Putin’s Russia looks increasingly desperate as Ukraine war nears stalemate, analysts say

[The Purge]

With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine now approaching its fourth week, President Vladimir Putin’s forces have exerted brutal force and destruction on the eastern European nation, forcing people to flee and making millions homeless.

Russia’s economy is now creaking under the immense weight of international sanctions and the costs of war, having largely failed to achieve major military victories in Ukraine. Close watchers of Moscow, and Putin, say there are increasing signs of desperation in Russia’s military campaign and siege tactics.

“I don’t think Russia can win,” Kurt Volker, a former U.S. ambassador to NATO, told CNBC.

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Putin's Russia looks increasingly desperate as Ukraine war nears stalemate, analysts say

Putin's forces have exerted brutal force and destruction on much of Ukraine, but Russia has achieved few military victories.

www.cnbc.com

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Honestly I thought Russia would walk right through them. Seems like Russia is not the military power we were told it is.

Now CHINA, on the other hand is UNDOUBTEDLY WORSE than Russia, being able to THROW AWAY a MILLION PEOPLE to swarm all over whatever Resident Xiden’s good friend Xi wants to do....They are watching closely, and could very well TAKE OVER RUSSIA. after seeing the over 7,000 dead Russian soldiers and close to half a billion in military hardware lost..... Each Russian plane shot down is up to $50 million in cost!

 

[Sunni Man]

The western media is lying. ...
The Russian army is steadily advancing and decimating the Ukrainian insurgents.

 

[bendog]

With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine now approaching its fourth week, President Vladimir Putin’s forces have exerted brutal force and destruction on the eastern European nation, forcing people to flee and making millions homeless.

Russia’s economy is now creaking under the immense weight of international sanctions and the costs of war, having largely failed to achieve major military victories in Ukraine. Close watchers of Moscow, and Putin, say there are increasing signs of desperation in Russia’s military campaign and siege tactics.

“I don’t think Russia can win,” Kurt Volker, a former U.S. ambassador to NATO, told CNBC.

(Excerpt) Read more at

Putin's Russia looks increasingly desperate as Ukraine war nears stalemate, analysts say

Putin's forces have exerted brutal force and destruction on much of Ukraine, but Russia has achieved few military victories.

www.cnbc.com

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Honestly I thought Russia would walk right through them. Seems like Russia is not the military power we were told it is.

Now CHINA, on the other hand is UNDOUBTEDLY WORSE than Russia, being able to THROW AWAY a MILLION PEOPLE to swarm all over whatever Resident Xiden’s good friend Xi wants to do....They are watching closely, and could very well TAKE OVER RUSSIA. after seeing the over 7,000 dead Russian soldiers and close to half a billion in military hardware lost..... Each Russian plane shot down is up to $50 million in cost!

I really don't know. Can Putin keep Russians from demanding any change long enough to use artillery and aircraft to murder enough Ukrainian civilians to cause the Ukrainians to just do whatever they have to do to prevent civilians being murdered? Will the West and Nato allow that to happen? I don't know.

 

[munkle]

Stopped reading at "CNBC."

 

[Sunni Man]

Can Putin keep Russians from demanding any change long enough to use artillery and aircraft to murder enough Ukrainian civilians to cause the Ukrainians to just do whatever they have to do to prevent civilians being murdered?

The Russians aren't murdering anyone.
It's called collateral damage.

 

[toobfreak]

Putin’s Russia looks increasingly desperate​

WE SHALL SEE. I find it very hard to believe Russia is crapping out on a war with a tiny country after only FOUR WEEKS! Unless NATO countries are sneaking in massive assistance. Let's see the situation in a couple more weeks.

 

[Chillicothe]

The Russians aren't murdering anyone.
It's called collateral damage.

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And the Clown Car parks, as usual, in Cloud Cuckoo Land.

 

[Sunni Man]

Collateral damage is the term the US military used when it bombed tens of thousands of civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan.

 

[theHawk]

With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine now approaching its fourth week, President Vladimir Putin’s forces have exerted brutal force and destruction on the eastern European nation, forcing people to flee and making millions homeless.

Russia’s economy is now creaking under the immense weight of international sanctions and the costs of war, having largely failed to achieve major military victories in Ukraine. Close watchers of Moscow, and Putin, say there are increasing signs of desperation in Russia’s military campaign and siege tactics.

“I don’t think Russia can win,” Kurt Volker, a former U.S. ambassador to NATO, told CNBC.

