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Russian general says Eastern Europe is next, reminding us why we need to back Ukraine
The New York Post ^ | September 11, 2023 | Dalibor Rohac

Posted on 09/12/2023 4:01:37 PM PDT by Timber Rattler

If you think, like Elon Musk, that instead of fighting, Ukraine and Russia “should agree to a truce,” the recent interview with General Andrey Mordvichev, one of Russia’s top commanders in Ukraine, should give you pause.

Asked about the war’s expected duration, he said the quiet part out loud: There is still “plenty of time.”

According to him, “If we are talking about Eastern Europe, which we will have to, of course then it will be longer.”

In other words, the Kremlin is in the conflict for the long haul.

Not only it is committed, as Russian President Vladimir Putin himself stated on numerous occasions, to the destruction of Ukraine’s statehood, but its ambitions extend beyond Ukraine, encompassing Moldova and Georgia as well as our NATO allies in the Baltic states and Poland.

None of this is news to Eastern Europeans.

As the late former president of Poland Lech Kaczynski noted in 2008, after Russia attacked Georgia, “Today Georgia, tomorrow Ukraine, the Baltic States the day after tomorrow, and then perhaps the time will come for my country, Poland.”

America’s self-styled realists who believe a compromise can be reached with Putin — perhaps peace in exchange for some territory and promise of Ukraine’s neutrality — have a hopelessly unrealistic, naïve understanding of the Kremlin’s thinking.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Russia; Ukraine
KEYWORDS: 10percent4bigguy; defense; empire; europe; globohomoagenda; invasion; nato; natostillneeded; neoconsvotedbiden; notourbusiness; notourfight; notourwar; ongoingthreat; pimpthatwar; russianmenace; slobberukraini; uketards; ukrainecorruption; zelenskyworshippers
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To: Reverend Wright

I don’t think you understood my point

If Europeans fall/switch call it what you want then America stands alone

Alone !

Now you get it ?

America will be chocked

No computer chips

No nothing.

Chocked off from the rest of the world slowly


81 posted on 09/12/2023 5:50:50 PM PDT by willWeEverBuildTheWall (DeSantis is the clear choice )
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To: 11th_VA

“Peace in our time” should work well with Putin.

Like it did with Hitler.


82 posted on 09/12/2023 5:51:50 PM PDT by Uncle Lonny
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To: Uncle Lonny

Be wary lots of Putin lovers here


83 posted on 09/12/2023 5:52:30 PM PDT by willWeEverBuildTheWall (DeSantis is the clear choice )
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To: MNDude

It appears the US is getting humiliated….senile Joe’s Afghanistan debacle will be nothing compared to his Ukrainian debacle.


84 posted on 09/12/2023 5:54:13 PM PDT by delta7
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To: Paul R.
But if those other countries’ forces are there even modestly as a tripwire, and get attacked.

I think they would have surrendered. The Russians would have captured them. Once the Baltics have been captured. The West will have to make a deal to get the soldiers back. I don't think the West will nuke Russia over the Baltics. The Poles may get pissed off. They'll probably send troops to Ukraine to prevent an invasion by the Russians. In an alternate timeline.....

85 posted on 09/12/2023 5:54:19 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: Uncle Lonny
“Peace in our time” should work well with Putin. Like it did with Hitler.

"They was just asking for trouble."

86 posted on 09/12/2023 5:55:42 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Americans will need to send troops if nato attacked


87 posted on 09/12/2023 5:55:59 PM PDT by willWeEverBuildTheWall (DeSantis is the clear choice )
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To: willWeEverBuildTheWall

Time for North America to start building the stuff we make, and buying the stuff we build.


88 posted on 09/12/2023 5:57:08 PM PDT by Reverend Wright ( Everything touched by progressives, dies !)
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To: willWeEverBuildTheWall
Be wary lots of Putin lovers here

Oh, there are not. There may be one or two, but even that is unlikely.

