Teslag said:
You made the claim. You tell me. Nothing in Nortex' post said that.
Holy **** you're actually illiterate.
Teslag said:
You made the claim. You tell me. Nothing in Nortex' post said that.
nortex97 said:There's a whole long thread full of simple hatred for Russians/Putin. I don't have an emotional/real need to demonstrate my personal views toward him in every post/page here.Quote:
Also the quote about the election is somewhat hilarious given that Zelenskyy won in a landslide in 2019.
You probably don't realize Zelensky the beautiful campaigned in 2019 on bringing peace, and anti-corruption initiatives. Even before the full war with Russia in 2022, his approval rating was down to around Biden levels, and he is clearly an utter failure on both planks:More:Quote:
This latest episode of hope-to-disappointment with Zelenskiy comes at a difficult time for Ukraine. Mired in a war with Russia, the Ukrainian president cannot bring peace to Donbas without Vladimir Putin's help, but the Kremlin appears intent on continuing the conflict.
Reform and the struggle against corruption, however, are fights that Zelenskiy can control. If he turns away from them, he risks losing support in the West, particularly in Europe, where calls for a return to business as usual with Moscow are growing in EU member states. Zelenskiy should worry that, after 30 years of failure to rein in corruption and the oligarchs, Europeans may well begin to wonder whether Ukraine's political elite is incapable of change. Few things would damage Ukraine more than if its friends in the West begin to question whether the country is worth the troubleand simply give up.
If Zelenskiy does not worry about his country's future, perhaps he should worry about his political prospects. Just thirteen months after assuming office, his approval rating plummeted to 38 percent in June, a far cry from the 71 percent he enjoyed last September. His apparent reversal on corruption and long-needed economic reforms undoubtedly contributed to that.Then he *****-footed around about the fake Democrat lies and Trump's impeachment over the Biden corruption call/investigation, then pushed to go to nato asap, delivering a war that has deracinated the Ukrainian population and led to an exodus of millions of Ukrainians as refugees to flee conscription, as well as the death and maiming of hundreds of thousands, serving at Nuland's command. So yes, I do believe he is in reality HIGHLY unpopular within the adult Ukrainian population.Quote:
Ending The War
When he was sworn in as president in May 2019, Zelenskiy also inherited the role of supreme commander in chief of Ukraine's armed forces and a grinding war against Russia-backed separatists who hold parts of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions in what is known as the Donbas. More than 13,000 people have been killed since fighting began in April 2014.
One of Zelensky's two main promises was to bring the war to an end, a goal that polls have shown Ukrainians want to see accomplished more than anything.
"He showed a real willingness to end the war. That's a good thing," Yermolenko says. "The world saw it, too -- …
PlaneCrashGuy said:Teslag said:
You made the claim. You tell me. Nothing in Nortex' post said that.
Holy **** you're actually illiterate.
Teslag said:PlaneCrashGuy said:Teslag said:
You made the claim. You tell me. Nothing in Nortex' post said that.
Holy **** you're actually illiterate.
Then show me. Please.
Teslag said:
Where it was said defenses were being built around Kiev. Can you?
PlaneCrashGuy said:
True. Z and his army have getting smacked around for most of the last year plus.
PlaneCrashGuy said:Teslag said:
Where it was said defenses were being built around Kiev. Can you?
No one said that. What are you on about?
Teslag said:PlaneCrashGuy said:
True. Z and his army have getting smacked around for most of the last year plus.
Russia takes a couple miles and small towns in the past year = smacking around
Ukraine takes a couple miles and small towns in the last year = abysmal offensive failure
Seems typical for this thread
Teslag said:PlaneCrashGuy said:Teslag said:
Where it was said defenses were being built around Kiev. Can you?
No one said that. What are you on about?
Teslag said:
I'll ask again, where does it say defenses are being built around Kiev?
Teslag said:
"why are defenses being built around Kiev"
Your words.
Where did it say "defenses are being built around Kiev"?
There is ample evidence he is highly unpopular as a failed leader, given the war and corruption around it (including the 'military recruiters' of course, many of whom he had to fire late last year.).J. Walter Weatherman said:nortex97 said:There's a whole long thread full of simple hatred for Russians/Putin. I don't have an emotional/real need to demonstrate my personal views toward him in every post/page here.Quote:
Also the quote about the election is somewhat hilarious given that Zelenskyy won in a landslide in 2019.
You probably don't realize Zelensky the beautiful campaigned in 2019 on bringing peace, and anti-corruption initiatives. Even before the full war with Russia in 2022, his approval rating was down to around Biden levels, and he is clearly an utter failure on both planks:More:Quote:
This latest episode of hope-to-disappointment with Zelenskiy comes at a difficult time for Ukraine. Mired in a war with Russia, the Ukrainian president cannot bring peace to Donbas without Vladimir Putin's help, but the Kremlin appears intent on continuing the conflict.
