[Widget Jr]

A Russian insider view of the complexities and problems the invasion poses for the Russian economy.
this is a view of the Russian economy because of the war, and is not about the ware directly.
The article has 30+ embedded links, I'm not going to spend a hour formatting all of them.

Wikipedia entry forVladislav Inozemtsev:

• "...is a Russian academician who is the director of the Moscow-based Centre for Research on Post-Industrial Societies, a nonprofit think tank. He is a professor and the chair at the Department of World Economy, Faculty of Public Governance, Moscow State Lomonosov University."
• "In spring 2018 he concluded that the new Cold War between Russia and the West was based on the complete absence of rationality within Russian foreign policy. He could not see where Putin was aiming, except to become a dictator in a land that doesn't even try to keep up appearances of being a democracy. Trying to re-erect the Soviet Union wouldn't seem promising"
• In spring 2022 Inozemtsev claimed that Putin fulfilled "immaculately the catalog of what matters to be called fascism" according to the following four pillars:
  1. "Irredentism and militarization"
  2. "statization of the Russian economy (by bureaucratisation),"
  3. "restructuration of the administration towards an absolute hierarchical crackdown of power"
  4. "symbolism and propaganda in Russia."
  
  

[cranked]

The real tactical mistake is Ukraine pulling ALL of its reserves and garrisons from Odessa, Kyiv, etc., etc. and throwing them in current ‘pushes’ to maintain momentum. It’s like one huge backdoor invitation which surprisingly, the Russians have not jumped all over.

[plain talk]

Biden admin probably welcomes this Russian invasion as a nice distraction from their mistakes.

[Delta 21]

You mean besides thinking that any one else in the whole world would appreciate him invading Ukraine?

[Karliner]

I love how so many FReepers are pro Biden/Hillary/Obama/Ukraine.

Just sue for peace and build a border wall. 100,000 a YEAR are dying for imported poisons.
Juust say no to Ukraine and Russia.

[Tell It Right]

Russia is taking over another part of Ukraine with little consequence except for loss of young military members who needed combat experience anyway (thus in some ways a win for Russia).

Russia is making hand over fist with the increased energy prices thanks in part to Brandon and in part to Putin's actions. Thus a win for Russia.

Everybody has forgotten that Russia "annexed" Crimea and now isn't facing blowback from it. Thus a win for Russia.

Looks to me like Russia is slowly building its empire, making money from it, and doing it in a fashion that's much friendlier to Russia than when they started building it in 1939 and 1940 taking over Finland and trying to take over more of Poland than Germany was.

The way Russia built its empire in WW2 was much more costly to Russia than the way they're slowly building it now. You don't have to be a Russia cheerleader to appreciate that what they're doing seems to be working for them.

[Widget Jr]

Ping, and pleas ping anyone you like.

Eventually, someone will respond to the article instead of Cranked's thread hijacking This is supposed to a conservative discussion forum, not a second rate 4chan.

The long term economic outlook for Russia is pretty grim as the world adapts and cuts Russia out of global markets.

This has the potential to affect both Russia's regional status among allies and strong business partners, and its international standing as a nuclear power.

[DarrellZero]

“North America ... will even more actively reorient itself towards renewable energy sources”

blah, blah, blah renewables.

There is only one renewable that actually works (nuclear). Until this is being seriously discussed, this is just more happy BS.

Question: how did Germany’s reorientation towards renewables work out?

[Travis McGee]

[Kazan]

The only battle that matters in the war presently is being fought in Bakhmut. And, the Ukrainians, as is the case in any real battle, are getting their asses kicked. The battles Ukrainians "win" are the ones over ghost towns and rural areas the Russians have pulled out from. And, they end up losing thousands of men in the process.

Alexander Mercouris: Russia Big Advance in Bakhmut, Biden Nuclear Armageddon, Putin Hails Russian Industrial Recovery

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNuEh5EDjJk

[Kazan]

A little reality for you, Neocon Jr:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pONjlORXdFQ

Update on Russian operations in Ukraine for October 5, 2022

- Latest US aid package falls far short of replacing steep Ukrainian losses amid continued offensives;
- Ukraine’s offensive has limited capabilities, will not achieve “victory” over Russian forces in territory deemed “Ukrainian” by Kiev;
- Ukrainian offensive is an “all-or-nothing” proposition, hoping to achieve psychological and political gains toward ending the conflict in ways Ukrainian military force cannot;
- Western analysts celebrate the psychological impact the offensive is having on pro-Russian media, pundits, and even prominent members of Russian society;
- In reality, Ukraine will be left overextended and vulnerable just as Russia’s 300,000-strong mobilization begins shaping the battlefield.

[Golden Eagle]

Putin’s mistake was ever crossing the border militarily. I actually predicted here that he wouldn’t because it would be too costly for him in the long run. He should have leveraged his energy resources to tilt the fate of Ukraine instead, but he may have a health condition that stole his patience.

However, the West should not get impatient now itself, and Push Putin into nuclear war over eastern Ukraine, which they seem to be doing due to Zelensky’s frothy mouth. Tell Zelensky to zip it or we won’t even provide conventional weapons anymore is the only sane position.