After people started fleeing Russia, the Kremlin banned fights leaving Russia from taking males between the ages of 18 and 65. But I DO believe that Putin will start using unconventional weapons before too long. Of course, should Ukraine manage to get their hands on unconventional weapons and use them in Russia, Putin would scream “unfair!”
The discontent seems to be approaching ignition point: there’s no humor involved.
Listening to the “views from the street” last night, responding to a statement by a Duma member who is backing Putin’s “partial callup”, one respondent, quite angrily, said “Tovarishch Rumbum [the Duma member; it was a name something like that, not Russian-sounding] must be stood against a wall!”. Another said, also angrily, “we are supposed to go to Ukraina and kill or die so that the elites can live in luxury and their kids [the speaker was uni age] can go to prestige universities abroad and be safe? I’ll be d*mned first.” Still others said, with barely-suppressed anger, “I have no answer for that yet”, “I have nothing to say now”, “Putin has lost his f*ck*ng mind”, etc.
And, in a blatantly-awful try at black propaganda, a western “news” source claimed that Putin has sacked Shoygu and replaced him with the head (or a head?) of the “international criminal Wagner Group” who will conscript even the worst criminals from prisons and gulags and send them to Ukraina with the promise of a pardon if they do the dirty work. (In fact, as that same “news” explained a bit later, Shoygu wasn’t sacked, he was just sidelined a little. Apparently he wasn’t willing to play the monster role.)
Rabies65 over 1 year ago
Putin is the new Czar. A new Revolution could take him out.
timbob2313 Premium Member over 1 year ago
MC4802 Premium Member over 1 year ago
Putin is 70, another old man leading a nation, for how much longer?
In 2024, when the G# (7 or 8 or 9?) meets, which nations will be there represented by which leaders?
Interesting times we live in.
cdward over 1 year ago
After people started fleeing Russia, the Kremlin banned fights leaving Russia from taking males between the ages of 18 and 65. But I DO believe that Putin will start using unconventional weapons before too long. Of course, should Ukraine manage to get their hands on unconventional weapons and use them in Russia, Putin would scream “unfair!”
The Nodding Head over 1 year ago
AK- Babushka
schaefer jim over 1 year ago
Funny but not far from the truth!
Màiri over 1 year ago
The discontent seems to be approaching ignition point: there’s no humor involved.
Listening to the “views from the street” last night, responding to a statement by a Duma member who is backing Putin’s “partial callup”, one respondent, quite angrily, said “Tovarishch Rumbum [the Duma member; it was a name something like that, not Russian-sounding] must be stood against a wall!”. Another said, also angrily, “we are supposed to go to Ukraina and kill or die so that the elites can live in luxury and their kids [the speaker was uni age] can go to prestige universities abroad and be safe? I’ll be d*mned first.” Still others said, with barely-suppressed anger, “I have no answer for that yet”, “I have nothing to say now”, “Putin has lost his f*ck*ng mind”, etc.
And, in a blatantly-awful try at black propaganda, a western “news” source claimed that Putin has sacked Shoygu and replaced him with the head (or a head?) of the “international criminal Wagner Group” who will conscript even the worst criminals from prisons and gulags and send them to Ukraina with the promise of a pardon if they do the dirty work. (In fact, as that same “news” explained a bit later, Shoygu wasn’t sacked, he was just sidelined a little. Apparently he wasn’t willing to play the monster role.)
LeeGP over 1 year ago
She can always use Baba Yaga’s house as a tank…