There was a PBS documentary on Putin a few years ago. Bill Clinton was speaking to Yeltsin about Putin, and said something along the lines of "I don't think he has democracy in his heart." And Yeltson allegedly started tearing up. The story was that Putin was appointed PM and later President because he would protect Yeltsin from prosecution or attack, since he was wildly unpopular in his second term.
Didn't Russia see first hand how outclassed they are compared to the US in Syria a few years back?
| Country | Location | Lead nation | Current participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tapa |
| Denmark, Iceland |
| Ādaži |
| Albania, Czech Republic, Iceland, Italy, Montenegro, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain |
| Rukla |
| Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Iceland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway |
| Orzysz |
| Croatia, Romania, United Kingdom |
The Russian military doesn't seem to be anywhere near as powerful as I thought.
Russia will have supply line issues though, they were having issues supplying troops in Belarus already. A long slow war makes them more vulnerable, especially if the Ukrainian population started targeting those supply lines specifically.
A small amount of levity for the thread:
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Yep, godspeed to brave Ukranians defending their homes and brave Russians protesting Putin's regime. Despite this terrible situation, it is indeed inspiring to see such spirit. May Putin rot in hell.
honestly I wonder if public pressure gets to them from domestic constituencies. they mention the things they're shaky on, and then you get the public out roar. I imagine the average italian citizen doesn't care about oligarchs having access to gucci
The most surreal part is that we are are able to watch on. This is the first time in history something of this scale is happening in the social media/streaming era. Interestingly enough, this may also be something that complicates the freedom Russia has to make movements through Ukraine without immediate updates.
The hilarious thing is, Ukrainian patriots are still saying he's a clown and could've done a hell of a lot more.
It really blows my mind that Russia has only had a form of democracy for what... 9yrs out of their entire history. Maybe a slight bit of "freedom" between 1917 and 1922? Its been warlords Dukes, Tsars, Soviets and now this asshole.
Check out this thread
www.resetera.com
There is a stickied thread with places to donate to Ukrainians.
Yep it's truly crazy and terrifying to think about. Two country's' armies full on fighting… hasn't really happened since what, the Gulf War? And now everything is televised. It's just really surreal and sad.
