re: Latest Updates: Russia-Ukraine Conflict

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Darth claims to be neutral and looking at this from a historical perspective. However, he only follows pro-Russia leaning sources like Big Serge

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You’re wrong kid. But by claiming this it allows you to continue to refuse to accept the reality of the situation. I follow sources from both sides of this war because I fully understand that propaganda is a weapon of war being used by both sides. The only way to come close to understanding the true nature of the war is to look at what both sides are saying, sift though the BS, and come to a conclusion based on your best educated guess given the limited amount of information available.

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Therefore his analysis is flawed but like most historians he will not admit it.

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When have I made a claim on this war that has proven wrong? I’m still the same as I’ve been since the start of this war, namely a strictly neutral observer, giving my opinion based solely on my knowledge of military & political history and strategy based on over 40 years of deep study on both subjects. I have no emotional attachment for either Russia or Ukraine. If anything, I’m far more anti-Russia than I am pro-Ukraine, based on the fact I was taught from Childhood in the 1970s that Russia is our enemy. I have no desire to see the Russians win this war.

But I also have to give my honest assessment of the situation. And that assessment is it’s a physical impossibility for Ukraine to push Russia out of its borders. And in fact, the longer this war continues, the deeper into Ukraine Russia will push. And if the war is allowed to go on long enough, Ukraine faces military collapse. The time has come for Ukraine to find an off-ramp to this war because there is no way left to it for them to favorably influence the outcome by means of armed resistance. Each day that passes, their situation will worsen. The time has come for the Western Powers, to use diplomacy to put pressure on Russia to come to the table and negotiate in an earnest manner. Will it be easy? No. It will require statecraft on a level thus far seemingly absent in Western leaders. But when the alternative is eventual collapse on the part of Ukraine, it’s the best hope for some sort of acceptable peace.

I don’t say this because it’s the outcome I want. I say that because it’s reality. It’s the reality that’s playing out right now. You see the same reports I do. Even the most pro-Ukrainian sources report daily of Russian gains. Just yesterday I posted an article from the Kyiv Post where the top Ukrainian commander openly admits they’re already in trouble. I’m sorry this pains you. But all you accomplish when you make asinine posts attacking me as some sort of pro-Russian stooge is to make yourself look like a complete arse.