Countdown Clock Until Vladimir Putins' Rule Ends

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SIGNYM

Sunday, November 6, 2022 3:09 AM

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Which one is gonna reach for nukes first? Bc then, it becomes existential for ALL of us.
Putin is destroying Ukraine's electric grid because his life depends on winning, but nobody has yet begun destroying Russia's grid.

How do you suppose anyone could do this?

Russia has excellent air defenses and their cyber systems are probably hardened.
Sure, Britain blew up 2 of 3 Russian pipelines, but that was outside Russian territory.

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Pity would be no more,
If we did not MAKE someone poor - William Blake

SECOND

Sunday, November 6, 2022 3:27 AM

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How do you suppose anyone could do this?

Russia has excellent air defenses and their cyber systems are probably hardened.
Sure, Britain blew up 2 of 3 Russian pipelines, but that was outside Russian territory.

Do you have a source for your confidence? Until defenses have been tested by hostilities, for example by Ukrainians who have a strong motivation to prove the Russians are full of hot air, it is all salesmanship and empty promises by the Russian manufacturer.

THE S-400 MYTH: WHY RUSSIA’S AIR DEFENSE PROWESS IS EXAGGERATED
Alex Hollings | July 21, 2022

Russia’s S-400 Triumf, often referred to as the SA-21 Growler within NATO circles, is widely touted as one of — if not the — most capable air defense systems in the world. With the ability to leverage a variety of missiles to engage different air threats, an engagement range of nearly 250 miles, and widely praised counter-stealth capabilities, the S-400 has gained a reputation as one of the few systems capable of countering America’s air-dominance approach to warfare.

But is the S-400’s fearsome reputation really deserved, or is it just another Russian weapon system that benefits from the Kremlin’s well-established knack for media manipulation in the interest of furthering foreign weapons sales?

Russia has been intentionally opaque about the S-400’s history in testing and in the few situations where the S-400 has found itself in real combat conditions, its performance has prompted more questions than answers.

https://www.sandboxx.us/blog/the-s-400-myth-why-russias-air-defense-pr
owess-is-exaggerated/

The Joss Whedon script for Serenity, where Wash lives, is Serenity-190pages.pdf at https://www.mediafire.com/two

SIGNYM

Sunday, November 6, 2022 3:33 AM

Russian air defense are constantly being tested by Ukrainian missiles, jets, and drones. They have a lot more than the S-400, including the Pantsir.

Lack of success is why Kiev resorted to sabotaging the Kerch Strait bridge with a truck bomb.

If Ukraine could, I'm sure it would strike Russian troop and weapons concentrations, but they can't. Despite your wishful thinking.

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Pity would be no more,
If we did not MAKE someone poor - William Blake

SECOND

Sunday, November 6, 2022 5:42 AM

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Russian air defense are constantly being tested by Ukrainian missiles, jets, and drones. They have a lot more than the S-400, including the Pantsir.

Lack of success is why Kiev resorted to sabotaging the Kerch Strait bridge with a truck bomb.

If Ukraine could, I'm sure it would strike Russian troop and weapons concentrations, but they can't. Despite your wishful thinking.

Putin is spooked by Ukraine. How do I know? Putin has signed a law to conscript citizens with unexpunged or outstanding convictions for murder, robbery, larceny, and drug trafficking, all of who were previously forbidden to serve. These are NOT people who add to an Army. They are a subtraction, but there are worse people who are a bigger loss. Putin will not conscript criminals who committed:

Sex crimes against minors,
treason,
spying,
terrorism,
those convicted of the attempted assassination of a government official,
hijacking an aircraft,
extremist activity,
illegal handling of nuclear materials and radioactive substances.

The sad day may come when all Russian criminals can be conscripted, no matter what crime.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/05/europe/russia-ukraine-law-mobilize-seri
ous-crime-offenders-intl/index.html

The Joss Whedon script for Serenity, where Wash lives, is Serenity-190pages.pdf at https://www.mediafire.com/two

THG

Wednesday, November 9, 2022 1:33 AM

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Bondarev served as a Russian diplomat

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In 2019, he became a counsellor of the Russian Federation's mission to the United Nations Office at Geneva and other international organizations in Switzerland.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Bondarev
If you follow Wiki's links, counselor doesn't even make it into the named ranks of diplomacy. Sounds like he was a back-office guy in Geneva

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... In an interview with Sky News last month, Bondarev said that he believes Putin's "political survival" depends on the outcome of the Ukraine war.

"You have to understand that, if he loses the war, it will be the end for him," Bondarev said.

You could say the same of NATO. In fact, Stoltenberg HAS said the same of NATO.

So here we have two behemoth nuclear powers in an existential fight...or at least, what some claim is an existential fight

Which one is gonna reach for nukes first? Bc then, it becomes existential for ALL of us.