I'm still partial to my own solution. Declare war, take a token strip of land and heavily fortify it.
With what army? Finland has a high tech modern air force better than anything Russia has + advanced SAMs like the NASAMS II, so Russia's air force stays home. Finland also has hundreds of Leopard 2 main battle tanks, and over 650 heavy artillery, and another 100 SPAs & 30 GMLRS equipped rocket artillery.
Russia doesn't have anything like that anymore. Russia has a few hundred tanks left in Ukraine as it keeps feeding in old refurbished tanks into Ukraine to get destroyed. The vast majority of Russia's tank force and other armored vehicles have already been destroyed or captured.
And what do you think "heavily fortify" will do in 2022? We already know what that looks like: Russians digging out pits for their vehicles to sit in, and said vehicles routinely get destroyed by drones & gps guided artillery. Troops in trenches? The trenches can just get bypassed and cut off. Russia doesn't have the manpower to defend a wide geographic area to stop the Finns from simply going around the trenches and cutting off their supplies.
over 650 heavy artillery, and another 100 SPAs & 30 GMLRS equipped rocket artillery.
So many hundreds. And Ukraine cucked the whole Russian military with only a dozen or so HIMARS, soooooo.
I've seen copium and I've seen copium, but this takes the cake.
Why do you think it's wrong that Russia has a few hundred tanks left in Ukraine? Oryx has photographic evidence of 1,419 Russian tank losses so far, and there aren't going to be photos of every loss, so the real number is somewhere between 1500-2500 somewhere, which is essentially the entire Russian deployable tank force pre-invasion. Russia has had to keep refurbishing old tanks to keep SOME tanks in the field, so in the last 2 months a lot of the losses have been T-62s and T-64s. So this is barrel scraping for Russia. If you have contrary evidence, by all means.
You literally think a corrupt puppet shithole non-country is going to beat Russia...
not particularly corrupt, certainly not more than russia
not a puppet
is a country
has already been winning the war for months, hence why Putin was forced to cope with a mobilization.
I'm sure you'll blame Biden and the "libs" once the said non-country starts losing badly...
Why would I? And how delusional do you have to be to believe that Ukraine would ever start losing?
over 650 heavy artillery, and another 100 SPAs & 30 GMLRS equipped rocket artillery.
So 1/20 of the French army in 1940. Very impressive!
So many hundreds. And Ukraine cucked the whole Russian military with only a dozen or so HIMARS, soooooo.
You're still bragging about your Pothole Makers like you're a shareholder of Lockheed Martin.
Oryx has photographic evidence of 1,419 Russian tank losses so far
Even imagining that this is not war propaganda, out of (tens of) thousands? Literally nothing.
Russia has had to keep refurbishing old tanks to keep SOME tanks in the field, so in the last 2 months a lot of the losses have been T-62s and T-64s. So this is barrel scraping for Russia. If you have contrary evidence, by all means.
Here's my contrary evidence: Russia has some of the world's most extensive natural resources. It would be trivial to turn out hundreds a tanks a week, as happened in World War II.
What disappoints me most is the Russian airforce. The responsible officer should follow the example of his predecessor in June 1941.
has already been winning the war for months, hence why Putin was forced to cope with a mobilization.
Sending the flower of your youth to die for American imperialism is not 'winning'.
not a puppet
Literally run by Victoria Nuland...
is a country
Where was this totally real country in 1990?
Why would I? And how delusional do you have to be to believe that Ukraine would ever start losing?
How delusional do you have to be to imagine that Russia could lose anything?
So far, Ukraine cannot even take Kherson, though considering the bad position of the Russian army there, I'd not be surprised if they did withdraw.
You have Russia Derangement Syndrome and Putin Derangement Syndrome, probably because you were raised by Cold Warrior parents.
It stops NATO membership though, unless NATO wants to be at war with Russia.
The Accession protocol was already completed on 5 July 2022. NATO members unanimously agreed to formally invite the countries to join on June 29. It's already done.
It's too late for Russia to try some trick to stop it from happening, especially since if NATO allowed such a trick to succeed, it would mean Russia would have a veto over NATO's membership, which is already something that NATO members are entirely against.
If Russia invaded and started a war with Finland, the sanctions against Russia would get far, far worse, and Finland, unlike Ukraine, would have no compunction against counter-attacking into Russian territory and occupying it.
It should be obvious at this point that the Finnish military is far more powerful and capable than whatever Russia could spare.
The Accession protocol was already completed on 5 July 2022. NATO members unanimously agreed to formally invite the countries to join on June 29. It's already done.
I don't think this is quite right - I've read that Sweden and Finland are still negotiating. But yes, Putin being extraordinarily cautious and risk-averse means he wouldn't have done it, but he should have.
It's too late for Russia to try some trick to stop it from happening, especially since if NATO allowed such a trick to succeed, it would mean Russia would have a veto over NATO's membership, which is already something that NATO members are entirely against.
If they don't want that, they should feel free to start World War III. That's how you win stuff. Create a fait accompli and challenge your enemies to do something about it.
If Russia invaded and started a war with Finland, the sanctions against Russia would get far, far worse
Oh, boo hoo, the sanctions of the GAE have turned out to be as toothless as the Empire itself. Remember when it got its ass handed to it by the Taliban, and it blew up an Afghan family of allies in retaliation?
and Finland, unlike Ukraine, would have no compunction against counter-attacking into Russian territory and occupying it.
LOL! A country of five million is going to occupy Russian territory. Are you real? You're just all wishful thinking, it seems.
It should be obvious at this point that the Finnish military is far more powerful and capable than whatever Russia could spare.
