Russia Has Lost - The View from China

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The ongoing Ukrainian counteroffensive around the northeastern city of Kharkiv has pushed Russian troops out of Ukraine and back over the border, officials in Kyiv said Monday.

The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense posted a video on Facebook Monday showing troops with the 227 Battalion 127th Brigade of the Ukrainian Territorial Defense Forces standing at a blue and yellow border post.

“Together for the win!” the ministry posted.

Ukrainian claims of reaching the Russian border come after a swift series of Ukrainian counterattacks outside Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city.

Ukrainian forces last week succeeded in pushing Russian artillery out of range of the city, taking back a series of northern suburbs in the process. Kharkiv is located in northeastern Ukraine, some 25 miles from the northern border with Russia.

Ukrainian forces push Russians out of Kharkiv region, back over border

Ukrainian claims to have reached the Russian border come after a swift and successful series of Ukrainian counterattacks outside Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city.

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[Richard-H]

Putin is sending Russian soldiers into a meat grinder...and he doesn't know how to stop!

 

[Ringo]

 

[AZrailwhale]

I don't have a side in something that is none of our business. No NATO country was attacked.

All free men have a side when a peaceful country is invaded by an aggressive neighbor. If you can't tell the difference between Russia and Ukraine, you are a poor excuse for a human being.

 

[Lastamender]

All free men have a side when a peaceful country is invaded by an aggressive neighbor. If you can't tell the difference between Russia and Ukraine, you are a poor excuse for a human being.

It is not as simple as that. There are no good guys.

 

[Ringo]

All free men have a side when a peaceful country is invaded by an aggressive neighbor.

Are you an idiot or did you graduate from school in the USA?

 

[Litwin]

Excellent article from a former Chinese ambassador.

I. Russia’s position in the Russia-Ukraine war has became increasingly passive and unfavorable. Its coming defeat is already clear.


The main reasons why Russia is now heading towards defeat are:

1. Russia has been declining ever since the collapse of the Soviet Union, a decline that is first of all a continuation of the pre-dissolution Soviet Union. It is also related to the failures of the internal and external policies of the Russian ruling clique. This process has been exacerbated by Western economic sanctions which have damaged sectors of the Russian economy. The so-called revival or revitalization of Russia under Putin’s leadership is false; it simply does not exist. Russia’s decline is evident in its economic, military, technological, political, and social spheres, and has had a serious negative impact on the Russian military and its war effort.
2. The failure of the Russian blitzkrieg and the failure to achieve a quick victory signaled the beginning of the Russian defeat. The Russian military’s economic and financial strength, which are not commensurate with its status as a so-called military superpower, could not support a high-tech war costing hundreds of millions of dollars a day. The Russian army’s poverty-driven defeat was evident everywhere on the battlefield. Every day that the war is delayed is a heavy burden for Russia.
3. Russian military and economic advantages over Ukraine have been offset by the resilience of Ukraine and the huge, sustained and effective aid provided to Ukraine. The generational differences between Russia and the U.S. and other NATO countries in the areas of weapons and technology, military concepts, and modes of warfare make the advantages and disadvantages of both sides even more pronounced.
4. Modern wars are necessarily hybrid wars, covering military, economic, political, diplomatic, public opinion, propaganda, intelligence, and information. Russia is not only in a passive position on the battlefield, but has lost in other areas. This means that it is only a matter of time before Russia is finally. It is only a matter of time before Russia is finally defeated.
5. Russia can no longer decide when and how the war will end. Russia is trying to end the war as soon as possible so it can hold on to what it has gained. This has failed. In this sense, Russia has lost its strategic leadership and initiative.

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[Litwin]

USA

ivan, how it feels but dont lie to me you mongol

 

[Litwin]

Does that mean a coup is under way? "Yes," he responded.