If it is in fact true, it might explain why he tried to do this insane thing at this time. Tried to cement his legacy, but severely overreached. Now, he'll be remembered as the loser who FAILED to recreate the U. S. S. R.
Or the loser that first pushed the big red button. If he's on his way out, what's he have to lose? A coup most likely means his death anyway, and if he has blood cancer... He knows this is his last shot to MRGA.
Your feelings and opinions do not add up to facts.
Somebody is gonna make a ton of money selling wheat to the world so they don't starve.
Ukraine is all torn up so they won't be exporting much wheat, if any.
India announced they fear running out of food this year and they had extra hot weather, killing much of their wheat. They won't be exporting any. They used to export most of it.
Russia is one place that exports enough wheat to feed a big chunk of the world.
The other big wheat exporter is North America, (US/Canada)
Problem is, our farmers don't have enough fertilizer to grow the needed crops.
Russia is the world's largest exporter of fertilizers, accounting for 23% of ammonia exports, 14% of urea exports, 10% of processed phosphate exports, and 21% of potash exports, according to data from The Fertilizer Institute. Prices are SOARING!
Here are the 5 countries with the most wheat exports:
Russia (37,267,014 Tons) United States of America (26,131,626 Tons) Canada (26,110,509 Tons) France (19,792,597 Tons) Ukraine (18,055,673 Tons)
Looks like a hungry year coming up for most of the world.
Pray.
Also: The Chinese and India among others are already buying much of Russia's oil and now Russia has all that wheat for sale at top prices. India has bought more than twice as much crude oil from Russia in the two months since its invasion of Ukraine as it did in the whole of 2021, according to Reuters. China, the world's largest oil importer, is the top buyer of Russian crude at 1.6 million barrels per day.
I think the left is still all in, but the rah rah interest is sure waning. Some on the right seem like they'd be okay if Putin wiped them out. Don't get that at all. But have to agree with you to a point, because America has ADHD when it comes to focusing longer than a minute on anything not under our noses.
Your feelings and opinions do not add up to facts.
I was just asking a friend today... does anyone even really care about Ukraine anymore? Seems the people have moved on to other things.
Given the fact that Finland and Sweden have decided that it would be in their best interest to join NATO, the subject of the Ukraine War is of interest to most of the world, with the exception of a few right wingers in the USA.
Somebody is gonna make a ton of money selling wheat to the world so they don't starve.
Ukraine is all torn up so they won't be exporting much wheat, if any.
India announced they fear running out of food this year and they had extra hot weather, killing much of their wheat. They won't be exporting any. They used to export most of it.
Russia is one place that exports enough wheat to feed a big chunk of the world.
The other big wheat exporter is North America, (US/Canada)
Problem is, our farmers don't have enough fertilizer to grow the needed crops.
Russia is the world's largest exporter of fertilizers, accounting for 23% of ammonia exports, 14% of urea exports, 10% of processed phosphate exports, and 21% of potash exports, according to data from The Fertilizer Institute. Prices are SOARING!
Here are the 5 countries with the most wheat exports:
Russia (37,267,014 Tons) United States of America (26,131,626 Tons) Canada (26,110,509 Tons) France (19,792,597 Tons) Ukraine (18,055,673 Tons)
Looks like a hungry year coming up for most of the world.
Pray.
Also: The Chinese and India among others are already buying much of Russia's oil and now Russia has all that wheat for sale at top prices. India has bought more than twice as much crude oil from Russia in the two months since its invasion of Ukraine as it did in the whole of 2021, according to Reuters. China, the world's largest oil importer, is the top buyer of Russian crude at 1.6 million barrels per day.
Russia's economy is a tough nut to crack.
40...wow, did Putin and Russia ever miscalculate how the world would respond to their illegal war against the Ukrainian people...!
Given the performance of the Russian army fighting in the Ukraine, Finland and Sweden have decided it would be in their best interest to join NATO to protect themselves against the lying Russians and Putin. In an odd way, the world should be thanking Putin for starting his ill-advised war against the Ukraine..it was Putin who pushed for the expansion of NATO.
No it's not. Who made you the boss of cowardly and weak? I think it's cowardly and weak to NOT take a stance on serious issues that affect American lives. You don't always do that in plain terms, so who's wrong? Nobody. Again, he has every right to post what he wants, how he wants, without you going at him FOR THE POST. Now you can disagree, but you don't seem to be doing that. You seem to be taking shots from 10,000 feet, instead of just stating your stance and getting dirty with the rest of us. I mean if you are into that for some odd reason, go for it, but I think you have enough ideas, thoughts, or personal positions on topics in here to fully participate. Just because you don't agree or think something is not how you would do it, doesn't make it wrong, it just means you disagree, so say that.
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Your feelings and opinions do not add up to facts.
Somebody is gonna make a ton of money selling wheat to the world so they don't starve.
