Russia Invades Ukraine. Again
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UPDATED: Sunday, September 6, 2026 21:09
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Originally posted by SIGNYM:
Speaking of diarrhea of the mouth...
Why izzit that your posts always look like walls of gibberish? That contradict each other?
Too funny. Why is it comrade your posts are void of facts. I suggest you work on that before trying to fix a nonexistent problem with TWO's posts.
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Quote:
Originally posted by SIGNYM:
Speaking of diarrhea of the mouth...
Why izzit that your posts always look like walls of gibberish? That contradict each other?
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"It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal." - Henry Kissinger
Loving America is like loving an addicted spouse - SIGNYM
It's why Second loses every argument. He forgot what he posted 5 minutes ago, and forgot how he's making 2 or 3 arguments to get to his point even though those 2 or 3 arguments are all mutually exclusive to each other and amount to nothing but pure nonsense when one tries to reconcile them all.
It's that "By Any Means Necessary" that communists like his alt-account's Reaverfan's best buddy Vaush operates under that's to blame.
Well, that and the middling double digit IQ.
... and Ted weighing in on the subject is priceless. Ted is dumber than dog shit, and Second gives not a single fuck about him and shows that since he's never once stepped in at Ted's defense over all the years, but Ted clings to Second like a lost little puppy because without Second he'd be all alone with his dumbass opinions in the RWED.
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Absurd Moments In Russian History -- Catherine the Great overthrows her foolish husband, Peter III
“Peter III was extremely capricious,” adds Hartley. “ … There was every chance he was going to be assassinated. I think Catherine realized that her own position and her own life [were] probably under threat, and so she acted.”
These tensions culminated in a July 9, 1762, coup. Catherine—flanked by Orlov and her growing cadre of supporters—arrived at the Winter Palace to make her official debut as Catherine II, sole ruler of Russia. As Simon Sebag Montefiore notes in The Romanovs: 1618–1918, Peter, then on holiday in the suburbs of St. Petersburg, was “oblivious” to his wife’s actions. But when he arrived at his palace and found it abandoned, he realized what had occurred. Declaring, “Didn’t I tell you she was capable of anything?” Peter proceeded “to weep and drink and dither.”
That same morning, two of the Orlov brothers arrested Peter and forced him to sign a statement of abdication. Eight days later, the dethroned tsar was dead, killed under still-uncertain circumstances alternatively characterized as murder, the inadvertent result of a drunken brawl and a total accident. The official cause of death was advertised as “hemorrhoidal colic”—an “absurd diagnosis” that soon became a popular euphemism for assassination, according to Montefiore.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/true-story-catherine-great-1809
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Watch for news of Putin's “hemorrhoidal colic” if Ukraine continues to resist him.
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Wow, way to go off-topic, SECOND!
Meanwhile, in Ukraine: cartoon about slow, paltry American assistance
Let the blamestorming begin!
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Quote:The topic never changes. For centuries the Russians have been seeking wealth and fame by murdering other Russians (and Ukrainians). Catherine the Great was more successful at becoming wealthy and famous by murder than Putin has been, at least so far. If Ukraine capitulates, Putin will be known as The Great Putin, or Putin the Great.
Originally posted by SIGNYM:
Wow, way to go off-topic, SECOND!
Meanwhile, in Ukraine: cartoon about slow, paltry American assistance
Let the blamestorming begin!
The Joss Whedon script for Serenity, where Wash lives, is Serenity-190pages.pdf at
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In recent weeks, an unsettling narrative has begun to take shape in some segments of the international information space. With Ukraine’s much hyped counteroffensive making minimal progress, a range of commentators have started suggesting the time has come to push Ukraine to the negotiating table rather than prolong the current stalemate.
Such arguments are dangerously misleading. In reality, the slow pace of Ukraine’s counteroffensive progress should not come as a surprise. After all, Ukraine lacks modern aviation and long-range strike capabilities, while Russia has had many months to prepare formidable defenses across occupied Ukrainian territory, including complex fortifications and vast minefields.