Reform and the struggle against corruption, however, are fights that Zelenskiy can control. If he turns away from them, he risks losing support in the West, particularly in Europe, where calls for a return to business as usual with Moscow are growing in EU member states. Zelenskiy should worry that, after 30 years of failure to rein in corruption and the oligarchs, Europeans may well begin to wonder whether Ukraine's political elite is incapable of change. Few things would damage Ukraine more than if its friends in the West begin to question whether the country is worth the troubleand simply give up.
If Zelenskiy does not worry about his country's future, perhaps he should worry about his political prospects. Just thirteen months after assuming office, his approval rating plummeted to 38 percent in June, a far cry from the 71 percent he enjoyed last September. His apparent reversal on corruption and long-needed economic reforms undoubtedly contributed to that.Then he *****-footed around about the fake Democrat lies and Trump's impeachment over the Biden corruption call/investigation, then pushed to go to nato asap, delivering a war that has deracinated the Ukrainian population and led to an exodus of millions of Ukrainians as refugees to flee conscription, as well as the death and maiming of hundreds of thousands, serving at Nuland's command. So yes, I do believe he is in reality HIGHLY unpopular within the adult Ukrainian population.Quote:
Ending The War
When he was sworn in as president in May 2019, Zelenskiy also inherited the role of supreme commander in chief of Ukraine's armed forces and a grinding war against Russia-backed separatists who hold parts of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions in what is known as the Donbas. More than 13,000 people have been killed since fighting began in April 2014.
One of Zelensky's two main promises was to bring the war to an end, a goal that polls have shown Ukrainians want to see accomplished more than anything.
"He showed a real willingness to end the war. That's a good thing," Yermolenko says. "The world saw it, too -- …
I'm sure he would have loved to have peace in Ukraine like he campaigned on. Unfortunately it wasn't up to him once Putin decided to launch his invasion.
The Biden administration, State Department, and CIA wanted this war on their puppet regime in Kiev. There is no real denying that.Quote:
Over the past week, US President Joe Biden has made a series of unscripted remarks that have upped the temperature of US-Russia relations to near boiling point.
However, his ad-libbed line at the end of what was billed as a "major speech" in Poland on Saturday - seemingly calling for President Vladimir Putin to be removed from power - may have landed the hardest.
In his speech to a crowd of assembled Polish government officials and dignitaries at the Royal Castle in Warsaw, the US president once again warned that the world was in the midst of an era-defining conflict between democracies and autocracies.
He pledged that Nato would defend "every inch" of its member states' soil. He also promised continued support to Ukraine, although he noted that the US military would not engage with Russian forces there.
It was a confrontational, but measured, speech - well in line with what US officials, from Secretary of State Antony Blinken on down, have been saying for months.
Then, right before the "thank yous" and "goodbyes", Mr Biden added of his Russian counterpart: "For God's sake, this man cannot remain in power."
Cue the fireworks.
"This speech - and the passages which concern Russia - is astounding, to use polite words," Russia spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said. "He doesn't understand that the world is not limited to the United States and most of Europe."
And the US walk-backs.
"The president's point was that Putin cannot be allowed to exercise power over his neighbours or the region," a Biden administration official said on background. "He was not discussing Putin's power in Russia, or regime change."
The speed with which the US issued its "clarification" - later echoed by Mr Blinken - suggests the US understands the danger inherent in Mr Biden's words.
PlaneCrashGuy said:Teslag said:
"why are defenses being built around Kiev"
Your words.
Where did it say "defenses are being built around Kiev"?
WOULD BE buddy its a hypothetical. God you're slow
nortex97 said:
He's just coming up with a new line obviously which he will then repeat three dozen times a week.
Teslag said:PlaneCrashGuy said:Teslag said:
"why are defenses being built around Kiev"
Your words.
Where did it say "defenses are being built around Kiev"?
WOULD BE buddy its a hypothetical. God you're slow
If it were purely a hypothetical why would it warrant curiosity?
Kiev is urgently building its “Surovikin Line” in Zaporozhye, and the Rada plans to dissolve the regional council
— Olga Bazova (@OlgaBazova) March 7, 2024
▪️Recently, a scandal broke out due to the fact that money for defensive structures was not allocated. The Cabinet of Ministers denied this. It was also reported… pic.twitter.com/HxB9xM8cTH
Teslag said:
Because anyone with a lick of sense knows it wasn't a hypothetical. That's not how you phrase a hypothetical.
Nortex posted this tweet....Kiev is urgently building its “Surovikin Line” in Zaporozhye, and the Rada plans to dissolve the regional council
— Olga Bazova (@OlgaBazova) March 7, 2024
▪️Recently, a scandal broke out due to the fact that money for defensive structures was not allocated. The Cabinet of Ministers denied this. It was also reported… pic.twitter.com/HxB9xM8cTH
And you got confused and didn't realize Zaporozhye is almost 400 miles from the front.
You put your foot in your mouth again without actually taking the time to actually read something.
PlaneCrashGuy said:Teslag said:
Because anyone with a lick of sense knows it wasn't a hypothetical. That's not how you phrase a hypothetical.
