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re: Latest Updates: Russia-Ukraine Conflict.

Posted on 1/3/26 at 10:16 am to
Posted by doubleb
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Posted on 1/3/26 at 10:16 am to
quote:

Russia backs Maduro, says disputes must be settled through dialogue


Coming from Russia that’s rich.
This post was edited on 1/3/26 at 10:26 am
Posted by LSURussian
Member since Feb 2005
133733 posts
Posted on 1/3/26 at 11:19 am to
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Coming from Russia that’s rich.
Russia has been trying to take down the government of Ukraine for almost 4 years costing almost 1,000,000 Russian casualties.

The U.S. takes down the Russian-supported government of Venezuela in about 45 minutes on a Saturday morning without a single U.S. casualty.

Posted by GOP_Tiger
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Member since Jan 2005
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Posted on 1/3/26 at 11:21 am to
This is the biggest reason that last night is a disaster for Putin.




Posted by GOP_Tiger
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2005
20795 posts
Posted on 1/3/26 at 11:23 am to
quote:

"We're going to have our very large United States oil companies, the biggest anywhere in the world, go in, spend billions of dollars, fix the badly broken infrastructure, the oil infrastructure, and start making money for the country," Trump told a press conference.
Posted by LSURussian
Member since Feb 2005
133733 posts
Posted on 1/3/26 at 11:24 am to
quote:

Russia backs Maduro



Maybe they can hire a good lawyer for him.
Russia will probably argue diplomatic immunity for Maduro.
Posted by doubleb
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Member since Aug 2006
41914 posts
Posted on 1/3/26 at 11:31 am to
quote:

The U.S. takes down the Russian-supported government of Venezuela in about 45 minutes on a Saturday morning without a single U.S. casualty.


B O O M
Posted by GOP_Tiger
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2005
20795 posts
Posted on 1/3/26 at 11:31 am to
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Oh, you "strongly urge" us? Reminds me of:



Posted by doubleb
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2006
41914 posts
Posted on 1/3/26 at 11:36 am to
Russia gins up some BS about Ukraine going after Putin’s home and less than a week later the US snatches a foreign president ftom his home.

You have to appreciate the irony in all this.
Posted by LSURussian
Member since Feb 2005
133733 posts
Posted on 1/3/26 at 1:16 pm to
Breaking:

Here is Putin when he was told about his South American ally being removed...


Posted by goatmilker
Castle Anthrax
Member since Feb 2009
74586 posts
Posted on 1/3/26 at 1:31 pm to
Every Russian upon hearing of the quick and surgical action in Venezuela turned to their nearest compatriot and...




Posted by GOP_Tiger
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2005
20795 posts
Posted on 1/3/26 at 2:33 pm to
I wonder how the official spokesman for Putin and Qatar is feeling today:

Posted by Leopold
Columbia
Member since Sep 2013
1936 posts
Posted on 1/3/26 at 2:53 pm to
quote:

"We're going to have our very large United States oil companies, the biggest anywhere in the world, go in, spend billions of dollars, fix the badly broken infrastructure, the oil infrastructure, and start making money for the American oil interests," Trump told a press conference.


FIFY
This post was edited on 1/3/26 at 2:57 pm
Posted by Leopold
Columbia
Member since Sep 2013
1936 posts
Posted on 1/3/26 at 3:12 pm to
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Recent news involving Venezuela and Iran have made me feel a lot more optimistic about the future post-Putin. Whoever takes power will have a much smaller global sphere of influence, and that's a very good thing.


I upvoted this because there's a glimmer of hope here but let's also be honest.

We have a HORRIBLE record of pulling crap like this and messing it up, especially in places like South America. I have absolutely no faith in this administration to bring long-term stability to this abused country or have an actual vision for it, and I would bet a month's pay the two primary objectives for this operation were 1) Turning Venezuela into a vassal state for oil companies and 2) A way to turn people's heads away from the massive issues this administration are creating.

Hope we're right on this.
Posted by Auburn1968
NYC
Member since Mar 2019
25289 posts
Posted on 1/3/26 at 3:38 pm to
US Sets New LNG Export Records in Banner Year

This is a spike in Russia's economic cannon.

https://www.newsmax.com/finance/streettalk/u-s-oil-export/2026/01/02/id/1240534/

Posted by T1gerNate
Member since Feb 2020
2476 posts
Posted on 1/3/26 at 3:45 pm to
The Russians appear to be advancing rapidly in Kostyantynivka. Given its immense strategic importance to Ukraine’s defense of Donetsk this is quite a big deal.

Posted by doubleb
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2006
41914 posts
Posted on 1/3/26 at 3:46 pm to
Victory through economics??? Yes indeed.
Posted by T1gerNate
Member since Feb 2020
2476 posts
Posted on 1/3/26 at 3:50 pm to
Rybar’s current assessment for comparison. Interestingly, Rybar seems a bit more conservative than ISW as to Russia’s progress -



Posted by Chromdome35
Fast lane, behind a slow driver
Member since Nov 2010
7950 posts
Posted on 1/3/26 at 3:54 pm to
This map shows the Russian advances in 6-month increments starting in January 2024.

The large reddish area is what they took before Jan 2024.
Bright Red and Orange are what they took in 2024
Yellow and Green are what they took in 2025



https://x.com/M0nstas/status/2007224882397159680
Posted by LSURussian
Member since Feb 2005
133733 posts
Posted on 1/3/26 at 4:29 pm to
Greenland...you're on the clock.


Posted by Lee B
Member since Dec 2018
3537 posts
Posted on 1/3/26 at 4:45 pm to
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Depends on what Russia is when (or if) they become capable of doing anything again. Is the next guy an extension of the Putin regime, something better or something worse?


There's a Russian guy on youtube doing videos from Kazakhstan, I think, who likes to remind people "Putin did not make Russia, Russia made Putin!”
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