Putin has doomed Russia

a reply to: vNex92

once again the ukrainians did not have a coup 8 yrs ago. their former president lost confidence of the people. they told him so with protest ,and he left,along with millions of dollars in stolen money. It was all under the Ukranian law.
The only thing the US did was support them(with words only)

a reply to: musicismagic

wat

a reply to: turretless

Putin holding discussions with western leaders doesn't equate to Germany retaining its previous energy policy. Although to what extent EU countries meet their commitment to cease importing Russian oil and gas over the next ten years is yet to play out. The same applies to the rest of the world importing Russian energy.

Central Asian countries, collectively known as The Stans, serve Russia's geographical interests. The Caucasus Mountains served as a barrier against historical threats from invaders. But the region's economic value to Russia pales compared to their diplomatic and security outlook. Russia plays a role in attempting to police flare-ups between Armenia and Azerbaijan surrounding ethnic hatred and the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh.

Nor did Putin ensure that international sanctions couldn't impact the supply of specialist components used in military and civilian industries. As a result, Russian tank production is facing issues relating to those matters.

a reply to: vNex92

Frankly, the notion of Putin and Russia's actions in Ukraine not influencing Finland and Sweden's desire to join NATO is nonsense.

Moreover, neither side in Ukraine enjoys the logistical/sustainment capabilities to enable manoeuvre warfare, including offensive action. The Ukrainians are looking to Russian logistical failings relating to fuel and ammo shortages, and they might find areas where Russia withdrew their reserves to redeploy elsewhere.

If or when the Ukrainians amass enough personnel and supplies, those are conditions required for successful counterattacks that regain territory. So the observer expecting the Ukrainians to replicate Slim's feats in Burma is set for disappointment. Silm exploited the Japanese logistical weakness, and defeat turned into victory with the Fourteen Army taking a sledgehammer to a nut.

a reply to: xpert11

NATO declared China and Russia as security threats and enemies.
They want Ukraine to keep fighting.

The Ukrainians are looking to Russian logistical failings relating to fuel and ammo shortages, and they might find areas where Russia withdrew their reserves to redeploy elsewhere.

Not sure where you are reading that nonsense parts of Russia losing failings relating to fuel and ammo shortages. It is the Ukrainian forces that are experiencing ammo shortages.

The fact that they are losing ground and military men giving up despite getting trained by the western side shows that.

Russians already destroyed most of their stockpiles of military supplies for the Ukrainians.

a reply to: yuppa

their former president lost confidence of the people

Ah yes you still have faith in this democratic voting process nonsense do you? the former president Yanukovych was regime changed 8 years ago.

they told him so with protest
Not protest riots.

Remember victoria nuland giving treats to the rioters in Ukraine during the regime change? the regime change was started by the US.

By the same planners that started the Arab spring style protests in Egypt and its same operations.

a reply to: xpert11

failings relating to fuel and ammo shortages

When it comes to the fuel the Russians have the logistical/sustainment capabilities more than Ukraine currently does even if NATO does send more support and try to military fight Russia in Ukraine that would be seen as a seen of declaration of war by NATO agaisnt Russia.

The areas that Russians currently are very unlikely to withdraw. There are ways this conflict in Ukraine can end.

Ukraine will have to have a negotiation with Russia.
NATO/US is leading Ukraine on the path of nowhere.

Taking back territories like Donbass and Crimea would be seen by Russia as a attack on itself. Which could escalate even more dangerous consequences.

a reply to: xpert11

Nor did Putin ensure that international sanctions couldn't impact the supply of specialist components used in military and civilian industries. As a result, Russian tank production is facing issues relating to those matters.

The sanctions are hurting Europe and us in North America more than it is agaisnt Russia. Russia knows that Europe needs the gas supplies and arent able to survive without a proper replacement.


LNG alternative wont be enough for the long term.

a reply to: yuppa

they told him so with protest ,and he left,along with millions of dollars in stolen money

You are talking about the regime change i had mentioned agaisnt former president Yanukovych. Who his only crime was he was agaisnt being the greater state EU deal.





As for the so called protestors from a live stream during the protest in that year i had seen.
Many of those protestors were bused in Kiev with white un marked buses into Kiev's square with the protestors setting up a camp for the protest.

For weeks they waited for US officials to arrive.
victoria nuland came along the way with McCain taking photos of the protests in the Square from a building.



And yet you deny that as a regime change when it was.

a reply to: yuppa

Are you going to say that what happened in Libya wasn't a regime change either to now?
That US hands are always innocent?

originally posted by: xpert11
a reply to: turretless

Putin holding discussions with western leaders doesn't equate to Germany retaining its previous energy policy. Although to what extent EU countries meet their commitment to cease importing Russian oil and gas over the next ten years is yet to play out. The same applies to the rest of the world importing Russian energy.

Central Asian countries, collectively known as The Stans, serve Russia's geographical interests. The Caucasus Mountains served as a barrier against historical threats from invaders. But the region's economic value to Russia pales compared to their diplomatic and security outlook. Russia plays a role in attempting to police flare-ups between Armenia and Azerbaijan surrounding ethnic hatred and the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh.

Nor did Putin ensure that international sanctions couldn't impact the supply of specialist components used in military and civilian industries. As a result, Russian tank production is facing issues relating to those matters.

I believe that I have given data that show that there is no international isolation of Russia.

No one except Western countries is going to isolate Russia.

Vnex92, institutional corruption wrecked the Russian Army, but particularity impacted logistics. Away from issues concerning corruption, Russia's military performance in Ukraine is woeful.


Also, don't confuse Russian ground forces undertaking tactical withdrawals in the face of Ukrainian counterattacks with the departure of Russia from Ukraine. These counterattacks by the defenders are unremarkable and resemble German tactics from the Italian Campaign (WW2). Staying with the Italian comparison, a series of battles is occurring, but unlike Italy, Ukraine's geography leaves the door open for manoeuvre warfare.


Concerning Russian oil and gas, Putin's miscalculation mirrors the Confederacy blunder surrounding cotton. The Confederacy assumed the UK couldn't cope with their cotton exports, so the UK would intervene in the war on their side or pressure the Lincoln admin into a negotiated settlement. In reality, the UK switched to other sources of cotton from the British Empire, and the Confederacy lost export revenues. So if Putin's backup plan was to blackmail the West into not opposing his war in Ukraine, he raked up another failure.

Moreover, if the future of Putin's regime depends upon the war's outcome, there is another reason why Russian forces will probably employ weapons of mass destruction in Ukraine.