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Blumancru

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24. How will he take Ukraine by force if he hasn't been able to do so in four years?

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sun Dec 28, 2025, 10:30 PM

2 hrs ago

I am a child of the 60s. I was brought up when we had air raid drills in school. We thought one day the Russians would bomb us.
Now it turns out we may have feared a paper tiger all along.
I think and hope that Ukraine drones him, or someone close to him does the job.
One wonders if Trump’s shenanigans in Venezuela are designed to disrupt oil production and distribution to make Russia’s oil worth more, to give Putin more money to wage his war.

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Putin says Russia will achieve its Ukraine aims by force if Kyiv doesn't want peace [View all] BumRushDaShow 15 hrs ago OP

Holy shit! mikeysnot 15 hrs ago #1

He grew up in the USSR. Igel 15 hrs ago #3

EXACTLY what I thought... it's putin who does not want peace....fucker...nt mitch96 12 hrs ago #14

Pootie wants TOTAL SURRENDER and CONTROL. ProudMNDemocrat 3 hrs ago #23

Oh, well, that will be a new direction. Hasn't this what he's been doing since Day 1? travelingthrulife 15 hrs ago #2

Umm... when hasn't he done this? ananda 15 hrs ago #4

Putin, Trump's idol, is a monster. He's lost 1.2 million soldiers so far, but doesn't care about them. surfered 14 hrs ago #5

Putin's military and brutality hasn't been able to achieve his goals yet so what lets him think that will ... Botany 14 hrs ago #6

In '62 we had a president with balls Submariner 14 hrs ago #7

Putin's bitch. WestMichRad 5 hrs ago #22

Fuck Putin duckworth969 14 hrs ago #8

Sounds like Trump's logic of deserving a Nobel Peace Prize. Norrrm 14 hrs ago #9

Yeah, Putie. Whatever. paleotn 14 hrs ago #10

I feel like if they could achieve their goals by force, this 4-day-war would have been over 4 years ago. nt Gore1FL 14 hrs ago #11

Putin is reaching his last straw popsdenver 12 hrs ago #12

Putin should remember that Russia also has reactors. The Madcap 11 hrs ago #15

Putin Speaks With Trump Ahead of Zelensky Meeting in Florida to, receive, I guess, his marching orders. Brother Buzz 12 hrs ago #13

What they been doing all along Historic NY 11 hrs ago #16

Putin doesn't want "peace"--he wants "a piece" or several pieces...Russian lebensraum Maeve 11 hrs ago #17

Dear Vlad BidenRocks 11 hrs ago #18

But Kiev wants peace through expelling Russian forces from their territory and getting security guarantees. ChicagoTeamster 11 hrs ago #19

Putin will achieve his ends in Ukraine by force alone no matter what. Any peace "deal" is just a ploy. Martin68 9 hrs ago #20

so far he is not having much success with his force nt msongs 6 hrs ago #21

How will he take Ukraine by force if he hasn't been able to do so in four years? Blumancru 2 hrs ago #24