• Ukraine Seems Poised to Re-Take Crimea - But I Don't Think Putin Will A

    From 26C.Z968@21:1/5 to All on Thu Oct 6 00:18:13 2022
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    Ukrainian forces seem to be making significant progress
    now - as Russian forces appear to be in demoralized
    disarray.

    One goal now it to recapture the Crimean peninsula.

    However the Russians there are TRAPPED - and Putin
    is NOT going to send ships to rescue them. His
    mantra is "Fight Or Die".

    So the Russians down there are between the proverbial
    rock and hard place. They kind of have no CHOICE but
    to fight to the death. To make it worse, it's reported
    that the Ukrainians are taking Russian-style revenge
    upon Russian troops and especially collaborators in
    newly-liberated territories. This is not propaganda,
    they BRAG about it.

    I don't think Putin will allow Crimea to fall into
    Ukrainian hands - he'd nuke it before that happened.
    Crimea has been a big Russian thing for over a
    century - MUCH blood spilled, MUCH investment,
    MAJOR security issues. If Russia can't own it
    then NOBODY can own it. He'll kill his own "cowardly"
    troops in the process if necessary.

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