The real question is whether the West is doing enough to support Ukraine’s military efforts. The blunt answer is no. Military aid provided since February 2022 has undeniably been crucial, but it is a far cry from what is needed for Ukraine to execute a successful operation against a well-armed and deeply entrenched enemy. No Western general would dream of attempting a similar offensive armed only with the weapons currently available to the Ukrainian military.
Delays in the delivery of military aid have already cost countless Ukrainian lives. If Ukraine had received modern battle tanks, long-range missiles, fighter jets, and Patriot missile defense systems during the early months of the fighting, the dynamics of the war would have been markedly different. If a significant portion of these weapons had been sent to Ukraine in 2021, the whole invasion could potentially have been averted. Instead, hundreds of thousands have been killed and entire cities have been reduced to rubble. In the face of this carnage, continued hesitation is inexcusable.
Calls to pressure Ukraine into some kind of negotiated settlement are equally unhelpful and reflect a fundamental misreading of Russia’s invasion. Time and again, Putin has made clear his intention to destroy Ukrainian statehood and erase Ukrainian national identity. As US Secretary of State Antony Blinken rightly observed in February 2023, Russia fights for conquest while Ukraine fights for freedom. If Russia stops fighting the war will end, but if Ukraine stops fighting it will cease to exist, he warned.
More at https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/ukraines-slow-count
eroffensive-is-a-wake-up-call-for-the-west/
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Vladimir Putin's right-hand man Dmitri Medvedev issued a stark warning to Ukraine and its NATO allies vowing to "vanquish" Russia's enemies.
Russia's former president - and Putin's puppet - lashed out claiming that Moscow was already "almost openly fighting" NATO and warned that Russia was strong enough to take on the defensive alliance.
"The entire NATO system is almost openly fighting against us. We are strong enough to achieve all of the goals of the special military operation," Medvedev wrote on Telegram.
He continued: "Just like in August 2008, our enemies will be vanquished and Russia will secure peace on its own terms. Victory will be ours!"
In August 2008, while Medvedev was President of Russia, Moscow attacked neighboring Georgia in support of the breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
Moscow called the brief war a "peacekeeping" operation while today Medvedev branded it a "proxy war" with NATO.
He said that the war in Ukraine was also a proxy war between Russia and NATO in which the alliance was "trying to wipe Russia off the face of the earth".
The former Russian President and long-time Putin ally is known for his fiery rhetoric and has even called for Russia to use nuclear weapons against the West in certain hypothetical circumstances.
His comments come amid brutal fighting on the frontline and airstrikes against civilian targets by Moscow.
Yesterday, two Russian Iskander ballistic missiles struck the Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk within about 30 minutes of each other.
The timing of the strikes is thought to have been deliberate to target emergency workers and rescuers at the scene, according to Ukrainian officials.
"When the State Emergency Service and rescuers arrive to save people, the second missile hits and so the number of victims increases," Serhii Dobriak, head of Pokrovsk City Military Administration, wrote on Telegram.
In recent weeks, following drone strikes on Moscow, Medvedev has called for more severe strikes against civilians in Ukraine.
Local officials said at least eight people were killed including a rescuer, five civilians and a serviceman while residential buildings, hotels and shops were damaged in the strike.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/putin-s-right-hand-man-makes-chil
ling-ww3-threat-to-vanquish-nato-enemies/ar-AA1eWOh2
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The West is slow-rolling the process of giving Ukraine F-16s because it is scared of antagonizing Putin, former NATO commander says.
Ukraine has been requesting F-16 planes for about a year, saying the fighter jets are essential if its to be able to defeat Russia, whose air force is bigger and better equipped.
Philip Breedlove, former Supreme Commander of the NATO Allied Forces in Europe, told Voice of America that Putin had succeeded in intimidating the West and delaying delivery of the fighter planes.
Breedlove, who was NATO chief from 2013-2017, said that several countries were willing to start training Ukrainian pilots to fly F-16s, but brakes had been put on the process in the US.
