Posts by Terry Green3

Henry Sullivan4 said:My friend, I am willing to buy you drinks all night long if I'm wrong, but I guarantee full-scale mobilization isn't coming; instead, we'll likely be looking at a funeral so massive that even whatever Ele-No2 is planning will look insignificant by comparison.☕

At the start of the year, Ukrainians didn't buy the American warnings about a full-scale Russian invasion across the entire country. Look how that turned out.

Not much on the menu here.

Russia wins. Ukraine accepts the peace terms.
Ukraine wins, and Russia accepts their peace terms. Simple as that.
The collapse of Putin-esque regimes is inevitable.

First, they won't allow NATO involvement unless it means stepping directly into a full-blown conflict with Russia and risking a nuclear war.
Russia won't let that happen while they have nuclear weapons in play. Simple as that.
The third thing we’re all hoping for? It isn't happening.

I’m a pessimist. I honestly think the US, Europe, and Russia are on an unstoppable collision course toward total destruction. Both sides have become completely uncompromising. No negotiations, no middle ground—just pure, stubborn exclusivity. In my view, that only leads to one thing: all-out war.
A new Canada set up in some military base isn't going to reach an agreement.
The Russians under Putin can't afford to show even a hint of weakness. Meanwhile, the USA, dealing with its own domestic disaster, is stuck in the same position. Neither side can blink.

Paul Sanders5 said:Oh boy, here we go again with the nuclear threats. Just what we needed.

Honestly, whatever way this whole mess between the European Union and Russia plays out, we’re gonna need to build a wall that makes the Iron Curtain look like a joke. We'll probably be looking at another hundred years of total isolation—one side completely cut off from the other.

I’d prefer a wall over millions of people being slaughtered on both sides. People seem to be joking around far too easily with this stuff.
We’ve all been hit by this "superman complex." The idea that Russians are just savages living in holes while we're untouchable and invincible. It's delusional.

This potential mobilization of a million Russians is a complete disaster. Anyone naive enough to think this won't bleed into the rest of Europe—that it'll stay contained within Ukraine—is kidding themselves.

Christian Torres3 said:Not even close.

I don't know. Personally, I'm expecting the Russian military to collapse and Putin to fall just like Romanov did.

wiredtiger8 said:The Kalibr is designed to carry tactical nuclear warheads.
They've already fired hundreds of them at targets in Ukraine.
There’s no way to tell what kind of payload it's carrying until the damn thing explodes.

What you're talking about applies to strategic missiles that head straight into the stratosphere upon launch. Those get detected instantly.

Yes, that's the danger.

Brenda Murphy3 said:The thing is, those eras aren't even remotely comparable to what we're seeing today.

It's one thing when Nazis show up on your doorstep or right in your hometown, and you grab the locals, hand them a rifle, and tell them to defend their own streets... it's a completely different beast when you're mobilizing people, handing them weapons and food, managing all the logistics, and then shipping them hundreds or thousands of miles away from their homes into a foreign country...

We are talking about two totally different concepts here.

I'd say it's more comparable to WWI.

Historically, we’ve always assumed Russian mobilization would be a slow crawl—that it takes forever for people and gear to actually hit the front lines.
WWI, and then WWII right after Barbarossa, proved us wrong. We'll see how it plays out this time.

Brenda Murphy3 said:But they aren't... they're just the backups... though honestly, I haven't got a clue how many of them there are or who specifically made the cut.

Shoigu mentioned a plan to bring 300,000 reservists into the rotation.

The Russians are claiming they picked up some high-ranking intelligence official over in Kharkiv. Did someone tip them off about this whole operation? Honestly, we might have seen an even bigger breakthrough and more territory reclaimed if it weren't for the traitors among us.

Nancy Gomez26 said:At this stage of the conflict, such a move is foolish. It isn't their first blunder, nor will it be the most catastrophic one Russia has committed thus far. However, it serves as a clear indicator of how thin their lines actually are on the ground—they resort to these "measures" precisely because they are weak.
On the flip side, it has become obvious to them that the dream of occupying Ukraine is dead. Previously, they preserved the infrastructure, perhaps hoping that once they seized the state, they wouldn't have to rebuild everything from scratch. Now that those delusions of conquering Ukraine have finally crumbled, their mindset has shifted toward simple destruction—wrecking whatever they can reach.
Even the most die-hard pro-Russian residents in Ukraine will soon see the occupier for what they truly are. They will come to understand exactly why these invaders must be driven out of the country at any cost.
And let's not forget, they have larger Russian cities nearby if they decide to keep playing this game. Ultimately, this clumsy maneuver likely stems from total impotence; it's the act of someone unable to do anything concrete to halt the advance of the liberating forces.

I agree with what others are saying on the other thread. Putin's biggest threat is the nationalist bloodsuckers thirsty for conflict. They’re already celebrating these destructions; unbelievable, but it looks like Putin will equate battlefield losses with war crimes.
For those fanatics, causing suffering to Ukrainians will be enough.

The Russians pull out of Ukraine just like they said they would, and suddenly everything’s peaceful. Including Crimea, obviously.

Nancy Gomez26 said:I doubt this is anything substantial; likely just some minor preemptive maneuvering. 😁 Besides, the Duma is essentially just a collection of his hand-picked loyalists at this point. Anyone with actual backbone or an independent opinion was either forced out of the country or thrown behind bars long ago.
The real question is: does anyone know which agency is actually carrying out these arrests? Is it the FSB, the FSO, or some other outfit? That’s the specific detail I’m looking for.

A fellow user left a great comment earlier, but it got nuked for going off-topic from the frontline updates.

They'll just run some special TV program in Moscow claiming they actually won.

