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Please, it is Russia and only Russia committing war crimes and atrocities. It is solely Putin paranoia combined with megalomania responsible for the huge mistak

Please, it is Russia and only Russia committing war crimes and atrocities. It is solely Putin paranoia combined with megalomania responsible for the huge mistake that was invading Ukraine. The Russian army seems laughably weak and I highly doubt it will (conventionally) ever be remotely dangerous to the rest of Europe. That's why they're putting so many efforts into hybrid warfare and disinformation for so many years.

Gordonjcp 4y ago
> The Russian army seems laughably weak and I highly doubt it will (conventionally) ever be remotely dangerous to the rest of Europe. When I was in high school I used to be worried about the Russians invading the UK, until my neighbour got a Lada. The damn thing was never off my driveway, with various combinations of burnt contact breaker points, cracked distributor cap, burst hoses, sticky choke or throttle, broken valve springs (they were fun, you can do them without taking the head off with a big screwdriver and a bit of rope), and all sorts of other bollocks. Skip forwards 30-odd years, and the Russians are invading their neighbour in trucks and tanks that can barely go 100km without rotten tyres splitting, track guides failing and throwing the track, gearboxes failing, engines failing, or just plain running out of (poor quality, dirty and watery) diesel. Folk in the UK opposed to nuclear disarmament are saying "Oh you're doing Putin's job for him, hope you're going to like speaking Russian". Yeah, now how exactly do you see that happening? Putin's going to ship over a load of emaciated barefooted teenagers with 120-year-old rifles to beg for a drum of diesel and a loan of my tractor? I doubt it...
TurkishPoptart 4y ago
If it's such a darn weak army, why does my country have to spend $50+ billion of our taxpayer dollars to fund Ukraine's weapon supply? I mean, all of this money is mostly going to Raytheon and the other PMCs.
- nostromo123 4y ago
  Well someone has to keep the US weapons producers in business, so got to have a war somewhere!
- nforgerit 4y ago
  Dunno what your country is but if you're a European you should be interested in stemming bullying wannabe-dictators. History told us that if we're not firmly fighting this Hitler-Stalin "politics" style (going on now for 10+ years), the problem will be getting bigger and bigger over time. The rule based law of nations exists for a good reason and we have to defend it by all means. PS: That said, I hate how the "western world" sometimes turns out to be quite dissembling too.

Gordonjcp 4y ago

> The Russian army seems laughably weak and I highly doubt it will (conventionally) ever be remotely dangerous to the rest of Europe. When I was in high school I used to be worried about the Russians invading the UK, until my neighbour got a Lada. The damn thing was never off my driveway, with various combinations of burnt contact breaker points, cracked distributor cap, burst hoses, sticky choke or throttle, broken valve springs (they were fun, you can do them without taking the head off with a big screwdriver and a bit of rope), and all sorts of other bollocks. Skip forwards 30-odd years, and the Russians are invading their neighbour in trucks and tanks that can barely go 100km without rotten tyres splitting, track guides failing and throwing the track, gearboxes failing, engines failing, or just plain running out of (poor quality, dirty and watery) diesel. Folk in the UK opposed to nuclear disarmament are saying "Oh you're doing Putin's job for him, hope you're going to like speaking Russian". Yeah, now how exactly do you see that happening? Putin's going to ship over a load of emaciated barefooted teenagers with 120-year-old rifles to beg for a drum of diesel and a loan of my tractor? I doubt it...

TurkishPoptart 4y ago

If it's such a darn weak army, why does my country have to spend $50+ billion of our taxpayer dollars to fund Ukraine's weapon supply? I mean, all of this money is mostly going to Raytheon and the other PMCs.

nostromo123 4y ago
Well someone has to keep the US weapons producers in business, so got to have a war somewhere!
nforgerit 4y ago
Dunno what your country is but if you're a European you should be interested in stemming bullying wannabe-dictators. History told us that if we're not firmly fighting this Hitler-Stalin "politics" style (going on now for 10+ years), the problem will be getting bigger and bigger over time. The rule based law of nations exists for a good reason and we have to defend it by all means. PS: That said, I hate how the "western world" sometimes turns out to be quite dissembling too.