Posted on 10/07/2022 4:42:06 AM PDT by Timber Rattler
A growing list of failings and defeats in Ukraine have spawned angry outbursts from Russia's elite, who still support the "military operation" but have gone as far as to suggest army chiefs should face the firing squad.
Before September saw a series of battlefield reversals, public criticism of the army was rare.
The offensive had been presented as a sacred, patriotic mission and speaking ill of the armed forces could lead to a long stay in prison.
Today, nobody among the elite is calling into question the merits of Moscow's viewpoint or the operation against a neighbouring nation.
But the military setbacks and problems over the mobilisation of hundreds of thousands of reservists have led usually quiet public figures to attack the military hierarchy.
On Wednesday, the head of the lower house of parliament's defence committee, said the army should "stop lying", as daily briefings praise enormous losses supposedly suffered by Ukrainian forces without mention of Russian troop reversals.
"The people know. Our people are not stupid," warned former general Andrei Kartapolov.
"And they see that we do not want to tell them even part of the truth. That can lead to a loss of credibility," he told the online show of star presenter Vladimir Solovyov, an ultra-patriot.
(Excerpt) Read more at france24.com ...
Beware of what you are asking for. The for Russia invests into it, tue more returns it is going to want. Likely much more than Ukraine.
You must live in the northeast Philadelphia area of Pennsylvania, where most of the PA Ukrainians live. Meanwhile, your GLoboHomo Puppet is talking about nuclear ARMAGEDDON.
Biden warns the world is facing the prospect of ARMAGEDDON for the first time since the Cuban missile crisis - saying Putin is deadly serious about using tactical nukes in Ukraine: ‘He’s not joking’
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4098886/posts
Four propaganda threads in a row…impressive.
Now that Twitter and FB are tighteing up, they have lots more time to post propaganda on FR.
I see the new press release went out from the WEF to their media lapdogs as we see multiple “news” articles about Russia’s losses, morale, etc.
They need this cover after Zelensky asked for a pre-emptive nuclear strike on Russia.
I love the “logic”.
We need to use nukes so nukes won’t be used...
Zelensky has wasted bodies taking ground that is worthless. Russia is going to come back and rout the Ukrainians in the winter.
Zelensky refuses to negotiate, but I think he will not have a choice come early 2023.
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We have to nuke the village in order to save it.
I concur. This is such a needless war to continue.
Putin is an ass, but Zelensky is a egotistical d-bag.
It should also be a fun Winter for those reliant on Russian fuels.
It’s always the poor that get cornholed in wars.
In essence, that’s what he was saying.
I don’t want to disappoint you, but Zelensky crying out for the west nuking Russia reeks of desperation. I think the Russians have withdrawn to await the hard frost and the outcomes of the midterms.
If the Democrats win both houses, you probably will see Putin attack Kiev from the north through Belorussia to end it right away.
If the Republicans win and there’s split power, you’ll probably see him continue his slow meatgrinder war of killing 100s of Ukrainians a day until Europe cries uncle and sits down to the table.
People act like Russia’s on its last leg, but it’s only committed 20% or so of its forces.
Of course, Putin could be assassinated tomorrow, who knows. I just don’t want my daughters dying of fallout.
It is. I could not make 4 separate threads in that amount of time. Sounds like this is posted by a whole nest of snakes.
4 articles posted in 15 minutes.
Zelensky is proposing a preemptive stake on Russia to warn them about using nukes?
Yeah, that’ll help deescalate the situation. / sarc
Ukraine, 30 years later, has not done well by their independence.
The article while true entirely missed the point.
The net worth of the “elite” is dwindling as the Russian economy withers to nothingness. Wealth in locations outside of Russia is sanctioned. Wealth within Russia is dwindling as GNP precipitously drops
When elite mama can’t buy Starbucks everyday and her Mercedes is in the Daca garage because there are no Mercedes parts to keep it running, Elite daddy catches hell at home
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