Grendel
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It really didn't and there are proxy wars now - namely this one.
The world also came on the verge of nuclear war more than once and there were proxy wars all over the place.
It really didIt really didn't and there are proxy wars now - namely this one.
Presume you are referring to Abel Archer?It really did
That and the Cuban Missile Crisis are the most well known examples but it was similarly close on other occasions also.Presume you are referring to Abel Archer?
I mean it can’t unless Trump is suddenly willing to give it the means to do soI was assured that it was impossible for Ukraine to win the war?
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He seems to say whatever the last person he spoke to wants him to say.I mean it can’t unless Trump is suddenly willing to give it the means to do so
Yep. let him have a phone call with Putin and suddenly Ukraine will be the instigators and full of Nazi's again.He seems to say whatever the last person he spoke to wants him to say.
I think it's Trump talking indirectly to Putin saying you need to compromise over your unacceptable demands or this war goes on and on.Well he hasn't flipped yet, still coming out with the pro Ukraine stuff.
Either, as others have said above, he's just parroting what the last person he spoke to said (ie Zelensky) and will pivot next time he speaks to Putin.
Or, Trump doesn't like backing losers - it's possible he's receiving intelligence that Russia is badly struggling (which it has been for a few months) and can't win the war.
Actions speak louder than words…
the Special Military Operation going to plan, then!
the Special Military Operation going to plan, then!
Ohh haven’t heard the ‘infamous’ counteroffensive mentioned for a while.
Russia’s summer offensive has been an unmitigated disaster. Well, the whole bloody thing has of course.
I'm sure Mr Putin is having sleepless nights over it.
About as well as Ukraines counter offensive.
I think a country with a population three times the side of the one it's invading being unable to achieve it's stated aims deserves to have the piss taken out of it. Not sure the smaller country that's holding the line for years on it's own deserves snarky comments about how well it is or isn't doing.
Russia's latest big Ukraine offensive gains next to nothing, again
Hundreds of thousands of Vladimir Putin's troops are losing their lives for barely any land
In May, Russia launched an enormous offensive aimed at breaking Ukrainian lines. Its furious attacks in the following months set the entire front line ablaze
However, our calculations suggest it has seized just 0.4% of Ukrainian land
Russian forces have achieved no major objectives, with key cities such as Pokrovsk holding the invaders at bay…despite relentless attacks
The offensive has come at an enormous cost: our meta-estimate suggests over 100,000 Russian soldiers have died in the war this year.
Another 'infamous' offensive draws to a close.
100k dead for 0.4% of Ukraine. What an absurd waste of human life.
I think it's The EconomistWhat's the source for this?
It is a war of attrition, it matters not that the Economist publishes this article what matters is that Ukraine is losing troops too and probably at no less rate that Russia. Ukraine will run out of manpower sooner than Russia, unfortunately it may take a few more years.Another 'infamous' offensive draws to a close.
100k dead for 0.4% of Ukraine this year. What an absurd waste of human life.
What's the source for this?
It is a war of attrition, it matters not that the Economist publishes this article what matters is that Ukraine is losing troops too and probably at no less rate that Russia. Ukraine will run out of manpower sooner than Russia, unfortunately it may take a few more years.
Ukraine is losing troops too and probably at no less rate that Russia.
Ukraine will run out of manpower sooner than Russia
I didn't realise you had contacts in military intelligence.This is plainly not true.
And this is not guaranteed either - hence why Putin is now more willing to end the war than ever before. 100,000 dead for 0.4% of Ukraine is not remotely sustainable.
It will all be propaganda. It always is.I think though printed in an article in the economist there is a similar article in politico which states that the deaths are from Ukrainian sources
I didn't realise you had contacts in military intelligence.
Putin not being honest and forthright? Find that hard to believeUS Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said the US government will impose a "substantial pickup" in sanctions against Russia, accusing President Vladimir Putin of not being honest and forthright with Donald Trump.
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