Putin prepares to address nation since invasion of Ukraine tomorrow 9 News Australia

[Warpy]

He was supposed to make a speech last night, canceled it at the last minute, now it's tomorrow morning, just a couple of hours from now. Been sitting on this, waiting for someone to post it. This is his first major speech since his rambling and off the wall justification for the invasion of Ukraine.

Possibilities: Major pep talk; full mobilization (which won't work, they can't feed, clothe, house, equip and train that many men and even if they could, it would take months); withdrawal, probably from everything but Crimea and maybe Luhansk; or just announcing his phony plebiscite within the next week in which they'll OF COURSE all vote to join Mother Russia.

My guess is that it's probably the first combined with the last. Mobilization will piss people off in addition to not working and his pride won't allow him to withdraw.

Still, there's the potential for many things to change tomorrow and don't say you weren't warned.

[CentralMass]

1. I'll go out on a limb and say that he'll be lying his @$$ off.

[Warpy]

2. I think you could safely bet the rent on that one

Men who want to be remembered as empire builders will never do the sensible thing like declare victory and go home. They used to be killed on the battlefield in the bad old days, then everybody could go home, the losers under new management.

[intrepidity]

3. Was also awaiting this. I worry it will be a call up for enlistment

But I hope not.

[Pachamama]

4. He will whine about the injustices Russia is suffering and then double down

He is a liar and delusional - in addition to an egotistical maniac.

Whatever he does and says - it won’t be good for anyone.

[Pachamama]

5. Just woke up...he is going full Psychopath Madman and doubling down

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/21/putin-announces-partial-mobilisation-in-russia-in-escalation-of-ukraine-war