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« Reply #775 on: February 18, 2022, 11:10:13 AM »


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« Reply #776 on: February 18, 2022, 11:12:32 AM »
Quote from: Dereich on February 18, 2022, 10:53:24 AM
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I shouldn’t have to say this, but obviously Ukraine is not about to start an offensive against the breakaways with a massive Russian army on their border ready to invade. What would possibly be the point of this if Russia was bluffing? Mass evacuations are a hideously disruptive and expensive thing to do, especially if it goes on for any length of time.

Well, I don't believe there actually will be a mass evacuation. But it seems like Putin raises the stakes>>
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« Reply #777 on: February 18, 2022, 11:40:01 AM »
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« Reply #778 on: February 18, 2022, 11:46:04 AM »
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« Reply #779 on: February 18, 2022, 11:57:46 AM »
« Edited: February 18, 2022, 02:13:20 PM by Middle-aged Europe »
Quote from: BigSerg on February 18, 2022, 11:46:04 AM


"Unsuccessful", huh? If Putin wanted to make it look at least somewhat credible he should have been willing to sacrifice that pawn. Effort: 4/10.
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« Reply #780 on: February 18, 2022, 12:01:37 PM »
How come BigSerg has better intelligence than Biden?  Squinting
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« Reply #781 on: February 18, 2022, 12:05:37 PM »
Quote from: Middle-aged Europe on February 18, 2022, 11:57:46 AM
"Unsuccessful", huh? If Putin wanted it to make look at least somewhat credible he should have been willing to sacrifice that pawn. Effort: 4/10.

There's something about the sheer cartoonish amateurism that is almost impressive, in a through the looking glass sort of way.
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« Reply #782 on: February 18, 2022, 12:14:23 PM »
Anyone else suspicious this is a false flag operation?
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« Reply #783 on: February 18, 2022, 12:24:40 PM »
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« Reply #784 on: February 18, 2022, 12:24:52 PM »
Quote from: TheReckoning on February 18, 2022, 12:14:23 PM
Anyone else suspicious this is a false flag operation?

Yes.
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« Reply #785 on: February 18, 2022, 12:26:06 PM »
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« Reply #786 on: February 18, 2022, 12:26:28 PM »
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« Reply #787 on: February 18, 2022, 12:33:27 PM »
This is lining up with my original guess, that Putin will wait until next Monday to launch the attack in order to keep Xi happy.
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« Reply #788 on: February 18, 2022, 01:23:00 PM »
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It is.
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« Reply #789 on: February 18, 2022, 01:53:19 PM »
I can't imagine being stupid enough to believe that Ukraine would invade Donetsk when there are 190,000 Russian troops right across the border. Ukraine carried out no major offensives for 8 years, but they choose to attack at the one time when there are hundreds of thousands of troops on the border? Yeah, ok.
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« Reply #790 on: February 18, 2022, 02:37:15 PM »



LOL Hahaha. I actually checked, and it's true  Angry  Angry  Angry  Angry  Angry  Angry
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« Reply #791 on: February 18, 2022, 03:05:13 PM »
I wonder what percentage of Russians actually believe this crude propaganda. It really does not seem worth the effort to me.
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« Reply #792 on: February 18, 2022, 03:10:15 PM »
Quote from: Torie on February 18, 2022, 03:05:13 PM
I wonder what percentage of Russians actually believe this crude propaganda. It really does not seem worth the effort to me.

I read that a poll found just 4% of Russians think the current escalation is Putin's fault. Obviously not a surprise, as there's pretty much no free press and propaganda in State TV all day long.
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« Reply #793 on: February 18, 2022, 03:13:07 PM »
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« Reply #794 on: February 18, 2022, 04:25:57 PM »
This propaganda is messy and poor.

In any case I feel for the people, who at the first victims of Putin's aggression.
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« Reply #795 on: February 18, 2022, 04:33:14 PM »
« Edited: February 18, 2022, 04:46:14 PM by Splash »




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« Reply #796 on: February 18, 2022, 04:49:03 PM »
Quote from: Splash on February 18, 2022, 04:33:14 PM




 Squinting  Squinting  Squinting

Looks like those feisty Ukrainians are about to rip Putin a new a-hole... Russia should better withdraw from the border while they have the chance. Tongue
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« Reply #797 on: February 18, 2022, 05:15:51 PM »
Quote from: emailking on February 18, 2022, 05:04:24 PM
Biden just said in his press conference that he believes Putin has made the decision to invade.
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« Reply #798 on: February 18, 2022, 05:22:07 PM »
Then the Russians may well do the opposite. They can't prove Biden right, can they?
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« Reply #799 on: February 18, 2022, 05:25:05 PM »
Quote from: Silent Hunter on February 18, 2022, 05:22:07 PM
Then the Russians may well do the opposite. They can't prove Biden right, can they?

Putin isn't quite that big of a troll.
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