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21. I think Putin is deranged. He has created his own version of history and rambled everywhere

Sat Feb 26, 2022, 11:32 AM

Feb 2022

in that last speech. Sanctions need to include cutoff from SWIFT. Russian oligarchs will then have a decision to make—go down with Putin or get rid of him and restore Russia to their usual playground of stealing Russian assets (though there may be none left to steal by now) but more importantly to them continuing their international drug and sex trafficking rackets and their ability to launder the profits in other countries.

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Russian official issues stark threats to the West [View all] Omaha Steve Feb 2022 OP

Not much point in having nuclear deals with a war criminal. Not Tomconroy Feb 2022 #1

Yes! Also, Russia is a financial pee wee. Their economy is half the size Scrivener7 Feb 2022 #12

Someone posted this in a thread last week and I kept a copy BumRushDaShow Feb 2022 #32

LOL! Took me a while to find it! Nice graphic. Scrivener7 Feb 2022 #33

Yeah you have to really hunt through that to find them BumRushDaShow Feb 2022 #35

Thanks for pointing it out! Grokenstein Feb 2022 #47

Took me awhile to find them BumRushDaShow Feb 2022 #48

My take is they are bluffing but believe their own bucolic_frolic Feb 2022 #2

They're a rogue state anyway, already threatening to unleash nuclear war. Would any arms deal work? TheBlackAdder Feb 2022 #16

Yeah, yeah, yeah! Ooh, we're quaking in our boots....NOT! This middle finger is for you and Pootie! machoneman Feb 2022 #3

I like to raise... Wuddles440 Feb 2022 #27

TRFG threatens the West? ProudMNDemocrat Feb 2022 #4

Congratulations Russia EarlG Feb 2022 #5

+1.. good analogy..nt mitch96 Feb 2022 #13

That Same Thought Occured To Me Yesterday DallasNE Feb 2022 #15

+1. Great metaphor. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2022 #20

Perfect analogy. MarineCombatEngineer Feb 2022 #29

Yes! SheltieLover Feb 2022 #36

Translation... orwell Feb 2022 #6

Well put. paleotn Feb 2022 #9

Maybe so .... FakeNoose Feb 2022 #10

If you are right... orwell Feb 2022 #14

I think Putin is deranged. He has created his own version of history and rambled everywhere Lonestarblue Feb 2022 #21

Allllll of this! chowder66 Feb 2022 #11

Well hell your leader already said he would use nuclear warfare anyways . ... Lovie777 Feb 2022 #7

Problem with that is, they need the west far more than the west needs them. paleotn Feb 2022 #8

YEP. They sound desperate Obvious85 Feb 2022 #18

Nailed it!! PortTack Feb 2022 #30

China is watching the response from the west BumRushDaShow Feb 2022 #34

Putin has turned the WHOLE WORLD against him and this WILL be his downfall Obvious85 Feb 2022 #17

New: Russia has sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine over the past 24 hours along yaesu Feb 2022 #19

Worrisome for the ppl of Ukraine PortTack Feb 2022 #31

Must not be going the way he'd expected. Many Russian people won't like this oldsoftie Feb 2022 #54

as an update just heard a while ago on CNN or NBC that pooty is calling up reservists, he must be yaesu Feb 2022 #56

I read that Putin has now basically gone beyond reservist . . . toopers Feb 2022 #60

Putin's real goal is making Ukraine another Belarus. MarcA Feb 2022 #22

Will not work in Ukraine. Justice matters. Feb 2022 #49

Russian asshole, go fuck yourself relayerbob Feb 2022 #23

Looks like a self-own IronLionZion Feb 2022 #24

Maybe they'll freeze tfg's assets. louis-t Feb 2022 #25

"We'll start doing it officially instead of throwing them out a window" dalton99a Feb 2022 #26

No kidding! SheltieLover Feb 2022 #39

They seem to be doing the ultimate "hostage" situation BumRushDaShow Feb 2022 #40

That's very close to Belarus... Justice matters. Feb 2022 #50

Having tanks and other heavy vehicles driving around in that exclusion zone BumRushDaShow Feb 2022 #52

They were affected by the original disaster too oldsoftie Feb 2022 #55

Going back out into the cold. Solly Mack Feb 2022 #28

I work with several naturalized citizens who were born in Russia and Ukraine. They are Ziggysmom Feb 2022 #37

It's the kicked dog that squeals the loudest. Midnight Writer Feb 2022 #38

So Russia threatens to shoot herself in the foot to get even with those mean Western democracies. Martin68 Feb 2022 #41

The frenzied scratchings of a cornered rat. NT. anamnua Feb 2022 #42

Go home Medvedev Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2022 #43

Look out, we got a bad ass here! Grokenstein Feb 2022 #44

We will huff and puff, Bayard Feb 2022 #45

Russia has an economy smaller than Italy Happy Hoosier Feb 2022 #46

Hey! We've got a Moscow Dmitry now... Justice matters. Feb 2022 #51

In the immortal words of Gen McAuliffe, "NUTS! oldsoftie Feb 2022 #53

I hope if Putin chooses to attack nato Matthew28 Feb 2022 #57

When the world stands against Russia AnnetteChaffee Feb 2022 #58

The true colors of Russian hypocrisy is being revealed to everyone. Every day, Russia and their SWBTATTReg Feb 2022 #59