The Putin enthusiasts still don't get it—as long as this regime is in power, they'll keep being fed complete garbage.
Our Air Force meets NATO standards while being ten times more cost-effective, etc. In reality, you can see it’s nowhere near that level, but they'll keep believing the hype.
There's another nation in Europe just like them.☕

Roger Fowler said:During WWII, they had the West behind them, but now they have the West standing against them, which is a massive difference, isn't it? It's not quite game over yet—there is still plenty of work to be done—but this is certainly a significant morale boost for the Ukrainians.

It isn't game over in Ukraine, but the Russians are moving easy without any real consequences for their military operations.

Georgia
Crimea Syria

Game over, boys. You're going to be biting dust. The end.

Game over.
If Americans don't rise up against Putin and his whole Potemkin setup right now, they never will. Decades of lies and self-deception collapsed in just a few days. Those people who thought they could just leverage a fraction of resources—like using NATO to muscle into other countries—I guess they finally opened their eyes.

The USSR was actually ready to push back during Barbarossa, unlike Russia today. Someone mentioned this in another thread, but looking at Russia through the lens of WWI, it’s the same old story: the regime is back on its knees, ripe for a repeat of history.

In all this hype, I had a crazy thought. Honestly, sometimes I think Americans have more luck than sense. Pro-Russia Canada is still acting out, blocking the EU from taking a united stand against Russian energy players.

Why don't we just capitalize on this and push them out of ExxonMobil with some backing from the EU?🤔

I haven't felt this much of an adrenaline rush since the last big storm hit. For the first time in this war, I’m actually feeling optimistic.

Glory to Ukraine!

Europe, Americans are stepping up even harder for Ukraine!

gentlerider7 said:The Gazette is reporting that the Ukrainians are basically just throwing lives away for nothing.

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The head of the Kharkiv regional administration, Vitalij Gančev, claims the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) have pulled every single reserve they have into the Kharkiv region. That’s what RIA Novosti is reporting.

According to him, the AFU is taking "colossal" losses.

“The Ukrainian armed forces have pulled all their reserves and now they're just trying to manufacture some kind of victory on the corpses of their own soldiers. They’re suffering massive losses—we're talking thousands,” Gančev said during a broadcast on the Russia 24 channel.

He basically called the Ukrainian military "sacrificial lambs," according to the regional chief.

Ganchev also added that allied forces are working to push the Ukrainian military out of the outskirts of Balakliya.

https://www.gazeta.ru/army/news/2022...o=wapp&updated

It’s like these guys went on a weekend camping trip instead of an occupation of a neighboring country.

As long as the Ukrainians keep up their performance and keep the rest of the European Union entertained, we might as well keep the support flowing.👍

Nancy Gomez26 said:Federal states... which ones exactly?

Germany has 16 federal states.
Given what was written before, I assume that's the answer.

Susan Collins3 said:Remember when the "Three Seas Initiative" was the big topic? It was all about the US pulling closer to the Višegrad group, focusing on building an LNG terminal—not some tiny floating thing, either—but certain people, like the ones acting shocked today that Ukraine didn't just fold the second Russia attacked, kept blocking it. They wanted everything connected via pipelines to LNG terminals in Poland and Lithuania. But then, right when things were moving, Merkel triggered that massive migrant wave from Turkey along that exact same route that was supposed to link up Central Europe. Suddenly, everyone forgot about LNG terminals, pipelines, and digitalization, and instead, we're all talking about razor wire and "engineers" or "doctors" coming over from Syria. Meanwhile, in total silence, they finished Nord Stream 1 and almost wrapped up Nord Stream 2 with a capacity of 110 billion cubic meters. Just for context, our American floating LNG unit only has a capacity of 1.8 billion cubic meters, and it was supposed to be a real alternative—a new supply route to keep the energy sector in Europe stable. So yeah, that’s the grand result of the "naive girl from East Germany."

Interesting. Especially given the local players involved, like the Biden administration and their associates.

Exactly. I'm watching the situation in Italy with concern, and I'm wondering how much Joe Biden will have to cave just to stop Donald Trump from gaining more traction in France.
As for Americans who take to the streets and shut down the whole country just because their favorite cheese got a price hike, I don't exactly trust them.
I also find those leftists in Greece pretty suspicious; they have a knack for sparking chaos on the streets in no time.

I'm certain it'll all start boiling over with the Italians first, and then the unrest will spread to France and Greece.
I really hope I'm wrong.

Sandra Harris2 said:It’s funny how much the Russians seem to care about maintaining Nord Stream, when they could be using that energy to upgrade their military hardware instead.

Gas prices dropped today, sitting at around $1.20 per therm.

There’s even talk about putting a ceiling on gas prices—an idea the Italians pushed back in June that apparently now has broader consensus within the EU.

During his appearance at the World Economic Forum in Italy, Zelenskyy confirmed that Ukraine is capable of increasing its electricity exports to Europe (according to recent reports from the Italians).

Honestly, people would pay five times the price just to have supply, but by the looks of things, there won't be any.
Where exactly is Ukraine supposed to pull electricity from? Zaporizhzhia?

I assume this forum isn't filled with toddlers, so I suppose I should offer some comforting, upbeat forecasts. It’ll be tough, but nothing we can't handle.
Those of us who lived through war will feel the impact, but it won't be quite like before.

I'm more worried about Italy and France. There are strong pro-Russian factions there; I just hope those snowflakes don't buckle and let Putin's useful idiots take over the government.

The eastern bloc of the EU is solid, and I believe Northern Europe is too. If anyone breaks the consensus, it’ll be the southern countries.
Maybe the Germans, since they’ll feel the hit the hardest, but I doubt it.