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[–] Psaldorn@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Imagine falling over and fucking your face up, losing your wallet and dropping your groceries.. on the first stepping stone

[–] AlteredStateBlob@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Sounds exactly like what a drunk man would do. And Russians are certainly known for being that. It all tracks.

[–] dunestorm@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If this is true, he literally has a deathwish, Ukraine almost destroyed Russia. Attempting to invade Europe would annihilate Russia before they even realise it.

[–] deft@ttrpg.network 8 points 1 year ago

It's like trying to pick a fight at a bar only to trip over a stool and knock your own tooth out.

[–] kSPvhmTOlwvMd7Y7E@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

Before 24 Feb. 2022, I would dismiss such ridiculously stupid claims, but now, I think I have to take this horseshit seriously

[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 13 points 1 year ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


Putin launched the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, sparking fears from many analysts that the Kremlin may have greater ambitions beyond taking control of its former Soviet neighbor.

Russian commentators and lawmakers have often heightened those fears with their anti-North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) rhetoric throughout the war—routinely encouraging direct strikes on European and even American targets.

In a recent interview with Moscow's state-run Russia-1, a clip of which circulated widely on social media Saturday, Mordvichev said he believes Putin's war will last quite a long time and expand in the future.

The Russian leader and his allies have repeatedly said they do not view Ukraine as independent from Russia, saying that the sovereign nation should be brought back under Moscow's control.

Analysts have citied the Russian president's vision and the suggestions to expand the war from his various allies as worrying signs that Moscow could push its military efforts beyond Ukraine.

NATO leaders have defended their military and humanitarian aide to Ukraine, saying their aim is to prevent Putin from pushing his forces further west into Europe.


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[–] TechDiver@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago

But you dont understand, all they want is to bring russky mir which includes rape murder torture oppression genocide and more. How could anyone be opposed to that? SMH

[–] Thorny_Thicket@sopuli.xyz 10 points 1 year ago

The stepping stone turned out to be a mountain instead it seems.

[–] elouboub@kbin.social 10 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Have the baltics started hoarding arms in preparation for a possible invasion?

[–] Ulara@sopuli.xyz 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They have increased arms spending several times, as soon as they understood what the 2014 annexation of Crimea portends to them: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-10-19/baltics-states-have-doubled-arms-spending-since-putin-s-advance Now they prudently give a lot of arms to Ukraine, to prevent any possibility of Ruscist success.

[–] Grimpen@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

Also why anything we can send to Ukraine now saves more lives and treasure down the road.

[–] Thorny_Thicket@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 year ago

Finland has been doing that since WW2 pretty much.

[–] Skua@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not one of the Baltic nations, but Poland has placed orders for enough modern tanks to build the biggest tank fleet in Europe outside of Russia. That's only the brand new orders too, before even looking at the current inventory

[–] neuropean@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Looking at how badly Russia’s getting wrecked at the moment, I wouldn’t be surprised if their current inventory would be enough to steamroll Russia.

[–] uphillbothways@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

With all the work that Ukraine is doing for them, especially in light of these newest comments from Russia, it makes more sense than ever to allow Ukraine into NATO and the EU now. As soon as the paperwork can be drafted. Damn the war. These people are your front line. Treat them better. Fight with them, for your own sakes.