I love it when I read "backfilled with inexperienced mobilised personnel".
This might be a little tougher than Putin thought...
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I love it when I read "backfilled with inexperienced mobilised personnel".
Here is the full speech from the Latvian representative to the OSCE. It is around 2 or 3 minutes. The earlier post only had about 20 seconds of the speech. This is outstanding and worth a listen.
Russians were asked to f*ck off at the OSCE assembly. A strong speech by a Latvian politician
Russians were asked to f*ck off at the OSCE assembly. A strong speech by a Latvian politician
Well….I guess the bullshit “don’t say gay” crap left a mark 😄
But back home, the politics of the prewar period are returning for the 45-year-old president.
Corruption, a perennial problem in Ukraine, has come back into view in recent weeks. Mr. Zelensky has fired nearly a dozen senior officials for alleged schemes such as marking up the prices of eggs and other food procured for the military. One person whose home was raided by security services was a politically connected tycoon and onetime supporter of Mr. Zelensky’s.
A close ally of the president said the defense minister, well liked by Western partners, was on his way out in connection with a corruption scandal under his watch, but in the end he stayed.
Opponents say Mr. Zelensky’s grip on the media has a whiff of authoritarianism. Gen. Valeriy Zaluzhniy, the popular chief of Ukraine’s armed forces and a potential political rival to Mr. Zelensky, needs the president’s signoff for media interviews but rarely gets it, according to people familiar with the matter.
At the start of the war, a presidential decree mandated that Ukraine’s main news channels broadcast identical content, and they heavily feature government officials. Opponents of Mr. Zelensky say it constitutes an effective monopoly in a country that relies predominantly on TV for its news.
Mr. Zelensky’s approval ratings are still high, but much of that support is conditional, according to political analysts.
“Am I satisfied with him as president? I don’t ask myself that question,” said Kostyantyn Petrushevskiy, a former colleague of Mr. Zelensky’s during his comedy acting days. “I’m ready to create a religion in the name of Zelensky and Zaluzhniy and become a pastor—until the end of the war.”
Such domestic issues could create problems abroad, especially if the front lines, which Russia has reinforced with tens of thousands of fresh troops, remain deadlocked. Some Republican lawmakers have questioned the level of spending on Ukraine. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R., Calif.) will need to win over some skeptics in his party, or rely on votes from Democrats, to pass further aid packages.
www.wsj.com
Corruption, a perennial problem in Ukraine, has come back into view in recent weeks. Mr. Zelensky has fired nearly a dozen senior officials for alleged schemes such as marking up the prices of eggs and other food procured for the military. One person whose home was raided by security services was a politically connected tycoon and onetime supporter of Mr. Zelensky’s.
A close ally of the president said the defense minister, well liked by Western partners, was on his way out in connection with a corruption scandal under his watch, but in the end he stayed.
Opponents say Mr. Zelensky’s grip on the media has a whiff of authoritarianism. Gen. Valeriy Zaluzhniy, the popular chief of Ukraine’s armed forces and a potential political rival to Mr. Zelensky, needs the president’s signoff for media interviews but rarely gets it, according to people familiar with the matter.
At the start of the war, a presidential decree mandated that Ukraine’s main news channels broadcast identical content, and they heavily feature government officials. Opponents of Mr. Zelensky say it constitutes an effective monopoly in a country that relies predominantly on TV for its news.
Mr. Zelensky’s approval ratings are still high, but much of that support is conditional, according to political analysts.
“Am I satisfied with him as president? I don’t ask myself that question,” said Kostyantyn Petrushevskiy, a former colleague of Mr. Zelensky’s during his comedy acting days. “I’m ready to create a religion in the name of Zelensky and Zaluzhniy and become a pastor—until the end of the war.”
Such domestic issues could create problems abroad, especially if the front lines, which Russia has reinforced with tens of thousands of fresh troops, remain deadlocked. Some Republican lawmakers have questioned the level of spending on Ukraine. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R., Calif.) will need to win over some skeptics in his party, or rely on votes from Democrats, to pass further aid packages.
Ukraine’s Zelensky Is Challenged by Return of Domestic Political Troubles
Ukraine’s president faces government corruption allegations, political competition and questions about Western aid. The politics of the prewar period are returning for the 45-year-old wartime leader.
www.wsj.com
Now do Russia.But back home, the politics of the prewar period are returning for the 45-year-old president.
