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David Cooper's avatar

No, just more of the same. After another bus in Donetsk was struck by Ukraine on June 3rd, Maria Zakharova "strongly condemned" it, saying they're doing a criminal investigation.

https://t.me/MariaVladimirovnaZakharova/13154

Realist's avatar

Exactly so. Johnson, Ritter, and many of the Judge Napolitano gang have been saying for four years that Russia would soon win the war. Putin is not good for Russia.

David Cooper's avatar

Russia defeated NATO in Ukraine years ago. Before Bakhmut.

krishna e bera's avatar

Great interview, thanks!

One of the points that commentators miss when they focus on recent news and outrageous incidents and narratives, is that Russia has rational and well-founded objectives for its military operation which it wouldnt have started at all if not for the NATO proxy war against it that weaponized nationalist racist movements in Ukraine and decades of Russophobia in Europe. Putin is not going to drop the stated objectives and goals without solid reasons. So they might indeed adopt decapitating strikes or hit targets in NATO countries, but it will be as specific measured escalation toward meeting the original objectives. It will not be toward satisfying calls for revenge in Russia or pacifying hawkish critics.

Perhaps there will be an election in Russia that brings more emotional people into power, who believe in eye for an eye and defeat of enemy via shock and awe. Then Putin will have to concede some points.

Terrance Ó Domhnaill's avatar

I watched the interview this morning and it was informative. I had heard a lot of this before, so, some of it wasn't a surprise. I think it's time to pull the plug on Zelensky and crew and take over. he won't be able to make everyone happy, but at least he can finish the war and move on. Ukraine will just have to adjust the new reality, and so will the EU war mongers. Let's hope they finish this soon.

Realist's avatar

Russia is good at threatening retaliation, but it rarely follows through, and when it does, the response is unimpressive. Ukraine just blew up an oil terminal in St Petersburg.

Putin is pusillanimous; the war should have been over four years ago. The Russians routed the Germans during World War II in less time than that.

David Cooper's avatar

Nobody wins at war anymore, except The Banksters and Oligarchs.

Putin knows that Wrath is one of the 7 Deadly Sins, so at least we can see he isn't possessed by Abaddon (Rev 9).

Maria Zacharova is one of my favorite Statespersons, I wasn't meaning to disparage her.