Comments by "Grenade Tennis" (@hughjass1044) on "Russia to annex parts of Ukraine" video.

  1. I've been saying for months now that Ukraine, and by extension NATO and the west, haven't won anything..... yet.... so it's precisely the wrong time to get cocky and think you've got the Russian Bear and the wily old KGB fox beaten. He may look beaten; he may be down, and he is, but he's not out by any means. He has always believed and continues to believe, that this so-called "western unity" is a mirage that, given enough time, will evaporate once the full bite of winter and the full brunt of astronomical energy prices takes hold. These actions by Putin are deplorable but also brilliant tactically. All he needs to do is get his referendum results, annex the occupied territories then quickly call a ceasefire and call for diplomacy and negotiations, He knows that no western government has the spine to refuse such overtures and if he backs it up by cutting off the oil and gas totally, just at the very moment Europe needs them the most, he can get the concessions he wants.... or at least enough of them that he can declare a sort of victory and go about rearming and reorganizing for the next round in 3-5 years. If the west wants to avoid this then it had better cut the play acting of feeding Ukraine just enough crumbs to not lose and get busy itself and take on the Russians directly. There is going to be no peace in this region until Russia is defeated and Putin and his gang are eliminated.
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