There are, however, lots of conservative, America First, MAGA people here who are opposed to the Biden regime sending billions of unaccountable, unaudited taxpayer dollars to a known money-laundering operation.

89 posted on 09/12/2023 5:57:15 PM PDT by Allegra (Free Kiryandil! Stop the Zeepers from Censoring FReepers)
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To: Paul R.
Pooty probably could have snapped up a Baltic Country or two IF he could make it a sneak attack that began before other NATO forces arrived.

Looking back to the Day One events during the war with Ukraine, Putin could have used his VDV paratroopers to capture all the Baltics at the same time. I think there's about 40,000 of them. Then he'll have tanks across the border. Nothing NATO can do to stop that.

Instead he attacked Kyiv. Almost pulled it off. Fortunately for Ukraine, the Russians were incompetent and corrupt.

90 posted on 09/12/2023 5:57:49 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: RoosterRedux

They are killing all of their men on both sides. European males who are culturally mostly Orthodox Christian. This makes Schwab and Soros types very happy.


91 posted on 09/12/2023 5:58:19 PM PDT by MSF BU
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To: willWeEverBuildTheWall
Americans will need to send troops if nato attacked

The most important thing is to have deterrence. Reagan had that. So did Trump.

Obviously, Biden is incapable of that.

92 posted on 09/12/2023 5:59:31 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: Allegra

Fair enough


93 posted on 09/12/2023 5:59:39 PM PDT by willWeEverBuildTheWall (DeSantis is the clear choice )
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To: willWeEverBuildTheWall

“Americans will need to send troops if nato attacked”


If NATO is attacked, the first thing they will all do is exit NATO, just like the Belgians declared themselves neutral in 1936.

All that will be left is the USA, UK, Baltics and maybe Poland.


94 posted on 09/12/2023 6:01:06 PM PDT by Reverend Wright ( Everything touched by progressives, dies !)
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To: willWeEverBuildTheWall

I am pro America
————
Pro American means supporting our Founding Fathers and our Constitution, who stated quite clearly, “ Do NOT get entangled in foreign affairs “….and spending hundreds of billions on a corrupted nation with no strategic purpose when Americans are suffering is so very UN- American.


95 posted on 09/12/2023 6:01:37 PM PDT by delta7
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To: willWeEverBuildTheWall
willWeEverBuildTheWall
Since Sep 8, 2023

America will be chocked

Aw, crap. Yet another foreign troll, probably Eastern European. 🙄

What was your previous FR handle? Or your active one that you use concurrently with this one?

96 posted on 09/12/2023 6:03:34 PM PDT by Allegra (Free Kiryandil! Stop the Zeepers from Censoring FReepers)
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To: MinorityRepublican

What is trumps deference please ?

It’s not bombing Moscow
It’s not nuclear bombing Moscow

Is it giving ukraine to Russia ?

Please tell me what the deference was ?

I’m good with arming ukraine to stop Russia.

Same way Russia armed North Korea killing American troops

Same way Russia armed north Vietnam killing Americans

Same way Russia wanted to plant nuclear weapons in Cuba

I’m sure I can find more meddling from Russia.


97 posted on 09/12/2023 6:03:36 PM PDT by willWeEverBuildTheWall (DeSantis is the clear choice )
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To: willWeEverBuildTheWall

We have FReepers here who thinks it is okay for Putin to invade Ukraine just because there’s some corruption in Ukrainian government.


98 posted on 09/12/2023 6:04:32 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: Timber Rattler
But he’s losing in Ukraine? Is he going to try and lose more?

You clowns need to keep your story straight.

99 posted on 09/12/2023 6:04:43 PM PDT by Trailerpark Badass (“There should be a whole lot more going on than throwing bleach,” said one woman)
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To: Reverend Wright

You mean the same nato that went to war WITH the USA in Iraq ?

When USA came calling for nato troops they delivered.


100 posted on 09/12/2023 6:05:46 PM PDT by willWeEverBuildTheWall (DeSantis is the clear choice )
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