Ukraine is all torn up so they won't be exporting much wheat, if any.
India announced they fear running out of food this year and they had extra hot weather, killing much of their wheat. They won't be exporting any. They used to export most of it.
Russia is one place that exports enough wheat to feed a big chunk of the world.
The other big wheat exporter is North America, (US/Canada)
Problem is, our farmers don't have enough fertilizer to grow the needed crops.
Russia is the world's largest exporter of fertilizers, accounting for 23% of ammonia exports, 14% of urea exports, 10% of processed phosphate exports, and 21% of potash exports, according to data from The Fertilizer Institute. Prices are SOARING!
Here are the 5 countries with the most wheat exports:
Russia (37,267,014 Tons) United States of America (26,131,626 Tons) Canada (26,110,509 Tons) France (19,792,597 Tons) Ukraine (18,055,673 Tons)
Looks like a hungry year coming up for most of the world.
Pray.
Also: The Chinese and India among others are already buying much of Russia's oil and now Russia has all that wheat for sale at top prices. India has bought more than twice as much crude oil from Russia in the two months since its invasion of Ukraine as it did in the whole of 2021, according to Reuters. China, the world's largest oil importer, is the top buyer of Russian crude at 1.6 million barrels per day.
Russia's economy is a tough nut to crack.
40...wow, did Putin and Russia ever miscalculate how the world would respond to their illegal war against the Ukrainian people...!
Given the performance of the Russian army fighting in the Ukraine, Finland and Sweden have decided it would be in their best interest to join NATO to protect themselves against the lying Russians and Putin. In an odd way, the world should be thanking Putin for starting his ill-advised war against the Ukraine..it was Putin who pushed for the expansion of NATO.
We are happy with the way this turned out.
New NATO members, one third of Russia's military destroyed and defeated, Putin the war criminal dying.
The fact remains that tens of millions might starve to death as a result of this war.
Here are some Youtube channels that I've been following. I'm on my second bout of COVID and have been pretty sick, just sitting around and looking for stuff to watch. You really have to sift thru a lot of flotsam and jetsam to get to stuff that appears accurate, reliable and interesting. This first one consists mostly of intercepted phone calls from Russian soldiers. The second has interviews with captured Russian soldiers, videos of Russian atrocitites and interviews with Ukranian troops at the fronts. The third has news and combat footage.
America has ADHD when it comes to focusing longer than a minute on anything not under our noses.
yep that is what I am referencing. Ukraine isn't even trending on Twitter.
Amber Heard is and Biden sending 100's of Special Forces to Somalia & to kill a dozen Al Shabab leaders
We agree on American focus for sure. TBH, it's also why the big lie and other misinformation get spread better than the facts. Truth is usually boring unless it is specific to the reader's interests. Telling people what they want to hear instead, well that is always of interest. Truth is we all live in bubbles we create to separate us from the things we dislike. Some bubbles have many layers, twists, and turns; others not so much.
Your feelings and opinions do not add up to facts.
...with the exception of a few right wingers in the USA.
Attaching a label to those who have different ideas than yours is cowardly and weak.
Pretending it's not true is cowardly and weak. Just because you haven't been keeping up with the growing sentiment among some republican politicians and their talking points is no excuse to point the finger at others because you don't know what's going on.
Just last week Rand Paul delayed a spending bill to help Ukraine. Bill Hagerty of Tennessee, Josh Hawley of Missouri made statements about it. J.D.Vance in Ohio has made statements about Tim Ryan supporting aid to Ukraine.... In total 57 Republicans voted against the funding bill for Ukraine. Just because you've made yourself totally unaware of what's going on here gives you no reason to point the finger at those who do.
Most Republicans did, have and still support funding for Ukraine. But the statement you are lecturing him about is factual no matter how much you dislike people saying it.
I wanted to edit this to add that I fully understand there are extremists within both parties. I'm not a big fan of either extreme. I also understand that there are posters on both sides of the political spectrum that only point out the other extreme. But let's not pretend that isn't a two way street. Yet you seem to have chosen to only point the finger in one direction. I'm not really surprised by that because that's very typical here on Dawgtalkers. But maybe if you expect to be taken seriously you might wish to point your finger in both directions.
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Intoducing for The Cleveland Browns, Quarterback Deshawn "The Predator" Watson. He will also be the one to choose your next head coach.
Yeah, claiming there were a "few right wingers" in and of itself shows it wasn't lumping them all together which is the very definition of stereotypical.
stereotypical
a fixed, over generalized belief about a particular group or class of people.
Intoducing for The Cleveland Browns, Quarterback Deshawn "The Predator" Watson. He will also be the one to choose your next head coach.
So qualifying it as "a few" is a stereotype? I think you may wish to look at what stereotype means. It means lumping people into a group. Not pointing there is a small, limited number of people.
