War in Ukraine

[norrislakevol]

Speculation here: Putin wanted to try one last push earlier this year and it failed. Equipment losses are horrendous as well as personnel losses. He did get some of eastern Ukraine, which he will keep. It's sort of a take what you can get and move on type of deal. The Ukrainians fought much harder and effectively than he ever thought.

Now, with probably over 2 million combined casualties and countless lives shattered, Europe can move on.....move on to the next tragedy that is, and Russia will sit that one out.

 

[trout-vol]

MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on May 9 that he thought the Ukraine war was coming to an end, remarks that came just hours after he had vowed victory in Ukraine at Moscow's most scaled-back Victory Day parade in years.

"I think that the matter is coming to an end," Putin told reporters of the Russia-Ukraine war, Europe's deadliest conflict since World War II. Putin also said he would be willing to negotiate new security arrangements for Europe, and that his preferred negotiating partner would be Germany's former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder.

Wow. Is it finally going to end?

Hopefully, at least for now.

 

[trout-vol]

sounds like us and Iran

Seriously, you're comparing the 2?

 

[trout-vol]

Could also go in the Iran thread since Trump is so dementia-addled that he can't keep Iran and Ukraine straight any longer.

You need to run from office. As you perfect as you are, just post more and may get elected. Show the world your brilliance.

 

[BeardedVol]

You need to run from office. As you perfect as you are, just post more and may get elected. Show the world your brilliance.

Did you get your feelings hurt by proxy because I insulted the object of your political worship?

 

[Pennheel]

Do you all actually think this is over? Lol

It would be nice to get this over with.

 

[508mikey]

It would be nice to get this over with.

really - if Russia was a power it would be over - both countries are weak and stupid

 

[BeardedVol]

 

[508mikey]

Russia has breached three-day ceasefire with Ukraine, says Zelenskyy

Ukraine president says Russian army is ‘not complying’ with the US-mediated truce and is ‘not even really trying to’

www.theguardian.com

 

[Rocky_Top_Vol13]

 

[BeardedVol]

 

[lawgator1]

1.3 million. Insane.

 

[508mikey]

1.3 million. Insane.

Fake

 

[Rocky_Top_Vol13]

Well first off it does say "approximate to be confirmed". Second, it's casualties, not just deaths. Third, most people fully recognize what little importance the Russian military places on individual lives of their infantry. So I'm leaning towards it being fairly close to accurate...all things considered.

 

[norrislakevol]

Russia has always lacked empathy when it comes to troop losses. Anyone and everyone is expendable. The same can be said for Z in Ukraine, but since the Ukrainians have been on the defensive for the most part in this trench warfare situation then we can safely assume that the Russian casualties are definitely very high.

 

[BeardedVol]

Fake

 

[508mikey]

 

[VolinMichigan]

Fake

Not a student of history are you?

 

[508mikey]

Not a student of history are you?

so where are these 1.3 million buried ?

 

[VolinMichigan]

so where are these 1.3 million buried ?

Anywhere but Russia so Putin doesn’t have to pay their families.

 

[norrislakevol]

Both sides will lie about troop losses. We will never really know the full death toll from this World War I style conflict. It's been a bloody mess.

 

[BeardedVol]

so where are these 1.3 million buried ?

 

[508mikey]

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You can't you admit

 

[BeardedVol]

You can't you admit

 

[508mikey]

Denile is not a river in China