Comments by "Joshua Paul" (@joshuapaul2022) on "VisualPolitik EN" channel.

  1. Zelenskyy regime is on its last legs and it will unlikely survive until the end of the year. Well, it's a quote from The Time article. Zelenskyy top advisers say about him: “He deludes himself,” one of his closest aides tells me in frustration . “We’re out of options. We’re not winning. But try telling him that. It is immovable, verging on the messianic.” One Austrian artist was in a similar state in 1945. Zelenskyy "achievements" to date: 500,000 Ukrainians are dead, 3x that mangled and crippled for life, half of Ukraine's population is living as refugees scattered all over Europe and Russia right now, they're drafting women because they've run out of men to kidnap off the streets, gyms and public transport . NYT wrote about these mass kidnappings that were happening only in Zelenskyy Ukraine and Hitler's Germany in 1945 in an article ‘People Snatchers’.
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  2. The same way as the war in Afghanistan was redefined. Zelenskyy regime is on its last legs and it can't be propped up even until November.
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  3. I served in Poland and I was on a training mission in Ukraine. Ukraine's economy is a basket case. Its manufacturing is ruined and it lost all its traditional markets. People are leaving in droves. Unlike Iraq It doesn't have rich oil or gas fields that could help to rebuild economy. All it has are pervasive corruption and incompetent, authoritarian regime. It's not an asset in its current pitiful state, but a liability. Putin is a rational, smart politician and he knows this as well as anybody. So this war hysteria is completely pointless and it's just an excuse to start a new Cold War with Russia .
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  4. Stalemate is just a euphemism for Ukraine debacle. Zelenskyy is running out of cannon fodder. He fired his top general ( who paid at least lip service to common sense) and replaced him with his minion (Politico quotes Ukrainian soldiers calling him a butcher in an article "Zaluzhny is out, the ‘butcher’ is in") that wasted lives of close to 100 000 Ukrainian troops trying to hold Bakhmut when all escape routes were under Russian fire control and then launching wave after wave of suicidal counterattacks for months trying and failing to recapture the city. Even NYT noticed in desperation: "Bakhmut has become something of an obsession for Mr. Zelensky and his military leaders. " Western allies are running out of ammo. Zelenskyy offensive proved to be an epic unmitigated disaster. Russians rejected any freeze of the conflict. Putin spokesperson said quite bluntly that all Russian goals had to be met (denazification, demilitarization and a neutral status of Ukraine). At this point unconditional surrender is the only practical solution for Ukraine. Hitler's Germany also refused to admit defeat until Hitler killed himself, then Keitel signed unconditional surrender.
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  5. Israel is much more important for American national interests than even a million corrupt countries like Ukraine. Even before October 7, Western allies were running out of ammo (Ukraine war: Western allies say they are running out of ammunition - BBC News). Of course, all ammo will go to Israel. At this point unconditional surrender is the only practical solution for Ukraine. Hitler's Germany also refused to admit defeat until Hitler killed himself, then Keitel signed unconditional surrender.
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  6.  @keith2366  Do you know that the same BS about domino effect was said about every single war since Vietnam?
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  7. Ukraine has very few jets left and no safe airfields. Poland sent dozens of modernized MIG 29s to Ukraine. Almost all were lost. F-16s won't be any better and it can completely demolish F-16 reputation among potential buyers. US still has a very large stake in the F-16 program because it continues to offer modernized variants of the class for export at times for hundreds of millions of dollars per airframe, so I don't think Zelenskyy regime effectively on its last legs will last till getting its first F-16.
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  8. It's not only China, India, Turkey, Iran, Saudi Arabia or Brazil, most influential countries (except US satellites) are implicitly on the Russia's side.
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  9.  @9_9876  It's Zelenskyy concentration camp. Hundreds of people drowned and froze to death trying to escape.
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  10. Zelenskyy said it himself. According to him only joining NATO or nukes can save his hide at this point. These are lunatic ramblings of a desperate dictator before the imminent collapse of the regime. Well, it's a quote from The Time article. Zelenskyy top advisers say about him: “He deludes himself, ” one of his closest aides tells me in frustration. “We’re out of options. We’re not winning. But try telling him that. It is immovable, verging on the messianic.” According to the Economist Zelenskyy is literally screaming at his generals at this point. One Austrian artist was in a similar state in 1945.
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  11. Russia is a much bigger grain producer than Ukraine. Only illegal sanctions can cause famine and not only in Africa.
