Hopefully this is true, though let’s hope the replacement isn’t just as bad
Interestingly, the article mentions flagging moral within RF ranks, but I’ve not seen any reports of large scale desertions or surrenders
Ukrainians are already using the US 155mm howitzers to good effect, apparently…
Hard to say what is misinformation, what is psyop propaganda and what is wishful thinking.
I don’t know enough about all the kinds of cancer to give that much of an informed opinion but if the bit about him having some kind of blood born cancer then I’d expect him to show hairloss from chemo.
Could be anything. Kidney dysfunction causes the shakes too. I expect he’d disappear from the public eye long before serious physical symptoms showed of anything dibilitating in order to protect the strong man mythos they crafted.
My rule of thumb is what ever Putin shows us is a lie
If he appeared ill it is more likely a purposeful charade to promote his own agenda
If he is sick and obviously symptomatic I don’t think he would go in front of cameras, just send one of his doubles
There would be Russian propaganda saying his health is perfect, denials of infirmity
If he has gone off the rails mentally,his secret service would shield him from media attention and keep him under control
Maybe I’m over thinking it though
That would be a mistake.
Dammed if you do, dammed if you don’t
The Ukraine’s is still basically G.I. Joe.
I think they need to start doing action figures.
Interesting and grim reading
Ukraine will be an example of IO in a peer/near peer conflict going forward.
As a normal person on the home front if, hypothetically, the United States and China decided to go to war over the SCS because that is part of the Global Commons that the rightful hegemon should control, every piece of media you consume about the war will be touched by MISO in some way including US domestic media. You will never know the truth about anything, you will be bombarded by conflicting information coming out of the battlespace from all media sources. Even sometimes media sources contradicting previous reporting, US government officials contradicting media narratives during committee hearings while other US government officials support those media narratives etc.
It’s different from previous conflicts in the 20th century with media coverage in that the advent of the internet, proliferation of IOT, and social media access means that a government can’t really effectively keep a lid on things or engage in limited hangouts and instead have to continually engage in IO so that you become overwhelmed by the noise to signal ratio.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/07/07/nasa-russia-ukraine-space-station-rebuke/
The fact that the Free World continues to cooperate with RF in areas like Space exploration etc, is why Putin feels like he can get away with anything he likes in non NATO territory
Full cultural and economic boycott
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Fertilizer warehouse. LOL. ANFO, anyone? Bueller?
Estonian PM has more balls than western male counterparts.
And she’s smarter.
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I’m sure she will be running to the front line instead of evacuating with the government in exile lmao
Seems that way to me, unless you were being sarcastic.
Fuck with the Estonians or Finn’s at one’s own risk.
They may be but little, but they are fierce.