Comments by "" (@colby25) on "Putin’s rage against civilians may herald a brutal new phase in the war" video.

@АндрейКаминский-г9в He said the best soldiers are made from what he describes not the best soldiers are just vengeance seekers alone. He is simply describing motivation. So the best soldiers are the best equipped, trained and motivated. I dont think pay comes into it if yer fighting in your homeland and for yer loved ones.
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@larrysherk You need to reread history then. Putin been interfering in ukraine since he came to power. He has never recognised the independance vote of 92% in 1991 were all the oblasts voted in favour including crimea and the donbas. Despite the vote being recognised worldwide and by russia. He created this war to bring his long term strategy to fruition. To create a new form of his beloved USSR in a "greater russian world". He has tried through politics with yanukovych, his cloned puppet president, and now hes using his military. Hes also been using his most potent weapon. Propaganda. Putin state tv for all the ethnic russians in ukraines border areas to create division and make political gain. Pro russian oligarchs did the rest by financin it all, one even owning some ukranian tv media. So putin been involved since day one of him coming to power in 2000. Twice, the ukranian people took to the streets in protest about the corruption and the oppression that followed yanukovychs 2 election wins. The orange revolution in 2004 where voting corruption was proven. His "poisoned" opponent easily winning the rerun. Then 10 years later at maidan after 4 years of oppression. Changing the constitution first to gain more power. Then jailing his political opponent yulia tymoshenko. Appointing that media oligarch in his govt who then started sanctioning opposition tv channels. Generally cracking down on all opposition views. Then he went back on a promise to join the EU. From which maidan began. It began peacefully at first but as he started to used more violent force the demo grew in size and numbers and became more resistant to the violent measures. He then sent snipers in to shoot unarmed protestors. 122 died with thousands injured. No way could he survive that bloodbath. He fled the next day with the rada reforming and voting yanukovych from office. The previous constitution was restored and tymoshenko released. New elections were organised and petro poroshenko became the new president. Also evidence was found of voting corruption in yanukovychs palace casting doubt on his close but fair win in 2010. So putin been attempting regime change since 2000. Even attempting to do it in 3 days in february. Utterly pitiful.
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@galesd1971 Thats the serbia that were ethnic cleansing and doin genocide. Certain serbians convicted later of war crimes. NATO done what it was made for. To prevent militant nationalism from raising its ugly head again in europe after WW2. Pity its hands are tied regarding putins militant nationalism.
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