Comments by "Joao Costa" (@JoaoCosta-pn9im) on "DW News" channel.

  1. Fantastic! Brilliant audacious operation conducted smartly. The collapse of the road bridge may have been caused by an explosion underneath it, while simultaneously the train was hit by another attack, possibly a drone or a rocket also fired from the sea (a single rocket propelled granate would do it) possibly near the bridge. The timing of the passing of the train and its fuel containers was well perfectly measured. Today is Putin’s birthday but the congratulations go to Ukraine 🇺🇦✊
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  2. At the beginning of this war, the Russians could choose and bombard their targets. Now that they are inside the country, wherever they are, they are surrounded by the enemy from all sides. They no longer choose targets; instead, they themselves became targets. Wherever they are, they are targets. The strategists did not learn the lessons of the USSR failure in Afghanistan. It is impossible to win Guerrilla warfare when you are in enemy’s territory and the enemy is at large extent united to send the invader home. The Ukrainians know well what strategy they need to apply. The scene of the 60km Russian column stuck on its way to Kiev tells everything. They became seating ducks.
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  3. I take my hat to Japanese Government and clap my hands 👏👏👏👏
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  4. There is an strategic game that has been decided behind the scenes where such apparent denial of Leopard tanks has been factored in and timed in the decision making. The impression of weakness may make the Russians lower their guards a bit and also seek talkings. Meanwhile Ukrainian teams will start to be trained in operating the tanks. A final positive decision on that, will lead to tanks operations on the ground very quick. Smoke screens are as important as clear truthful statements in war games. Let’s wait and see what will happen.
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  5. India is proud to say it is the biggest democracy in the world. However, when comes to live up to honor and uphold democratic values in the international arena, India prefers to be on the wall and continue business with the vile Russian government that has no respect whatsoever to rule of law and to refrain from commit war crimes and crimes against humanity. By myopically seeking is own self-interest and opportunism, India is discrediting itself and seen as lacking self-respect by the whole world. India is loose the right to claim to uphold democratic values.
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  6. My suggestion: you are free from the prison but not from the responsibility to work to bring Putin’s regime down. In the West now, you guys will be able to work more and better for that end. There is a lot to be done and you and the other Russians already in exile can organize yourself and start. Some are already doing so. As European I say welcome and please feel free to speak and communicate all your messages. We trust you.
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  7. Someone should be calculating how much the direct cost of this war is, including the million dollars fighter jets and helicopters shot down, the million dollars tanks no longer usable, personal carriers destroyed as well as all fuel, ammunition, food and so on and so forth. Russia is likely to see its army collapsing due to its own weaknesses, independently of the sanctions.
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  8. Israel must have warned Russia to get out before carrying of the strikes
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  9. Excellent! 👏👏👏👏
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  10. Someone could say, yes, the unipolar world is over for a couple of decades when the world was divided in three: the liberal democracies, the autocracies and the kleptocracies. In this last category, Mr Putin’s regime fits neatly!
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  11. Embraer, this is why Lula is so keen on going to bed with Putin
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  12. Calling the current situation a stalemate is misreading what is going on. Ukrainian forces are carrying out a systematic and successful effort to destroy ammunition depots and command centers. This is weakening Russian army and drastically reducing its capacity of action. If timing and military resources are well managed, the weakened Russian forces will have to discover that retreat, as quick as possible, is the only strategic option available for them. The demoralization will have devastating effect on the combat capabilities of the Russians.
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  13. Seeing how poorly Russia is faring against an enemy like Ukraine, piercing Russian air defenses at will, penetrating as deep as they want in Russian territory, Russian population must be very very scared of what a direct confrontation with the formidable arsenal of NATO will bring to them. It is blatantly clear that Russia cannot defend itself. Russian people must scream loudly at their government to stop the nonsense because they do not want to burn to fulfill Putin’s criminal delusions. Russians must have realized nothing good will come to them, if Putin is allowed to continue in Power.
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  14. Is India interested in having the two currencies linked knowing the wild fluctuations, volatility and instability of the ruble? Will India accept the Chinese yuan to be the reference currency? These unlikely cases remain to be seen. Anyway, India, “there may be troubles ahead” for you too, do not think your opportunism will be rewarded all the time.
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  15. Very good!
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  16. By the way, Russian failing “military operation” is very bad advertisement for the weapons they sell. Is India considering a revision of its investments in Russian tanks? After seeing so many of them becoming rubbish on the Ukrainian fields in fights with Ukrainian infantry troops, any purchaser should review whether that is a well invested money. Are you doing your homework properly, India?
