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Posted on 12/31/25 at 10:04 pm to CitizenK
I get that, but he's also said that he wasn't sure that the attacks didn't happen. Honestly, I just want him to pick a side (and the right one).
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Posted on 12/31/25 at 10:21 pm to Leopold
IMO, for him this is much larger than Ukraine. It's China, Venezuela, and more. Holding his cards tightly and giving different hints is the right thing to do. China and Russia are neck deep in Venezuela, which is also about Cuba and the Panama Canal. Additionally, Brazil and Columbia. As far as Greenland this is the first attempt to attain it since WWII.
Posted on 12/31/25 at 10:25 pm to Leopold
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Trump and some of his underlings have stated that they aren't sure if the attacks happened or not. But we have agencies saying it didn't happen.
It's not like anyone should take Putin's or Lavrov's word on anything. That would be playing the fool.
Posted on 12/31/25 at 10:43 pm to Auburn1968
Big news in Iran thus the noose tightens and once again, Russia is not a friend. Venezuela is the safe haven or the mullahs so with that place near tipping point, Putin is on his own.
Posted on 1/1/26 at 4:17 am to CitizenK
Posted on 1/1/26 at 4:18 am to Coeur du Tigre
We would say Happy New Year, but for Russia this won't happen.
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Posted on 1/1/26 at 4:22 am to Coeur du Tigre
Posted on 1/1/26 at 4:47 am to GOP_Tiger
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The CIA helped Ukraine better target Russian refineries:
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I'm sure that tidbit will be of interest to a few readers of this thread.
Yes, and of equal interest is this -
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As the campaign began to show results, Mr. Ratcliffe discussed it with Mr. Trump. The president seemed to listen to him; they had a frequent Sunday tee time. According to U.S. officials, Mr. Trump praised America’s surreptitious role in these blows to Russia’s energy industry. They gave him deniability and leverage, he told Mr. Ratcliffe, as the Russian president continued to “jerk him off.”... The C.I.A. would also be authorized to assist with Ukrainian drone strikes on “shadow fleet” vessels in the Black Sea and the Mediterranean."
Where is Tulsi...?
Posted on 1/1/26 at 6:34 am to Coeur du Tigre
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If tweet fails to load, click here. The number of Russians who died on video in 2025 that were counted by Andrew in his daily video counts.
Posted on 1/1/26 at 7:49 am to GOP_Tiger
This is somewhat of a narrative buster for some readers.
Russia took fewer casualties per km gained in 2025 than they did 2024.
As Russian combined arms capabilities have deteriorated, one would think that number would increase as Russia has to increasingly rely on infantry-only assaults.
Russia took fewer casualties per km gained in 2025 than they did 2024.
As Russian combined arms capabilities have deteriorated, one would think that number would increase as Russia has to increasingly rely on infantry-only assaults.
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Posted on 1/1/26 at 7:50 am to Coeur du Tigre
Posted on 1/1/26 at 8:43 am to VolSquatch
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Russia took fewer casualties per km gained in 2025 than they did 2024.
As Russian combined arms capabilities have deteriorated, one would think that number would increase as Russia has to increasingly rely on infantry-only assaults.
Yes, but what must be kept in mind is that Ukraine's enlistment issues mean that they have substantially fewer frontline troops today than they did a year ago. They have tried to make up the difference with drones, but that doesn't really work.
Posted on 1/1/26 at 8:59 am to GOP_Tiger
Wow. The NY Times got their hands on the files of over 6,000 complaints to Russia's military ombudsman.
Of course, all this is stuff that we already knew was happening, but to get all the documentation, and then for the Times to be able to investigate and corroborate many of the allegations — that's incredible.
Read the whole thing: LINK
Of course, all this is stuff that we already knew was happening, but to get all the documentation, and then for the Times to be able to investigate and corroborate many of the allegations — that's incredible.
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President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia has built a war machine in Ukraine with an insatiable demand for men.
Underpinning that machine is a pattern of brutality and coercion in which commanders dole out abuse as punishment while exploiting soldiers — even the gravely ill or injured — to keep them on the battlefield, an investigation by The New York Times has found.
Mr. Putin has hailed the troops fighting his war of attrition as sacred heroes, and Russian society as the most important weapon in his forces’ advance on the battlefield. But more than 6,000 confidential complaints about the war reviewed by The Times show that anger and discontent simmer beneath the surface as the Russian leader’s methods for sustaining the war destroy countless military families.
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Allegations of a vast array of abuses are laid out in the documents:
Soldiers are sent to the front despite debilitating medical conditions like broken limbs, Stage 4 cancer, epilepsy, severely damaged vision and hearing, head trauma, schizophrenia and stroke complications.
Released prisoners of war are deployed directly back to active combat.
Russian commanders threaten their own soldiers with death so often that the killings have their own name — “zeroing out.”
Some commanders extort or steal from their soldiers, including by collecting money to exempt troops from deadly missions.
Soldiers who complain, object to doomed missions or refuse to pay bribes can be beaten, locked in basements, stuffed in pits or tied to trees.
Recruits brought in through a draft or mandatory military service are pressured to sign extended contracts and threatened with transfers to assault units with high mortality rates if they refuse.
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The Times took extensive steps to confirm the overall authenticity of the documents. First, reporters contacted more than 240 of the complainants. While most did not respond or refused to talk, 75 confirmed that they had filed a petition. Dozens gave additional details. Email addresses, phone numbers and publicly available information were also used to confirm the identity of complainants.
Second, The Times conducted detailed interviews in a number of cases to confirm the veracity of the claims made in the filings. In attachments to filings and in interactions with The Times, the petitioners often provided corroborating materials such as videos, photographs, voice memos and text messages from the front, as well as medical reports, court files and internal military documents. In many cases, The Times was unable to corroborate the claims within filings.
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Posted on 1/1/26 at 9:13 am to GOP_Tiger
No surprise.
Stalin and Putin are the same types. Russia breeds these types.
Stalin and Putin are the same types. Russia breeds these types.
Posted on 1/1/26 at 10:55 am to doubleb
quote:Yes, and medical diagnostics has a term for these types: psychopaths.
Stalin and Putin are the same types. Russia breeds these types.
Posted on 1/1/26 at 10:55 am to doubleb
Should the mullahs have to flee Iran, Russia, Venezuela and China have lost an ally and supporter.
Posted on 1/1/26 at 11:34 am to VolSquatch
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This is somewhat of a narrative buster for some readers.
Russia took fewer casualties per km gained in 2025 than they did 2024.
Don't see how it changes anything.
Russia took significantly more land from Ukraine in 2025 than 2024, so i would image that would influence the 'per square kilometer' ratio:
Google: Russia territorial gains in 2025 compared to 2024
Also, keep in mind that Combine Arms includes logistics, and since the Russians have all but run out of troop transports and are using things like vans to transport men to the front, they may simply not be able to get troops to the front as fast as they could in the past. It may simply be a case of not getting them there fast enough to get killed.
But, yeah, 'that's not much of a 'narrative buster....'
Posted on 1/1/26 at 11:35 am to Auburn1968
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Trump and some of his underlings have stated that they aren't sure if the attacks happened or not. But we have agencies saying it didn't happen.
It's not like anyone should take Putin's or Lavrov's word on anything. That would be playing the fool.
I 100% agree.
I'm just starting to really wonder about my own President.
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