[WhiskeyOutpost]

Originally Posted by pastinho ↗

Everything indicates that Dvornikov is more experienced than his predecessors. He realizes that he has under his command an army consisting of illiterates, cow milkers and pig herders, and he stopped trying to force through sophisticated actions coordinated in time. The Ukrainian positions will be pounded kilometer after kilometer by the kilotons fired by the unguided deep-USSR artillery, after which the infantry in BTRs will drive into empty territory from which the Ukrainians were forced back by artillery. Simple, effective, cheap (if you have an infinite amount of barrels to replace and artillery ammunition from the USSR).

They'e been pounding away the entire time and while it's produced casualties on the Ukrainian side, it's not enough. Ukraine is more modernly trained, they use smaller more mobile units and they employ drones far, far better. They're being resupplied with western systems and ordinance whereas the Russians are only depending on themselves - it's estimated they've burned through 70% of their precision munitions.

The borders are clogged with their damaged, unservicable vehicles which have been sitting there for a long time, indicating they don't have the huge amount of parts needed for repairs and maintenance. This is not looking good for them. I could go on but I do not wish to post huge walls of text.

[byla]

10 European buyers of Russian gas have opened accounts with Gazprombank, and 4 have already paid for gas in rubles.
NATO:

[Faust]

Originally Posted by byla ↗

10 European buyers of Russian gas have opened accounts with Gazprombank, and 4 have already paid for gas in rubles.
NATO:

Yup!

[WhiskeyOutpost]

Originally Posted by Faust ↗

Yup!

Blood money. And you know it

[pastinho]

I have a new idea about what this war... sry, Special Denazification Operation Militation* is about. Maybe what is a ceiling for us is a floor for the outstanding russian strategists - and they want to reduce their expenditures on the army without sending all those generals for expensive pensions and decided to get rid of them in battle, and at the same time maybe get something else out of it ? Two birds with one stone ! What do you think xd ?

[WhiskeyOutpost]

Originally Posted by silver bullet ↗

Yawn. The entire American economy is built on war and blood

Ah yes, "but what aboutism" at its finest. The classic change-the-subject move.

Your reminder that I was always against our most recent wars.

[WhiskeyOutpost]

Statements of NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg at a press conference:

- “NATO allies have also stepped up their support to Ukraine and up to date NATO allies have pledged and provided at least 8 billion US dollars in military support to Ukraine. And we see the importance of further stepping up our support to Ukraine”;

- “NATO is ready to maintain its support for Ukraine in the war against Russia for years, including help for Kyiv to shift from Soviet-era weapons to modern Western arms and systems”;

- “The West would continue to put maximum pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the invasion of Ukraine, which Moscow calls a "special military operation", through sanctions and economic as well as military aid to Kyiv”;

- "Finland and Sweden will be warmly welcomed [to NATO], and I expect that process to go quickly”.

Mounting pressure.

[WhiskeyOutpost]

Originally Posted by silver bullet ↗

You talk shit about blood money and I responded by saying “you can talk”. The whataboutism is a lovely get our clause but won’t work on my buddy.

I don’t care what you are against. Your country has murdered countless people and you sit here and preach.

Whatever you say my dude - again, changing the subject. Look at the title of the thread. Your credentials here are well known. Deflect, deny and make counter allegations.

[Faust]

Putin said Kosovo gave him the idea for the operation LOL

[WhiskeyOutpost]

Originally Posted by silver bullet ↗

The irony of a Latvian American Jew talking about oil blood money is hilarious. No deflection at all. Just don’t talk hypocritical shit. Deflecting what? All Russian oil comes from Russia and not from killed Arabs. What nonsense you spout! What blood money? Stick to googling military equipment instead of economics as it is not your forte.

I told you already silly girl, I'm not jewish, no one on either side of my family is or ever was, if you saw me you'd think I was an extra on the show Vikings

Don't try to start a special military operation in here. You lose every time, hard Please keep trying it's amusing to me