(Excerpt) Read more at

Putin's Russia looks increasingly desperate as Ukraine war nears stalemate, analysts say

Putin's forces have exerted brutal force and destruction on much of Ukraine, but Russia has achieved few military victories.

www.cnbc.com

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Honestly I thought Russia would walk right through them. Seems like Russia is not the military power we were told it is.

Now CHINA, on the other hand is UNDOUBTEDLY WORSE than Russia, being able to THROW AWAY a MILLION PEOPLE to swarm all over whatever Resident Xiden’s good friend Xi wants to do....They are watching closely, and could very well TAKE OVER RUSSIA. after seeing the over 7,000 dead Russian soldiers and close to half a billion in military hardware lost..... Each Russian plane shot down is up to $50 million in cost!

Then why is Zelensky begging for military help?

 

[Chillicothe]

Then why is Zelensky begging for military help?

Oh, come on, good poster Hawk.
You know better.

Everybody knows better.

Russia's combined military = 1,450,000 active duty
Ukraine's combined military = 250,000 active duty

And a little nano-search on Google will reveal to you....and the forum.....the disparity in tanks, armored personnel carriers, artillery, rocket batteries, ships, planes, railcars, fuel, ammunition.

Ukraine is David to Russia's Goliath.

 

[Silent Warrior]

The Russians aren't murdering anyone.
It's called collateral damage.

No. Collateral damage is when you attack a military target and non-targeted individuals and/or structure are harmed. The Russian army is shelling civilian structure and people with no military value and no military target in sight.

 

[Rogue AI]

The same experts said Russia would be out of ammo by now. Western propaganda only fuels false hope and sets up the ignorant for an emotionally crushing fall in the near future.

 

[Rogue AI]

No. Collateral damage is when you attack a military target and non-targeted individuals and/or structure are harmed. The Russian army is shelling civilian structure and people with no military value and no military target in sight.

Are they? Twinkle Toes Zelensky mobilized every male 18-60. If they are hiding or attacking from the same structures, they make themselves legitimate targets.

 

[Sunni Man]

No. Collateral damage is when you attack a military target and non-targeted individuals and/or structure are harmed. The Russian army is shelling civilian structure and people with no military value and no military target in sight.

All it takes is for one Ukrainian insurgent with a sniper rifle shooting at Russian soldiers from a 3rd floor building window.
To make the structure a legitimate target for Russian tanks, artillery, and aircraft, to turn the building into a pile of rubble.

 

[Silent Warrior]

All it takes is for one Ukrainian insurgent with a sniper rifle shooting at Russian soldiers from a 3rd floor building window.
To make the structure a legitimate target for Russian tanks, artillery, and aircraft, to turn the building into a pile of rubble.

You and Rouge are turning back flips trying to justify the atrocities Putin is committing. You sound exactly like the apologists for Hitler back in the 40s. The next thing you will try to do is put a positive spin on the looting of private residences being done by the Russian soldiers. I guess no matter how dastardly a regime is it will always have it's sycophants.

 

[Sunni Man]

You and Rouge are turning back flips trying to justify the atrocities Putin is committing.

Putin nor the Russian army have committed any intentional atrocities during the special military operation in Ukraine.
Putin has bent over backwards to conduct a very humanitarian campaign to liberate the Ukrainian people from the tyranny of Zelensky's criminal government.

 

[Lastamender]

 

[Rogue AI]

You and Rouge are turning back flips trying to justify the atrocities Putin is committing. You sound exactly like the apologists for Hitler back in the 40s. The next thing you will try to do is put a positive spin on the looting of private residences being done by the Russian soldiers. I guess no matter how dastardly a regime is it will always have it's sycophants.

Get back to when you have convictions proven in a court of law. Otherwise you are nothing more than a two bit Ukrainian propagandist.

 

[Silent Warrior]

Get back to when you have convictions proven in a court of law. Otherwise you are nothing more than a two bit Ukrainian propagandist.

LOL. Coming from a two bit Russian propagandist makes that a pretty tame insult.

 

[Rogue AI]

LOL. Coming from a two bit Russian propagandist makes that a pretty tame insult.

Expecting evidence and proof of claims is now propaganda? What world do you live in? You make accusations without even bothering to understand why you do it. How is Russia more of war criminals than the US? People need to think how these accusations are going to effect us, in the future, and possibly for our recent past. The US being hypocritical doesn't help our long term standing. Jumping on the bandwagon for instant gratification is childish and stupid.