I would like to draw your attention to this speech by Putin

originally posted by: chr0naut

Mars Russia Attacks!

I wonder what videos you post when you hear about the American landing on the other hemisphere of the earth.

originally posted by: Xtrozero

I would say he has a point IF he wasn't the one to start it all off with a full invasion, AND if Russia wasn't run by a dictator and crime bosses called oligarchs.

It is 100% true the west is attacking him many which ways outside of physical war, so what? He invaded...lol

Putin is playing the old Russian play book of deflection.

What a terrible criterion you propose!

It makes the speeches of almost all Western politicians (and especially American presidents) unworthy of attention.

By the way, I would like to know who controls the United States? Is this what millions of poor Americans are doing?

originally posted by: Crumbles

It is terrible for Russian citizens, but all this proves is the sanctions are hurting. I mean they invaded their neighbors. They arent the good guys. Maybe neither is ukraine, but why cant they run their country how they see fit. Putin made his choice knowing the west would do this. They threatened nuclear war if we attacked in any way. So they're getting cut off instead from the outside world.

Why were Yugoslavia, Iraq, Afghanistan not allowed to go their own way?

Why was Cuba not allowed to put missiles on its soil?

Maybe in the process of answering these questions, you will be enlightened by the answer why Russia did not like the Pentagon's biolaboratories and Ukraine's involvement in NATO.

originally posted by: Zanti Misfit

" I would like to draw your attention to this speech by Putin "

Fair And Balanced . FOX News Wishes they were Him..............

From the very beginning, Putin's speeches were very different from the ritual speeches of Western politicians, emasculated to the point of primitivism.

originally posted by: openminded2011

He has been playing the American people like a violin for the past 5 years and now we are supposed to take his words as coming from the heart? He is mass murdering Ukrainian's, in my book he ripped up his statesman's card forever when he did that.

It is unlikely that you are able to understand anything in his violin playing.

"In other words, all our diplomatic efforts were fully in vain. We have been left with no peaceful alternative to settle the problems that developed through no fault of ours. In this situation, we were forced to begin this special military operation.

The movement of Russian forces against Kiev and other Ukrainian cities is not connected with a desire to occupy that country. This is not our goal, as I pointed out openly in my statement on February 24.

As for the combat tactics drafted by the Defence Ministry of Russia and the General Staff, this has fully justified itself. Our fellows – soldiers and officers – are displaying courage and heroism and are doing all they can to avoid civilian losses in Ukrainian cities.

This is what I would like to say for the first time: at the very start of the operation in Donbass, the Kiev authorities were offered opportunities to avoid hostilities, via different channels, to simply withdraw their troops from Donbass as an alternative to bloodshed. They did not want to do this. Well, this was their decision; now they will understand what is happening in reality, on the ground."

originally posted by: Vroomfondel

From what I read in the speech, it seems that Putin is pretty much on point with his assessment of the US and our governing elite. I don't think there are many people left in the world who are of any significantly differing opinion on that particular topic. I think most people would agree that the US is being run by a bunch of greedy, self serving, elitists who would sacrifice this nation and its people in a heartbeat if they thought there was a paycheck in it.

That having been said, I wonder how many people will intentionally ignore the message just because of the source. You may not like the man but truth is truth. Ignoring truth out of spite is just plain stupid.

Well, didn't Charles Wright Mills in his book The Power Elite (1956) title one of the chapters The Higher Immorality? - archive.org...

originally posted by: andy06shake

Putin your a baw'bag!

I don't understand your slang.

But I don't expect that there was something reasonable.

originally posted by: andy06shake

If Russia's position is honest and open then how do you explain the lies of mere military exercises turning into war and invasion with your neighbour?

On the website of the Russian Ministry of Defense, you can see that various exercises are going on on a daily basis, so you can always say that the exercises have turned into a war.

originally posted by: andy06shake

But its not the "citizens of Russia" people have an issue with as long as they are not invading or supporting the invasion of there peaceful neighbours.

The problem is that the West has never left Russia alone (including the period 1991-2022).

originally posted by: andy06shake

Well its not very moral to silence anybody telling the truth with the threat of a 15 year gaol sentence, so their is that.

I don't understand anything about your sexual fantasies.

a reply to: turretless

Is that an attempt to disregard facts by way of some sort of childish simplistic verbal attack per-chance?

As to sexual fantasies, well you are the one that brought them up. x

How's Putin's Ukrainian "Special Military Operation" aka ""sexual fantasy"" going thus far?

