BBC: Zelensky says Ukraine "on the way to victory"

[highplainsdem]

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[Tetrachloride]

1. That has to burn Pooty because it's true and because Mr Z is calling him out

[Chainfire]

2. Do you think that Putin can admit defeat, withdraw from Ukraine and survive

or is it more likely that he will up the stakes? The Russian people have a serious problem, they need to deal with it.

[Tetrachloride]

3. Stages of defeat take a while.

No predictions except that Ukraine must not give up which everyone knows.

The smallest thing may be what convinces Pooty or an insider or someone to change everything.

[highplainsdem]

4. +1,000,000

[anamnua]

5. Had a look at the Twitter replies.

The level of Russian bot infestation is terrifying.

[highplainsdem]

7. Yes. I've noticed a lot more pro-Russian tweets the last few days, have

assumed most of them are bots.

[Eyeball_Kid]

6. Putin's partnership with the GOP is showing its age.

The GOP is feeling more embarrassment. They've been drooling over Putin's strongman image for years, and they can't continue by promoting war crimes in Ukraine. It's just not good for business. There are some FNC holdouts and a few fascists in Congress, but GOP politics can't sustain its marriage to the Russian Butcher. So separation and divorce isn't for moral or ideological reasons. It's all political.

Putin must be seeing the handwriting on the wall as the GOP begins to vote against Russian imperialism through supporting sanctions and other measures. He placed his bets on Trump's charisma and domestic power. Trump ran interference domestically and internationally. Now, no one wants to listen to Trump's fawning praise of Putin. Madison Cawthorn now sounds like an idiot. So does Cruz. So does DeSantis. Putin's western wing of propaganda is showing massive cracks.

[highplainsdem]

8. None too soon. But no matter how many in the GOP try to

distance themselves from Putin, we have to keep reminding voters of their previous support and praise. Trump's especially.