Comments by "peabase" (@peabase) on "Ukraine troops recapture key village near Bakhmut | DW News" video.

@fagreed3938 What's a fire bag? Is it the Russian version of Borat's wedding bag, with which he tried to get Pamela Anderson to marry him?
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@fagreed3938 *Thoughts. If you must know, I speak five languages. I'm not contemplating to add to Russian to the mix. It's increasingly irrelevant.
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@760HorsePower Ukraine isn't concentrating on population centres. Your lot should've learned that lesson from the disastrous First Battle of Grozny. Urban warfare is very costly to the attacker. It's advisable to go around and let the defenders wither on the vine if they haven't got the presence of mind to stage an orderly withdrawal in time. And sure enough, we'll witness such a Russian 'goodwill gesture' in Bakhmut.
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Because Putin attacked Ukraine? Children ask the darndest questions.
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@ghhghh8554 Who says so? You're making it up as you go along. The latest to join NATO are Finland and Sweden, both affluent countries and long-time EU members.
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@ghhghh8554 Are you asking me to prove your case? You are as lazy as they come.
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Russia never retreats; Russia makes goodwill gestures.
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@Dan-Martin A superpower has an economy to match. Russia's economy is (read: was) the size of Italy's and that with a population size well over twice that of Italy. Russia is a giant with feet of clay.
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@bonnie7898 Let's not confuse the poor Krembots further. In 2003, NATO took over ISAF as per the request of the UNSC and the Afghan government. Krembots would like to forget that their precious Russia and China were both fully onboard with the op whenever its extension came up.
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@Dan-Martin Russia ranks (read: ranked) *6th. PPP is based on a basket of goods for domestic and personal use, so it does not a superpower make. A better yardstick would be the iPhone Index, the number of days the average Joe needs to work to earn enough money to buy himself an iPhone. The index has gotten harder to apply to Russia, because Apple has pulled out of Russia on account of Russia's war of aggression. Still, I hear that till recently, a model that cost $999 in the US sold for $1,200 in Moscow. So with Russia's pitifully low wages, Russia is off the charts (and not in a good way). And no, Russia can't produce its own equivalent to the iPhone, because it can't even produce smartphone-grade processors. Importing components from or via China won't fly because of the sanctions. To put it bluntly, Russia is not only a giant on clay feet, but also, Russia is simply screwed.
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@Dan-Martin I was using the IMF's 2023 figures. The IMF's, which swallows Russia's imaginative economic data without chewing. How did the US suddenly enter this discussion? How is it relevant? You Krembots are besotted with the US. And how would you detect "drivel" if you can't bring yourself to read it. Let's face it, you have no retort. Slink back to your troll cave already.
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@fagreed3938 Oh, so that's what a "fire bag" is. Don't rely too much on Google Translate. We speak of a pocket or cauldron. Even Kessel or motti would do, but "bag" must be exclusively Russian.
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@fagreed3938 What made you think that? Since you're so inquisitive, I speak British English. It must be my third or fourth language -- I can't recall which class I had first in secondary school, English or French. Learning a language -- any language -- is about continuous improvement. You don't bother much.
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@fagreed3938 Was something lost in translation again? You don't disturb me; you amuse me. Too bad the British Council was forced to cease its acitivities in Russia. You could've learned something.
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@fagreed3938 For the record, I didn't bother to translate your Russian comment. Why would I? If you insist on using Russian, stick to VK. Russia is your oyster.
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@fagreed3938 Not teach, but *learn. There you go again, the pitfalls of relying on Google Translate. The nervosity is all yours.
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@fagreed3938 You think Russia is enigmatic, don't you? Off you go, to VK, your safe place, linguistically and politically. YouTube will soon be banned in Russia anyhow.
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@fagreed3938 All of Russia's natural resources can be had elsewhere, too. That's why we call them commodities. But you can always sell your natural "riches" to China for a pittance. China will even set the prices for you, like a good old colonial master.
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@fagreed3938 Oh, we've managed to eke out some growth, the after-effects of the pandemic notwithstanding. You're suddenly suffering from verbal incontinence, aren't you? Or you must be terribly triggered.
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@fagreed3938 You forgot to use the magic word. Hint: it's "please".
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