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  12. I thought Russia was running out of weapons, ammo, hardware, etc. I thought Putin was dying, like of a different disease each two weeks. I thought Ukraine was winning EASY thanks to the heroism of The Ghost of Kiev and Ben Stiller. Who could imagine that “evacuation” actually means surrender, “strategic withdrawal” means running for the hills dropping weapons, leaving wounded and equipment after total rout? How are they going to call Ukraine’s unconditional surrender? May be strategic evacuation across the polish border.
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  13.  @awsysumer3814  Indonesia, Vietnam, Argentina, Mexico, South Africa, UAE.... You name it.
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  14. Ukraine is losing the war. There are mass surrender and desertion. The most important thing is that Ukrainian professional army including elite Nazi units like Azov regiment suffered unsustainable losses and you can't do much with conscripts (most of them are really unwilling to fight for the regime). Just recently 32 Ukrainian soldiers were shot dead by Ukrainian Nazi unit while crossing the frontline trying to surrender. Ukrainian army will be done by the end of the year.
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  15. You keep reporting from the parallel universe. In reality the quality of Ukrainian army isn't on the level anymore after previous catastrophic losses. This offensive is doomed. Zelenskyy is running out of cannon fodder. WSJ is describing Zelenskyy mobilization in this way: "Mr. Zelensky in January introduced even harsher punishment for desertion and disobedience. A disabled person was drafted in western Ukraine and pronounced fit for service despite having no hands. Another died on the front lines within a month of mobilization after 10 days of training, according to his relatives." Zelenskyy is officially catching and forced conscripting even disabled (not only army recruiters, but also police, border police, secret police and even municipal authorities are officially hunting for hapless cannon fodder leaving desperate people no chance to escape Zelenskyy goons). When such people are in the trenches let alone forced to go on the offensive, it's a recipe for disaster.
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  16. Biden sent billions to Afghan "government" until the month it fled Afghanistan. Here we go again! Meanwhile several regions in Ukraine declared September 2 an official day of mourning. The result of the long-awaited Ukrainian counteroffensive proved to be catastrophic. Ukraine lost only in this misadventure (in just two days) 1700 soldiers (that's only killed, the number of wounded is unknown), 63 tanks, 59 IFV, 48 armored trucks, 14 pickup trucks, four jets, three helicopters (all hardware is courtesy of Biden administration and Fed's money printing -- inflation be damned) with exactly zero territorial gains. Zelenskyy regime is shelling a nuclear plant under Russian control. Such reckless war crimes can be committed only out of utter desperation. It reminds Hitler's Nero plan in 1945. I hope eventually Zelenskyy, Biden, BoJo and their henchmen will be brought to justice or justice will be brought to them.
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  17. Zelenskyy regime is on its last legs, Belarus is fine. At this point unconditional surrender is the only practical solution for Ukraine . Hitler's Germany also refused to admit defeat until Hitler killed himself, then Keitel signed unconditional surrender.
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  18. What could possibly go wrong after such disasters for Ukraine like Bakhmut, senseless failed 2023 offensive, Krinky, Avdiivka, Velikaya Novoselka etc.? All roads to this deadly Kursk fire-pocket are under Russian FPV-drone and artillery control 24/7. But this dire situation didn't stop Zelenskyy from sending more and more troops into this horrendous slaughterhouse in a futile attempt to get a less disastrous media picture before forthcoming Riad negotiations. Nobody has ever squandered lives and equipment on such a colossal scale due to media picture obsession before Zelenskyy. It's nuts.
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  19. I thought Russia was running out of weapons, ammo, hardware, etc. I thought Putin was dying, like of a different disease each two weeks. I thought Ukraine was winning EASY thanks to the heroism of The Ghost of Kiev and Ben Stiller. Who could imagine that “evacuation” actually means surrender, “strategic withdrawal” means running for the hills dropping weapons, leaving wounded and equipment after total rout? How are they going to call Ukraine’s unconditional surrender? May be strategic evacuation across the polish border .
