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maxsolomon

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3. Russia has not lost this war. Not even close.

Reply to SleeplessinSoCal (Original post)

Tue Apr 19, 2022, 06:05 PM

Apr 2022

They are focused on their goal now: Novorossiya. They'll pound SE Ukraine in to dust and empty it of people, Russian-speaker or not.

Taking Kyiv was going to be their less-violent method for forcing territorial concessions.

If it voted for Yanukovich, they'll try to annex it:

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Can this Kasparov "coup" tactic be adapted to work here? [View all] SleeplessinSoCal Apr 2022 OP

Russia winning the war is not an option for the rest of us Walleye Apr 2022 #1

Against us Mad_Machine76 Apr 2022 #2

Russia has not lost this war. Not even close. maxsolomon Apr 2022 #3

THIS !!! 👉🏾👉🏾👉🏾 "TFG must become the big, fat scapegoat to the greedy wannabes" uponit7771 Apr 2022 #4