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[–] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 68 points 3 months ago (5 children)

The recruitment crisis could be solved, she added, if Ukraine’s allies sent their own troops. If they did not, and Kyiv fell, Vladimir Putin would keep going. She said: “As I see it, it is Europe’s armies that are absent without leave. They don’t understand – or don’t want to understand – that this is their war too.”

ukkkraine : Pwease help us start World War 3

[–] FumpyAer@hexbear.net 55 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Putin wants one non NATO buffer state where the US can't put a nuclear missile. This isn't hard to understand.

[–] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 36 points 3 months ago

wojak-nooo: Putin wants to steal my hamburger sandwiches and French fried potatoes!

[–] BodyBySisyphus@hexbear.net 11 points 3 months ago

It is if you're cognitively incapable of processing the fact that the Cold War ended.

[–] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 42 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

The most obvious mainstream facet of the "Orcs" narrative is this unquestioned assumption that once the Ukrainian coup government is defeated, the ~~Uruk-Hai~~ Russian horde will sweep forward like hungry locusts and devour ~~the World of Men~~ Europe.

[–] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 32 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Like, if it was conquest he was after, why wouldn't he just immediately blast Ukraine down to bedrock?

Russia still has ballistic missiles and bomber planes

Could have just turned Kiev into a smoking crater in the first few days if he wanted

[–] anarchoilluminati@hexbear.net 27 points 3 months ago (1 children)

And they act like Russia is going to be in Lisbon by the end of the year but they also act like Russia is both crawling towards Kiev and suffering heavy losses to get that far.

I doubt Russia could keep going into Western Europe even if they wanted to do it.

[–] TechnoUnionTypeBeat@hexbear.net 35 points 3 months ago (1 children)

They don’t understand ... that this is their war too

It's adorable when the pawns of imperialism think they have insight into what's going on and can dictate terms

The West is abundantly aware and has been abundantly clear that this isn't their war. They don't give a fuck what the outcome is provided Russia gets a black eye during it

The fact that Ukraine still thinks it's going to have the West come charging in to defeat Russia is almost sad, tbh

[–] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 21 points 3 months ago

ukkkraine: Maybe once every man over the age of 18 is dead, they'll send their armies in!

[–] D61@hexbear.net 7 points 3 months ago

Ukranian to the world: Hey, if you want to fight a war on our country you really should be sending your own people to fight in it. We're... uhhhh... running out of people.

[–] Assian_Candor@hexbear.net 5 points 3 months ago

Don't stop I'm close

[–] vegeta1@hexbear.net 12 points 3 months ago

War is the purest hell.