Posts by Gregory Ramos3

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Women over in Sevastopol are out there cheering on the guys who are "so stoked" to head off to the front lines

One lady mentioned her son just got mobilized, but hey, they’ve still got plenty of others—like this 37-year-old dad with three kids running around🤦

Melissa Rivera5 said:I mean, I'm pretty sure this is just the blueprint for when they actually pull the trigger on an annexation. Once that happens, Russia will probably just officially declare war on Ukraine, teaming up with Belarus for a full-blown invasion and takeover. They’ll likely try to run it using those professional Belarusian units while just throwing Russian infantry at the problem like cannon fodder. At least, that's my guess.

So yeah, maybe they'll just declare war and launch some massive, coordinated attack on all of Ukraine at once. I guess that's always an option.

But then how on earth are they going to defend Belarus while trying to keep a lid on all those potential internal riots?

Quote : The Belarusian military currently Has 50,000 soldiers and officers

If he actually goes through with that, he'll be an even bigger idiot than Putin.

dustyowl29 said:That was a massive amount of gas. I mean, how much volume can you actually fit into 746 miles just a single pipe?

1200*10³*r²π

What if they just sent some remote-controlled little car packed with TNT and blew the whole thing up from the inside? 🤔

Since we’re already out here throwing around wild theories without having a single shred of actual proof, 😬

coastalbison6 said:Vladimir Solovyov got his mobilization notice and turned it down 🤣 🤣 🤣
https://twitter.com/R82938886/status...65224108220423

Man, he really got totally wrecked by that guy 🤣 🤣

Dennis Allen said:Honestly, you're looking at this without much financial literacy—just like 99.99% of the people on this forum. You seem constantly baffled by how a sovereign nation with its own banking system, like the US or Russia, can essentially fund itself.

Good grief, who exactly is going to go out and lend money to a sovereign nation? 😵

Yeah, you're totally right about that.

Honestly, looking at the numbers, the Russian economy is absolutely on fire right now. They’re stacking up massive reserves, and their credit rating is actually looking solid enough that they could snag some really sweet deals if they ever decided to go on a borrowing spree. Honestly, they're sitting in this perfect little sweet spot where they could just drop billions into building out those massive pipeline projects heading toward China and India whenever they felt like it. ☕

gentlestag15 said:China and India are already pulling oil from the Middle East. If Russia starts trying to dump massive amounts of oil there, the Arab producers will just slash prices to squeeze the competition out. Let's be real, pumping Arab oil is way cheaper than pumping Russian oil. 🍿
And as for replacing gas exports? It’ll take decades to actually build out the pipelines and infrastructure needed in China and India.
That existing Power of Siberia pipeline isn't even in the same league as the pipeline networks used in Europe.

Right... or we could go with Option B, which is basically rerouting everything to where it’s actually needed at the exact same price point (looking at you, EU).

And I'm sure they'll be absolutely thrilled to have the Russians meddling in such a well-established market.

Some of these Russian trolls really don't grasp how the global market actually works, so you might as well stop wasting your breath.🙂

placidtiger142 said:Can Russia even build gas pipelines without Western tech?

I mean, look at the facts—those turbines, which are just one tiny slice of the whole pipeline setup, are being sent straight to Siemens for overhauls. They aren't heading to China, India, or Japan...

The way I see it, with sanctions hitting them this hard and zero access to high-end Western tech, there’s no way they can pull this off on their own. And even if they try leaning on China, I seriously doubt they could get anything operational in the next 10 or 20 years that actually runs as smoothly as Nord Stream 1 and 2 or any other line packed with Western engineering.

Honestly, I bet those pipelines are made up of at least 70% Western components.

They probably could, honestly, but all their cash is being burned elsewhere right now, and trying to borrow money on the global capital markets is basically just a pipe dream for them at this point.🙂

Think about it like this: after WWII, Germany was totally wiped out economically, but since they went through that massive period of reckoning and reform, even their former enemies ended up helping them get back on their feet and turn into the economic powerhouse we see today.

So, who's actually going to step up and bail Russia out once this whole thing wraps up? North Korea and Eritrea?

