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zipplewrath

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20. Likewise

Reply to mucifer (Reply #5)

Tue Mar 15, 2022, 07:38 PM

Mar 2022

"According to a Ukrainian diplomat..."

Both sides in a war can use disinformation.

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Putin facing revolt as soldiers refuse to deploy to Ukraine: diplomat [View all] Person of Interest Mar 2022 OP

Good! SheltieLover Mar 2022 #1

Wow. tanyev Mar 2022 #2

How Does a Russian Soldiers Refuse to Take Part in the War? Indykatie Mar 2022 #3

" How Does a Russian Soldiers Refuse to Take Part in the War?" Several ways not all of them .... Botany Mar 2022 #7

I suspect the easiest way would be to go into Ukraine and then go AWOL. Gore1FL Mar 2022 #8

The number of Russians AWOL now must be sky high.... democratsruletheday Mar 2022 #10

It seems like it would be an easy way for Russian to get spies into Ukraine, then. C Moon Mar 2022 #19

Nah - a bunch of 18-20 year olds will mostly not be sophisticated spies. Lucky Luciano Mar 2022 #22

I'd bring along a change of clothing. lpbk2713 Mar 2022 #12

I think they have red tape on the arms of Rusky camo & Ukrainians have yellow tape on their camo Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2022 #14

that's what I was thinking, because Putin can just call them dead. housecat Mar 2022 #15

That's what I was thinking... Johnyawl Mar 2022 #24

I believe I would as well. And ask forgiveness. Evolve Dammit Mar 2022 #25

I know that in the US military doing that COL Mustard Mar 2022 #31

I imagine you are 100% correct in that analysis. Gore1FL Mar 2022 #35

Two easy ways. Igel Mar 2022 #9

When the ink on my husband's green card hadn't dried I got a phone call housecat Mar 2022 #18

Immediately upon entering Ukrainian soil, go UA and surrender to the MarineCombatEngineer Mar 2022 #11

Both Russia and Ukraine has laws about forcing soldiers at gun point ... TomWilm Mar 2022 #16

"Both"? Please document the Ukraine war resisters going to jail, have not seen that in Western Press Tommymac Mar 2022 #29

Then you are not paying enough attention to the Western Press ... TomWilm Mar 2022 #36

Don't expect western-style courts and justice COL Mustard Mar 2022 #32

fragging was a solution some in vietnam used...... getagrip_already Mar 2022 #17

That was Rebl2 Mar 2022 #23

I guess Mr. Putin has made a "mistake in his invasion." He was ..."so sure he would win." Stuart G Mar 2022 #4

i realllly Hope that's true . Not so sure mucifer Mar 2022 #5

Likewise zipplewrath Mar 2022 #20

Yeah, I had the exact same reaction. Bleacher Creature Mar 2022 #26

This has been true..... SergeStorms Mar 2022 #6

This "special military operation's" rhetoric has a shelf-life. Igel Mar 2022 #13

Folks don't want to be run through a meat grinder Achilles Skye Mar 2022 #21

this left-of-center2012 Mar 2022 #27

"According to a Ukrainian diplomat ..." left-of-center2012 Mar 2022 #28

My understanding of WW2 history was that Ilsa Mar 2022 #30

What if they gave a war and no one came? Aussie105 Mar 2022 #33

Didn't Russian soldiers say no to the war in 1917? 70sEraVet Mar 2022 #34