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re: Latest Updates: Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Posted on 5/15/22 at 10:28 pm to AuBeerStud
Posted on 5/15/22 at 10:28 pm to AuBeerStud
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I guess their thread wasn’t getting enough action or something.
They had to move over here for a broader audience in order to keep getting their 45,000 roubles from Russia.
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Posted on 5/15/22 at 10:30 pm to DabosDynasty
Oil moves around. Finland doesn't give a frick, they KNOW Russia well, as does Poland and the Baltic States.
FWIW, Poland strip mines shale crude (not tight shale crude from wells) to burn like coal
Does anyone really think that Russia is going to cut off its cash cow?
FWIW, Poland strip mines shale crude (not tight shale crude from wells) to burn like coal
Does anyone really think that Russia is going to cut off its cash cow?
Posted on 5/15/22 at 10:32 pm to WeeWee
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They had to move over here for a broader audience in order to keep getting their 45,000 roubles from Russia.
Stop provocation please. Let's hope they remain silent.
Posted on 5/15/22 at 10:34 pm to DabosDynasty
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Draws direct comparisons to Hitler’s failures, ironically enough, in invading Russia.
Germany built locomotives instead of trucks. The German army was relying on delivering goods into the interior of Russia by train. They faced the delimma of the width (guage) difference in the rails. A large portion of the German army advanced into Russia with horse and carts! Germany never had enough trucks. A huge issue was they could get the goods in so far by train and then it had to be hauled to the rapidly advancing army (often by horse and cart). This sometimes meant vast distances therefore making resupply difficult and time consuming. This caused delays. There was a study completed by the Germans before the invasion that predicted how many kilometers or miles that the German logistics would hold up before it collapsed. That study turned out to be almost precise. But the problem was that no one had the guts to tell Hitler about it. A big problem with authoritarian regimes.
You think Putin might have had the same issue with lack of info? Might be.
Russia's sheer depth (vastness) has saved it during more than one invasion. This is one reason that Putin wants depth back.
One of the most important things that the Soviets got from lend lease was the sheer number of trucks. Those trucks were vital.
This post was edited on 5/15/22 at 10:36 pm
Posted on 5/15/22 at 10:45 pm to DabosDynasty
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Germany & France are trying to help other get around the sanctions.
This pisses me off. They continue to fund Putin's war and compare it to the equipment that they have sent Ukraine. Big difference. If it weren't for the US Ukraine would have had no chance. Frick the damn welching French and Germans.
Posted on 5/15/22 at 10:52 pm to DabosDynasty
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Good lord. Who knew an arse-backwards country living in caves were smarter than a supposed super power?
Also it’s not that the Russian people are dumber than Afghans or anything like that. Russia has pretty smart engineers and stuff like that. However, their military is made up of kids right out of high school who serve two years and then go onto college. It’s been said many times that they don’t have NCOs worth a darn either. Their officers are the only professional soldiers in their military for the most part and their career advancement is based on who they paid off not their abilities.
Posted on 5/15/22 at 10:59 pm to StormyMcMan
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Legit wonder how the population will take long term occupation if Ukraine is unable to retake its southern territory
My guess is they will not take it well.
My other guess is any long term Russian occupation of eastern Ukraine will follow the pattern of post WWII occupations and leave the occupier poorer for their efforts.
Posted on 5/15/22 at 11:31 pm to Abstract Queso Dip
Do we know who fills the power vacuum in the event Putin died or something?
Posted on 5/16/22 at 12:48 am to Abstract Queso Dip
The Prime Minister SHOULD but Putin might put in one of his advisors and let's see if that holds.
The Prime Minister Seems to be a Pragmatist.
LINK
The Prime Minister Seems to be a Pragmatist.
LINK
Posted on 5/16/22 at 1:21 am to Stidham8
quote:You think a lot of dumb shite so that's not surprising.
I thought this place would be enamored by the NYT.
Posted on 5/16/22 at 2:08 am to WeeWee
Posted on 5/16/22 at 6:04 am to WeeWee
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They had to move over here for a broader audience in order to keep getting their 45,000 roubles from Russia.
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WeeWee
A thread that you started is at the top of the PoliBoard right now.
Posted on 5/16/22 at 6:39 am to Mo Jeaux
Posted on 5/16/22 at 7:57 am to StormyMcMan
Guess they are trying to keep some Ukrainians pinned in the north
LINK
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Russian troops attempt to break through Ukrainian border into Sumy Oblast.
Russian troops used mortars, grenade launchers, machine guns, and assault rifles while sending a group of saboteurs into the region on the morning of May 16, the State Border Guard said.
LINK
Posted on 5/16/22 at 8:02 am to StormyMcMan
Posted on 5/16/22 at 9:00 am to StormyMcMan
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Wounded Ukrainian soldiers from Azovstal are being taken to a medical facility in Novoazovsk, DPR
Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
No idea if true, but wouldn't be surprised if it is
LINK
Posted on 5/16/22 at 9:18 am to Eurocat
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The Prime Minister SHOULD
The PM can serve as acting president for up to three months until a new election is held. However, the acting president’s powers are severely limited and the acting president can’t run for election as president (Putin was able to run in 2000 because the election was already scheduled and not a special election). I would assume that United Russia has Putin’s right hand man Dmitry Medvedev run as their candidate and he will win in a rigged election. Dmitry Medvedev is eligible to serve two 6 year terms since Putin moved him fromPM to the security council in 2020. That move was confusing for awhile since Putin and Medvedev remain on good terms. However, it makes sense now that the rumors of Putin’s health have come out, and it is more circumstantial evidence that Putin is sick and the move was done to allow Putin’s preferred successor to be in place to take over if Putin doesn’t live out his term.
Posted on 5/16/22 at 9:22 am to Mo Jeaux
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A thread that you started is at the top of the PoliBoard right now.
Is it about the war in Ukraine? I still post over there about domestic political issues but I don’t think Russia pays for those posts. However, if they do then how do I cash in on it?
To any NSA/CIA/FBI agent’s reading this post. The above statement was sarcasm. I would rather walk through a rice patty with a million cotton mouths in it than take money from Russia.
Posted on 5/16/22 at 9:25 am to WeeWee
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The PM can serve as acting president for up to three months until a new election is held. However, the acting president’s powers are severely limited and the acting president can’t run for election as president (Putin was able to run in 2000 because the election was already scheduled and not a special election). I would assume that United Russia has Putin’s right hand man Dmitry Medvedev run as their candidate and he will win in a rigged election. Dmitry Medvedev is eligible to serve two 6 year terms since Putin moved him fromPM to the security council in 2020. That move was confusing for awhile since Putin and Medvedev remain on good terms. However, it makes sense now that the rumors of Putin’s health have come out, and it is more circumstantial evidence that Putin is sick and the move was done to allow Putin’s preferred successor to be in place to take over if Putin doesn’t live out his term.
I know basically nothing about the internal politics in Russian compared to what you and a couple of others appear to know ITT, but I was wondering why nobody really mentioned Medvedev to succeed Putin in any transfer of power.
Posted on 5/16/22 at 9:30 am to DabosDynasty
Ancillary, but related to the conflict given Ukraines wheat exports.
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