Politics Ukraine / Russia

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  1. crandc

    crandc Well-Known Member

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    3-4 months could be a lot of pain for Ukraine.
     
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    Road Ratt King of my own little world

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    UKRAINEFAN Well-Known Member

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    Worst time of the war right now for the soldiers. Losing 50-100 every day with many, many more wounded. All so senseless. As Ukraine says: "If russia stops fighting, the war is over. If Ukraine stops, the true suffering only begins."
     
  5. riverman

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    Ukraine has been brutalized so badly by this....Putin is running out of conventional missiles and tanks, etc...so they're bringing out the expensive stuff now...I just hope they don't crack open the chemical weapons they used in Syria..if Russia keeps it up they won't win anything in the end..they'll have enemies on all their borders....now Denmark is joining the EU defense pact. This was a huge mistake by Russia and unfortunately he's making Ukraine suffer rather than admit defeat. Somebody should put him out of his misery now and negotiate a complete cease fire and Russia should be taken to the world court and forced to pay for the damage they've done to Ukraine...new hospitals, schools, steel mills, bridges, housing complexes....it'll take decades to repair the country now even if they stopped today. Start with Putin's estate...everything he owns and all his gold and treasures should be paid to rebuild the Ukraine..
     
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  6. Hoopguru

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    Putin will not back down or admit defeat or fault. He will not give up Crimea or Eastern Territory.
    Interesting read....

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    upload_2022-6-1_19-35-35.png The Atlantic
    The Potential of a 'Hot War' Between the U.S. and Russia
    In March, Mr. Biden invoked God before insisting that Mr. Putin “cannot remain in power.” In April, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin explained...
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    7 hours ago
     
  7. Phatguysrule

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    This is the kind of fighting the Russians are best at.

    My heart goes out to your countrymen and women.
     
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  8. Lanny

    Lanny Original Season Ticket Holder "Mr. Big Shot"

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    How about Freedom vs Enslavement?
     
  9. Road Ratt

    Road Ratt King of my own little world

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    Freedom isn't allowing Wall street to take America into whatever war it wants America to join. That isn't even a democracy, as a majority of Americans don't want endless war.

    America's very own banks fuel our wars. We keep feeding their obsessions for war profiteering, and we all lose. As this planet is a more dangerous place, because of them and their greed. As well as our own government... that does their bidding... for their profit.

    Edit: America is at war with a big chuck of this planet. But most people don't see it because America uses sanctions as economic warfare. America literally kills more people on this planet every year than Putin has killed so far, in this war. I don't see anyone crying for these people, on any board that I go to.
     
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  10. Hoopguru

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    Is there anything you like about our Country or do you view it as your country?
     
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    ehizzy3 RIP mgb

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    Russia currently controls 1/5 of Ukraine territory according to Zelensky
     
  12. Road Ratt

    Road Ratt King of my own little world

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    Speaking out against America seems to always get the same response. It's as if people can't speak the truth about America, in America.
     
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    It just gets old. And when you equate us Like Putin?
     
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    Just read some numbers. Sounds like they have crossed the 50,000 lives lost mark for this war. Both Russian and Ukrainian.

    Not sure I see the need for many more to die?
     
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    Have to get money out of politics. It shouldn't be a consideration for an individual policy maker.

    We need to eliminate lobbying and reinstate unbiased institutions to educate our electors on technical and specialized topics.
     
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    GriLtCheeZ "Well, I'm not lookin' for trouble."

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    Didn't even notice that. Good catch.
     
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  19. Lanny

    Lanny Original Season Ticket Holder "Mr. Big Shot"

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    Hey you're dealing with Putin.
     
  20. GriLtCheeZ

    GriLtCheeZ "Well, I'm not lookin' for trouble."

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    I think the story was a Ukrainian psyop trying to get someone close to Putin to turn on him.
     

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