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Re:Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, Feb 26, 2022 by robbedpeter on Saturday February 26, 2022 @08:46PM (#30484493)
Putin's whimsy. No other reason, no rational nation state with complex motivations lurking in the machinery of decision. This is 100% Putin with a wild hair up his ass, wanting to return Russia to a semblance of its soviet territories.
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Re:Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, Feb 26, 2022 by jprd on Saturday February 26, 2022 @09:18PM (#30484671)
Vladdy has been in near isolation during COVID and looks unhinged. Did this on his own, no oligarchs. Now oligarchs are trapped, no assets, cut-off from most of their funds. Gambled, this time he lost it all.
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Re:Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, Feb 26, 2022 by robbedpeter on Saturday February 26, 2022 @10:06PM (#30484977)
Good ol' Vlad might get himself killed over this. Then Russia will have to go through a legitimate election for at least one cycle, hopefully?
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Re:Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, Feb 26, 2022 by redisman on Saturday February 26, 2022 @11:25PM (#30485398)
Hah
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Re:Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, Feb 26, 2022 by robbedpeter on Sunday February 27, 2022 @12:07AM (#30485598)
One can hope that history repeats. Tyrants and strongmen aren't known for dying peacefully in bed. Then again, a couple hundred billion dollars can buy a lot of bodyguards, tasters, and body doubles.
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Re:Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, Feb 26, 2022 by redisman on Sunday February 27, 2022 @12:59AM (#30485795)
Free and fair elections in Russia are maybe less likely than Putin getting assassinated
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