I'm in Russia. Putin has waged a war. I'm in contact with my friends from Kiev, Kharkiv and other cities. They are all packing. Some of them can't get out of the cities. Few lucky ones moved the hell away some days ago. People I know in Kiev are safe, but they constantly hear explosions. Putin has gone mad. It's not fake.
Some facts : this is a (old) conflict between Ukraine and Russia. This is (normally) NOT a Problem of NATO or USA, so there is no need of any big sanctions or better-knowing and visiting Putin to explain him the world. Did Ukraine ask for help ? No. They are small and weak and have a mighty neighbour. So what the hell do they think will happen sooner or later, if you don’t Play by his rules ? You will be taken and that’s what is happening. And in my eyes the western also provoked it by his „bad Russia - good Ukraine“ Play
Putin and his cronies should burn in hell. Stop equating the corrupt government and people living under it. Putin and his cronies should burn in hell and people of Ukraine and Russia should be given a chance to live peaceful lives.
Russian government has threatened anyone protesting the war with prosecution. 49 people who were just standing with anti-war banners have been apprehended by the police.
Putin is one of the few sane leaders in Europe. Orban is another. You certainly sound like you should be relocated to a no-go zone in Paris.
Tom
President Putin laid it all out in a video posted on RT YouTube channel. Kiev tossed out threats of developing nuclear weapons. That required a response. This is much the same as the preemptive strikes Israel has taken on several occasions to maintain it's security against a neighboring threat.
Tom
I take it by 'hell' you mean being stuck in some progressive dystopia? That's certainly one of the fates President Putin is making sure isn't inflicted on Russia.
I am also from Russia. I adhere to right-wing views, I am against LGBT and the covid idiocy of the authorities, I have never supported any of the Russian liberal oppositionists.
This is fucking schizophrenia. Putin is completely crazy. Apparently, Putin and his cronies are salt or cocaine addicts, he does not look sane, but acts like a mental patient. Jumped his ass on a stake, which he stuck to himself. Killing people because of historical "grievances" that some subhumans trample on the ancestral lands of holy Russia is fucked up.
Once again proving that you're either a coward or not too bright. You post in English, I reply in English, you switch languages to reply to me. So which one are you? Or is is both? Yeah, it's probably both.
Before telling me it's a one sided affair and only Russia is in the wrong here, please watch this video. In 2014 Ukraine, along with Russia and the US, signed the Minsk agreement where Ukraine promised to stop conflict in Donetsk and Lugansk, give them independence and negotiate with those regions. Ukraine never did any of what they promised and signed off on in the Minsk agreement, the just went on to shelling and bombing Donetsk and Lugansk civilians. Russia sat and waited for 8 years for Ukraine to abide by the Minsk agreement, but they disregard the Minsk agreement and shelled civilians in Donetsk and Lugansk. This past week, Ukraine ramped up shelling of Lugansk and Donetsk while NATO bolstered them with funds and military hardware, Russia said that enough is enough and put their foot down to protect civilians in Lugansk and Donetsk.
Gabe
I'm an American expat in Russia, the poster earlier is correct, Putin has completely lost his mind and this war is a disgrace. You can be right wing and disavow this madness
You need psychiatric help clearly. Strategically speaking Putin is playing 5D chess and it is obvious that within a few days Kiev and all of Ukraine will be fully demilitarized and the crony CIA backed Poroshenko/Zelenski governments, the puppet governments of the cabal will be gone. 8 years of genocide from Ukrainian forces against countless innocents and even kids in Donetsk and Lugansk was more than enough time. The west did nothing to stop Ukraine. Also Ukraine for many years knowingly broke international agreements and also has not paid their debts for oil and gas to Russia. You are ill-equipped to understand the situation clearly. Donetsk and Lugansk people fleeing to Russia ,away from Ukraine, for over a week now. Today Ukrainian forces shot at Donetsk children's hospital.
Russian government has threatened anyone protesting the war with prosecution. 49 people who were just standing with anti-war banners have been apprehended by the police.
This is fucking schizophrenia. Putin is completely crazy. Apparently, Putin and his cronies are salt or cocaine addicts, he does not look sane, but acts like a mental patient. Jumped his ass on a stake, which he stuck to himself. Killing people because of historical "grievances" that some subhumans trample on the ancestral lands of holy Russia is fucked up.
-lives in the Us, one of the most arguable corrupt nations on earth guilty of invading and destroying endless countries
Before telling me it's a one sided affair and only Russia is in the wrong here, please watch this video. In 2014 Ukraine, along with Russia and the US, signed the Minsk agreement where Ukraine promised to stop conflict in Donetsk and Lugansk, give them independence and negotiate with those regions. Ukraine never did any of what they promised and signed off on in the Minsk agreement, the just went on to shelling and bombing Donetsk and Lugansk civilians. Russia sat and waited for 8 years for Ukraine to abide by the Minsk agreement, but they disregard the Minsk agreement and shelled civilians in Donetsk and Lugansk. This past week, Ukraine ramped up shelling of Lugansk and Donetsk while NATO bolstered them with funds and military hardware, Russia said that enough is enough and put their foot down to protect civilians in Lugansk and Donetsk.