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    Man, China must be watching this shitshow, looking at Outer Manchuria and wondering what exactly Russia could do about it at this point if they decided to reverse the Treaty of Aigun…

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          And this is why nuclear powers don’t start stupid wars of conquest, because if they fail (normally they fail), “nukes fly”.

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              Sharp as a rusty cleaver. I really don’t understand what you are trying to say. What about Vietnam? Who tried to conquer it, China? You understand what an annexation is? The only time an annexation worked since WW2 was Tibet at least that I can remember.

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        Pretty soon the world is going to need proof that they have even one working warhead before that stops being a viable defense.

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          3 months ago

          I remind you of the famous launch-site homing russian SAM and dare them to prove it.

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          That’s just the thing: No one knows, not even the Russians.
          Which is why they won’t launch them. Cause that could lead to a worse outcome for Putin than total annihilation - public embarassment.

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    3 months ago

    Is there anything between the Urals and Alaska that would slow down an invading army? Other than the lack of infrastructure.

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        I don’t think Russia is winning. I think Russia, for all intents and purposes, already won…at a cost of course.

        But I tend to filter my news by reality and sources by factuality. Most people tend to filter by wishes. So it’s normal that some would think otherwise. The other side filtering by wishes may also be thinking that the win came at a much smaller cost than reality.

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          Russia is winning, that’s why they’re locking down their internet and not letting their citizens talk to each other privately.

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          That’s quite a humblebrag, woven in there with your sense of self. Why did you you come on down to mingle with those who filter by wishes? A kind of intellectual disaster tour, you’re just passing through to gawk?

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          First time I have seen a Russian troll in social media since the embarrassment that was the reverse advance and surrender of Russians in Kursk. You know? The 1, 000km2 patch of land taken by Ukraine in just 8 days, which took months for Russia to conquer three-quarters of the size? That invasion which Gerasimov ignored the warnings of and embarrassed Putin for complacency? That amount of that land taken by Ukrainians in just one week will not even cover up the propaganda which you call “news by reality and sources by actuality”. You call that winning? As we speak, Russia redeployed some if its troops from Eastern Ukraine to Kursk.

          Edit: corrected the figures

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          I tend to filter my news by reality and sources by factuality

          Let me guess, RT?

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      Until very recently, I’d have called it a stalemate. I don’t think any side can be described as “winning” right now.

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      It’s hard to know…

      But don’t forget that Russia thought they’d seize Ukraine quickly. They haven’t. Even if they “win”, it will be a shit show and they won’t be able to keep it

      I also have a Russian coworker who joined the Company after the war and he was embarrassed about Russia. I seriously doubt most of their soldiers are motivated to fight

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      Does Russia have the funds to sustain this war and for how long? There’s a reason why Belousov is the head of the MoD

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      Don’t listen to them.

      political propaganda is extremely effective and it’s impossible to make out the from the noise.

      Near as I can tell Ukraine was losing fairly badly and the invasion was a last ditch effort that nobody wanted, although they are still backed by NATO and they won’t lose until they let them but Russia has an almost endless supply of Troops and equipment so they will lose eventually unless the war gets too embarrassing or it risks going Nuclear.

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        As a US SSBN submariner - bring it. Give me one good reason to set 1SQ and let these birds fly. I dare you.