The Gulf States are partnering with Ukraine for drone technology, not Russia. Russia may be making advances, but at a rate much slower than Ukraine, which is why Russia still has not achieved the aims of this stupid war.
Russia can afford to keep the pressure on Ukraine. If they back down now, it will be a victory for the TrumpenReich. Gulf States buying tech from Ukraine doesn’t mean that Russia’s technology is crap - Russia has the lancet drone and also anti-drone drones (lol)
I mean Russia net lost territory last month and their army is getting smaller. Their economy is on the brink and even prominent people in the Kremlin and war bloggers are calling the war a failure.
Imagine being so gullible that you keep falling for the same talking points after four whole years of them being proven wrong over and over. Utter lack of any capacity for critical thinking on display here.
The net territory loss has turned out to b far less consequential than nafo trolls made it out to be, and is being rolled back already. The reality of the situation is that Ukraine lacks troops to actually hold the territory they manage to take. Russian army is at 1.5 million last I checked. Do provide your sources for it getting smaller. We do know that Europe is now forcing refugees to return to Ukraine though, so they can be gang pressed into fighting because of Ukraine’s unsustainable losses and ineffectiveness of busificaiton. The economy being on a brink is a pretty bold statement, let’s just wait a few months and see how that turns out to be completely false. Shouldn’t you be on reddit right now?
You should have called them out more on the “Russia lost net territory” assertion because it just flat out isn’t true. There hasn’t been a single month since 2022 in which Russia has not made net gains in territory.
Even arch-neocon think tank ISW admits this:
And if someone wants to double check that claim, here’s the granular breakdown on a sub-weekly basis, including the latest data up to mid April, based on neutral mapper Suriyak: https://smo-tracker.com/war-posts
Not that territorial advance matters all that much in a war of attrition scenario, but still, we should not let demonstrably false claims go unchallenged.
As you note, the whole discussion of territory is a diversion given that’s not what’s relevant here. But yeah, even here these people just have to resort to lying.
If Ukraine lacked the troops like you claim surely the Russian army would just be steamrolling Ukraine right now. Instead it is Ukraine who has made more gains in 2026, are the Ukrainian soldiers that much stronger, better equipped or better trained than their more numerous Russian counterparts? They certainly have more teeth than the Russian soldiers anyway.
The war has been at a stalemate with stable front lines for so long now that Europe considers it safe for Ukrainian refugees to return home now.
Meanwhile in Russia the public are starting to make Putin so worried that he has banned all encrypted messaging services. You now need to message on the FSBs Russia Max app. The Russian spin on this is hilarious too, we have gotten rid of the Russiaphobic regular internet for out superior Russian only internal internet! Great success Ivan!
He certainly doesn’t seem to think the war is in a stalemate, but what does he know right?
Meanwhile, seems like the EU is just as worried given that EU has banned all Russian media, while western media is not banned in Russia, and now EU keeps trying to ban encryption with chatcontrol. Why is that, let’s apply your own logic here.
He certainly doesn’t seem to think the war is in a stalemate, but what does he know right?
You can’t deny the reality on the ground right now, neither side can do much due to drones, Ukraine has had the edge the last few months. Russia is tightening its grip on the communication infrastructure of the country because they know what’s coming as the domestic situation in Russia deteriorates.
The reality on the ground is that Ukraine is running out of manpower as Budanov openly admits. That means Russia is winning through attrition. Why is the EU tightening its grip on communication, why does the EU ban Russian media when Russia doesn’t ban western media? What is the EU afraid of?
Sounds like the EU is tightening its grip on the communication infrastructure of the country because they know what’s coming as the domestic situation in EU members deteriorates. Which certainly is supported by the fact that all the governments in major European are polling under 20% while nationalist parties are rapidly growing in popularity. The AfD becoming the biggest party in Germany certainly doesn’t sound like all is well to me.
Anybody who follows the conflict knows that Russian military bloggers aren’t exactly a reliable source for much of anything. But hey, whatever helps you cope I suppose. Meanwhile, last I checked western backed terrorists aren’t doing so hot in Mali. Might need to update your propaganda points. Also, looks like you chuds lost Bulgaria.
Yes its all western backed anything that makes Russia look bad is always western back.
The west is both weak and ineffective and going to lose its “proxy war” in Ukraine but also is the one funding the insurgents that take Russian forces down.
Is that right? So which is it? Are they weak and going to fail or are they the ones backing all the groups who don’t agree with Russian occupation and drives them out?
The enemy is both weak and strong at the same time!
Also, might want to brush up on that whole Mali situation. Russia isn’t doing too great there.
I mean the whole context of this discussion is a mainstream western publication explaining how Russian army is far ahead of the west. But hey, you obviously know better being the armchair general that you are. Meanwhile, do tell what the Mali situation is like, this ought to be good. The fact that you’re cheering for the terrorists here does say everything we need to know about you as a person.
As long as people still like money, the US can continue to do whatever the fuck they want. Nobody with a bank account is fighting them, and the people without bank accounts don’t mean anything.
The Gulf States are partnering with Ukraine for drone technology, not Russia. Russia may be making advances, but at a rate much slower than Ukraine, which is why Russia still has not achieved the aims of this stupid war.
^ https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Fractal_wrongness
Russia can afford to keep the pressure on Ukraine. If they back down now, it will be a victory for the TrumpenReich. Gulf States buying tech from Ukraine doesn’t mean that Russia’s technology is crap - Russia has the lancet drone and also anti-drone drones (lol)
I mean Russia net lost territory last month and their army is getting smaller. Their economy is on the brink and even prominent people in the Kremlin and war bloggers are calling the war a failure.
