Putin showing himself in public with the set up flag waving is telling.
He is having trouble at home.
Meanwhile he is firing various Intelligence higher ups and military advisors for telling him what he wanted to hear. That Kyiv would be taken in two days. The Yes men are getting axed. This leads to the military blaming intelligence and vice versa.
So things get a little more scary when an isolated authoritarian starts fearing for his own status.
Little snippet from the WSJ, the latest axing.
WASHINGTON—Recriminations and finger-pointing have begun within Russia’s spy and defense agencies, as the campaign that Moscow expected to culminate in a lightning seizure of Ukraine’s capital has instead turned into a costly and embarrassing morass, U.S. officials said.
The blame game, which includes the detention of at least one senior Russian intelligence official, doesn’t appear to pose any immediate threat to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s iron grip on power, but the U.S. officials are watching the machinations closely.
A U.S. official described as credible reports that the commander of the FSB intelligence agency’s unit responsible for Ukraine had been placed under house arrest.
The official, in an interview, also said bickering had broken out between the FSB and the Russian Ministry of Defense, two of the principal government units responsible for the preparation of the Feb. 24 invasion.
They was duly warned. Their regrets are their own. I've no sympathy for them.
Because it wasn't a stand alone bill it was attached to 1.2 Trillion pork filled package
Yeah Trump used the same strategy when he lost the election and kept trying to hold on.
So yes, they are very much alike. Only Trump made sure he was not in the area he asked the picnic at the Capitol to take place.
Thanks for the comparison Snake. Trump also called our military and intelligence a bunch of idiots.
red team and those authoritarians, a deadly combination.
Big difference, Trump basically tried but did not succeed in making himself president for life like Putin has done. Damn these democracies for the voting thingy.
That's from a couple weeks ago
Nice try tho
Why are you such a pussy bro?
It is a beautiful day outside. Go to the park and get some fresh air.
Indeed it is but some of us work for a living.
See you in 5 hrs!
Baghdad Lavrov now wondering why Ukraine won't accept Russian demands
Your tax dollars at work.
About time.
Libs used to cry nonstop about military spending
If you don't protect your supply lines, expect to lose.
Yikes! The mother of all mud makers.
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