Ukraine

[RandomGuy]

Problem with the "reserve" tanks: They have been sitting around in depots, and in motor pools, and not really started much due to corruption in maintenance and training budgets.

Try rolling them off the lot and a LOT of them will just break down. They may have enough to start scrapping the broke- ones for parts, but that requires... skilled labor and mechanics and organization to do so, all three of which are in very short supply in RUS these days.

[RandomGuy]

[RandomGuy]

-3 RUS
+3 UKR

[RandomGuy]

[RandomGuy]

That is it in a nuts . Given a few months of sanctions, Russia capacity will decline, and that will accelerate due to simple mechanical failure compounded by field exhaustion over the medium/long term.

Trusting China. RUS took out loans to build the newest pipeline to China from... you guessed it, China.

The cost of corruption.

smh. Russia is well and truly ed if they are too stubborn to give up.

The West would be best to pump up UKR as much as they possibly can and for as long as they possibly can to bleed RUS dry, militarily and economically.

[RandomGuy]

Moves to Checkmate

Despite the repeated Western warnings, Russia is highly unlikely to invade Ukraine — at least not yet. Instead, Russia appears to be entering a new phase of crisis management that seeks to exploit the weaknesses in the US/Nato alliance highlighted by their written responses to its demands.

First, Russia will keep the diplomatic option open, but on its terms. Moscow has already engaged in so-called Normandy Format talks involving Russia, France, the Germany and Ukraine over the ongoing crisis in Donbas. In the initial meeting, all parties agreed to respect the cease-fire in effect and to meet again in 10 days — the exact opposite of any imminent invasion by Russia. Note the absence of the US and Nato from these talks.

Next, Russia will turn the threat of sanctions against the US and Europe. Russia has already declared that banning it from the Swift system for international monetary transactions will result in the immediate halt of Russian energy supplies to Europe. Russia is expected to sign major economic agreements with China soon that will further insulate it from economic sanctions. China has made it clear it supports Russia in the current crisis, recognizing that if the West prevails against Russia, it will soon face a similar attack.

Finally, Russia will exploit US hypocrisy on spheres of influence and military alliances by entering military relationships with Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua and deploying a naval squadron to the Caribbean, with the potential for additional force deployments in the future.

With these three measures, Russia seeks to further isolate the US from Nato and Europe. In the end, the US will be confronted with one of two options, either agree to trade Nato’s open-door policy for Russian agreement not to deploy into the Western Hemisphere, or force a confrontation that will result in a Russian invasion of Ukraine that is seen by Europe as being the fault of the US.

The chess pieces are already being moved. While the US may not see it, a Russian checkmate can be predicted sooner, rather than later.

Scott Ritter is a former US Marine Corps intelligence officer whose service over a 20-plus-year career included tours of duty in the former Soviet Union implementing arms control agreements, serving on the staff of US Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf during the Gulf War and later as a chief weapons inspector with the UN in Iraq from 1991-98.

China's first interest is... China. More dumb .

China signs agreements to get gas at prices below break even point actually COSTING Russia money. Monopsony is a . Have fun googling that term.

[RandomGuy]

The entire thread is worth a read.

[Brazil]

World peace

Oh look here he is again

so

war is good, Putin is gonna eradicate nazis
well finally let's give up the whole denazification stuff
on the contrary russian invasion is gonna be a huge win for Azov and reinforce nazis in ukraine
meh world peace

you a clown

[hater]

Oh look here he is again

so

war is good, Putin is gonna eradicate nazis
well finally let's give up the whole denazification stuff
on the contrary russian invasion is gonna be a huge win for Azov and reinforce nazis in ukraine
meh world peace

you a clown

Nazi alert

[hater]

[hater]

It's ing real brother.

[RandomGuy]

2012: 30 rubles/dollar
2014: 65 rubles/dollar
2022: 88 rubles/dollar


hater: "hahaha Russia is doing great. "



https://finance.yahoo.com/m/bdc9ce5d...y-default.html
Russia will likely default with April 4 payment due of $2.2 billion, experts say

Meh. Give it another week or so.

RUS truck fleet will be increasingly ed, meaning front lines will be unsupplied and UKR will keep pushing.
I will book mark this to add to your ed takes.

I made a quote thread about your ing stupid takes about Russia not invading. Time to make fun of you for predicting RUS economic supremacy.

[hater]

[hater]

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[RandomGuy]

Nazi alert

Indeed. hater can't figure out who they really are.

[RandomGuy]

"in the last 30 days"

Greenwald

hater take #433267132834234

[Splits]

that aged well

[hater]

that aged well

World peace

Cheers

[Splits]

lol who cares about the ruble when these are your two major stock indices

[pgardn]

Hater says Chinese food poisoning…

Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich and Ukrainian peace negotiators suffered symptoms of suspected poisoning after a meeting in Kyiv earlier this month, people familiar with the matter said.
Mr. Abramovich, Ukrainian lawmaker Rustem Umerov and another negotiator developed symptoms following the March 3 meeting in Kyiv that included red eyes, constant and painful tearing, and peeling skin on their faces and hands, the people said. Mr. Abramovich has shuttled between Moscow, Belarus and other negotiating venues since Russia invaded Ukraine.

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[RandomGuy]

hater getting suckered by fascist russian propaganda

[RandomGuy]

that aged well

Is part of planned reward redeployment, with gifts of tanks and equipment to make Ukranians happy, da? See? We are so nice.

[ChumpDumper]

Getting paid is a sanction?

hater