Posted on 02/14/2023 5:27:44 PM PST by dennisw
'At the operational-tactical level, we did not think that within a year we would not be able to liberate the Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
'We did not think that there would be such heavy losses, although I then said there would be tens of thousands of dead on both sides.
'But everything turned out to be much worse.'
Some estimates say the losses on both sides are now over 200,000, and rising fast. Russia alone is estimated to have lost as many as 140,000 since February last year.
'It was not expected that there would be such destruction: in fact, entire small towns and villages were demolished to their foundations,' Ivashov said.
'Further, I wrote that we would find ourselves a pariah state, but, frankly, I did not think that we would not have a single ally that has serious influence on the political, economic or military-technical level.'
Ivashov blames Putin for triggering a new alignment between the US and China, and expects this to bear fruit with the pair holding the major sway in the world.
'Russia in such a picture of the world is not mentioned at all as a political player,' he said. 'So now they will create a bipolar world, but without our participation.'
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Dennisw in with the fake Daily Mail prop on ukie land!!
Just curious, what would defeat Russia? Social unrest or a coup? That seems unlikely.
Is his cup of tea half empty, or half full — of polonium?
Brain Drain is going to be a real thing in Russia.
When Russian find out they can walk across the Rio Grande and get good paying IT jobs, it will be like someone pulled the plug on a bathtub.
This:
“’Further, I wrote that we would find ourselves a pariah state, but, frankly, I did not think that we would not have a single ally that has serious influence on the political, economic or military-technical level.’”
putin/russia have been losing since last February
how long will the russian people accept it?
Maybe, sure, but it won’t stop the war.
Vlady already closed the doors
like all bad dictatorships, you are not free to leave ... you now need a special government permit to leave Russia
guess they got another mobilization coming up?
How long before you disappear for years again?
Liar. You must be confused with your own country.
Canada is the fascist king of the world right now.
oh look, the BS queen
After The Ukraine is roadkill on the neocons’ march to their next regime change project.
That must have been some easy password...
If Putin Mobilizes 500K and they burn “Highways of Death” style in Ukraine, the Russian people aren’t going to let Putin Triple Down on defeat.
1 Year ago Putin’s cronies bragged they’d be rolling through Ukraine in 3 days. That is never going to happen. They’ve lost surprise, they’ve lost the bridges, they lost air superiority and they’ve lost A LOT of their best weapons. Weapons like the SU-34 or the KA-52 can’t even fly over Ukrainian positions any more as 1/4 of the flying fleets of both have been shot down and that was before the NASAM’s showed up.
Even the Z’st Putin Syncophant is going to start blaming Putin for not achieving the victory he promised. Putin’s obvious pivot is Barrack this bitch and blame everyone but himself.
The Brain Drain won’t end the war, but there won’t be anyone left who wants to fight it.
Stick to tiddies and pert bums, boys - it's what your rag is good at.
Turns out it wasn’t FALSE, Polygraph got it wrong again…just like Politifact does 90% of the time:
Leonid Ivashov
a former top Russian defense ministry official:
“It indicates that they, the Americans in the first place, are preparing to start a war in Europe, and you can wage a war in Europe against Russia only.“
Source: RT, November 8, 2017
Top Russian General: U.S. and NATO ‘Preparing to Start a War’ with Russia in Europe
https://www.polygraph.info/a/russian-general-says-us-and-nato-preparing-war-in-europe/6741700.html
I think the mission switched to demilitarizing the Ukraine, the US, the EuroPeeing Union and NAFO.
It looks like a success.
I think this has been Biden's plan since the beginning and personally I doubt the Russian people can or will do anything. The West, lead by America have made a horrible, obvious error. Clown President creates a nightmare world.
Looks like success? Good Lord. Ukraine is flattened and Russia won’t be stopping. There’s nothing to stop them. They’re not going to run out of bodies or oil money.
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