Tucker Carlson is a ridiculous idiot but he's dangerous because there are people who hang off his every word. He riles people up with his stupid opinions.
Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Tucker Carlson is a ridiculous idiot but he's dangerous because there are people who hang off his every word. He riles people up with his stupid opinions.
He's a Russian asset, consciously or not.
Depends what you mean by holding out. Russia can take the city quickly with overwhelming force, but the guerrilla war will go on for months stretching into years.
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Numerous - perhaps the vast majority of - older Russians - long for the days when the Soviet Union was an influential global force. Nationalism is very strong among this population.
And this is, in part, why Putin dared to invade the Ukraine.
I think, however, that this invasion might well prove disastrous for Putin. Heavy casualties are likely and the unified Western sanctions will probably have a big impact on Russian citizens. What began as a popular nationalistic invasion might well turn into a hugely unpopular war as casualties mount and crippling sanctions unfold. WIth a bit of luck, this could lead to the end of Putin's reign.
And this is, in part, why Putin dared to invade the Ukraine.
I think, however, that this invasion might well prove disastrous for Putin. Heavy casualties are likely and the unified Western sanctions will probably have a big impact on Russian citizens. What began as a popular nationalistic invasion might well turn into a hugely unpopular war as casualties mount and crippling sanctions unfold. WIth a bit of luck, this could lead to the end of Putin's reign.
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He will carry this on to its conclusion. It's a question of credibility. He knows if he pulls this off, his word and threat will carry huge weight with his neighbours. It will focus his neighbours minds if they think of ignoring Russia's security and interests when they formulate their foreign policies.
Contrary to the lazy assumption on here and elsewhere, I don't think he's mad.
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I think it’s 80% of the 200k forces that was on the border they still have over 600k in Russia plus 2 million reservists I think.
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What a very stupid thing to say, at least watch the videos ALL OVER twitter
If I was to go to Russia would I be seeing all the latest Tech on saleNeed a Starlink dish though. Easy to add a connected server to the local 4g phone network though.
Musk is on it...
SpaceX shipment of Starlink satellite-internet dishes arrives in Ukraine, government official says
A shipment of SpaceX's Starlink satellite-internet dishes arrived in Ukraine on Monday.www.cnbc.com
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There's a group of semi-professional radio nerds on twitter who are saying that Russia are so badly prepared they are using analogue radio to communicate and they've picked up loads of messages back and forth, from organisational stuff, to orders and even soldiers crying on the radio for help. They even have photos of the frequencies the Russians are using for different operations and day/night.
That's seemingly backed up by the pictures of old school civilian radios taken off captured Russian soldiers that we've seen on twitter.
They're translating it and distributing the transcripts and audio to news agencies so I guess we might see that in the next 36 hours.
That's seemingly backed up by the pictures of old school civilian radios taken off captured Russian soldiers that we've seen on twitter.
They're translating it and distributing the transcripts and audio to news agencies so I guess we might see that in the next 36 hours.