Nortex posted this tweet....Kiev is urgently building its “Surovikin Line” in Zaporozhye, and the Rada plans to dissolve the regional council
— Olga Bazova (@OlgaBazova) March 7, 2024
▪️Recently, a scandal broke out due to the fact that money for defensive structures was not allocated. The Cabinet of Ministers denied this. It was also reported… pic.twitter.com/HxB9xM8cTH
And you got confused and didn't realize Zaporozhye is almost 400 miles from the front.
You put your foot in your mouth again without actually taking the time to actually read something.
If I was responding to Nortex I would've replied to him. Good try though.
Your desperation is really showing now.
Teslag said:PlaneCrashGuy said:Teslag said:
Because anyone with a lick of sense knows it wasn't a hypothetical. That's not how you phrase a hypothetical.
Nortex posted this tweet....Kiev is urgently building its “Surovikin Line” in Zaporozhye, and the Rada plans to dissolve the regional council
— Olga Bazova (@OlgaBazova) March 7, 2024
▪️Recently, a scandal broke out due to the fact that money for defensive structures was not allocated. The Cabinet of Ministers denied this. It was also reported… pic.twitter.com/HxB9xM8cTH
And you got confused and didn't realize Zaporozhye is almost 400 miles from the front.
You put your foot in your mouth again without actually taking the time to actually read something.
If I was responding to Nortex I would've replied to him. Good try though.
Your desperation is really showing now.
Don't bother with the hand wave. We know.
PlaneCrashGuy said:
True. Z and his army have getting smacked around for most of the last year plus.
J. Walter Weatherman said:PlaneCrashGuy said:
True. Z and his army have getting smacked around for most of the last year plus.
Yes, it's very sad when a country 3x the population of another one decides to attack them but thankfully they've been able to hold on to most of their country so far. Glad you agree.
PlaneCrashGuy said:J. Walter Weatherman said:PlaneCrashGuy said:
True. Z and his army have getting smacked around for most of the last year plus.
Yes, it's very sad when a country 3x the population of another one decides to attack them but thankfully they've been able to hold on to most of their country so far. Glad you agree.
I didn't know you're a confederate.
Ukrainian border guards detained a Mercedes Sprinter near the Romanian border, in which 34 people were trying to escape from Ukraine.
— senore_amore (@SenoreAmore) March 8, 2024
-> pic.twitter.com/ncKiRDarti
Some of us have predicted this blame-casting would come his way for 18+ months, eventually.Quote:
Two years into the conflict with Russia, the Pentagon is becoming "frustrated"with Ukraine due to its reluctance to heed battlefield advice from the US military, the New York Times has reported.
Washington has been Kiev's primary backer since February 2022, providing over $111 billion in military and financial assistance. However, relations have recently been "showing signs of wear and tear" and "might be stuck in a bit of a rut," the newspaper reported on Thursday.
According to the NYT, the Pentagon's "exasperation" with the Ukrainians comes down to "a single, recurring issue," which is that American military strategists believe Ukraine needs to concentrate its forces on "one big fight at a time." Contrary to the advice, however, President Vladimir Zelensky has been expending his forces "in battles for towns that US officials say lack strategic value."
The latest example was the battle for Avdeevka, a major Ukrainian stronghold in Russia's People's Republic of Donetsk, which was captured by Russian troops in February, the report read.
Ukrainian border guards detained a Mercedes Sprinter near the Romanian border, in which 34 people were trying to escape from Ukraine.
— senore_amore (@SenoreAmore) March 8, 2024
-> pic.twitter.com/ncKiRDarti
J. Walter Weatherman said:PlaneCrashGuy said:J. Walter Weatherman said:PlaneCrashGuy said:
True. Z and his army have getting smacked around for most of the last year plus.
Yes, it's very sad when a country 3x the population of another one decides to attack them but thankfully they've been able to hold on to most of their country so far. Glad you agree.
I didn't know you're a confederate.
This, unsurprisingly, makes zero sense.
PlaneCrashGuy said:J. Walter Weatherman said:PlaneCrashGuy said:J. Walter Weatherman said:PlaneCrashGuy said:
True. Z and his army have getting smacked around for most of the last year plus.
Yes, it's very sad when a country 3x the population of another one decides to attack them but thankfully they've been able to hold on to most of their country so far. Glad you agree.
I didn't know you're a confederate.
This, unsurprisingly, makes zero sense.
So you agree its an identical comparison. Thanks.
J. Walter Weatherman said:PlaneCrashGuy said:J. Walter Weatherman said:PlaneCrashGuy said:J. Walter Weatherman said:PlaneCrashGuy said:
True. Z and his army have getting smacked around for most of the last year plus.
Yes, it's very sad when a country 3x the population of another one decides to attack them but thankfully they've been able to hold on to most of their country so far. Glad you agree.
I didn't know you're a confederate.
This, unsurprisingly, makes zero sense.
So you agree its an identical comparison. Thanks.
Just to be clear - in this analogy are you suggesting that Ukraine is the Confederacy and Russia is the Union?