"We are going to have to continue to respect governments that we privately loathe".....I assume you are implying the country in realpoitik land that most of the world regard as the primary existential threat to world peace..therefore stability...the USA.. ...
"you appear to have little to no knowledge outside of propaganda outlets that a replete with bullshit".... Says the guy who's only link in his long...long boring rave is sourced with information provided by Conflict Intelligence Team...an organization that...
Look I appreciate that you obviously have a deep understanding of this subject…I would like to think I have moderate to pretty good understanding of this subject myself….I have studied Russian military history reasonably well, as I am sure you must have, ...
"Seems you are asking someone else to prove a negative that you are asserting yourself?"....no I am just saying that a lot of people around here shoot their mouths off with barely even half facts and half truths....and that maybe some should be a little ...
Couldn't reply on that other thread... https://thestandard.org.nz/open-mike-25-06-2023/#comment-1956553 "I haven’t seen any reports that looks like more than a probe with a few armoured and limited infantry yet". I do not believe that is what is happening ...
I am not saying I want anything...I am saying I haven't seen Putin or anyone else in Russian high command give (or heard that they gave) the order to engage Wagner...? So to be clear, you haven't seen any evidence of what would have been the single most ...
I have no idea where you are sourcing you information on the unfolding Ukrainian counter offensive.,..maybe you could enlighten us with a few links please...because what you are telling us is happening, and what I understand to be happening have little ...
“they would refuse to fire at the rebels” How do you know that the Russian military wasn’t under orders not to resist?, please provide a link to confirm that assertion. I have seen no evidence of 2000 Wagner fighters killed in a Russian air strike…have you...
In the most strategic areas Russia has defence lines that are at least three lines deep, not including the few km’s of ‘grey’ area between the two forces…an area which the Ukrainians have barely managed to penetrate over the past two and half weeks….in ...
Joe90 weighs in with his usual impeccable level of trusted, levelheaded, unbiased sources..."Drew Pavlou Aussie human rights activist, fighting totalitarian regimes. Anti-Kremlin, Anti-CCP"....lol.
I believe it was pretty clear that the Soviet Union was on the way out at the time...however Putin has popularity levels Western leaders can only dream about....over 80% " In May 2023, over 80 percent of Russians approved of activities of the Russian ...
"But then again the forces against putin in russia could well decide to seize the moment…and the mercenaries could likely swing in behind that..and again march on moscow.."....that will only happen in the fantasies of people who have consumed too much ...
Yes, I agree, I have been a DPA subscriber/patreon going back to before this conflict….he is probably about the most neutral source on the net that I know of anyway…he is also pretty good on Middle Eastern/Asian geo-politics in general
Okay...well for a start the truck going up on the highway doesn't get hit with a missile....how does it explode...who knows? I have seen no evidence at all that Russian units conducted artillery strikes on RostovDo you really believe that if the Wagner ...
Whew!! that's a relief ..."All media ought to be relativised"...yep, at the very least...probably unsavable at this point.
Dude are you being serious?....come on you really have to try and source some unbiased information better than that pal...no really, I know the neutral information out there is few and far between, but don't be so lazy. "Fascinating stuff"..gtfo
Please tell me you aren't using the BBC as one of your sources of information on Putin or the war in Russia.... like this bit though.....agree 100%... ..."just another posture in the eternal battle between Labour & National to see which is more ineffectual...
Sorry if that was condescending...I don't know any real facts from that situation...who does?, no one on this forum does...I have read and watched lots of opinions from both sides...I can tell you that the only thing I do know for sure, is no one knows ...
...btw your assessment of US airpower has never been tested against a serious opponent….so who knows how it will play out in the real world...but more importanly...how about you settle down there with your awful “before then sending their bombers in to ...
I am not sure where you are getting your information from, but even according to Ukrainian and Western sources I have seen, Russia has artillery advantage. I am also unsure on where you are sourcing your information on the underwhelming effectiveness of ...
"to make a hit on the Ukraine President in Kiev"....you know the Russians can do missile strikes anywhere in Kiev any time they want to right?
If I had to actually spell out to you the bullshit and fantasy contained in the avalanche of misinformation that was spewed out yesterday...or to put it another way, all that rubbish, you are suggesting reads to you as facts that need to be disproved......
Interesting historical analysis there Sanctuary…why didn’t you bring that game to TS yesterday instead of rattling off all that cockamamie that you did?...it does nothing but add further layers of fog to an already incredibly mucky subject, one where none ...
I am not going to comment, because I don't know the answer to any of those questions...but I will say, as far as the Ukrainian counter offensive goes, the Russian army seems to be holding the line pretty good without Wanger....I think people over estimate ...
Well I would wait until I knew some actual facts for a start pal....come on.
I love the way this guy, with a straight face, actually puts up a NYT piece on Putin/Russia lol.... BTW, what do you thing all those Ukrainian Right wing militia are?....do you really think they are loyal to Zelensky? The Waffen SS was pretty damn close to...
Yesterday on TS I witnessed the most condensed, unadulterated, pure misinformation written down in one small space...well probably since these same bunch of clowns were hard at work on this same forum spewing out their Trump/Russia fantasies.....the stuff ...
"Either way this is the start of a Russian civil war"....really...according to who exactly?
"Let's face it, what we see in most of Western media has an optimistic spin, aimed at citizens of the nations which help fund and supply Ukraine's defense. I find nothing wrong with that, as long as the average reader adjusts for the slant"... Are you ...
"Good luck with KH. even acknowledging your email would be a surprise"....actually I heard through a friend that most emails at at least read internally by the interns(?), which is something..you never know...planting seeds etc. I have over the years got ...
Yes I agree to a degree RNZ can at times be pretty good on domestic politics...but, when you really start thinking about it for while, you will see that RNZ, like pretty much all western 'liberal' media that I can think of are, when push comes to shove, ...
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