"There is restraint regarding quick action due to fears that Mr. Putin may cause certain important events. As I have said many times, the situation with the F-16s is just the case," Breedlove said.
"Mr. Putin's ground forces are failing him on the battlefield. But Putin's war of intimidation, his war to deter the West, is a resounding success. And this is what he works hard [on]. This intimidation led to deterrence, and slowed down things like sending the F-16s," he added.
Russia has repeatedly menaced the West with threats of nuclear attacks over its support for Ukraine.
Michael McFaul, a former US ambassador to Russia, said that delaying sending the planes could prolong the conflict, and increase the risk of the US getting dragged in.
"Sending ATACMs and F-16s to Ukraine now is less risky for the US than letting the war endure for longer," he tweeted.
In July, at the NATO summit in Lithuania, Ukraine said a formal agreement had been reached to begin a training program for pilots flying F-16s, pending US approval. It is unclear when this will begin.
In recent weeks Ukraine has launched a ground offensive aimed at driving back Russian forces, but its made only incremental advances against well-fortified Russian positions.
Ukraine says F-16s could help turn the tide in the campaign, preventing superior Russian aircraft from attacking Ukraine's forces on the ground, TIME reported.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/the-west-is-slow-rolling-the-proc
ess-of-giving-ukraine-f-16s-because-it-is-scared-of-antagonizing-putin-former-nato-commander-says/ar-AA1f1epF
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How Much Firepower Does Russia Have Left?
Kyiv claims to have "liquidated" 251,620 Russian personnel since February 2022. Newsweek has contacted the Russian Defense Ministry by email to request comment.
Russia's armed forces now have around 1.3 million troops, with a goal to expand this to 1.5 million by 2026. The active portion of Russia's Ground Forces is believed to comprise around 550,000 troops, according to the International Institute for Strategic Studies.
The strain of the war on the army is clear. British Defense Minister Ben Wallace said in February that 97 percent of the force was already deployed inside Ukraine, though remained unable to achieve a sizeable battlefield breakthrough.
Pavel Luzin, a Russian political analyst and visiting scholar at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, told Newsweek that the on-paper expansion of Russia's army does not equate to a more robust fighting force.
"Russia is trying to create an illusion of its readiness for the long-term war," he said. "Actually, it is making efforts to get a ceasefire for several years (before the next round of war) and to keep captured territories.
"At the same time, the Russian leadership fears defeat. It is not only a matter of political calculations but also a matter of ideology. In this way, the Kremlin is ready to sacrifice a lot of things and a lot of Russians to avoid the defeat."
Comparing Putin's regime to ISIS forces fighting in the Middle East, Luzin added: "They were not able to win, they were weakening every day. But they were irrationally ready to fight until the very end because of their ideology and fears. The Kremlin is the same."
"However, the Russian army is continuing its organizational and technical degradation; it is an inevitable process," Luzin added. "I don't know whether or not the collapse will happen, but the further degradation of Russia's army is inevitable.
"ISIS wasn't a regular army but resisted till the end. So, Russia may continue to fight even if its army will become irregular. Nevertheless, the longer Russia continues the war, the less opportunities for a sustainable political and economic future it has."
More at https://www.newsweek.com/firepower-russia-military-ukraine-war-1818596
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Brigadier General Patrick Ryder, Pentagon spokesman: "Let's take a step back and admit that this is not an ideal situation. No one in their right mind would ever want Russia to invade Ukraine, but it did happen."
"The Ukrainians, despite everything, were able to push the Russians back to defensive positions, which is a miracle, given the state of the Ukrainian army at the time of the Russian invasion."
"So (these are) outstanding results in a less-than-ideal situation. In the future, we will continue to consult with them and provide them with training so that they can regain their sovereign territory and eventually win this struggle," the General concluded.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/pentagon-assesses-tactics-of-offe
nsive-of-ukrainian-armed-forces-they-perform-miracle-driving-russians-into-defence/ar-AA1f8BUo
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