Posted on 09/20/2022 9:45:32 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
Vladimir Putin appeared poised to go all-in on his war in Ukraine today, sparking fears of an escalation in fighting that could drag in NATO and spark World War Three.
In a day of rapid-fire developments, Kremlin stooges in Ukraine's Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions simultaneously announced referendums on becoming part of Russia between September 23 and 27, with the sham votes expected to easily pass.
Dmitry Medvedev, a staunch Putin ally, then vowed 'all forces of self-defence' will be used to protect what he called 'Russian territory' - teeing up a new phase in the conflict involving weapons and tactics the Kremlin has so-far held in reserve.
Underlining that point, Moscow's rubber-stamp parliament passed new laws paving the war for Putin to end his 'special military operation' and officially declare a war, allowing him to mobilise Russia's massive population into the army.
It comes after Ukraine humiliatingly routed Putin's forces to the east of Kharkiv and recaptured a swathe of territory, with the despot's allies, propagandists and political hardliners calling for an escalation amid calls for the president to resign.
Putin was said to be preparing an address to the nation tonight, Russia's national broadcaster reported, without giving any further details.
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Simple fact. Take it for what it is worth.
“And who says they aren’t communists anymore?”
Not me, but there are plenty of FRinos around who would dispute it.
Putin is losing now, and so far he has shielded the people around Moscow from the sadness and suffering families feel when their sons die for a pointless war. Instead he has pushed the suffering out to the rural areas, sending Tuvans and Buryats to die.
If Putin tries to escalate the fighting he may cause the utter defeat of his nation. Nothing says that another nation can't sell tactical nuclear weapons to the Ukrainians if the need arises.
Progress. At least you admit that russia is the rapist in this scenario, whose lust should not be surprising. However, according to the law, rape is illegal no matter how short a skirt she was wearing. So is invading your neighbor for a land grab.
So how much “punishment” does President Trump deserve for arming Ukraine with Javelins? Are you advocating nuking mar-a-lago? You’re still trying to have your salo and eat it, too.
Well, it’s a “fact” that is demonstrably untrue, so I’ll take it as worthless.
Sounds like the Russians are panicking. This will not end well for them.. or that mongoloid thug Putin.
Putin 40 minutes late for his TV war declaration and still counting…
Yup, false flags and then an executive order demanding mail-in voting only since people might be too afraid to go to the polls.
“So how much “punishment” does President Trump deserve for arming Ukraine with Javelins?”
As I’ve said before, Trump got played by the Neocons - starting with Neuland, they were there before Trump, they were there during Trump, and they are there now. People do need to be brought to justice in DC, Trump isn’t one of them.
But that lifeline is also a noose around Putin's neck. Putin has already made the Europeans look for other sources of gas. It may not happen this year, but by next year Europeans will be warming themselves with gas from the USA.
That's winning for the USA and a big loss for Russia.
Facts are relative, have you not been paying attention to the Western/UK/US/EU/NATO propaganda-ridden media, which Sir, hardly represents the entirety of the overall world media....it’s just the loudest?
Mail in voting just like Putin’s upcoming referendums in occupied Ukraine?
“So is invading your neighbor for a land grab.”
So is using a country to destabilize a neighboring country.
Russia is working on a treaty with China.
Ig that happens, things will really get hot.
exactly
“So the US deserves to get nuked now by Russia?”
So, the Ukraine should have control over “the big red button” that launches US nuclear forces?
The US doesn’t deserve to get nuked by Russia, but at some point it will be less of a surprise if we do. Our politicians are insane, and there is nobody, apparently, at the Pentagon to point out just how insane they are.
It’s not going to be Milley, in fact I want to know if Milley is on the phone with Russia telling them all of our military deployments.
It is fascinating to see what revisionist history was taught in Soviet/Russian schools. Didn't you ever hear of the Tsar?
“Russia is working on a treaty with China. If that happens, things will really get hot.”
Yep, the Neocons DROVE Russia right into the hands of China, that’s why they need to be brought to justice. No one voted for this crap.
You can live in your fantasy world thinking Russia was a country in 1945, that’s your problem.
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