Posted on 10/05/2023 3:17:20 AM PDT by canuck_conservative
The top Kremlin-installed official in the oblast, Yevgeny Balitsky, said Russia should also have its eye on the Baltic states, as well as Poland and Finland, all five of which are NATO countries...
In the interview shared by Russia watcher Julia Davis, Balitsky seemed ready to take on the alliance as he spoke of how the Russian Empire that ended with the 1917 revolution had "lost its footing" as well as "great numbers of people."
"I'm not even talking about territories. I understand that it includes Warsaw, Helsinki, also known as Helsingfors," he said...
"I don't believe in any diplomacy in this instance. Of course diplomacy always has to be present but I believe we can get it back only with the might of Russian weapons."..
But there is rhetoric from Kremlin propagandists about restoring the Russian Empire, with many Western analysts framing the war within the context of Putin's imperial ambitions.
After Russian marked the first anniversary of the so-called annexation of the four Ukrainian territories on September 30, propagandist Sergey Mardan spoke about the new holiday as marking Russia's supposed journey to restoring itself into an empire.
He said on his show Mardan Live that "the restoration of the Russian Empire" was what the celebration on September 30 "is all about."...
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>>The German military was extremely competent and efficient.
At the beginning of a war, all militaries are primarily made up of amateurs who have never been in combat. In fact, a significant percentage of green troops will not shoot to kill in the first battle. Only after they have practical experience do you get competent and efficient battle formations.
And, as the Brits found out in WW I, experience putting down colonial insurrections doesn’t really count.
Fake news...
Like the Cossacks?…
You are not “we” foreigner.
everybody in the West is threatened by Russia’s warmongering
Hungary has always been a useless whiner. Slovakia doesn’t matter and you’re wrong and reading fake news about Poland - the only country out of these three that matters.
I’m close in age, and your post is on point.
GI Joe and Rocky etc. are dead.
It’s becoming global in scope against freedom.
Demographically, the US is becoming North Brazil.
If everyone is equal, why are only white majority countries being invaded by low IQ non whites?
The goal is to make there be nowhere on earth to flee to.
Ridiculous.
Look at that. People just lying on the internet. Why do you just make up stuff like that and post it? What’s the deal?
fine, keep ignoring the threats around you
sounds like a formula for success
/s
Russia is not the Soviet Union. It has a declining, aging population of 142 million. NATO/EU dwarf Russia demographically, economically, and militarily. The US alone spends more on defense than the next ten countries combined. We spend 10 times more on defense than Russia.
The average life expectancy for a Russian male at birth is 67. The population growth rate is MINUS 0.24%. The infant mortality rate of 6.33 deaths/1,000 live births is the 168th in the world. The fertility rate is 1.68 (replacement level is 2.1), which is 185th in the world.
Black males are the threats around me.
Come to Philly and let me know how Russia scares you.
After Afghanistan, what makes you think the US/NATO is so unbeatable?
Thank you!
feel free to ignore Russia’s warmongering
the rest of us won’t
Do you honestly believe Russia has the conventional military power to invade and occupy Europe? The Russian boogeyman is not the Soviet Union.
You are not “us”.
Your “concern” does nothing.
In case you haven’t noticed, you’re in the vast minority of opinion here.
Are you prepared to fight?
What branch are you in?
MOS?
I have a third kind of view.
Russia is delusional. They thought they’d conquer Ukraine in 3 days.
Of course we all know how ridiculous that prediction was, but they still attacked and murdered a lot of people.
They might be just as delusional regarding NATO. They’d never win, but they might attack the same.
All part of the choreographed next “world war”.
Russia is handling 34 NATO countries just fine. I’m not even thinking about that. I can’t help but think they should come after Canada. We need liberating lol.
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