Posted on 09/13/2022 4:00:31 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
Russian President Vladimir Putin is facing calls to resign from deputies from 18 Russian municipalities over his handling of the war in Ukraine.
“We, the municipal deputies of Russia, believe that the actions of Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin are harming the future of Russia and its citizens,” said the petition, which is circulating on Twitter. “We demand that Vladimir Putin steps down from the post of president of the Russian Federation!”
The petition was initially signed by 18 officials representing municipalities in Moscow, St. Petersburg and the city of Kolpino.
This latest push aimed at forcing the Kremlin strongman out of office comes just days after the deputies of a St. Petersburg municipality called on the Russian Duma to charge Putin with treason for invading Ukraine.
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Truth and History will not be kind to Putin.
He should have kept going on the horse.
He’ll probably get a library in DC.
18 out of 1673.
A little over 1%.
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So far 18 Distric representatives out of 1673, but more urged to join the statement. What precent of the population do these 18 districts represent? I suspect it is a lot more than 1%.
“ I suspect it is a lot more than 1%.
Being that they could easily suffer the same fates as enemies of the Clinton’s , they are very brave.
https://bigserge.substack.com/p/special-military-operation-season?utm_source=profile&utm_medium=reader2
This was not an operational trap by Russia, but neither was it a victory in battle for Ukraine - for the simple reason that there was not much of a battle at all. Russia had already hollowed out these positions, and withdrew the remaining screening forces very quickly. Ukraine covered a lot of ground, but were unable to destroy any Russian units, because there really weren’t any there.
It would be silly to try to talk the Ukrainian side out of their excitement right now. Credit where credit is due, they did manage to put together a good sized shock group, aim it at a weak portion of the front, and regain a good bit of ground. Considering the abject lack of successes for Ukraine in this war, they are rightfully trying to eke every last bit of morale and propaganda out of this.
I do not, however, believe that the territorial losses in Kharkov in any way change the ultimate calculus of the war. Russia hollowed out this front and surrendered ground, but they were able to maul the Ukrainian forces as they advanced with relentless artillery and airstrikes. Ukrainian channels widely report overflowing hospitals. The Russian Ministry of Defense claimed 4,000 killed and 8,000 wounded for Ukraine during their advance - I believe this is high, but even if we reduce the numbers by 50% (leaving us with 6,000 total casualties, reasonable given how much ordnance Russia discharged) it is very clear that the loss ratios in this operation were stacked badly against Ukraine, as they always are.
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