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  20. More than 2000 fighters from the elite Nazi Ukrainian units are going to surrender in Mariupol. 1500 surrendered there before this instance. 16500 Ukrainian fighters were killed only in and around this town. It's a tremendous blow to an already low morale of Ukrainian troops. Probably Russians will get 40 billion of American weapons eventually. “Always gift your billion-dollar military equipment to your enemy. Nothing fights hyperinflation better than this… ": Joe Tzu, Art of Dementia
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  21. Russia doesn't need to use nuclear weapons. The war is lost by Ukraine. Half of Ukraine has a blackout and winter hasn't even started. Even according to extremely pro-ukrainian Ursula von der Leyen (president of the European Commission) Ukraine lost more than 100 000 soldiers only KIA (real figures are more than 160 000 KIA and more than 255 000 WIA). Zelenskyy regime banned marking of soldiers' graves with Ukrainian flags. Endless forests of flags at cemeteries across Ukraine proved to be too demoralizing and scary for those still desperately trying to escape forced conscription (which is tantamount to a certain death)
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  22. Oh, boy! There are an unmitigated disaster and disorganization at the actual front. Both the Economist and FT wrote about it. Part of the problem of Ukraine lies in the incompetence of the leadership, an officer of the engineering unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine told the Economist: "The General Staff simply does not control the process — it does not have any plan." Zelenskyy Kursk misadventure already failed spectacularly, but due to his obsession with media hype he is incapable even to cut snowballing losses and as always he is just reinforcing the failure. Ukrainians are stuck after capturing a string of villages in the middle of nowhere at a staggering snowballing cost and this string of villages can't be held anyway. I wouldn't be surprised, if it were a trap for Ukrainians from the get go. Meanwhile vital Ukrainian positions at the actual front are rapidly crumbling. Ukraine is about to lose a key logistical hub of Pokrovsk.
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  23.  @Kalahridudex  These are facts and they are making bots like you really mad.
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  24. Ukraine is losing the war. There are mass surrender and desertion. The most important thing is that Ukrainian professional army including elite Nazi units like Azov regiment suffered unsustainable losses and you can't do much with conscripts (most of them are really unwilling to fight for the regime). Western supplies are a drop in the bucket taking into account the amount of already lost hardware. Sending equipment to Ukraine is even dumber than to Afghan "government". Ukrainian army will be done by the end of the year. 50+ billion in American weapons without even minimal oversight is mostly about corruption and kickbacks as usual. I suppose Ukraine is the second largest buyer of Hunter's art after China.
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  25. In reality Ukraine has no economy, it's 100% funded by western governments and Russia got record 168 billion from oil and gas in 2022. What could possibly go wrong?
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  26.  @TiggerTheRed  You are still in a state of denial and have problems with reading. WaPo article "U.S. intelligence says Ukraine will fail to meet offensive’s key goal"
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  27.  @danghoangluong2942  You are just repeating Blinken talking points that have nothing to do with reality.   According to BBC Russian total losses are 32 000 KIA by now (social media records, obituaries, new graves). Yeah, 400 000 Ukrainian KIA and 32 000 Russian KIA. The war of attrition is effectively lost by Ukraine.
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  28. Zelenskyy is a war criminal.
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  29.  @sH-ed5yf  He is. I hope this war criminal will face justice like Nazi war criminals did after WW2.
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  30. Russia produces multiple times more weapons and ammunition than western countries can deliver to Ukraine. The war is lost by Ukraine. Unconditional surrender is the only way out for Ukraine. Hitler's Germany also refused to admit defeat until Hitler killed himself, then Keitel signed unconditional surrender . Ukraine already lost most trained and motivated soldiers along with almost all hardware it had before the war plus hundreds of tanks and IFVs it got from Eastern Europe (to understand the scale of losses it had 1 990 tanks, 1 212 IFVs, 1 112 heavy artillery systems, 354 multiple rocket launchers). Its army is a shadow of its former self at the beginning of the war. WSJ is describing Zelenskyy mobilization in this way: "Mr. Zelensky in January introduced even harsher punishment for desertion and disobedience. A disabled person was drafted in western Ukraine and pronounced fit for service despite having no hands. Another died on the front lines within a month of mobilization after 10 days of training, according to his relatives." Zelenskyy is officially catching and forced conscripting even disabled. When such people are in the trenches, it means that the front can collapse at any moment.
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  31. It's not about freezing. It's about killing EU industry for good. Uncle Sam is in this business, not in the business of punishing Russia (Uncle Sam simply can't do it to Russia now, it's too weak).
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  32.  @kanstantsinhryshankou9776  You were misinformed, money does not grow on trees. It's a fact. You can see the result of money printing lunacy Zimbabwe style in your grocery store. Biden's Ukraine boondoggle is the biggest one in history, Trump simply can't carry on with it without ruining his presidency.
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  33. Yeah, you were misinformed, money does not grow on trees. It's a fact. You can see the result of money printing lunacy Zimbabwe style in your grocery store. Biden's Ukraine boondoggle is the biggest one in history, Trump simply can't carry on with it without ruining his presidency.
