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As Russia’s military stalls, ‘Putin’s chef’ serves up his Wagner shock troops to rescue Ukraine campaign Analysis by Tim Lister, CNN https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/11/europe/prigozhin-wagner-russia-ukraine-intl-cmd/index.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/10/world/europe/russia-deficit-economy.html?campaign_id=249&emc=edit_ruwb_20230111&instance_id=82461&nl=russia-ukraine-war-briefing&regi_id=205045043&segment_id=122252&te=1&user_id=953d0f38cc3f930744dc6e81f4ab1af4 Russia posts a $47 billion budget deficit for...

It is super stupid for Russia to lose tens of thousands of soldiers in Ukraine. Ukraine is just correcting this utter stupidity.

You mistake Iranian regime for that of Ukrainian.

Looking at the developments on the ground, Ukrainian people overwhelmingly disagree with you. By the same analogy, any war of independence is like living in hell. Revolutions and wars of independence tend to be not so nice. It's what it is. You can apply the same analogy to all the...

Indeed, Russia has been increasingly dependent on Iranian and North Korean military support. Not necessarily because Russian trade is heavily resource -based and it has to make deep discounts because Indians and Chinese have the advantage of being two of the few buyers, hence they utilize this...

I think bringing up the nukes nullify any political debate as nukes are worthless once they are used in our present world. If it were only Russia having them, they would be effective. Under existing conditions, it is extremely irresponsible for Russia to wave the nuclear stick. It just does...

So Russia has to rely on these two militarily as its own not enough to bring Ukraine to its knees. Even Western sanctions come in phases. Realistically, a dependency so major cannot be do away with in a matter of months. It's a long term drive. They won't stop even though Russia decides to...

Strategically, it is a war against Europe. Putin is a classical case of Eastern despot with militaristic/colonial mindset toward the West and Western values - regardless we view Western values as admirable or not.

Obviously, Ukrainian people do not feel like Russian. Otherwise, nothing could compel them to engage in a bloody war to protect their identity. It is not something one can impose. In fact, the war has hardened that identity. They now have a cause to rally around and a basis to build distinct...

Kadyrov talking about money laundering? That's like the master thief reporting a petty crime. Oldies but goodies: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2017/05/22/chechen-leader-kadyrov-says-his-underage-children-earn-more-than-putin-a58055 They are much less Russian than they were before the war...

Just check out Russian media. It's filled with religious propaganda, absolutist portrayal of good versus evil, pro versus antichrist, and all that.

If Russia had free press and freedom of opinion, there would be similar opposition voices emerging from there, as well. Lack of alternative voices in Russia does not mean all is lush and green over there. It just means Russians do not enjoy a basic human right. About dependency on Western...

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/putin-attends-orthodox-christmas-service-by-himself-kremlin-2023-01-06/ Putin praises Russian Orthodox Church for backing troops in Ukraine

I think Hassan is talking about the cold wave deaths in the US. A milder cold wave claimed 17 people in Japan. Cold waves kill everywhere, unfortunately. Hassan mistakes a natural disasters for man-made disaster served by Putin.

Putin's army, too, relies on lots of Orthodox prophesies.

It is Ukrainian people demanding weapons and doing the resistance. Ukrainian people don't have another better option. The alternative is occupation by a foreign enemy. It is Putin who does not care about the Russian deaths. His armies are in a foreign country, dying in scores In fact, he...

One wonders why Putin seemingly acted prematurely (with the invasion of the Crimea). Things seemed going well on all fronts, including Europe shunning the US on Nord Stream 2, Trump having a good shot for reelection (I believe Russian war on Ukraine was a major factor in Democrat's relative...

https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/opinion-researcher-lev-gudkov-russians-have-little-compassion-for-the-ukrainians-a-066c08c6-60f4-48e1-853a-d2b3d67bd6b8 DER SPIEGEL: The war itself isn’t being questioned? Gudkov: No, the attacks on Ukraine and the massacres play no role. The...

Even the Russian arts and entertainment seem to be militarized. Slightest opposition is criminalized or pressured into silence. Those able to run away already did so. That's a terrible cost socially. The problem with a strong man ruling for too long is that they lose the ability to admit...