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I have faith in the third way: somebody takes down Putin, Russia goes into chaos, Ukraine Gottes back free and Russia breaks into even more sub states.
by giords 5y ago
I have faith in the third way: somebody takes down Putin, Russia goes into chaos, Ukraine Gottes back free and Russia breaks into even more sub states.
- mechagodzilla 5y agoEven more nuclear-armed substates with more precarious leadership?
- bitL 5y agoChechens with nukes. What could go wrong?
- liuliu 5y agoWe all hope this to happen, as it is the best outcome. However, from what I can find, the support for this invasion, and Putin, is strong within Russia.
- userbinator 5y agoThat's more likely because anyone opposed to it gets silenced.
- pc86 5y agoWhat have you found showing strong support for the invasion inside of Russia that isn't from state media?
- ShellfishMeme 5y agoA lot of people with family in Russia will be able to tell you that their Russian side of the family supports Putin so much that they will not even believe their Ukrainian family members when they're telling them that they are getting bombed. I've seen it in my own extended family, heard it from others and there's also an article about it from the BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60600487 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60600487 We should really not underestimate how much support there is for Putin in Russia.
- Lascaille 5y ago>there's also an article about it from the BBC Note that the byline of that article is 'world service disinformation team.'
- ShellfishMeme 5y agoImplying what? That the BBC is explicitly tagging their own articles as disinformation because they're just that inept at propaganda? Or could it be that they have a unit fighting disinformation? https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/people/rebecca-skippage https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/people/rebecca-sk...