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  17. Assad is paying a very heavy price for his alliance with bandits such as Putin
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  18. 👏👏👏👏👏
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  19. As we say, it seems that the “coin finally dropped” in the heads of Hungarian leaders
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  20. “Spinning out of control”… exactly… the Russians were using chips stollen from Ukrainian washing machines and when the spinning cycle in the washing program started, it went on to accomplish what it had been designed for
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  21. Putin has to go down
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  22. Two leaders? Two criminals is more appropriate
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  23. That was a great opportunity nit for him to walk out but in fact to be booted out
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  24. A war you either win or lose. There are many realizations of losing, one of them is being removed from power, the other is the guillotine, and so on … Putin will lose, but Russians will win by going back home and having a peaceful life away from the land of other countries.
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  25. The plane was carrying S300 missiles to reinforce the defenses against drones in Saint Petersburg or Moscow. This talking about POW is another Russian lie. This is part if their play book; they have zero credibility and the Western media should deal more cautiously with Russian versions of the stories
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  26. The interviewed person does not know what is in the Oligarchs’ minds
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  27. Putin is screwed either way, escalation or peace talks will lead to his destruction. He has caused already enough damages to Ukrainians as well as to Russians. He is responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Russian men. Military victory is impossible for him, and the other two options are just the end of his tenure to power. He is done. He has no place to go.
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  28. Prigozhin became too dangerous for Putin. Not as a power competitor, but as what all mafia boss fears the most, because of all the dirt Prigozhin knew about Putin, all the corrupt schemes Prigozhin managed and Putin himself was one of the biggest beneficiaries, involving lots of money. Prigozhin became too loose an end for Putin’s comfort. Prigozhin knew too much and could use what he knew. Now, there are treasure troves of information held by Prigozhin implicating many inside and outside Russia, particularly in Africa; those troves are still in a few hands who could be willing to sell it too the big bidders. The secret services around the world are trying to get hold of it. His death was a mafia style deal, and Putin as the mafia boss had it done with his operation arms at the FSB and others. Putin ordered the killing.
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  29.  @nicky-pn3pj  do you really think that the Russians are paying attention to my messages?
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  30.  @matthiasschreeb1169  do you think the Russians are paying attention to my messages? I am not relevant
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  31. He has to be cornered, has to dig further into his hole, and walk very close to make the most terrible decision, and then things will happen to him, because many will see they have had enough of him
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  32. The Russian horse should never have been invited at all. Criminals like him should be excluded from decent countries meeting. Russian regime is criminal and should be treated as such.
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  33. Attacks to residential areas just proves Russians cannot find military targets anymore. On the contrary, the Ukrainians carry out attacks precisely on the Russian enemy. This is the guerrilla warfare scenarios where the Russians are all the time surrounded by enemies (real or imaginary) but cannot see them and attack them. This will continue on and on, no matter if the Russians occupy all cities; they will be confined to limited spaces that would become clear targets, and every time they will try to move out of those spaces and fight outside it, they will become even easier targets. The Russian prospects are very gloomy; defeat is on the horizon and they are already feeling it.
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  34. If you do not ask good questions you do not get the answers we want to hear. The questions is: what are the sections?
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  35. The changing in strategy may be a deceiving tactic to give a impression of lowering down the ambitions and then come back again in full force. This needs to be considered as strategy number 1. Putin cannot be trusted by any means.
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  36. Excellent!
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  37.  @loamy908  yes, please
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  38. As weapon industry is already find very hard to convince possible international buyers of their products in the market, giving their poor performance in the battle field, now Russian civil engineering companies will lose clients now becoming skeptical about the quality of Russian constructions 😅
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  39. 👏👏👏🇨🇦✊🇪🇺✊👏👏👏
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  40. Kirill is an eunuch, licking Putin’s shoes. Shameful man. Cannot be a legitimate representative of Jesus.
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  41. Russian government is trying to make rubles a sort of commodity; they want to get foreign strong currency by exporting rubles. This is very unlikely to succeed apart from creating a short breathing space. Importers of Russian goods that will be called to pay in rubles will supposedly have to factor in the costs of buying the currency on the cost of the commodity. If Russian gas, for example, is sold at the international price, it will become more expensive due to the cost of buying the rubles. A valued ruble will make the buying of gas even less of interest. The volatility of the ruble also will scare any buyer of Russian goods away from it.
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  42. Lost the war, but Putin is still keeping, for the moment, his head on his neck
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  43. The little money Russian households can use for increasing consumption they will rather save it, knowing that there is war going on and that brings big rusks ti all households
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  44. 🇩🇪✊🇩🇪✊🇩🇪✊👏👏👏👏✌️
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  45. This is how a revolution starts - Вот так начинается революция
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  46. Of course if the conspirators were somehow ready or getting closer to that, they would not talk to a journalist living in London
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  47. For the little bit of what is left of your f**** life, Putin, to be safe, you should not even step outside your toilet
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