Intoducing for The Cleveland Browns, Quarterback Deshawn "The Predator" Watson. He will also be the one to choose your next head coach.
So qualifying it as "a few" is a stereotype? I think you may wish to look at what stereotype means. It means lumping people into a group. Not pointing there is a small, limited number of people.
I feel like you always want to get in the middle of things and argue.
I said I was not one of " those people" and was saying that "those people" who use the word "Libtards" and "Communists"are also stereotypical.
Blocking those who argue to argue, eliminates the argument.
Russian Military Commentator Breaks Rank And Reveals Reality Of War In Ukraine
Hint: It's not looking good for Putin. By Kate Nicholson 17/05/2022 12:31pm BST | Updated 5 hours ago link
Russia’s propaganda machine faltered this week after a military analyst broke ranks and admitted the war was not going to plan – and that Ukraine has the advantage.
Ever since Vladimir Putin ordered his troops to invade Ukraine in February, Moscow has been clamping down on any form of dissent which cast doubt on the war effort, with protesters being mysteriously arrested across the country.
Instead, the Kremlin maintained that Russia had no choice but to start a war – falsely accusing their European neighbours of being run by neo-Nazis.
As the weeks drag by, Russia has left a trail of destruction through Ukraine but ultimately has not been able to declare any concrete victories.
Military analyst Mikhail Khodarenok has subsequently made headlines around the world for being the first senior Russian commentator to reveal the Kremlin is on the back foot and likely to lose.
Speaking on Russian state TV, he said: “Let’s not consume info-sedatives.
“Sometimes information is being spread about some sort of psychological breakdown in Ukraine’s Armed Forces, suggesting some sort of a breakthrough is imminent.
“None of this has a basis in reality.
″Of course, there are separate incidences with prisoners of war, some divisions, but those are separate incidents.
“We should be looking at the totality of circumstances.”
He continued: “Ukraine’s Armed Forces can arm one million men. One million of armed Ukrainian soldiers should be accepted as a result of the near future.
“We should consider that in our strategic calculations.
“The situation in that sense for us will keep worsening.
″As far as the desire to defend their Homeland, according to the understanding that exists in Ukraine, it’s most definitely present there.
″It is a component of an Army’s high combat capability, it’s one of the most important components.”
As the TV host and hardline propagandist Olga Skabeyeva tried to undermine his claims, he replied: “The most important thing is remain realistic.”
Suggesting that Russia needs to be aware of just how strong the Ukrainian resistance is, he explained: “If you don’t then sooner or later reality will hit you so hard you won’t know what’s hit you.
He said the Ukrainian Army’s professionalism stems from its level of training and “its morale and readiness to shed blood” for their country.
Despite his words, the anchor maintained that Russia’s entire existence is on the line and that they had “no choice” in invading Ukraine.
Khodarenok just pointed to the geopolitical isolation Russia is now facing, explaining that “the whole world is against us, even if we don’t want to admit it″, urging the Kremlin to resolve it as soon as possible.
Th BBC’s Francis Scarr, who translated the video, called it “damning” take on the war.
This is not the first time Khodarenok has spoken out against Russia.
Ten days ago, the analysis dismantled the idea that Russian mobilisation would work, pointing out: “We don’t have the reserves, the pilots or the planes, so the mobilisation would be of little help.”
He added: “Sending people armed with weapons of yesteryear to fight against global-standard Nato weapons would not be the right thing to do.”
Other commentators, such military analyst Konstantin Sivko, have also pointed out that the conditions are not favourable for a Russian victory right now.
He said: “Current economic market system is unfit to meet the needs of our Armed Forces and of the entire country under the conditions.”
It appears morale is flagging among the general public in Russia, too.
One local told The Guardian: “I look at my government totally different since the war started. There are some very harsh things I would like to say about our leadership, but maybe best if I don’t because they would put me in prison for it.”
In late March, Moscow admitted that around 1,351 soldiers had been killed and 3,825 wounded in the first month.
Since then, Russia has only said that the subsequent casualties are “significant”, although some Western estimates suggest the death toll could now be up to 30,000 soldiers.
Russian troops’ recent attempt to cross the Ukrainian Donets River – which failed, dramatically – alone left more than 485 Russians dead and up to 80 vehicles destroyed, according to the Institute for the Study of War.
Russia has also been accused of hiding the real number of dead from its public, to keep people on side.
There have been reports that Vladimir Putin is now commanding various elements of the war himself, despite his senior position – suggesting he is conscious that the conflict is not going as he had hoped.
My theory is Putin looked at the equipment he had and realized is was in a bad way so he sent it to Ukraine to let them blow it all up. He doesn't have to find a place to throw it away and now he has room for shiny new toys.
How does that change the fact that by saying it was a "few people" in no way fits the definition of the word stereotype? And how is asking that question something you twist into an argument?
