I'd imagine so — it's certainly one of the most popular social media around.
And yeah, they've started to slow down Twitter today again as well, I've just seen the reports.
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And yeah, they've started to slow down Twitter today again as well, I've just seen the reports.
Early days and I don’t want to be too optimistic but reading up on this from many different angles it seems like Putin has grossly miscalculated, and it’s a war he cannot really win. The big risk is him going after Kyiv with inhuman moves, flattening the city and killing huge number of civilians but that’s something Russia won’t be able to come back from for the next 50 years and I’m not 100% sure he would even be allowed to do that by his generals, hopefully not. There is basically zero chance he can go in, claim the country and stabilize it over the long term. Maybe he thought Ukrainians and Russian minority there would welcome him with open arms, or capitulate quickly, hence the strategy to attack Kyiv on day 2 but this is just not happening and will never happen. They will literally have to kill millions to capture the country and to what end.
Doesn’t seem like China are going to be a big ally in this for him either and to be fair why would they? Would they risk their partnership with the West for a country with GDP half of France?
Doesn’t seem like China are going to be a big ally in this for him either and to be fair why would they? Would they risk their partnership with the West for a country with GDP half of France?
I keep trying to send Twitter videos to my mates in Russia and they cannot seem to play them, is that something you’ve been experiencing as well?
Or to roll into Warsaw Helsinki Riga and chisinau
If that is true then Russia would knowingly be in it for the long game and it would conflict from the MoD reports saying that the Russians are behind schedule.
Of course, our MoD might be bullshitting too to help the information war, you can't rule that out.
The EU and US intelligence can see everything on that battlefield, I have no doubt. They have a good feel of what reserve firepower the Russians have at the borders.
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I dont know about that tweet but he has already been vocal and He is 100% against it as is Nepo (another Russian Gm who recently lost to Carlsen in the world's finals).
The only support for putin has came from gm karjakin who tweeted a tasteless joke about ukraine which has since been deleted and received a lot of condemnation from fellow gms.
Svidler is a top bloke as is Nepo both sticking their necks out but publicly condemning the invasion. A few others have done the same too. Karjakin is a piece of shit who can rot for all I care. He's long known to be an idiot but hopefully he receives a lifetime ban and has his title revoked is he carries on
Saw it translated elsewhere, he's against the war. Said something like "Silence made today possible" when the invasion started.
Compared to someone like Sergey Karjakin, who is very much pro-Putin.
Put it this way…given how current events have unfolded do you think this Russian military could stage and invasion of the rest of europe or UK?
Trouble is they wouldn't need to
I can't believe it. It's 2022 and people in Europe are dying as a result of a war, crushing the fates of tens of millions people. What a horror. I can't see how showing emotions online can't help. I just want to clarify my position — you can't defend yourself on foreign ground. Russians & Ukrainians are brothers, not enemies. Stop the war.
Silence has made today possible #notowar
The one from 24th Feb says "silence made this day possible"
The one he re-tweeted says: "I can't believe it. In 2022 people die in war in Europe, millions of lives are broken. I can't see how emotions on internet can help. My position: can't protect yourself by invading another territory. Russians and Ukrainians are brothers, not enemies. Stop the war".
Sending in unprepared soldiers with the worst epuipment first when the defender is the strongest would cause mass casualties for the attacker. This tactic would be extremly demoralising for the country and all other soldiers.
I'm using VPN at all times for multiple reasons, so not personally, no. But yeah, I'd imagine that if I turn it off I won't be able to watch them as well.
It's odd really. Putin has spent so long bigging up his modern army and implying strength from all that. This could all end with Russia looking weaker not stronger. Contrasting it to the amazing display of US superiority in the first Gulf War and the way it affected everyones perception of US power afterwards. Bit too soon to draw any conclusions though.
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No chanse, just the logistics of a operation like that would be imposible. We are seeing the Russian supply lines already stretched in Ukraine.
A tank without fuel is nothing but a huge steel canister
Which leaves him with only one option if things escalate...
I believe all images and videos on both Twitter and Facebook are now blocked/not loading.
Choose Hitler's personal ultimate exit
?When the OSINT folks (ex-mlitary, ex-intel) guys are saying they have no idea what Russia is trying to achieve in some of these advances. In this first few days, Russia has seemingly got the tactics wrong multiple times and on a continual basis. Can't read much else into it atm. Sometimes shit tactics are shit tactics.
The airdrops are certainly puzzling. Certainly without consistent air support.
Not to mention the effect these early victories have on Ukrainian morale. Effective shock and awe would suppress resistance, whereas now you are seeing incredible fight and hope from the defenders. Even if they are doomed to fail, they are now (even more) motivated to fight to the last man.
Reminded of that old quote about how Russia is never as strong or as weak as it looks.
I’m seeing loads of posts on FB from Americans that believe that Putin is trying to stop genocide created by the Ukrainian government. They are speaking like he’s a hero!
Send in the bashi bazooks first? An Ottoman innovation?
I am almost certain that this has been and extreme miscalculation by the Russians. They where expecting a swift Crimea 2.0 type of operation but instead this is looking more like the Russian Bay of pigs.
Crazy Americans, well I never!
yes noticed that too. Don’t underestimate just how much some Americans hate Biden. It warps everything they look at.
The Americans are saying that they have been using only one third of what they have at the border so they could up it if they want to.
I think where they may have miscalculated is the morale of the Ukrainians. They should have known better. They are the best to understand the Ukrainians.
I think where they may have miscalculated is the morale of the Ukrainians. They should have known better. They are the best to understand the Ukrainians.
Surely the Russians can’t let Zelensky continue walking around Kiev posting motivational videos every few hours?
It‘s not about Biden. It is and always has been about white supremacy. Going by ideology, Putin is closer to them than than the whole DNC for example.
The whole American right is very close to Putin in terms of ideology.
US and UK defeated Iraq with 173 casualties (keeping it under control is another matter).
Russia has most certainly lost more than that in the space of 2 days, although I find hard to believe that 3500 casualties that Ukraine is saying.
I thought they were sending hitsquads into Kyiv to take him out? Did they get lost?
I think zelensky has got the balance right up until now. But needs to be careful, he cannot be caught and killed.If he needs to get out of their he needs to make the right choice.
It's looking very much like 'no'. With the total forces that could be deployed by NATO, to include probably over half the US military, absolutely not. Even if you hypothetically make the scenario where the US and Canada can't make any deployments, just supply fuel and munitions, so the British and French armies comprise the bulk of the forces, it's also looking quite unlikely.
Yeah possibly after launching circa 6000 nukes though as I'm pretty sure Hitler would have done if he had the opportunityChoose Hitler's personal ultimate exit
Send air force one to pick him up and see if Russia dares to shoot it down?