Posted on 02/21/2023 4:29:25 AM PST by Timber Rattler
“Mykoliav, Odessa, and Zaporizhzhia are his next targets.”
Russia struggles to capture a village.
The only bigger city they captured they couldnt hold.
War is over when fighting ceases.
Fighting has not ceased.
Thus the war is not over.
quite simple really.
Also if it is over, the Z govt should be gone as you said its over would require.
The "experts" have been saying that since it started. First they said it would be over in days. Then in 10 days to two weeks. Then it turned into a few months. Now it's "any day," repeatedly. And they're never right, but to themselves they're never wrong.
Unfortunately, as long as the Military-Industrial Complex can make money off of this, without spilling American blood again, they'll drag it out as long as possible. And weakening Russia in the process -- because they're a "corporate" threat to the MIC, not a military threat -- then it's a win-win for the MIC. In essence, take out the competition for selling arms to the world. There's big money in weapons and war, and it's always about money.
LOL, Prigozhin himself has been running around saying this on Russian media for the last week.
You realize it’s directly quoting the original source that is available for anyone to listen to, right?
No, you don’t, you just see it’s not pro-Russia, so you dismiss it, because you’re a propagandist.
Wagner Group is just mad that the Russian Military will take credit for winning the war.
Wagner has done the heavy lifting in the “Close with and Destroy” Infantry fighting. Wagner has been recognized as hero’s of Russia. Now it is time for the actual Russian Combined Arms Groups or Military take over. Wagner as a contractor will not be necessary for the finishing the job. Wagner’s leader really loves making money and the dirty work but the contract’s almost over.
“why does he need another?”
Because Russia’s economy could not support its whole military budget anymore. So they split off quite a bit of it to Wagner, and Wagner was able to sell its services to African warlords and such to actually bring in income, instead of just being funded by the Russian government.
Maybe Russia doesn’t have ammo
Prighozin also operates most of Russia’s troll farms. Those seem to be operating as usual.
>>>I don’t even begin to understand how or why a private military force is allowed to form by a dictatorial head-of-state - the Russian military is effectively Putin’s private military, why does he need another?<<<
Russian law forbids doing certain things with the Russian army if they are not at war. Hence the mercenaries. We do the same thing in the USA except we like to call them contractors instead.
Just as the French have The Foreign Legion.
That’s where a lot of former SS men wound up after the war.
Because Russia’s military sucks
Putin bemoaned the “spiritual catastrophe” of the West.
“They distort historical facts and constantly attack our culture, the Russian Orthodox Church, and other traditional religions of our country,” Putin claimed. “Look at what they do with their own peoples: the destruction of the family, cultural and national identity, perversion, and the abuse of children are declared the norm. And priests are forced to bless same-sex marriages.”
“As it became known, the Anglican Church plans to consider the idea of a gender-neutral God … Millions of people in the West understand they are being led to a real spiritual catastrophe,” he claimed.
You’re a sad clown lol
And you are foreigner.
Says the openly anti-American shill JonPreston
Unlike you, I’m a born and bred American
We don’t have anything like Wagner group in America.
You can take that Putinista crap and cram it FRiend.
A sharp tongue is no indication of a keen mind.
You are Joe Biden’s biggest cheerleader on this Forum. And you say that anyone who does not agree with you, and root for Joe Biden’s illegitimate war in the Ukraine, is a lover of Putin.
You must realize how insipid you are, sanctimoniously reciting posting rules to justify your inane support for Joe Biden’s crazy policy of warmongering against Russia via proxy war in Ukraine. Your vacuous and unctuous defense of Biden is a craven posture. You are obviously too obtuse to think for yourself so you just believe and post MSM and defend it to the max.
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