I understand why people do that however. Because saying it was a few people is the opposite of what stereotype means and answering that question wouldn't add up to what your accusation was. So blaming me for asking the question is a much better road for you to travel.
Intoducing for The Cleveland Browns, Quarterback Deshawn "The Predator" Watson. He will also be the one to choose your next head coach.
My theory is Putin looked at the equipment he had and realized is was in a bad way so he sent it to Ukraine to let them blow it all up. He doesn't have to find a place to throw it away and now he has room for shiny new toys.
Frank...The problem with "your theroy"...some of the tanks are Russia's best/newest ...
Ukraine Blows Up Russia's Best Tank With Help From Sweden BY ZOE STROZEWSKI ON 5/10/22 AT 12:04 PM EDT link
You would think that standing up for democracy and standing against Putin invading a sovereign nation would be something that would unite a nation and not become political. But it's slowly becoming just that.
11 Republican Senators Vote Against $40 Billion In Security Assistance For Ukraine
Eleven Republican senators bucked their leadership and voted against a motion advancing a $40 billion security assistance package for Ukraine on Monday, a sign of growing GOP opposition to U.S. efforts aimed at countering Russian President Vladimir Putin’s bloody three-month-old invasion there.
The security package isn’t expected to pass until later this week because a single Republican senator, Rand Paul of Kentucky, is objecting to a quick vote on the measure.
Paul has demanded the legislation give an inspector general authority to oversee spending, which he called unprecedented and fiscally unsound. But Democrats said that would require a re-vote in the House and burn precious time given Russia’s daily bombing of Ukrainian cities that is causing horrifying scenes of death and devastation.
In his floor speech earlier Monday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) slammed Paul’s efforts to delay passage of the bill as “totally unacceptable,” saying that it “only serves to strengthen Putin’s hand in the long run.”
Ten other Republican senators joined Paul in voting against the motion to advance the security package on Monday; many of these senators made supportive statements about Ukraine’s plight following Russia’s invasion:
Marsha Blackburn (Tenn.)
John Boozman (Ark.)
Mike Braun (Ind.)
Mike Crapo (Idaho)
Bill Hagerty (Tenn.)
Josh Hawley (Mo.)
Mike Lee (Utah)
Roger Marshall (Kan.)
Tommy Tuberville (Ala.)
The list of lawmakers hindering aid to Ukraine has been steadily rising over the past month. Last week, 57 Republicans voted against the Ukraine assistance bill in the House. Two months ago, only three GOP House members voted against a separate security package.
Supporters of former President Donald Trump and right-wing pundits, including Fox News host Tucker Carlson, have ramped up rhetoric against U.S. support for Ukraine aid. Trump also called into question the spending measure last week, linking it to the shortage of baby formula that has been attributed to a safety recall and supply chain issues.
“The Democrats are sending another $40 billion to Ukraine, yet America’s parents are struggling to even feed their children,” Trump said in a statement released by his super PAC.
Sen. Josh Hawley (Mo.) argued that spending $40 billion on Ukraine is “not in America’s interests,” adding on Twitter that it “allows Europe to freeload, neglects priorities at home (the border), allows Europe to freeload, short changes critical interests abroad and comes w/ no meaningful oversight.”
But Sen. Rick Scott (Fla.), a deficit hawk and, like Hawley, a potential 2024 presidential candidate, voted in support of the bill. The top Trump ally called Russia’s invasion of Ukraine “a threat to our national security and the security of our democratic allies.” He added: “America must always protect our interests and support democracy over tyranny.”
Monday’s vote to advance the Ukraine package came on the heels of a trip to Kyiv by Senate Republican leaders, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.). After meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, McConnell told reporters he assured him “that support for Ukraine and this war against the Russians is bipartisan,” including from “an overwhelming majority of Republicans.”
McConnell also addressed the opposition to Ukraine aid from the Trump wing of his party in a statement released after the trip.
“Ukraine is not asking anybody else to fight their fight,” he said. “They only ask for the tools they need for self-defense.”
“America’s support for Ukraine’s self-defense is not mere philanthropy,” he added. “Defending the principle of sovereignty, promoting stability in Europe, and imposing costs on Russia’s naked aggression have a direct and vital bearing on America’s national security and vital interests.”
For anyone still confused, this is not a stereotype of Republicans. The vast majority of them still voted for and support aid to Ukraine. But there is a grwing fringe element within the party that do not. And when reading the article you can see who their views align with.
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I'd say this is very significant and BIG news. Russian General on Russian TV saying the 'War' is going to get worse. Indicating the Russians are fighting for politics and Ukrainians are fighting for their motherland and with higher Morale. Not to mention the 42 countries all supporting Ukraine against Russia....
Would love to think of this as the beginning of the end !
The more things change the more they stay the same.
