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BigmanPigman

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14. Putin doesn't give a shit about the welfare of its own citizens.

Reply to peggysue2 (Original post)

Thu Feb 24, 2022, 08:58 PM

Feb 2022

The Russian people may suffer sever economic hardship and Putin doesn't care. He always does what he wants and no one else is of value to him. Even if the citizens are vocal and demonstrating he either doesn't listen to that info or he just ignores it. Russian soldiers may surrender but that will also have little effect on his decisions.

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Let's pray this trend continues [View all] peggysue2 Feb 2022 OP

🤞🏽🤞🏽🤞🏽🤞🏽 blm Feb 2022 #1

Yaaaaaay! SheltieLover Feb 2022 #2

Collecting information? Can someone elaborate? nt Quixote1818 Feb 2022 #3

Really not sure what was meant peggysue2 Feb 2022 #9

I saw reports they were part of a reconnaissance group. CaptainTruth Feb 2022 #21

K&R n/t ChazII Feb 2022 #4

Hooray wryter2000 Feb 2022 #5

Two thoughts bucolic_frolic Feb 2022 #6

3rd report claiming this ... can't wait till official confirmations. uponit7771 Feb 2022 #7

Wow.. this is very good news indeed. honest.abe Feb 2022 #8

Something else happened today: a Russian platoon surrendered rather than kill Ukrainians FakeNoose Feb 2022 #10

Appears the soldiers were lied to as were the Russian people peggysue2 Feb 2022 #12

If of twitter or TikTok, follow Aaron Parnus. A young American/Ukraine, attorney with family in PortTack Feb 2022 #11

Good news. That's been the rumor. Hope it's true. paleotn Feb 2022 #13

Putin doesn't give a shit about the welfare of its own citizens. BigmanPigman Feb 2022 #14

God, it would be great if the Ukranians actually routed the Russian forces. Kablooie Feb 2022 #15

The Finns did it in 1940. Wednesdays Feb 2022 #17

No major news network is reporting this, gab13by13 Feb 2022 #16

I am noticing that too. frogmarch Feb 2022 #18

I have heard there are mass protests in Russia also. appleannie1 Feb 2022 #19

Might want to do a minute of research before posting something like this because L. Coyote Feb 2022 #20

The surrender of the Russian platoon has been confirmed by several other sources peggysue2 Feb 2022 #23

What kind of hardware are the Russians sitting on? Ahpook Feb 2022 #22