He could not portray the Ukrainian bombing of Crimea in August as an attack on Russia, because that would be an admission that they have problems. Putin constantly lies that the operation is going smoothly, that it was just an accidental explosion.
Now he cannot lie anymore.
Poutine se tire une deuxiÚme balle dans le pied avec cette mascarade de référendum.
The only thing that will change after these fake votes is that Western countries will supply Ukraine with even more weaponsâŠ
Putin wants escalation - he will get it.
Donât forget that Russia has an inexhaustible supply of men against Ukraine. At present 2,000,000 men in permanent reserve, and subsequently 3,000,000 - 5.000.000 in general mobilisation. And virtually unlimited numbers in f___ed mobilization.
Ukraine is likely to resist with its own mobilization.
What does this mean? Slaughter in the middle of Europe the likes of which we have not seen since the Second World War. The âspecial operationsâ are a picnic against what is to follow when war is officially declared between these two countries.
Not to mention the flood wave of refugees, because in that case, Russia will go after the whole of Ukraine, not just the provinces.
LâOtan ne laissera pas faire ça!
They have the men but no weapons. The 5.000.000 shall fight with spoons and forks or what? 
Not to forget they have no money 
The Russian âarmyâ is not what you are used to in Europe. Here, no conventions, no laws are respected. A_____l, d__gs, stimulants, c___dren are slaughtered, women are r__ed and there are no prisoners.
To think that Russia has used all its weapons is very naive.
Sorry I do not agree. They depleted their stack of modern weapons almost completely while the West did not even start supplying Ukraine with modern Tanks.
Jabb, I wish with all my heart that your words come true, but I fear that the worst is yet to come.
I pray that your predictions come true.
I fear the same, i can`t see how the monster will just sit back and accept loosing this war so easily.
You believe too much in the Russian wishful thinking. 
I am just afraid that the minute he understands that he has lost it completely⊠he will push the wrong button
No, remember there is not such thing like âred buttonâ, that is just a movies myth lol
so you say that there is no way that that idiot is using nukes??
I hope so, but i fear for the worst
Una pregunta
no suelo entrar mucho aqui en esta conversarcion pero mi pregunta es
VHTV da algun dinero a los participantes rusos saltandose el embargo?
Poutine nâa pas le code de la mallette nuclĂ©aire. il sont trois a le connaĂźtre se code de merde.
and the other two are not put in their position by Putin?
Well he isnât capable of firing any nukes on his own he has to get confirmation from at least one other in order to fire any of them.
Mr Putin was due to outline a new strategy in a national address planned for Tuesday evening but the speech was mysteriously delayed. Reports suggest it could instead take place at 8am Moscow time on Wednesday.
Russian-installed leaders in occupied areas of four Ukrainian regions set out plans for referendums on joining Russia.
They would take place between September 23 and 27 in the Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia provinces, representing around 15 per cent of Ukrainian territory or an area about the size of Hungary.
Ukraine dismissed the plans as a stunt by Moscow to try to reclaim the initiative after crushing losses on the battlefield.
âThe Russians can do whatever they want. It will not change anything,â Ukraineâs Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said in response ot the referendums.
US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said Washington and its allies would reject any such referendums.
Meanwhile Russiaâs parliament on Tuesday rushed through a bill that introduces stricter punishment for desertion and refusal to fight in the time of martial law, the clearest sign yet that the Kremlin may be considering declaring a general mobilisation.
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