Enough poor bastards dead yet or blown apart to pieces?

What a sad little comrade you turned out to be.

a reply to: turretless

Russia is part of the world and also attached to the rest of Europe turretless.

So now that the Geography lesson is out the way, exactly how ""left alone"" did you expect Russia to be?

The problem is Putin, simple as that really.

originally posted by: andy06shake

Is that an attempt to disregard facts by way of some sort of childish simplistic verbal attack per-chance?

First, please present the facts so that I can disregard them.

a reply to: turretless

Say what now? LoL

A lie is a lie little bit.

And Putin told repeated lies all about his supposed military exercise.

Said one thing and done another, which amounts to a blatant lie in spades.

Again plain and simple for all to see.

a reply to: turretless

Fact is your the one that mentioned sexual fantasy, and mine at that you strange weird little man. LoL

I suppose i should be flattered.

Fact is Russia invaded the Ukraine, or is trying to do so, whilst killing people including innocent civilians indiscriminately with thermobaric and cruise missile attack.

Fact is just like your man Putin you are full out it.

a reply to: turretless

You don't understand much.

Then again you are not allowed to ""Understand"" much are you, especially these days.

originally posted by: andy06shake

Russia is part of the world and also attached to the rest of Europe turretless.

So now that the Geography lesson is out the way, exactly how ""left alone"" did you expect Russia to be?

The problem is Putin, simple as that really.

If I wrote in Russian, then you could not hide behind ambiguity.


I meant that the West did not have to do what Putin says:

"Here is what I would like to point out. We must clearly understand that a new package of sanctions and restrictions would have been imposed on us no matter what. I want to emphasise this. For the West, our military operation in Ukraine is just a pretext for imposing more sanctions on us. Indeed, this time they are concentrated. In the same way, the West used the referendum in Crimea as a pretext, which, by the way, took place on March 16, 2014, eight years ago today, when the residents of Crimea and Sevastopol made the free choice to be one with their historical homeland.

To reiterate, these are just pretexts. The policy of containing and weakening Russia, including through economic isolation, a blockade, is a premeditated, long-term strategy. Western leaders are no longer hiding the fact that the sanctions are not directed against individuals or companies. Their goal is to deliver a blow to our entire economy, our social and cultural sphere, every family, and every Russian citizen.

In fact, the steps designed to make the lives of millions of people worse have all the attributes of an aggression, a war by economic, political, and informational means, and it is of a comprehensive and blatant nature. Again, the West’s top political circles do not even hesitate to talk about it openly.

The verbal tinsel of political correctness, inviolability of private property and freedom of speech was blown off overnight. Even the Olympic principles were trampled upon. They did not hesitate to settle their score through the Paralympic athletes. So much for “sport being separate from politics.”

and

"I want to be as direct as possible: hostile geopolitical designs lie behind the hypocritical talk and recent actions by the so-called collective West. They have no use – simply no use – for a strong and sovereign Russia, and they will not forgive us for our independent policy or for standing up for our national interests.

We still remember how they supported separatism and terrorism by encouraging terrorists and bandits in the North Caucasus. Just like in the 1990s and the early 2000s, they want to try again to finish us off, to reduce us to nothing by turning us into a weak and dependent country, destroying our territorial integrity and dismembering Russia as they see fit. The failed then and they will fail this time.

Yes, of course, they will back the so-called fifth column, national traitors – those who make money here in our country but live over there, and “live” not in the geographical sense of the word but in their minds, in their servile mentality."

originally posted by: andy06shake

Say what now? LoL

A lie is a lie little bit.

And Putin told repeated lies all about his supposed military exercise.

Said one thing and done another, which amounts to a blatant lie in spades.

Again plain and simple for all to see.

I already answered this question.

This time I can suggest that you come here with the facts in hand.

originally posted by: andy06shake

Fact is your the one that mentioned sexual fantasy, and mine at that you strange weird little man. LoL

I suppose i should be flattered.

Fact is Russia invaded the Ukraine, or is trying to do so, whilst killing people including innocent civilians indiscriminately with thermobaric and cruise missile attack.

Fact is just like your man Putin you are full out it.

Another fact is that before that, Russia tried to negotiate with both the West and Ukraine.

And I do not refuse to look at the facts that testify to "whilst killing people including innocent civilians indiscriminately with thermobaric and cruise missile attack."

originally posted by: andy06shake

You don't understand much.

Then again you are not allowed to ""Understand"" much are you, especially these days.

If this is your religious belief, then I'm not going to disturb your peace of mind.