Corruption, a perennial problem in Ukraine, has come back into view in recent weeks. Mr. Zelensky has fired nearly a dozen senior officials for alleged schemes such as marking up the prices of eggs and other food procured for the military. One person whose home was raided by security services was a politically connected tycoon and onetime supporter of Mr. Zelensky’s.
A close ally of the president said the defense minister, well liked by Western partners, was on his way out in connection with a corruption scandal under his watch, but in the end he stayed.
Opponents say Mr. Zelensky’s grip on the media has a whiff of authoritarianism. Gen. Valeriy Zaluzhniy, the popular chief of Ukraine’s armed forces and a potential political rival to Mr. Zelensky, needs the president’s signoff for media interviews but rarely gets it, according to people familiar with the matter.
At the start of the war, a presidential decree mandated that Ukraine’s main news channels broadcast identical content, and they heavily feature government officials. Opponents of Mr. Zelensky say it constitutes an effective monopoly in a country that relies predominantly on TV for its news.
Mr. Zelensky’s approval ratings are still high, but much of that support is conditional, according to political analysts.
“Am I satisfied with him as president? I don’t ask myself that question,” said Kostyantyn Petrushevskiy, a former colleague of Mr. Zelensky’s during his comedy acting days. “I’m ready to create a religion in the name of Zelensky and Zaluzhniy and become a pastor—until the end of the war.”
Such domestic issues could create problems abroad, especially if the front lines, which Russia has reinforced with tens of thousands of fresh troops, remain deadlocked. Some Republican lawmakers have questioned the level of spending on Ukraine. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R., Calif.) will need to win over some skeptics in his party, or rely on votes from Democrats, to pass further aid packages.
Ukraine’s Zelensky Is Challenged by Return of Domestic Political Troubles
Ukraine’s president faces government corruption allegations, political competition and questions about Western aid. The politics of the prewar period are returning for the 45-year-old wartime leader.
Russias an authoritarian shit hole.
Did you actually read the article?
The Zelensky comparisons to Churchill are correct. I think he’s been a great wartime leader.
To think that his political rivals just went away or the corruption problems that kept them out of the EU and NATO just disappeared is wishful thinking….
I did read the article. Did you see this part? It’s the only acceptable position to take until Russia’s been defeated and its war criminals hang at The Hague.
“Am I satisfied with him as president? I don’t ask myself that question,” said Kostyantyn Petrushevskiy, a former colleague of Mr. Zelensky’s during his comedy acting days. “I’m ready to create a religion in the name of Zelensky and Zaluzhniy and become a pastor—until the end of the war.”
True.
I think the general takeaway from the article is there’s still opposition to Zelensky but they’re lying low at the moment because of what you posted above…
Churchill lost his PM spot 2 months after Germany surrendered FWIW. Just something to keep in mind moving forward…nothing more.
“Wake a Russian” has a nice ring to it.
Reminds me a bit of “Fug#$ a Russian”.
“Russia… will hope to outlast NATO military assistance to Ukraine before making a major territorial offensive.”
Now, if you were doing Russia’s bidding, do you think you’d be trying to convince Americans that this war is too costly? That they should vote in republicans and Donald Trump who’d pull assistance to Russia immediately? Maybe yammer about “blank checks?”
"Always cross the road at safe places, i.e. at traffic lights or zebra crossings. But maybe the Russians don't know that."
A WOW if true. May be false flag operation as well.
"It is claimed that a drone attack was carried out on Machulishchi Air Base in the #Minsk region of Belarus, and the nose part of the Russian A-50 AWACS aircraft and the analog antenna on the fuselage were damaged in the attack. It is also among the allegations that three Russian soldiers died."
"It is claimed that a drone attack was carried out on Machulishchi Air Base in the #Minsk region of Belarus, and the nose part of the Russian A-50 AWACS aircraft and the analog antenna on the fuselage were damaged in the attack. It is also among the allegations that three Russian soldiers died."
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Interesting. Poking Russia forces in Transnistria and now Belarus seems to be a dramatic flip to where we were 100 days ago. It is as if Ukraine senses Russia is the one depleted and unable to defend other fronts. I am all in for harassing their assets in those two border countries.
The good news is this should rule out the false flag operation.