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  34. It's BS as usual. Russians stick to their strategy of aggressive attrition, because it works. It's a war of attrition. It's not about capturing Kiev, Bakhmut, Odessa or Avdiivka. It's not about gaining more territory. It's solely about decimating Ukrainian army. “The main object of operations should not be the territory, but the army of the enemy” Helmuth von Moltke Sr. This war showed once more that old Moltke was right. According to BBC (Mediazona) total Russian losses by now are 54,185 KIA ( obituaries, social media records, new graves). Yeah, it's really staggering 54,185 Russian KIA and 570 000 Ukrainian KIA. The war of attrition is effectively lost by Ukraine. Anybody can go and see for himself.
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  35. ​ @3s0t3r1c  Ukraine is the most corrupt country on Earth. It's notorious for its pervasive corruption. Everybody from Zelenskyy and down to a soldier try to steal everything they see. Zelenskyy regime is on its last legs so this stealing reached an unprecedented scale.
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  36.  @3s0t3r1c  Practice showed that it was BS. Domino effect never materialized.
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  37.  @kunik61  Zelenskyy regime should repeat fate of Hitler's regime.
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  38.  @Goe007  You still don't get it. You can print dollars even if hyperinflation is imminent, but you can't print ammo. Israel is far more important for American national interests than corrupt bundustan called Ukraine.
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  39. It's BS as usual. Meanwhile in real life Ukraine already lost most trained and motivated soldiers along with almost all hardware it had before the war plus hundreds of tanks and IFVs it got from Eastern Europe (to understand the scale of losses it had 1 990 tanks, 1 212 IFVs, 1 112 heavy artillery systems, 354 multiple rocket launchers). Its army is a shadow of its former self at the beginning of the war. Zelenskyy is catching and forced conscripting often at gunpoint mostly people with zero motivation to die for him, who never served in the army, often disabled . When such people are in the trenches, it means that the front can collapse at any moment . According to WaPo of all places Russians have 1:6 advantage in artillery (you can imagine their real advantage). 85% of Ukrainian soldiers are killed even without seeing an enemy . Biden administration is getting quite desperate and hysterical. The only option left for Biden administration is to throw Polish army into a meat grinder. I just hope that Polish government isn't that crazy.
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  40.  @xornxenophon3652  Just read the Economist article. Ukraine is on the brink of collapse. Russian aggressive attrition strategy proved to be a winning one.
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  41.  @xornxenophon3652  No serious experts were talking about two weeks or three days etc.  It was USA general Milley who mentioned 3 days, but it was taken out of context. "If we don't do anything, Russians will take Kiev in three days".
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  42.  @xornxenophon3652  Zelenskyy sent so far 700,000 of his countrymen to the slaughterhouse with a one-way ticket. Nobody among Ukraine neighbours wants to be next Ukraine. It was a horrible lesson.
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  43.  @xornxenophon3652  Keep living in a fantasy land.
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  44.  @xornxenophon3652 I just believe my lying eyes. Ukrainian troops in Pokrovsk area (Pokrovsk is a key logistical hub that Zelenskyy is about to lose) mostly consist of hapless cannon fodder kidnapped off the streets. They are totally disorganized and demoralized. Ukrainian command has no clue about the actual frontline and sends units to places already captured by Russians. The Economist and FT wrote about it. We see the result of a successful implementation of an attrition strategy by Russians.
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  45.  @xornxenophon3652  It's called wishful thinking. The war is lost by Ukraine. Anyone with a modicum of brain can get it at this point.
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  46. It's just another pipedream. At this point unconditional surrender is the only practical solution for Ukraine. Hitler's Germany also refused to admit defeat until Hitler killed himself, then Keitel signed unconditional surrender.
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  47. In reality Zelenskyy is the gift that keeps giving for the Russians. Ukraine already lost most trained and motivated soldiers along with almost all hardware it had before the war plus hundreds of tanks and IFVs it got from Eastern Europe (to understand the scale of losses it had 1 990 tanks, 1 212 IFVs, 1 112 heavy artillery systems, 354 multiple rocket launchers). Its army is a shadow of its former self at the beginning of the war. Mass summary executions for attempted surrender or unauthorized retreat just cause further demoralization and despair. Bakhmut is just the last instance of this insane tactic. Russians have 1:6 advantage in artillery according to WaPo of all places. 85% of Ukrainian soldiers are killed even without seeing an enemy. WSJ is quoting Ukrainian commander in Bakhmut as saying: “So far body count "exchange rate” is strongly in favor of the Russians . If we carry on like this, we will rapidly burn through all our conscription resources.”
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  48. It's democracy EU style. 😂😂😂Putin has nothing to do with it.
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  49. ​ @ddannyable  Money talks.
