Posted on 09/13/2022 1:41:52 PM PDT by Timber Rattler
Brutal realizations have been raining upon the Kremlin’s top propagandists—and when it rains, it pours. The same pundits who used to threaten NATO countries with nuclear strikes are begrudgingly acknowledging that Russia’s Armed Forces have suffered a series of humiliating setbacks in Ukraine.
Appearing on Russia’s NTV show The Meeting Place on Monday, policy analyst Viktor Olevich surmised: “Unfortunately, the situation is difficult. Can we say that the Russian forces moved closer to meeting the goals and carrying out the tasks set by the president at the beginning of the special operation—or did they get further away? Obviously, we’re now further away.”
Bogdan Bezpalko, member of the Council for Interethnic Relations under the President of the Russian Federation, was even more outspoken. “For two months, Ukrainian Armed Forces and military equipment have been massing in that area, all Telegram channels have been writing about it. Where was our damn reconnaissance? All of their heads should be laying on Putin’s desk, hacked off at the base... Of course, this is a tactical defeat. I hope it will be very sobering.”
On Monday’s broadcast of The Evening With Vladimir Solovyov, filmmaker Karen Shakhnazarov likewise dispensed a large dose of brutal honesty. “I urge everyone not to panic in the face of a defeat we’ve suffered in the Kharkiv region, and we have to acknowledge it,” he said. “A defeat has some meaning when you acknowledge it and draw new conclusions. And if you don’t acknowledge it, all you get is another defeat, perhaps even more devastating. This is a very difficult situation and we have to recognize that we’re battling a very powerful adversary.”
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Russia’s Walter Cronkite?
Don’t you find it strange or coincidence that you, marcus, etc. show up about the same times? Are bots real?
Some argue that Tet was not a defeat for the Vietnamese and their American allies. And that Cronkite knew that even as he claimed that it was.
The Mouse that roared.
Ha! Viktor should meet some of the hardcore Russophiles on this site. I can’t find any of them capable of acknowledging these defeats. It’s all ‘clever feints’, ‘goodwill gestures’, ‘regroupings’ and whatever other copioum they’re smoking.
Mollie@MZHemingway
Really interesting study about how influential bots are in driving conversations related to the Russia-Ukraine conflict. More than 90% of the bots are Pro-Ukrainian, with fewer than 7% pro-Russian. Wonder who’s running and financing the bot activity.
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2208.07038.pdf
1:49 PM · Sep 5, 2022
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United States is considering options for a sanctions package against China to deter it from invading Taiwan - Reuters.
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Fnny.
20 administrative district heads out of 1673 (just a little over 1%) in Russia are upset with Putin.
Russia, according to the BBC, has taken around 20% of Ukraine, untrustworthy Ukrainian media has said Ukraine has taken back just 1k to 6,000 Sq k from Russia, or 1% to 5% of what Russia has conquered...
... while Ukrainian and libtard MSM media ignores Russia advancing in southern Ukraine recently.
Wait. I was told Russia was a one-man dictatorship just like North Korea
What’s all the stuff about media people, journalists, bureaucrats and parliamentarians disagreeing with Putin’s policies on national TV? How is that possible?
What’s all this about opposition members of parliament?
does Putin have the FSU raid opposition party member’s houses like our own democracy-loving DOJ?
“Don’t you find it strange or coincidence that you, marcus, etc. show up about the same times? Are bots real?”
dont forget UMCmom. These crazy Zelensky ass kissers show up at the same time, no doubt. What time is it in Ukraine?
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Leaked Ukrainian documents recently showed about 1/2 of regular, trained Ukrainian military are dead, can never fight again, AWOL, etc. A much less % for Russia.
The following, if true, may be why Ukraine has been doing well the last week:
The Dive With Jackson Hinkle
9/13/22
Zelensky is hiding the truth in Ukraine
English-speaking NATO troops in Kharkiv?
The Ukraine generals really knock Vlad out
They leave the West behind
Putin should do what Sniffer does, blame Trump.
You mean like those sanctions deterred the Japs from attacking Pearl Harbor?
Indeed a good question - since he has banned or thrown people off the air (or worse) throughout his tenure.
This would be an indicator he is losing his grip on power.
Interesting. Thanks for posting.
Presumably, these would be sanctions that would not take effect unless/until China moved against Taiwan. Otherwise, imposing them now would indeed be stupid.
As if China would give a fig.
LOL. And that has never happened in Western media.
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