Zen86
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ToucheMore and more like Lukaku
ToucheMore and more like Lukaku
been talked about that before. Why you highlight "german" two times?"In a historic announcement to parliament, German chancellor Olaf Scholz has said a fund of €100bn will be set up immediately in order to boost the strength of its armed forces, as well as announcing a sustained increase in defence spending over the coming years. In a historic announcement to parliament, German chancellor Olaf Scholz has said a fund of €100bn will be set up immediately in order to boost the strength of its armed forces, as well as announcing a sustained increase in defence spending over the coming years."
Guardian, if it hasn't been posted already. Last thing Putin wanted.
This should fuel the next round of whataboutism over the ensuing pages.Tweet
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They will never ever give up Crimea and I reckon it would be Ukraine’s best interest to accept it. I think even the population there are mostly pro-Russian.The problem is he needs something he can sell at home. Ukraine and the West shouldn't accept any less than a complete Russian withdrawal including Donbass and Crimea etc. That's political suicide for Putin. So what does he do?
He can be dead in 2 for all I care, but with him remaining in the chair, all the opposition will likely be dead too, and once time calls on him, he'll have handpicked successor to continue on the legacy, another lunatic like Medvedev or like.He will be dead in 10 years.
As I said in another post....It's certainly a move I would make in Civilization 5, but he would be signing his own death warrant.
Perhaps Crimea can be used as a bargaining chip if Ukraine is willing. But it can't go back to just before this, he's lost that now. Donbass and Luhansk need to be returned to Ukraine and anything less is the West endorsing it.They will never ever give up Crimea and I reckon it would be Ukraine’s best interest to accept it. I think even the population there are mostly pro-Russian.
RuPaul was suggested. A drag queen.That was my original thought but i couldn't think of one.
That's hardly surprising given their own troublesTaiwan shows support for Ukraine.
There was a debate on Danish television discussing the situation, including how to help refugees, where one of the party leaders said something like: "We should of course help out as many as we can - these are decent, Christian people"Tweet
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He chose his words carefully , what if he didnt choose his words carefully?
Russians don't do theatre, they'll just off him on the way to his many villas and maybe blame the Chechens or something along those lines.The best thing to happen would be if Putin gets a Gaddafi ending. It would be like in stories where someone get so scared of something, that in turn does everything possible to start the chain of events that lead to that.
This should fuel the next round of whataboutism over the ensuing pages.
In summary, Putin doesn't have any realistic paths to either remaining in power or remaining alive, since every feasible option would result in his eventual removal from within and/or death.As I said in another post....
Popular uprising ... Putin is dead
Military coup.... Putin is dead
Decapitation strike / assassination... Putin is dead
Full scale nukes.... Dead
Tactical nukes... Probably dead but with limited nukes potentially king of the russian ashes
This should fuel the next round of whataboutism over the ensuing pages.
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They might take Moscow at this rate!So if Russia retreats, are Ukraine going on offensive to take back Donbass, Lugansk and Crimea? That's a pretext for some desperate measures.
Or even better, Mr Bean aka Rowan Atkinson.I think it makes More sense to have Sean Bean as Putin.
Dude, where's my tank?
Dude, where's my tank?
So? Maybe because you were pro US war against Iraq in 2003 and you dont want to see some western media hypocrisy/racism called out.This should fuel the next round of whataboutism over the ensuing pages.
A retreat and Putin out of power seems like a small price to pay for returning things to the situation as it existed to before the invasion. Who wants to never party in France again when you're a billionaire?How likely is that Putin will be overturned from within now? The country in disarray and economic crisis, oligarchs who are used to spending time either on their expensive yachts or watching their sports clubs all around the world now stuck unable to do anything, the intervention evidently not going as planned. Is his entire inner circle willing to go such lengths for him or will they put some resistance?
In what way?UK is being too aggressive in this situations, they've taken actions too much in the past few days imho. They need to calm down a bit. I really like Ukraine's fighting spirits, respect.
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Not a typo. Ardbeg Scorch is a special release.Mine is Blanton’s
Nice (un?)intentional typo there
It's just what I copied from the Guardian, I guess it was set that way on their site.been talked about that before. Why you highlight "german" two times?
On topic: It's a remarkable step and an awakening.
Russia has a lot of mobile launchers. Not sure how many but their arsenal is not all in silos. Plus there are nukes on submarines.So there are 1500 different launch chambers?
A worthy contribution by shirtless Mohammed from Twitter.Never change Democracy man.Tweet
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It's currently difficult to see a path to sufficient de escalation that will allow him to maintain control of Russia... And certainly not one that protects what he sees as his legacyIn summary, Putin doesn't have any realistic paths to either remaining in power or remaining alive, since every feasible option would result in his eventual removal from within and/or death.
What about "The West" ?So? Maybe because you were pro US war against Iraq in 2003 and you dont want to see some western media hypocrisy/racism called out.
We had 19 years to talk about 2003. Many of us, myself included, have talked about it in many of those 19 years. Some of us lost friends and schoolmates in the aftermath.So? Maybe because you were pro US war against Iraq in 2003 and you dont want to see some western media hypocrisy/racism called out.
Ignoramus Bastards.
oh okay! Thought you hinted something by marking itIt's just what I copied from the Guardian, I guess it was set that way on their site.