‼️ Putin can no longer end the war, even if he wanted to, the war has become the foundation of the Russian economy and society, and the onset of peace will cause the collapse of the entire system, — Foreign Policy
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Winning the Russian lottery !! "Wealthy veterans—those who survived the front and managed to end their service—and their families have money to burn, enabling them to lead lifestyles that, before the war, were available only to their wealthy compatriots in Moscow and St. Petersburg. In the 2000s, "
Work stop 4/1-4/5. Stop the airlines, ports, travel, trains, trucking, all manufacturing, agriculture etc! Shut it down until tRump and his treasonous cronies are removed from our government! Join any and all other scheduled resistance actions if you’re able. https://generalstrike.com
He just called in 300 000 extra soldiers tho. But I hope you are right. No matter what, Russia must be forced out of Ukraine soil. They are coming in ladas and scooters 🛴 to the battle field now so it can’t be much equipment left in Russia.
He should’ve never paired up with Trump. Trump is the king of failure & now both the US & Russia is gonna collapse coz of it. Call me crazy but hahaha. No one should EVER become partners w the King of Failure. Even EM is going to crash & burn. In the end is liberation.
I do not understand this claim. How is flushing rubles down the toilet (in connection with an unwinnable war) be a good thing for the Russian economy??? Bush 2 wasting money in Iraq hurt the US economy. It did NOT help the US economy.
It's not good for the economy but it maintains it (barely)afloat and, most important for Putin, him out of the gallows. When you send an army to war and you can't pay them when they come back it tends to end VERY badly for the persons that sent them.
Regardless it’s too draining on the Russian economy, perhaps if #Russia was receiving large amounts of oil revenue they could keep this up,
however this has been cut drastically nearly 100million per day in the last couple of months due to new infrastructure allowing Europe to import LPG and oil
Putin is just toying with Trump. He knows he not a serious politician. The truth of the matter is Russia prefers the Democrats. Sure, the moment they return it will be "Putin! Putin! Putin!" - but that's something Russia can plan for and deal with. Trump is just too capricious. And stupid.
Putin fucked up by annexing the Donbass and Crimea. If they simply remained “independent” states like Abkhazia, it would all be simpler. But now we have an immovable object/ irresistible force situation.
The thing is. Putin's regime will collapse without Crimea. Cause it was a huge part of his image as powerful president inspiring far right people across the world. Including the US.
Never mind the Putin “regime.” Any government that succeeds Putin will have to also contend with that legal decision, and simply reversing course will not be easy, to say the least. Russia is about as likely to give Crimea back to Ukraine as the Yanks are to give California back to Mexico.
Following that historical example, Lincoln legally and politically stood against the American annexation of Mexican territory, but he sure as hell didn’t reverse it.
It was this way as soon as Ukraine stood strong. ruzzia is in a forever war. ruzzia is fucked. Allies of ruzzia are fucked. Slava Ukrayini - victory to freedom and democracy. America destroys itself so ruzzia can be a Chinese vassal state.
Defense spending is the only productive sector of the entire Russian economy, and there are justified fears of demobilizing soldiers back into Russian society.
But these are all concealing the deeper problems of a country with crumbling infrastructure, labor shortages, and impending budget doom.
The Russian economy is going to crash. Peace means an "immediate" crash, keeping fighting will hold it off for a while until there is a critical failure like a bank run.
Nothing like feeding the industrial military complex to maintain a faint heartbeat in a heavily damaged economy and to remain in power oneself via nationalism... it's a classic authoritarian recipe.
“At the behest of Russian President Vladimir Putin, I am holding meetings in Washington with representatives of President Donald Trump’s administration,” Kirill Dmitriev wrote on his personal Telegram channel.
The White House has not publicly commented on the visit. 🤡
“Freedom for the wolves means death for the sheep.”
Isaiah Berlin
The philosopher recognizes that the world is a prison and hell is other people. I am quite familiar with the history of prison reform in America and The UK. Never works
And he knows Trump and his so-called administration can't do ****. If this was a serious, competent and qualified group of folks we would see the secretary of state, secretary of defense and the national security advisor in front of all cameras and on television speaking on how to handle Putin
Perhaps not, but if they get a better life maybe they'll stop being orcs. It's not very likely, given Russia's history, but one can still hope for it for them - and for future Ukrainians, Poles, etc.
When all russians die out, either through war or natural causes, there will be peace and a bright future for Ukrainians and other neighbouring nations. We need to hope for this, not russians having good lives after everything they committed
When the nations imprisoned by the moskovites break away, they will lose the population with the highest birth rates. From there, it may take a hundred years to reduce the number of russians to non-threatening levels
One man should not be able to harm so many people. Mafia bosses should not be allowed to control entire country.
This POS Putin is not worthy to live on this planet with the rest of us.
Shutdown the oil oligarchy's blood money source all away.
The alt-right depends on their poison oil and gas revenue to support their evil deeds. Take their money away dry up there power.
Every reasonable person knows that since years.
Once their Nazi-Ruzzian "heroes" goes back, they will realize their situation! No money left for them and their families. 😅
With sanctions in place, cessation would plunge the Russian economy into free fall, military spending is what's propping up the four corners of their budding collapse. Lessons from the post WWII era. Putin is now facing a dilemma: Withdrawal and sue for peace or take Russia down with him.
