re: Putin issues call for most additional conscripts since war began

Russia has a weird system. I'm pretty sure conscripted troops can't serve in combat.

Actually, Ukraine is now trying to recruit 18-24 year olds. They’re trying to convince them to join with money, enough to buy an apartment, they’re saying.

Other men are also still being kidnapped off the streets and forced into the army as well.

Downvoted? It’s literally true.

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But he worked for the KGB!!

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He didn't "work for" the KGB. He was IN the KGB. The KGB still exists. But now it's called the FSB.

Dumbass.

It's not a club that a member can voluntarily resign from.

That was proven by Alexander Valterovich Litvinenko. He tried to leave the KGB (FSB) when he went public accusing his superiors of ordering the assassination of the Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky.

He was arrested and had to flee Russia to Great Britain where he was granted political asylum.

On Putin's orders, Litvinenko's closest friend in the KGB, who he grew up with as a child, went to London to convince him over tea in a London hotel cafe it was safe to return to Russia and that all was forgiven.

While Litvinenko went to the men's room during the meeting, his friend emptied a vile of polonium-210 dust in his tea.

Livinentko died from acute radiation poisoning three weeks later.

THAT is how your Christian Putin operates...

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On Putin's orders, Litvinenko's closest friend in the KGB, who he grew up with as a child, went to London to convince him over tea in a London hotel cafe it was safe to return to Russia and that all was forgiven.

While Litvinenko went to the men's room during the meeting, his friend emptied a vile of polonium-210 dust in his tea.

Livinentko died from acute radiation poisoning three weeks later.

THAT is how your Christian Putin operates...

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No one takes you seriously when you give us the whole “when I talked to a Russian in Moscow” schtick.

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I know it's difficult for you, who has never been outside your hometown, to believe that other adults have actually worked in other countries.

I worked in Moscow for almost 3 years. I had an apartment there and I learned to speak Russian while I was there. It was eye-opening.

Frankly, I don't give a frick if you believe me or not...

Notice when Orthodox Church patrons make the sign of the cross, they place the thumb together with the index and middle finger to make the sign...representing the trinity. I always thought that was cool.

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And what does this strawman argument have to do with Putin being a manipulative, lying scumbag?

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I'm neither confirming or denying anything about Putin but its hilarious and shows how well brainwashing works that you used those 3 words to describe Putin in response to a message about Zelensky.

What's that guy's name that came to the United States to sign a minerals deal in the oval office to help give the US more incentive to protect his country and completely changed his tune? You know the same guy that then left the white house and went jetting across Europe begging for money and trying to work deals with our allies? You know who I'm talking about, the same guy that can't find 100 billion dollars the United States sent while his wife is in Paris on shopping. Was it pu, nah it was Zelensky

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Never knew that

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That's because no one has tweeted it

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So in a thread about Putin, and a deflection about Zelensky, I am the problem for getting the subject of the thread back on track. The lack of focus and need to distract is not a me problem here.

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I guess you got me? I don't know what the frick you want, a pat in the head?

How about the main point of my response which was the words you used to describe Putin and the actions you allude to Putin taking were actually performed in the oval office by your hero Zelensky