Another Putin Disaster
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UPDATED: Wednesday, August 26, 2026 22:07
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Originally posted by SIGNYM:
Russians brought 100,000-200,000 troops plus heavy equipment (tanks, artillery, fighter-bombers) to their border with Ukraine.
NATO:The elephant labored, and brought forth a nouse. 28,000 troops; language barriers, snarled logistics, and poor integration.
I'm sure the Russians are shaking in their boots!
/snark
THUGR posts about Putin so much, he must be in love.
So sad comrade. Russia has lost just about everything you've listed since they started their invasion.
/snark
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Putin got himself into a legal tangle. Because Putin won't declare war on Ukraine, Putin's soldiers can refuse to fight in Ukraine:
Dmitri told his commanders that he refused to rejoin the invasion. “They were furious. But they eventually calmed down because there wasn’t much they could do,” he said.
He was soon transferred to Belgorod, a Russian city close to the border with Ukraine, where he has been stationed since. “I have served for five years in the army. My contract ends in June. I will serve my remaining time and then I am out of here,” he said. “I have nothing to be ashamed of. We aren’t officially in a state of war, so they could not force me to go.”
Dmitri’s refusal to fight highlights some of the military difficulties the Russian army has faced as a result of the Kremlin’s political decision not to formally declare war on Ukraine – preferring instead to describe the invasion, which will soon reach its fourth month, as a “special military operation”.
Under Russian military rules, troops who refuse to fight in Ukraine can face dismissal but cannot be prosecuted, said Mikhail Benyash, a lawyer who has been advising soldiers who choose that option.
Benyash said “hundreds and hundreds” of soldiers had been in touch with his team for advice on how they could avoid being sent to fight. Among them were 12 national guardsmen from Russia’s southern city of Krasnodar who were fired after refusing to go to Ukraine.
“Commanders try to threaten their soldiers with prison time if they dissent, but we tell the soldiers that they can simply say no,” Benyash said, adding that he was not aware of any criminal cases against soldiers who refused to fight. “There are no legal grounds to start a criminal case if a soldier refuses to fight while on Russian territory.”
Many soldiers, therefore, have chosen to be fired or transferred rather than going into “the meat grinder”, he said.
A similar account to Dmitri’s was given to the BBC’s Russian service by Sergey Bokov, a 23-year-old soldier who at the end of April decided to leave the army after fighting in Ukraine. “Our commanders didn’t even argue with us because we were not the first ones to leave,” Bokov said.
Pointing to Russia’s military laws, Benyash said it would be more difficult for soldiers to refuse to fight if Russia were to declare a full-scale war. “During wartime, rules are totally different. Refusal then would mean much harsher penalties. They would be looking at time in prison.”
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/12/they-were-furious-the-ru
ssian-soldiers-refusing-to-fight-in-ukraine
The Joss Whedon script for Serenity, where Wash lives, is Serenity-190pages.pdf at https://www.mediafire.com/two
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EU readies €195 billion plan to quit Russian fossil fuels
Called REPowerEU, the March plan aimed to “eliminate” Europe’s dependence on Russian gas “well before 2030” and reduce the EU’s dependence on Russian gas by two thirds before the end of this year.
https://www.eceee.org/all-news/news/news-2022/eu-readies-195-billion-p
lan-to-quit-russian-fossil-fuels/
The European Commission plans to unveil a 195 billion euro plan to stop importing Russian fossil fuels by 2027.
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/eu-readies-195-billion-euro-pl
an-quit-russian-fossil-fuels-2022-05-12/
The Joss Whedon script for Serenity, where Wash lives, is Serenity-190pages.pdf at https://www.mediafire.com/two
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Originally posted by second:
EU readies €195 billion plan to quit Russian fossil fuels
Called REPowerEU, the March plan aimed to “eliminate” Europe’s dependence on Russian gas “well before 2030” and reduce the EU’s dependence on Russian gas by two thirds before the end of this year.
https://www.eceee.org/all-news/news/news-2022/eu-readies-195-billion-p
lan-to-quit-russian-fossil-fuels/
The European Commission plans to unveil a 195 billion euro plan to stop importing Russian fossil fuels by 2027.
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/eu-readies-195-billion-euro-pl
an-quit-russian-fossil-fuels-2022-05-12/
The Joss Whedon script for Serenity, where Wash lives, is Serenity-190pages.pdf at https://www.mediafire.com/two
Russias' goose is cooked TWO.
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It's amusing watching Ted celebrate fabricated victories he played no role in regarding things that have zero impact on his life or the lives of anybody in his vicinity that tolerate his existence.
Good for you, I guess?
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Me: "Remember Covid?"
Useless Idiots: "What's Covid, durr? Russia, Ukraine, Putin, NATO *drool*. DURRRR!!!!"
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Quote:The EU is spending €195 billion because it is feeling magnanimous toward America. The EU is cutting down on CO2 emissions to save America from droughts, floods, hurricanes and climate change, since America can't/won't decrease its burning of fossil fuels and forests, and the EU is punching Putin directly in the face (by not purchasing Russian fuel) because of his invasion of Ukraine, since America can't/won't punch Putin, either.
Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:
It's amusing watching Ted celebrate fabricated victories he played no role in regarding things that have zero impact on his life or the lives of anybody in his vicinity that tolerate his existence.
Good for you, I guess?
The Joss Whedon script for Serenity, where Wash lives, is Serenity-190pages.pdf at https://www.mediafire.com/two
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Originally posted by second:Quote:The EU is spending €195 billion because it is feeling magnanimous toward America. The EU is cutting down on CO2 emissions to save America from droughts, floods, hurricanes and climate change, since America can't/won't decrease its burning of fossil fuels and forests, and the EU is punching Putin directly in the face (by not purchasing Russian fuel) because of his invasion of Ukraine, since America can't/won't punch Putin, either.
Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:
It's amusing watching Ted celebrate fabricated victories he played no role in regarding things that have zero impact on his life or the lives of anybody in his vicinity that tolerate his existence.
Good for you, I guess?
The Joss Whedon script for Serenity, where Wash lives, is Serenity-190pages.pdf at https://www.mediafire.com/two
What's it like in your ivory tower two?
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How Finland and Sweden Would Transform NATO’s Military Capabilities
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Originally posted by THG:_Saturday, July 10, 2021 1:22 PM
THG
Hey Polish Russian Collaborator Signym. Look at a map of the world in the 50's. Now look at a current one. My word, what has happened to Russia's influences around the globe? Where did all its satellite countries go? NATO has Russia surrounded.
What happened in Georgia and Crimea was not a display of power. It was about Putin and Russia panicking.
tick tock comrade tick tock
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