And tRump is giving him a hand by throwing tariffs at former allies, and no tariffs on ruSSia, despite tRump claiming he was very angry with pootin for not accepting the ceasefire 🤡
And when the truth comes out forget about the fatality and casualty levels taken by the young Russian men when peace breaks out, he may be on a hiding to nothing
There's more than just America's bellicose nature to our continully pumping arms into the rest of the world. Our economy benefits from senseless masss death. Watch the arms shipments to Israel jack up as we dry up arms shipments to Ukraine and the EU sensibly moves away from US armaments.
The war the west started
Nato in all countries around Russia
Nato and cia officers have been in ukraine long before that war began
The west has been told for years, do not put nato on Russia's doorstep
This war is completely unsustainable. So we have to ask who is helping finance Putin's war? BRICS and US oligarchies. If it is true that Russia is on the brink of collapse, then Europe could win easily, right? Are China and the US now protecting Russia from Europe - TOGETHER?
#slavaukraini🇺🇦🪧💙🌊📣
But... a collapsed world economy leads to a collapse of oil prices. If it goes low enough, Putin will not be able to fund his genocidal war on the Ukraine.
Both are a bit true. He needs a break to build back up but he can’t stop the war economy. Several countries have experienced big recessions or depression once a war ends and they have to transition to civil economy
I judge the situation differently, putin is trying to obtain maximum advantage, via assaults and the new mobilization, made possible - he believes - by Trump's stance. But this is short-medium term, longer term, 1 year+, he is in big trouble.
He's not thinking about transitioning to a civil economy.
Yeah I see that he has no interest in a civil economy. He would love to sell oil and buy weapons. Russia has printed so much money it seems like he’s on the edge of hyperinflation. Trump can mess up the plans even as he tries to help.
He is not stalling he know the cease fire is hoax brought to you by Trump. He knew this would happen. Any country that gave trump a hard time his first term he is angry at .He will make it the only way out will be go to war with Russia or lose Ukraine. Sadly NATO & EU won't make that choice
They're stalling Tru*p's administration because they can. Tru*p and his clowns are once again letting russia get away with murder. Putin is an opportunist and he's taking the opening to delay delay delay until russia can pound Ukraine even more. The US is helping.
The Russia economy tanks no matter what. If the war carries on. War spending and labour shortages coupled with high Interest rates. Grind the economy to a halt. If the war ends and war production falls to avoid the above scenario. GDP declines drastically. Mass unemployment. Social unrest.
I’m not buying it. Wealth transfer could just as easily happen rebuilding tanks and planes and bombs. He could keep idle hands busy. He could permanently expand the army’s headcount. As long as he can pump oil he’s got options.
Right. They manufacture nothing but weapons. They don't have any way of getting something else going and don't have manpower enough right now for the few jobs they have.
George Orwell's 1984 book is no longer fiction. Perpetual wars and civil conflicts ravage the world and fuel the economy. Nations are under the ideology of leaders with cults of personality. Media are censored and rampant with propaganda; people who fall out of favor disappear.
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however this has been cut drastically nearly 100million per day in the last couple of months due to new infrastructure allowing Europe to import LPG and oil
A frozen conflict is literally the only option.
But these are all concealing the deeper problems of a country with crumbling infrastructure, labor shortages, and impending budget doom.
But he can't afford to stop it even more.
Alternatively, a pair of rotten fuckers, scared of Hell.
There would be very little to see. Nearly no oil infrastructure, no jobs, only military service as a viable career path that will last about a week.
The White House has not publicly commented on the visit. 🤡
Putin is the goddamn devil!
Isaiah Berlin
The philosopher recognizes that the world is a prison and hell is other people. I am quite familiar with the history of prison reform in America and The UK. Never works
all we ever asked for was weapons
for fuck sakes
Forever war is now putin's prerequisite for keeping putin in power.
1) a cup of tea,
2) an open window
3) a slippery stairs
4) behind bars of the ICC
#AnnihilaterussiaNOW
Zero sum game. Shitt can't turn into shittier shitt!
This POS Putin is not worthy to live on this planet with the rest of us.
The alt-right depends on their poison oil and gas revenue to support their evil deeds. Take their money away dry up there power.
Once their Nazi-Ruzzian "heroes" goes back, they will realize their situation! No money left for them and their families. 😅
Fascist buddies got each other backs.
He is already beaten and he knows it
i hold no store in that
facts are alien to most
boris johnson did not allow a peace deal at that time to go through
Nato in all countries around Russia
Nato and cia officers have been in ukraine long before that war began
The west has been told for years, do not put nato on Russia's doorstep
#slavaukraini🇺🇦🪧💙🌊📣
Trump is crashing the American economy on purpose.
Russians live in filth and mud. They are accustomed to a subhuman existence.
They also revere their dear leader as a god.
Without mass revolt they will find a replacement for Putin.
He's not thinking about transitioning to a civil economy.
Ukraine can do it, if NATO provide ALL necessary weapons without any restrictions.
Or NATO can do it in a few years by themselves.
Russian problem will not resolve itself on its own.
They're stalling Tru*p's administration because they can. Tru*p and his clowns are once again letting russia get away with murder. Putin is an opportunist and he's taking the opening to delay delay delay until russia can pound Ukraine even more. The US is helping.
Prigozhin could have succeeded, if he hadn't been so stupid.
Either by cut-throat bureaucrats & generals, or by a popular uprising.
His grip is not fragile
And Putin is now scared of windows.
George Orwell's 1984 book is no longer fiction. Perpetual wars and civil conflicts ravage the world and fuel the economy. Nations are under the ideology of leaders with cults of personality. Media are censored and rampant with propaganda; people who fall out of favor disappear.