Russia has a peacetime military of 1 million. If 15% are in Ukraine, that leaves 850,000 - which likely have other duties. So pull Siberian and Caucasian divisions west, and threaten nukes on any country that tries to take advantage of it (like GAE ally Azerbaijan). Otherwise, just mobilize.
Ukraine could barely win with overwhelming numbers against a few hundred police officers in Kharkov oblast...
i think the solution isn't to side with psychopathic superpower 2 over psychopathic superpower 1, man. especially when they ultimately serve the same global psychopathic interest which just wants to hurt the common, not-psychopathic man such as you or me.
I'm still partial to my own solution. Declare war, take a token strip of land and heavily fortify it.
With what army? Finland has a high tech modern air force better than anything Russia has + advanced SAMs like the NASAMS II, so Russia's air force stays home. Finland also has hundreds of Leopard 2 main battle tanks, and over 650 heavy artillery, and another 100 SPAs & 30 GMLRS equipped rocket artillery.
Russia doesn't have anything like that anymore. Russia has a few hundred tanks left in Ukraine as it keeps feeding in old refurbished tanks into Ukraine to get destroyed. The vast majority of Russia's tank force and other armored vehicles have already been destroyed or captured.
And what do you think "heavily fortify" will do in 2022? We already know what that looks like: Russians digging out pits for their vehicles to sit in, and said vehicles routinely get destroyed by drones & gps guided artillery. Troops in trenches? The trenches can just get bypassed and cut off. Russia doesn't have the manpower to defend a wide geographic area to stop the Finns from simply going around the trenches and cutting off their supplies.
You Team Putin guys are not living in reality.
They have dozens of pieces of artillery! DOZENS!
Dude...
I've seen copium and I've seen copium, but this takes the cake.
You literally think a corrupt puppet shithole non-country is going to beat Russia...
I'm sure you'll blame Biden and the "libs" once the said non-country starts losing badly...
over 650 heavy artillery, and another 100 SPAs & 30 GMLRS equipped rocket artillery.
So many hundreds. And Ukraine cucked the whole Russian military with only a dozen or so HIMARS, soooooo.
Why do you think it's wrong that Russia has a few hundred tanks left in Ukraine? Oryx has photographic evidence of 1,419 Russian tank losses so far, and there aren't going to be photos of every loss, so the real number is somewhere between 1500-2500 somewhere, which is essentially the entire Russian deployable tank force pre-invasion. Russia has had to keep refurbishing old tanks to keep SOME tanks in the field, so in the last 2 months a lot of the losses have been T-62s and T-64s. So this is barrel scraping for Russia. If you have contrary evidence, by all means.
not particularly corrupt, certainly not more than russia
not a puppet
is a country
has already been winning the war for months, hence why Putin was forced to cope with a mobilization.
Why would I? And how delusional do you have to be to believe that Ukraine would ever start losing?
So 1/20 of the French army in 1940. Very impressive!
You're still bragging about your Pothole Makers like you're a shareholder of Lockheed Martin.
Even imagining that this is not war propaganda, out of (tens of) thousands? Literally nothing.
Here's my contrary evidence: Russia has some of the world's most extensive natural resources. It would be trivial to turn out hundreds a tanks a week, as happened in World War II.
What disappoints me most is the Russian airforce. The responsible officer should follow the example of his predecessor in June 1941.
Sending the flower of your youth to die for American imperialism is not 'winning'.
Literally run by Victoria Nuland...
Where was this totally real country in 1990?
How delusional do you have to be to imagine that Russia could lose anything?
So far, Ukraine cannot even take Kherson, though considering the bad position of the Russian army there, I'd not be surprised if they did withdraw.
You have Russia Derangement Syndrome and Putin Derangement Syndrome, probably because you were raised by Cold Warrior parents.
It stops NATO membership though, unless NATO wants to be at war with Russia.
I meant a tiny strip of territory, 20 by 20 km or something, of no man's land
The Accession protocol was already completed on 5 July 2022. NATO members unanimously agreed to formally invite the countries to join on June 29. It's already done.
It's too late for Russia to try some trick to stop it from happening, especially since if NATO allowed such a trick to succeed, it would mean Russia would have a veto over NATO's membership, which is already something that NATO members are entirely against.
If Russia invaded and started a war with Finland, the sanctions against Russia would get far, far worse, and Finland, unlike Ukraine, would have no compunction against counter-attacking into Russian territory and occupying it.
It should be obvious at this point that the Finnish military is far more powerful and capable than whatever Russia could spare.
I don't think this is quite right - I've read that Sweden and Finland are still negotiating. But yes, Putin being extraordinarily cautious and risk-averse means he wouldn't have done it, but he should have.
If they don't want that, they should feel free to start World War III. That's how you win stuff. Create a fait accompli and challenge your enemies to do something about it.
Oh, boo hoo, the sanctions of the GAE have turned out to be as toothless as the Empire itself. Remember when it got its ass handed to it by the Taliban, and it blew up an Afghan family of allies in retaliation?
LOL! A country of five million is going to occupy Russian territory. Are you real? You're just all wishful thinking, it seems.
Russia has a peacetime military of 1 million. If 15% are in Ukraine, that leaves 850,000 - which likely have other duties. So pull Siberian and Caucasian divisions west, and threaten nukes on any country that tries to take advantage of it (like GAE ally Azerbaijan). Otherwise, just mobilize.
Ukraine could barely win with overwhelming numbers against a few hundred police officers in Kharkov oblast...
i think the solution isn't to side with psychopathic superpower 2 over psychopathic superpower 1, man. especially when they ultimately serve the same global psychopathic interest which just wants to hurt the common, not-psychopathic man such as you or me.