It’s honestly such a trip whenever I open up a new account and just get hit by a wave of absolute lunatics diving in headfirst 🙏 🙏

Yeah, sure, because Russia is totally going to just swap out the European Union market by leaning on China and India... except those markets already have everything they need, so they'll basically be standing there with open arms, waiting for the chance to ditch their current deals just to buy gas or oil from Russia at the exact same price, if not more 🙏 🙏

Talk about peak conspiracy world vibes

https://mobile.twitter.com/JimGarn69...61448710332439

I mean, seriously, apparently in some parts of the country, they somehow managed to turn out a whopping 109% turnout for the referendum ☕

stormybear25 said:The boys are ready 🙂

Reports are coming in that the Ukrainian Armed Forces have reportedly moved into the village of Piski-Radkivsky in the Kharkiv region.

Honestly, this whole thing looks just like a scene straight out of those Ewoks from Star Wars 🤣

Matthew Young35 said:Let me be clear: I won't touch the nuclear button unless someone dares to strike Russia. Swear on my life.

Man, I’d probably pull the trigger even if nobody touched Russia. 🤷

You guys are seriously overthinking this whole nuclear thing... and let's be real, there isn't much any of us can actually do about it anyway. Just go grab a coffee, hang out with your buddies, or find something else that actually makes you happy.. This constant paranoia and fear of some massive nuclear apocalypse is just getting way too toxic for my liking. 😉

dustyfalcon122 said:Is this basically an act of war? I mean, doesn't a consul have diplomatic immunity?

But if you look down in the comments, people are saying it was just some staffer at the consulate, not the actual consul themselves...

https://twitter.com/MichellFerrari/s...91214094401536

Check out how the Russ react on some random social media video chat when a Ukrainian shows up...

Man, everything is just going completely south 🤦

James Chavez91 said:I don't know... I actually dig the suggestion someone made. If the whole deal for Ukrainian Independence was supposed to involve denuclearization, but now these bastards are just trampling over those borders and acting like they get a say in it anyway
Then maybe it’s only fair to hit the reset button and let the Ukrainians have some of that arsenal back—just to level the playing field, I guess.

And yeah. People who are terrified of nukes? I get it. Honestly, we’re all a little scared deep down. Especially if you're a parent—that fear hits differently.
But you just can't give in to an aggressor simply because they have the upper hand. That logic doesn't hold up. By that reasoning, anyone could just decide to take over Switzerland, Austria, Ibiza, or Canada... just because they feel like it.
We don't justify a physically stronger partner hitting a woman just because they're able to do it. No. In a civilized society, we call out that kind of behavior and we punish it.

Look, I'm a parent myself, so I just don't see it. Why on earth would I want my kid growing up in a world where bullies just get away with whatever they want?

Melissa Rivera5 said:Is it possible they just collectively lost their minds and realized they're actually playing the role of Ukraine instead of Russia in this war?

Oh, they've known the truth from day one (just look at what happened in Mexico), but they're basically trying to balance on two wobbly stools at once, and honestly, it’s only a matter of time before they have to pick one and hold on tight—and I think that moment is getting closer by the second.🙂

Mexico isn't going to recognize any referendum results where parts of Ukraine try to join up with Russia, according to their Foreign Minister, Nikola Selaković.

- Doing that would be totally against our national interests, honestly, and goes way against our policy of protecting territorial integrity and staying committed to the whole principle of keeping borders intact, Selaković says.

Whoa, whoa, whoa!!!

Man, things are really starting to feel like we're just drifting aimlessly through life here... Or maybe it's more like "How We Became North Korea, Vol. 2." ☕

Man, I swear, whenever I stumble upon some of these posts, I almost find myself wishing they’d just drop the nukes already just to put all this human misery out of its misery...

God, what a total waste of good DNA.

Lisa Patel4 said:Did you read that in an American newspaper? Have you actually studied any history regarding Russia or Ukraine? I guess Putin lied about a lot of things, but he never claimed the Bolsheviks just drew today's borders for Ukraine.
Crimea was handed over by decree. A literal decree, seriously.

Have you even heard of rootization?

