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Harold Saive's avatar

Soviet Union no longer exists since 1991

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Benjamin Two N's's avatar

It’s back.

Russia wants all of the old empire and has called the collapse of the evil empire the greatest tragedy of the last century

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David A's avatar

Zero evidence of that

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Benjamin Two N's's avatar

That is literally what they are saying.

They even claim Alaska is a fraudulent purchase, too.

Have you gotten your Sputnik shot yet? Putin mandates it. Also a digital ID.

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David A's avatar

Your consistent sarcasm is both ignorant and arrogant. A challenge, produce a Putin quite where he wants to reestablish the Soviet empire.

Understanding a Russian perspective is not the same as endorsing it. The region of the Ukraine that Putin wanted, voted 80 percent for the pro Russia Ukraine candidate. They speak Russian, and they have a multi century history of being Russian. It is know the US engineered a color revolution in 2014, and broke many agreements. We now know that the negotiations with Russia were not in good faith, but simply to allow time to build the military. George Washington advised to stay out of foreign wars, and for very good reasons.

Was he “rootin for Putin?

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Politico Phil's avatar

It's telling he(?) has nothing to reply with. He's never addressed any of my substantive comments either. All he has is a pre-written narrative. Straight neo-con double talk.

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Benjamin Two N's's avatar

I absolutely do address your narratives.

People say Russia is winning, yet can't comment on why they declared victory on February 26th of 2022 and are still fighting and claim it was planned to lose tens of thousands of men, 1900 tanks, and a flagship. All part of the plan.

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David A's avatar

They control over 80 percent of the territory they said they wanted. Their de-nazi campaign is also mostly successful. Clearly they are fighting NATO now, and claimed losses of men and equipment are all over the board. With some independent estimates state the loss ratios at 10 UK deaths to 2 Russian.

Those that read both sides admit to the fog of war in these estimates. You appear to have a one sided perspective, believing everything put out by NATO that has been taken over by WEF globalists. We should not be in such conflicts as we are increasing the destruction of lives and land, and we will not win, (Russia sees this as life or death) and your assertions on Putin's "literal" reformation of the Soviet Union go on without evidence. From a Russian perspective they have good reason to believe they are fighting for their existence against the insane One World crowd that betrayed all NATO promises, that gave us COVID, the global warming lies, many millions of refugees, illegal bio labs, unfettered immigration, blew up Nordstream, destroyed supply chains, and endless wars. I have no idea why you believe them and ignore so much real history.

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Benjamin Two N's's avatar

No comment?

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Benjamin Two N's's avatar

Couple things:

Russia claimed victory on February 26th with this public statement:

:Now this problem is gone - Ukraine has returned to Russia. This does not mean that its statehood will be liquidated, but it will be reorganized, re-established and returned to its natural state of part of the Russian world. Within what borders, in what form will the alliance with Russia be fixed (through the CSTO and the Eurasian Union or the Union State of Russia and Belarus )? This will be decided after the end is put in the history of Ukraine as anti-Russia. In any case, the period of the split of the Russian people is coming to an end."

Russian goals were simple and easily recognizable because of their actions:

Seize the capitol and force Zelensky to flee (Note how they launched air assaults into hostomel to secure it for follow on forces and link up with the airborne forces too heavy to fly in out of Belarus (VDV has tanks, T72B3s attached to them, have to be flown in by big transports, driven, or trucked)

Seize all of the country-note how they attacked from 4/5 different Axis-east, south, North, Center. Make the country "Russian".

Seize Odessa, landlock Ukraine. Odessa is claimed as a "traditional russian city".

Completely de-militarize the nation, similar to Belarus.

And they claimed to be able to do it in 3 days to a week. That's not me talking, that's their own state run media organization.

Not a single goal has been accomplished.

Ukraine is stronger now than they were on February 24th. They have more men under arms, more combat aircraft, more long range artillery, and the majority of the nation is free from Russian occupation and genocide.

Russia expected an easy win. That didn't happen and they have lost so many men, tanks, and equipment they are having to drag 60 year old tanks out of storage because those are less affected by sanctions which ARE affecting their electronics and defense industries. Missiles made in 2023 are being used in the battlefield.

Russia is losing this war.

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David A's avatar

Most of what you say is simply wrong, and you don't provide requested examples of assertions you make, and you do not read links provided.

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Benjamin Two N's's avatar

I absolutely have provided examples.

Are you saying the war is over and Russia has won?

Here’s a list of only visually verified Russian losses in Ukraine. This is a base line, not a top end figure.

https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2022/02/attack-on-europe-documenting-equipment.html?m=1

Here is the Russian victory declaration from the Russian state media:

https://web.archive.org/web/20220226224717/https://ria.ru/20220226/rossiya-1775162336.html

Please note the source address - ria.ru.

And also this:

https://i.postimg.cc/hvysFNvF/A84284-C8-EC4-E-4-AE8-91-E3-B1-AE4056-C426.jpg

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Benjamin Two N's's avatar

Those regions voted for independence from Russia in 1991. In Zelensky's hometown they speak a lot of Russian, that's doesn't make them Russian. The people want to be Ukrainian, not Russian.

When Ukraine liberated 99% of Kharkiv oblast in a lightning offensive there were countless videos of people speaking Russian coming out and greeting them.

On February 26th 2022 the Russian state media declared victory over Ukraine.

The RIAA reported "Now this problem is gone - Ukraine has returned to Russia. This does not mean that its statehood will be liquidated, but it will be reorganized, re-established and returned to its natural state of part of the Russian world. Within what borders, in what form will the alliance with Russia be fixed (through the CSTO and the Eurasian Union or the Union State of Russia and Belarus )? This will be decided after the end is put in the history of Ukraine as anti-Russia. In any case, the period of the split of the Russian people is coming to an end."

Putin sees Ukraine as a Russian state, not it's own entity.

https://web.archive.org/web/20220226224717/https://ria.ru/20220226/rossiya-1775162336.html

The US didn't break any agreements, but Russia did. Numerous times.

The Budapest agreements, Russia-Ukraine Friendship (1997), Minsk one and two, START, I can go on.

An agreement with Russia is not worth the paper it is written on.

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David A's avatar

You did not produce the quote supporting your assertion. You ignore the atrocities committed. You ignore the history of the land. You ignore the votes that did not support your assertions,

Your detail of the history completely leaves out the NATO failures, and their leadership in those failed agreements. There is no evidence Putin intends to reestablish the Soviet Union.

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Benjamin Two N's's avatar

Silly me, I saw all the hammer and sickle flags flying by Russian soldiers and was confused

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