Posted on 12/08/2022 4:44:18 AM PST by Timber Rattler
Nearly 10 months after his invasion of Ukraine began, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday acknowledged that the conflict is “going to take a while,” as he also warned of the “increasing” threat of nuclear war.
Speaking at a meeting of Russia’s Human Rights Council at the Kremlin, Putin said Moscow will fight by “all available means at our disposal,” in what he insists on calling a “special military operation,” but also said he saw no immediate need to mobilize more troops.
“With regard to the protracted nature of the special military operation and its results, of course, it’s going to take a while, perhaps,” he said.
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“take time”??? But I thought according to McGregor and others thats it all about to collapse for Ukraine....
Not enough reality to get the hell out of Ukraine.
Not costly enough for him yet.
Just who is threatening Russia with nuclear war?
Prior to taking up their posts in Russia, French diplomats were given a “funeral” in Paris, to wish them bon voyage as they traveled from the civilized to the uncivilized world. Not much has changed over three centuries.
Putin has an army trying now to defend a front line that is 800 miles long with an inadequate number of troops. The units that are actually there are in many instances understrength to the point of losing combat effectiveness.
The 300 k conscripts were recruited to fill the vacancies but the conscripts lack training and are incapable of accomplishing tasks requiring skilled and knowledge.
Aside from inadequate soldiers, the Ukranian strategy of destroying ammo and fuel dumps places those troops actually on the line in jeopardy
Being barely able to maintain the defense, the Russian army is in absolutely no condition to mount any sort of offensive ground action.
You depict an illusion. The population of Russia is exceeded by the population of the Indonesian island of java.
A better comparison might be Mexico to Ukraine
“the Russian army is in absolutely no condition to mount any sort of offensive ground action.”
But, Frozen Ground!!!!
F Putin.
The Putinista wing of FR will instantly assert that this was their genius plan all along and that Pooty is playing 5d chess by losing his war.
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We knew that when the Russians failed to take Kyiv.
Hear, hear!
Illusion is russian superpower status, which this invasion has exposed, while having an economy smaller than that of Italy
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