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Putin faces 'critical' Kremlin revolt as Russian elites fall out over Ukraine war
Express UK ^ | 1/14/2025 | John Varga

Posted on 01/14/2025 8:01:00 AM PST by marcusmaximus

Russian elites are increasingly frustrated over Putin's handling of the Ukraine war, as the conflict drags on into its third year.

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Putin's army has leveraged its superiority in manpower and weapons to regain the battlefield initiative over the course of the last twelve months.

Last year, the Kremlin's forces seized around 1,609 square miles of territory, primarily in the Donbas region.

However, this represents just 0.69 percent of the country, and the gains have come at a horrific cost in human lives.

(Excerpt) Read more at express.co.uk ...


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KEYWORDS: axisoftrolling; fakenews; johnvarga; putin; russia; spamspamspam; spamusmaximus
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1 posted on 01/14/2025 8:01:00 AM PST by marcusmaximus
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Landrew in Star Trek.


2 posted on 01/14/2025 8:09:04 AM PST by DIRTYSECRET
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"marcusclimaximus Humiliated As Attempt To Stiffen Flaccid Ukrainian Front Line In Kursk Takes 3 Days, Ends In Failure!"

Even a helping hand from SpamExpress UK fiction writer John Varga failed, and rubbed marcus the wrong way, in the end.
3 posted on 01/14/2025 8:11:32 AM PST by kiryandil (No one in AZ that voted for Trump voted for Gallego )
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At this rate of Russian military advance, it’s going to take Putin 145 years to conquer the rest of Ukraine.


4 posted on 01/14/2025 8:18:23 AM PST by marcusmaximus
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5 posted on 01/14/2025 8:20:10 AM PST by PGR88
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A shift just as Trump is coming in?


6 posted on 01/14/2025 8:22:13 AM PST by alternatives?
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I’m so looking forward to hearing about Putin ending up with three or four 9mm slugs in his chest.


7 posted on 01/14/2025 8:22:38 AM PST by MplsSteve
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Mighty Putin army conquers 4 square miles per day! Russia stronk! Lol!


8 posted on 01/14/2025 8:25:21 AM PST by marcusmaximus
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He’s going to fall out of a window. Oligarchs are tired of Putin’s nonsense.


9 posted on 01/14/2025 8:26:49 AM PST by marcusmaximus
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Express UK is becoming ever more Express Ukraine, publishing so often "according to Ukraine's Ministry of Defence."

So looking forward to Starmer marching British troops into battle, paid for by Britain.

So looking forward to Macron marching French troops into battle, paid for by France.

So looking forward to Tusk marching Polish troops into battle, paid for by Poland.

So looking forward to the European Defence Agency (EDA) coordinating it all, and Secretary-General Rutte leading the charge.

Maybe in three days? A Charge of the Lite Brigade?

I hope this United States of mine stops throwing money into war and war and war.

$ 36,350,161,304,340 and rising rapidly.

Source: US Debt Clock as of today

10 posted on 01/14/2025 8:32:11 AM PST by Worldtraveler once upon a time (Degrow government)
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😂😂😂
Bravo for keeping us in stitches 👏🤡


11 posted on 01/14/2025 8:33:47 AM PST by MotorCityBuck (Keep the change, you are filthy animal! )
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At this rate of Russian military advance, it’s going to take Putin 145 years to conquer the rest of Ukraine.

Do you think your Special Ukraine Sock and your Special Russia Sock will last 145 years?

Think about the grandchildren! [and NOT in the way your Biden thinks about the grandchildren...]

12 posted on 01/14/2025 8:36:08 AM PST by kiryandil (No one in AZ that voted for Trump voted for Gallego )
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Putin lost. Hang your head in shame.


13 posted on 01/14/2025 8:37:26 AM PST by marcusmaximus
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Mighty Putin army conquers 4 square miles per day! Russia stronk! Lol!


14 posted on 01/14/2025 8:37:51 AM PST by kiryandil (No one in AZ that voted for Trump voted for Gallego )
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Putin lost. Hang your head in shame.


15 posted on 01/14/2025 8:38:31 AM PST by kiryandil (No one in AZ that voted for Trump voted for Gallego )
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GTFO FR.

Trashbag fraud trash.


16 posted on 01/14/2025 8:39:51 AM PST by AAABEST (That time Washington DC became a corrupted, existential threat to us all...)
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---- "Putin lost. Hang your head in shame."

It is a thing of great beauty to watch you "channel" Biden, as one recalls:

'Putin's already lost the war,' says Biden Le Monde, 14 July 2023

Biden wraps European trip, declares Putin's "already lost the war" in Ukraine CBS, 13 July 2023.

Biden says Putin ‘already lost’ war in Ukraine, slams senator for ‘jeopardizing’ national security NBC News, 13 July 2023.

Biden: Putin Has Already Lost the War in Ukraine Bloomberg, 13 July 2023.

Joe Biden's last stop in Europe: President says Russia has already lost war in Ukraine USAToday, 13 July 2023.

Nice to see BarcusBaximus is so loyally trailing after Biden's announcement.

I'll wait to learn the outcome of the Ukraine-Russia war when the war comes to its conclusion, as all wars do.

Until then, forecasting the future is the game of climate change-ologists and pandemic predictors. And so many Democrats.

17 posted on 01/14/2025 9:04:20 AM PST by Worldtraveler once upon a time (Degrow government)
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Dear Express UK Tabloid:

It’s not the size but rather the value of what has so far been accomplished by Russia forces.

https://www.renewablematter.eu/en/ukraine-all-lithium-reserves-and-mineral-resources-in-war-zones

Five percent of Ukraine’s 2024 GDP (half or two of the four lithium mines) just came under new management in the Donbas.

Lest the Express UK not forget, Russia has destroyed the majority of the Ukrainian armed forces - now the map will start to change.


18 posted on 01/14/2025 9:06:09 AM PST by Jumper
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Putin's expectation was that after billions invested in the Russian military and supposed reforms, his invasion of Ukraine would be quick and easy. With that a failure, Putin aims to win by continuing to bludgeon Ukraine as the US and NATO quit due to divisions and war fatigue.

That is unlikely because, like Nixon with Vietnam, Trump is stuck with the Ukraine War and is likely to put the screws to Putin and Russia rather than have an Afghanistan style Ukrainian collapse and a refugee crisis blamed on him. In the end, Russian economic collapse may be the best way to end the Ukraine War.

19 posted on 01/14/2025 9:13:57 AM PST by Rockingham
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Yep.


20 posted on 01/14/2025 9:19:07 AM PST by marcusmaximus
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