“Ukraine and Russia’s western flank is the first step of an attempt to restore a Russian Empire.”
...and I’m supposed to believe an author named “Merkel”?
The coup attempt in Central Asia happened a few months back and was put down.
I say we draw a red line at Tibet. Tibet should remain a free democracy.. . . and join NATO.
I truly doubt it because I have heard Russia lost. So why even talk about what isn’t going to happen?
After Ukraine, Putin will have to take out car title loans on every T-72 in inventory to pay for it.
The “stans” have been mostly a broad swath of steppe seldom heard from or thought about by the mainstream media. Other than Pakistan, It is as if a sizable portion of the Earth’s surface is invisible. The West has largely ignored them, to its detriment.
Sure Vlad, go ahead and roll the dice in Kazakhstan, Afghanistan and Mongolia.
It may be a long term bet, but I know who I would put my money on.
Putins going after all the sh$tstans in Asia. Question is will China and India put up a fuss?
It’s time to dismantle Russia and China.
We need to dismantle our own totalitarians who are one in the same.
It doesn’t matter what happens when we ourselves are living under an unelected and illegitimate government implementing totalitarianism.
Not if Ukraine takes out the Russian military first.
It depends on whether the Democrats can steal the mid-term elections.
This much is obvious from the last three weeks:
1. Russian Commands either have no idea what tasks their forces are really capable of conducting, or they do realize they’re incompetent and have been lying to their superiors for years.
2. Russian Staffs have failed miserably. There was either no prior planning for resupply or nobody cared if tanks ran out of fuel- on a highway - in the open.
3. It’s obvious there’s no ‘Joint Force’ in Russia. Doesn’t appear as though the Air, Land & Sea components coordinate, let alone communicate. Typical ‘old-school’, stove-piped Soviet architecture that’s existed for many decades.
4. Nobody counted on drone use - despite the fact they’ve been around long enough to be cheaper, stealthier and deadlier. Intel failure. No big deal, they have more tanks when they can straighten out their logistics.
It’s amazing they’ve learned next to nothing over the years. Even Putin must realize by now his ‘Armed Forces’ are a joke when stacked up against a well-trained, better equipped adversary. Man, Machine, Training - they fail on all three.
Anyone else ever seen a publication from this so called news site. Their Chairman Emeritus is Kissinger, that cold blooded NWO man from way back. Sorry, just another FAKE NEWS site.
Nope. No use trying to put all those muslims under any other rule than the koran. They won’t put up with it in this day and age.
Russia’s army is less than half the size of the USA’s. Its already heavily involved in Ukraine.
The idea it is going to be invading everywhere from the Baltics to Tajikistan is simply more hype for stupid people who don’t know how they are being manipulated.
Putin and the Russians have laid out their position on Ukraine and how they view expansion of NATO/ neo-liberalism in Eastern Europe for the last 15 years. No one should be surprised by recent events.
Russia’s population is less than Bangladesh. They can’t invade and hold territory with Russians let alone sustain losses.
In fact if Russia spreads itself too thin trying in a quest to reclaim the lands held by the Russian empire or Soviet Union, resource rich Siberia would be a tempting target for China.
There is no honor among thieves
Vlad already has a the Stans states as a southern buffer and heavy economic interest all wrapped up in CSTO or central states treaty organization. Russia sent troops to put down a revolution/ popular uprising in Kazakhstan just before the 2022 Ukraine revolution to over throw the Nazis running the country. Russia is trying hard to protect what little they have left before they become a backwater country again.