Imagine being so gullible that you keep falling for the same talking points after four whole years of them being proven wrong over and over. Utter lack of any capacity for critical thinking on display here.
Sorry, which part isn’t true? Really hope you’re just a bot. Shouldn’t you be on max right now?
If you don’t wish to talk to humans, lemmy is the wrong place for you.
The net territory loss has turned out to b far less consequential than nafo trolls made it out to be, and is being rolled back already. The reality of the situation is that Ukraine lacks troops to actually hold the territory they manage to take. Russian army is at 1.5 million last I checked. Do provide your sources for it getting smaller. We do know that Europe is now forcing refugees to return to Ukraine though, so they can be gang pressed into fighting because of Ukraine’s unsustainable losses and ineffectiveness of busificaiton. The economy being on a brink is a pretty bold statement, let’s just wait a few months and see how that turns out to be completely false. Shouldn’t you be on reddit right now?
You should have called them out more on the “Russia lost net territory” assertion because it just flat out isn’t true. There hasn’t been a single month since 2022 in which Russia has not made net gains in territory.
Even arch-neocon think tank ISW admits this:
And if someone wants to double check that claim, here’s the granular breakdown on a sub-weekly basis, including the latest data up to mid April, based on neutral mapper Suriyak: https://smo-tracker.com/war-posts
Not that territorial advance matters all that much in a war of attrition scenario, but still, we should not let demonstrably false claims go unchallenged.
As you note, the whole discussion of territory is a diversion given that’s not what’s relevant here. But yeah, even here these people just have to resort to lying.
If Ukraine lacked the troops like you claim surely the Russian army would just be steamrolling Ukraine right now. Instead it is Ukraine who has made more gains in 2026, are the Ukrainian soldiers that much stronger, better equipped or better trained than their more numerous Russian counterparts? They certainly have more teeth than the Russian soldiers anyway.
The war has been at a stalemate with stable front lines for so long now that Europe considers it safe for Ukrainian refugees to return home now.
Meanwhile in Russia the public are starting to make Putin so worried that he has banned all encrypted messaging services. You now need to message on the FSBs Russia Max app. The Russian spin on this is hilarious too, we have gotten rid of the Russiaphobic regular internet for out superior Russian only internal internet! Great success Ivan!
It’s not me claiming it, it’s Budanov saying it, but surely you know better https://kyivindependent.com/wars-are-not-won-without-people-budanov-warns-of-mobilization-crisis/
He certainly doesn’t seem to think the war is in a stalemate, but what does he know right?
Meanwhile, seems like the EU is just as worried given that EU has banned all Russian media, while western media is not banned in Russia, and now EU keeps trying to ban encryption with chatcontrol. Why is that, let’s apply your own logic here.
You can’t deny the reality on the ground right now, neither side can do much due to drones, Ukraine has had the edge the last few months. Russia is tightening its grip on the communication infrastructure of the country because they know what’s coming as the domestic situation in Russia deteriorates.
Between us and this Budanov guy, who do you think is more familiar with the reality on the ground?
The reality on the ground is that Ukraine is running out of manpower as Budanov openly admits. That means Russia is winning through attrition. Why is the EU tightening its grip on communication, why does the EU ban Russian media when Russia doesn’t ban western media? What is the EU afraid of?
Sounds like the EU is tightening its grip on the communication infrastructure of the country because they know what’s coming as the domestic situation in EU members deteriorates. Which certainly is supported by the fact that all the governments in major European are polling under 20% while nationalist parties are rapidly growing in popularity. The AfD becoming the biggest party in Germany certainly doesn’t sound like all is well to me.
Your own military bloggers are sounding the alarm bell. Besides, a healthy Russia doesn’t lose control of Mali & Moldova in the same week.
Anybody who follows the conflict knows that Russian military bloggers aren’t exactly a reliable source for much of anything. But hey, whatever helps you cope I suppose. Meanwhile, last I checked western backed terrorists aren’t doing so hot in Mali. Might need to update your propaganda points. Also, looks like you chuds lost Bulgaria.
The US maintains four military bases in Bulgaria. You can talk once Bulgarians do to these bases what happened to Russia in Mali.
Even funnier to talk about what happened to US bases all across the Gulf. Iran didn’t even need Oreshniks for that. 🤣 https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/iran-caused-extensive-damage-us-military-bases-publicly-known-rcna331853
Yes its all western backed anything that makes Russia look bad is always western back.
The west is both weak and ineffective and going to lose its “proxy war” in Ukraine but also is the one funding the insurgents that take Russian forces down.
Is that right? So which is it? Are they weak and going to fail or are they the ones backing all the groups who don’t agree with Russian occupation and drives them out?
The enemy is both weak and strong at the same time!
Also, might want to brush up on that whole Mali situation. Russia isn’t doing too great there.
I mean the whole context of this discussion is a mainstream western publication explaining how Russian army is far ahead of the west. But hey, you obviously know better being the armchair general that you are. Meanwhile, do tell what the Mali situation is like, this ought to be good. The fact that you’re cheering for the terrorists here does say everything we need to know about you as a person.
At this pace, Russia can keep “proving us wrong” for the next 200 years and still not achieve victory!
The war is between the collective west and Russia, and west will be lucky to make it through the next decade at the rate things are going.
As long as people still like money, the US can continue to do whatever the fuck they want. Nobody with a bank account is fighting them, and the people without bank accounts don’t mean anything.
Debt isn’t money
lmfao wait till you find out how the petrodollar works and what’s happening with the strait of Hormuz right now