“Russia is a dwarf, I will bring her to her knees.” Charles XII, 18th century.
Sweden lost its status as a great power forever.
“I will conquer backward Russia.” Frederick the Great, mid-18th century.
In 1759 the Russian army entered Berlin.
Russia is a colossus with feet of clay. Napoleon, 19th century.
In 1814 the Russian army took Paris.
“I will conquer the USSR by the end of the year.” Hitler, 20th century.
In 1945, he committed suicide when the Soviet army entered Berlin.
“First of all, it is absolutely necessary to defeat Russia in Ukraine ... This is the only way to achieve lasting peace in Europe,” Liz Truss, British Prime Minister.
Dismissed after 45 days.
“We want to see Russia weakened to such an extent that she cannot do such things as she did...”.
US Secretary of Defense James Austin.
We will wait...
“The German Army in fighting Russia is like an elephant attacking a host of ants. The elephant will kill thousands, perhaps even millions, of ants, but in the end their numbers will overcome him, and he will be eaten to the bone.”
-Colonel Bernd von Kleist
Newsflash: Nobody has invaded Russia. Warmongering Russians can go home to Moscow anytime they wish and the war will end.