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  50. It's BS. Bulgaria served Hitler in WW2. Russians have no illusions about it. In reality Russia got record 168 billion from oil and gas in 2022. While Ukraine has no economy and 100% funded by western governments. Western governments money also buys oil and gas for Ukraine on the market. Ukraine got dozens of polish MiG 29s as "spare parts", dozens of SU 25s from other countries in Eastern Europe, dozens of choppers, hundreds of tanks and IFVs, hundreds of artillery systems. Almost everything was lost . Unconditional surrender is the only way out for Ukraine . Hitler's Germany also refused to admit defeat until Hitler killed himself. Then Keitel signed unconditional surrender.
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  51. Russia, Russia, Russia lunacy proves to be rather costly.
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  52. Unconditional surrender of Ukraine is the only practical solution. Hitler's Germany also refused to admit defeat until Hitler killed himself, then Keitel signed unconditional surrender .
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  53. Ukraine isn't a state, it's a gang masquerading as a state. That's why so many people want to escape this gang territory at all cost.
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  54. @John Grigg 😂😂😂They are grasping at straws. Ukraine is losing the war. The problem is that the comedian and his gang are getting more and more unhinged by the day. He reminds Hitler in 1945 with his deranged fantasies about wonder weapons and million strong Volkssturm. The most important thing is that Ukrainian professional army including elite Nazi units like Azov regiment suffered unsustainable losses and you can't do much with conscripts (most of them are really unwilling to fight for the regime). Ukrainian army will be done by the end of the year.
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  55. Zelenskyy offensive is stuck. It's nowhere near Tokmak after suffering horrendous losses (more than 71 500 KIA since June 4). Meanwhile new Ukrainian defense minister Rustem Umierov wants to officially enlist 16-year-olds, obviously Zelenskyy offensive was so successful that even official forced conscription of disabled and people with AIDS and hepatitis wasn't enough. WaPo is reporting that yet another Zelenskyy debacle caused bitter recriminations on Capitol Hill: "The bleak outlook, briefed to some Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill, has already prompted a blame game inside closed-door meetings" (WaPo article "U.S. intelligence says Ukraine will fail to meet offensive’s key goal"). Ukrainian army in its current dismal state proved to be completely impotent. It's the result of a successful implementation of an attrition strategy. At this point unconditional surrender is the only practical solution for Ukraine. Hitler's Germany also refused to admit defeat until Hitler killed himself, then Keitel signed unconditional surrender.
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  56. The war is lost by Ukraine . Erratic Zelenskyy reminds Hitler in 1945. That war criminal also met "hitlerjugend" and made crazy pronouncements. Half of Ukraine has a blackout and winter hasn't even started. Zelenskyy regime banned marking of soldiers' graves with Ukrainian flags. Endless forests of flags at cemeteries across Ukraine proved to be too demoralizing and scary for those still desperately trying to escape forced conscription (which is tantamount to a certain death warrant) .
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  57. Ukraine is shooting down Russian missiles and drones in droves using its weapons depots and power stations.😂😂😂 More than half of Ukraine has a blackout after only two days of Russian strikes. Ukraine counteroffensives stalled on all fronts after Ukraine reclaimed 1.5% of territory from the Russians . Ukraine suffered unsustainable losses of more than 100 000 soldiers. Russians will have 300 000 reservists in their ranks in a month. The war is lost by Ukraine. It's just a waste of scarce resources .
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  58. It's much more likely that the Big Guy will go to jail.
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  59. Yeah, Zelenskyy was a court comedian of oligarch Kolomoisky and he made him a "president". Zelenskyy betrayed his old puppet master in favor of serving exclusively to the big one from DC that in return for starting a war and keeping it going allowed Zelenskyy and his gang monopoly on stealing and corruption in Ukraine (with 10% to the Big Guy, of course).
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  60. Sweden and Finland were effectively US satellites before Ukraine war and Hitler's satellites before that. So it's nothing new for the Russians. If NATO military infrastructure appears there, they will react appropriately.
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  61. WSJ is describing Zelenskyy mobilization in this way: "Mr. Zelensky in January introduced even harsher punishment for desertion and disobedience. A disabled person was drafted in western Ukraine and pronounced fit for service despite having no hands. Another died on the front lines within a month of mobilization after 10 days of training, according to his relatives." Zelenskyy is officially catching and forced conscripting even disabled (not only army recruiters, but also police, border police, secret police and even municipal authorities are officially hunting for hapless cannon fodder leaving desperate people no chance to escape Zelenskyy goons). When such people are in the trenches let alone forced to go on the offensive, it's a recipe for disaster. They simply refuse to fight and surrender at the first opportunity.
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