’s happening.


22 posted on 08/17/2022 8:03:47 AM PDT by laplata (They want each crisis to take the greatest toll possible.)
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To: SeekAndFind

How much student debt does Quintin have?


23 posted on 08/17/2022 8:04:26 AM PDT by Night Hides Not (Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! Remember Gonzales! Come and Take It!)
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To: PGR88
Another propaganda piece

Another propaganda piece from FR's Oriental Despot coalition telling us the tired BS that Russia invaded because Ukraine was about to be made a member of NATO.

Not even the Russians use it anymore, having moved on to other unhinged BS like bioweapons delivered via trained pigeon or whatnot.

24 posted on 08/17/2022 8:05:32 AM PDT by Greetings_Puny_Humans (I mostly come out at night... mostly.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Russia can win but it will need to expel every Ukie from the areas it controls. Otherwise it will be faced eith an ongoing guerilla war but with high tech weaponry.


25 posted on 08/17/2022 8:06:03 AM PDT by xkaydet65 ( )
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To: Phoenix8
From my experience living in Germany for four years (77-81), Germans as a whole are a hardy people, and they will adapt. I expect that neighborhood gasthauses will take on a role as a heating station, to entice more people to dine there.
26 posted on 08/17/2022 8:08:19 AM PDT by Night Hides Not (Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! Remember Gonzales! Come and Take It!)
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To: xkaydet65

90% of the Ukrainian population in polls believes that their victory is inevitable. Vast majority of Ukrainian discourse at this point is clowning the Russians on how stupid and worthless they are. There have been no significant gains by the Russians in the past month, only continual bombardment by HIMARs, despite constant promises and predictions of the imminent defeat of Ukraine by Russian propagandists since day 1.

Meanwhile, Ukraine’s reserves—which include more than a million people at this point—are either already ready or soon will be by the end of this month, which even Russian military observers like the infamous Igor Strelkov says means Russia will ultimately lose the war due to lack of manpower.

Unless Russia calls for WW2 levels of conscription or takes up North Korea’s offer to accept 100,000 NORK soldiers, their loss is inevitable.


27 posted on 08/17/2022 8:14:16 AM PDT by Greetings_Puny_Humans (I mostly come out at night... mostly.)
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To: laplata

RE: I have seen and read different accounts of what’s happening.

That doesn’t answer my question. Share with us the account that tells us Russia will win.


28 posted on 08/17/2022 8:14:18 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: Greetings_Puny_Humans; xkaydet65

RE: Unless Russia calls for WW2 levels of conscription or takes up North Korea’s offer to accept 100,000 NORK soldiers

Where are you getting this information regarding the NORKS signing up to fight in Ukraine for Putin?

What advantage does Kim Jong Un get in doing this?


29 posted on 08/17/2022 8:16:06 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: DIRTYSECRET

We’ll see.

The Oligarchs here and in Ukraine have stuffed their pockets with billions of dollars and will let things take their course.

NATO is going to be more concerned with their people staying warm this winter and preventing their industries from collapsing due to balancing their energy demands between the people and industry.

Ukraine is basically going to be on its own. IMO


30 posted on 08/17/2022 8:16:19 AM PDT by laplata (They want each crisis to take the greatest toll possible.)
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To: SeekAndFind

The Oligarchs here and in Ukraine have stuffed their pockets with billions of dollars and will let things take their course.

NATO is going to be more concerned with their people staying warm this winter and preventing their industries from collapsing due to balancing their energy demands between the people and industry.

Ukraine is basically going to be on its own. IMO


31 posted on 08/17/2022 8:18:23 AM PDT by laplata (They want each crisis to take the greatest toll possible.)
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To: Phoenix8

We saw what the Chinese could do when they were threatening to blow up Pelosi: absolutely f*** all.

All they can do is ride out their clunky tanks shooting out billows of smoke and looking like absolute trash compared to our stuff, and make threats, but the Chinese are as dysfunctional and worthless as the Russians with the same shitty equipment due to institutional corruption and just low IQ in general.

So much for Han/Slavic supremacy that we always hear from these freaks.


32 posted on 08/17/2022 8:18:24 AM PDT by Greetings_Puny_Humans (I mostly come out at night... mostly.)
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To: SeekAndFind

LOL. This piece would do Baghdad Bob proud.

A quarter of Britons will not be able to pay their electricity bills in October when the British energy regulator Ofgem raises their prices again, according to a study published on the Citizens Advice website.

In July, Russia announced it was cutting gas to Germany and Europe by another 20%.

On Tuesday natural gas prices reached a new record high in Europe. And Russia announced up to a 60% price increase in the coming cold weather months.

And now electricity prices hit €500/MWh for 1st time ever.

The electricity prices for 2023 are already at a new record.

Russia is retaliating against Germany for supporting Ukraine. And it’s starting to hurt.


33 posted on 08/17/2022 8:18:49 AM PDT by kabar
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To: EEGator

Evidently, and he has no grasp of the history or the facts. The article is a waste of pixels.


34 posted on 08/17/2022 8:20:04 AM PDT by achilles2000 ("I'll agree to save the whales as long as we can deport the liberals")
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To: SeekAndFind

Russian State Media is making the claim the NORKs are offering troops, though Russian media might just be lying about it like they lie about everything else:

https://nypost.com/2022/08/05/russian-state-tv-north-korea-offers-kremlin-100000-troops/


35 posted on 08/17/2022 8:20:34 AM PDT by Greetings_Puny_Humans (I mostly come out at night... mostly.)
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To: kabar

Which is funny, because the Germans, being the usual commie retards that they are, have deliberately been slow walking all aid. Promising with one hand, then delaying or outright denying with the other, while promoting the Russkie POV in the EU and NATO.

Germans are notoriously anti-American and Pro-Russia.


36 posted on 08/17/2022 8:23:02 AM PDT by Greetings_Puny_Humans (I mostly come out at night... mostly.)
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To: viewfromthefrontier

And North Korea and Iran.
India will buy Russian gas/oil.


37 posted on 08/17/2022 8:24:13 AM PDT by EEGator
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To: EEGator

India and China will buy Russian gas/oil at a heavy discount. The Russians can’t afford to cut off supply to zero either since they have nothing else to export other than vodka and crime.


38 posted on 08/17/2022 8:26:31 AM PDT by Greetings_Puny_Humans (I mostly come out at night... mostly.)
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To: Greetings_Puny_Humans

FR’s oriental despot? WTF?

I’m quoting the director of the CIA. Maybe you wish to address that, vs. talking about pigeons.


39 posted on 08/17/2022 8:27:18 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: SeekAndFind

Saigon is lovely in December.


40 posted on 08/17/2022 8:30:04 AM PDT by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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