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Stalin is... Stalin but also more than willing to understand that even he gets shit wrong at times (like the many times he got good generals out of the gulag because the generals available weren't viable for what he needed). He was also paranoid and a monster but not a complete idiot. In...

Here's the thing: as I said before, there isn't an 'anti-Putin' cabal, just groups that make Putin look like a fluffy kitten regarding how much Ravachinism they have. The most likely scenario is an Empire Earth 1 'Novaya Russia' scenario, minus the time machines. Given how top-heavy Russia is...

Latest Kings and Generals video.

This guy gets it... which is surprising. Also, people forget that 'White' -and thus WASP by proxy- changed over the decades to include much of Western Europe and elements of Eastern Europe (once upon a time, White/WASP only included Britain, Wales, and practically that's it). Same for what is...

The problem is that many people either missed or blinded themselves to the signs of ravachinism that developed during the 1990s and 20-aughts. The biggest fear -at the time- wasn't Russia itself but if the WMDs were to fall into the hands of terrorists. Then by the time the ravachinism was...

If true, oh boy, that means if Ukraine wants to (and it doesn't because most agents also turn the land into a toxic wasteland), they could respond in kind. Part of the unspoken word of all those treaties.

Trump has been moving TacNukes into Belarus... ... Putin, are you seriously wanting to be forever remembered as the RL version of a mockumentary character?

Corrected for you. Also, Ukraine claims gains in Bakmut (source BBC). Only a few kilometers, but it's progress in an environment that is notorious for slowing offensives to a crawl.

Please note that some of the stuff coming out is old, like the 'new' assault units.

I bet they're going to sell a few to NATO when this is all over. You know, like how we got T-80s (and thus discovered our ammunition was not up to the task we've put them to) but with less convoluted shenanigans?

You are forgetting that Ukraine was never -in the eyes of Russia- an independent state. In Russia's eyes, it's still Russian land, and that means their nuclear policy comes into play. Thus the tac-nukes to the face comment. Now, if you can excuse me, I need to sleep and decompress before I go...

At this point, the only real option is some sort of military intervention... but anything really overt means nukes to the face.

Though, to be honest, the reason that NATO (and the west) is so reactive right now is that we're looking at someone that can use something innocuous and turn it into callus beli.

So far, they've been caught flat-footed but gave Russia a bloody nose and things are stabilizing across a frontline.

Largely because saying war or invasion will harm your reelection chances (or, in the case of Europe, your heating), and since politicians only care about being reelected... ... you can see the problem.

I mean, Putin outlined this sort of thing in his Mein Kampf, is currently desperate because he's on a geopolitical deadline, and possibly has brain damage... oh, and he's (and his posse) nostalgic to top it all off.

Let's be honest, it isn't that far out if Putin caught (and survived) a severe case of COVID, given the 'fun' list of problems you're saddled with for the rest of your life makes you wish you were dead or cause brain damage... at least last I've checked.

Yes and no. From what I can gather, a good portion of the average Russian citizenry is baffled at Putin right now. Not enough to cause a revolution (Putin and associates have locked that down rather hard), but enough that people are asking questions.

No, China is always waiting to give Russia the Caesar treatment since Stalin kicked the bucket. Remember, China wants Siberia back... and it also doesn't like Russia. China has far more to lose by being Russia's friend right now (as in 'suffer an economic collapse so hard and so widespread it...

From what we know so far, we've got an Ace Combat antagonist in RL. ;)