Messerschmitt
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From West of Mariupol..as I understand it..Somebody said that Russian has taken Mariupol, but this tweet said that Russian is conducting Amphibious assault. Isn't that confusing?
He will escape or surrender. Good luck to him. Wish he adopted the path of talk, avoid confronting a powerful neighbor. It's a lesson to all,, never trust anyone when national interest is in jeopardy ...
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Russia took much time to prepare for this war + proximity factor.Man how did the Russians destroy the Ukrainian Air Defence so fast and so easily?
That's what absolute power means.thank you, you can take your seat now... wow
I generally respect your opinion, but I doubt that's what Russia is trying to do. Wanting something but curbing that want because of your palpable limitations are two different things.
The modern Russia is a greatly diminished force and I'd say would be reduced as a viable country of 'Russia' to only the region West of the Urals probably in our lifetime! Russia didn't agitate much when the Baltic USSR countries joined NATO. But Ukraine is a special case--and most of that is probably for some ego/historic reasons and so finally Putin couldn't take it anymore.
Russia, as Putin himself put it today, is fighting for its life by taking this action. I don't see Russia has the resources to be anything more than a rump state west of the Urals going forward.
Sir, better stick to such parts of your knowledgeable statements.You are correct about the rationale. No one wanted such threats to be so close to home soil.
This part of the statement, I already memorized and maybe most of the PDF members. Now, this does not seem to add up any significance to your statements.But the problem for your argument is that NATO never considered Ukraine for membership from the time Russia made that WRITTEN promise not to violate Ukraine's sovereignty, and that Ukraine never hosted anyone. I am willing to predict that as time go by, it will be increasingly clear that Putin made up his rationale to break Russia's WRITTEN promise to Ukraine. Look at the social turmoil in Russia now.
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My views are marred with a lack of knowledge on the strategic implications of Russian actions for the region as a whole, as well as a lack of an understanding of Putin's security concerns.@Joe Shearer @T90TankGuy @MilSpec gentlemen, i would like to read your take on this issue. Thanks in advance.