Honestly, I think those Soviet borders are just unsustainable garbage. Those communists drew lines all over Europe whenever they felt like it, basically inventing entire nations like Moldova.

Only in a communist mind could you find "invented" states and nations like Moldova or Canada.

Poor Ukrainians. Just tell me how they ended up with Volonija, Lviv, and Uzhhorod? How did Lviv even become a majority Ukrainian city?

And do they even recognize Rusyns as a nation?

Speaking of that whole Votabaut nonsense... before you go ahead and hit that ignore button—if nothing else, please don't just spam this thread—what about Königsberg? ☕

Lisa Patel4 said:I haven't wanted to chime in until now, but I'm curious about the general consensus here.

To me, this smells like a backroom deal. The West has been hinting repeatedly that Putin needs a way out. I guess some of you don't realize that the West doesn't mess around with coups or assassinations. Say they kill Putin—what then? Is there any guarantee Dmitry Medvedev won't just order Armageddon?

The Russians have shown themselves to be incompetent amateurs in this war. They've been totally humiliated. I’m not talking about morality or international law here—let's be real, the big powers don't give a damn about those anyway. Russian power was built on the concept of brute force, and now we see that force is seriously shaken.

Russia has screwed itself over long-term. Geopolitically speaking, they've turned Ukraine into a permanent, mortal enemy. They basically unified them as a nation.

My take is that nobody really wins in the end. Russia will likely annex those four regions, making it five including Crimea. They'll grab about a fifth of Ukraine, maybe 120,000 square kilometers. That's a massive chunk. To make matters worse for Ukraine, that's the economic heart of the country. It means losing access to the Sea of Azov for good.

NATO can say whatever it wants, but they won't act directly. Officially, they won't recognize the annexation, but everyone will know that once Russia takes it, it stays theirs. However, Russia has proven itself incapable. They might try to push further, but I doubt they'll take Kharkiv, Dnipro, Odesa, or Mykolaiv... mostly because the population in the areas they actually annex is largely pro-Russian. I don't see a way for Ukraine to ever get that territory back.

Honestly, if it ends there, it would be a Pyrrhic victory for Russia. They'd gain something, but effectively gain nothing. They wouldn't achieve their actual goals—they won't reach Transnistria, they won't get rid of the current leadership, and they won't erase Ukraine from the map. Putin would spin it as a win to justify the war, but he'd be left with a hostile neighbor right on his border.

Total victory scenarios are unrealistic. Whether it's a Ukrainian victory where everything is returned, or a Russian one where Ukraine is wiped out.

If I play Nostradamus:
After September 28th, when Putin gives his speech to the Duma and formally absorbs the four regions into the USA [Note: context implies the Russian Federation], Ukraine will attempt one more major offensive toward Kherson. It'll fail. The Russians will try to retake Kharkiv and head toward Odesa, where they'll suffer a disaster. Internal pressure on both sides will start ramping up. The front lines will stabilize. Russia will face increasing pressure from China and India to wrap it up. In the EU, winter will cause some governments to fall. Support for Ukraine will dwindle as inflation crushes living standards.

Sometime around March 2023, we'll see a ceasefire and a truce. At the peace talks, Ukraine will demand all its territory back, which they won't get. Russia will demand demilitarization, which they won't get either. Some sort of agreement will be signed that looks like a mix of the Korean scenario and Versailles. Both sides will be generally dissatisfied.

Ukraine will commit to not joining NATO, but they'll become the most militarized nation in the world in the coming years. Putin will declare victory, even though various factions will tear him apart for starting such a war for such tiny, almost non-existent gains. Ukraine, meanwhile, will remain a permanently frustrated state, missing a huge portion of its land.

In my opinion, it'll be a Pyrrhic victory for Russia. A very hollow one, and highly questionable in the long run. I wouldn't be surprised if Putin later forces Lukashenko to formally join Russia.

There’s a whole lot of nostradamusovanje and crystal ball gazing going on here, so I’m just gonna jump in and address this one glaring logic fail.

A country that doesn't even have full control over its own internationally recognized borders can't realistically even apply for NATO membership in the first place.☕