If anything that was/is a case study of democracy taking a back seat in times of crisis - restricting basic rights for what people believe to be the greater good - isn't it? And again - I fully understand why they are doing it and I don't really object to it. I just find the framing by the Tweet pretty ridiculous.
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If anything that was/is a case study of democracy taking a back seat in times of crisis - restricting basic rights for what people believe to be the greater good - isn't it? And again - I fully understand why they are doing it and I don't really object to it. I just find the framing by the Tweet pretty ridiculous.
It's a Telegram username t.me/bakhmut_2022
I agree, He deserves it in war times? maybe. But definitely not a case study of democracy
This would be a big mistake.
We'd not only feed the Russian narrative of a fascist west, that kicks out anyone who doesn't approve of western world order, we'd also drive Hungary to Russia and make them stronger. We need to keep them close, so Orban can't openly support Putin.
The EU just needs to shut any european support until the Hungarian people vote their corrupt government bought by the Kremlin out. They have to decide on their own, if they want to be friends with the west or Russia. Nobody forces them to stay in the EU and NATO.
I think it's more like they want to try to force the city in the last days before May 9th. That Ukraine controls only the last 2 square kilometers of the city makes it unfortunately easy to carpet bomb the remaining area.
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Hungary provide next to nothing to NATO and the EU. They spend just 1.22% of its GDP on military and its a net beneficiary from the EU. They act bullishly because they know that they can't be kicked out of NATO/EU and they can veto anyone going in and heavily influence the course of action these organizations are heading to. The moment the EU and NATO makes it obvious that they won't and can't be held to ransom by countries like Hungary than all this bullishness will vanish and they fall in line. That's because these people know Russia more then we do, they know that they have no choice but to try and expand territory, they know that Russia can't be trusted and they certainly know that without EU/NATO protection they are in deep shit.
Yes their vetos are a problem. But not because of their vote, but because EU, NATO and the UN for that matter have stupid rules where some votes need to be unanimously, so one country can always just spit in the soup. Just erase vetos and make votes dependent on a 2/3 majority. This way you don't make yourself vulnerable to blackmail anymore from states like Hungary and Turkey.
I never understood the sense behind it. If we're living in democracies, then a majority vote should be enough. Vetos are plain stupid and the opposite of a democracy. They only make you vulnerable to fecks like Orban and Erdogan.
So they confirm they downed Kinzhal with Patriot system.
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I suppose they will run low on convicts sometime. 400,000 odd but a lot must be pretty useless druggies and alkies.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_incarceration_rate
The US would outnumber them four to one in a convict war. It is dystopian though, as you say.
Out of 400,000 something like half of them are women and elderly, and I think a good amount of those capable of anything have already been thrown into a meat grinder.
Kadyrov proudly offered to take those positions Wagner is leaving from May 10th. Today Prigozhin thanked him and contacted his representatives to transfer those positions.
Why do I have the feeling that Kadyrov and his tiktok army didn't really think that Prigozhin would accept that offer
If Kadyrov really goes into Bakhmut, he'll be destroyed in a couple of weeks probably. He has neither the men, the will, the experience nor the equipment Wagner have. But probably he'll find a way to wriggle out of it, even if he'll have to beg Putin.
Why do I have the feeling that Kadyrov and his tiktok army didn't really think that Prigozhin would accept that offer
If Kadyrov really goes into Bakhmut, he'll be destroyed in a couple of weeks probably. He has neither the men, the will, the experience nor the equipment Wagner have. But probably he'll find a way to wriggle out of it, even if he'll have to beg Putin.
Another one (almost) bites the dust.
Zakhar Prilepin's car got blown up and he's apparently fighting for his life. He's a Russian writer who is one of the most visible Z-supporters around.
edit: looks like he's going to make it...
Zakhar Prilepin's car got blown up and he's apparently fighting for his life. He's a Russian writer who is one of the most visible Z-supporters around.
edit: looks like he's going to make it...
After losing the bottom half of the body, apparently.
I don't think the Tiktok servers would be able to handle that.
Is Hungary a democracy though? One can easily argue it isn't and Orban will stay in power for as long as he wants, like his pal Putin.
As predicted, Russia and Wagner are all-in in Bakhmut to present the town on May 9th. Defenders are absolute heros to withstand hell on earth.
Can we confirm it was Russians who blew it up? It's geolocated to be on the western part, where the Ukrainians were still supposedly holding it. Ukrainians have used this tactic before- mining the buildings with explosives while retreating, then blowing it up when the wagner solders enter the building.
Either way it indicates further Russian advances, no matter if the building was blown up as defence or attack.
It does, I think it's a matter of days now unless wagner really leaves.
I'd be very surprised if it wasn't the Ukrainians who blew it up after they retreated. From the video it looks like the whole bottom floor has been rigged with expolisives and I don't see any reason why Russia would blow up a captured building like that.
Only weapon I can think of that would cause an explosion like this is a mine clearing line charge like the UR-77 Meteorit but to place one of those this accuratly youd have to be incredibly lucky.
A potential explanation of Prigozhin's melt down.
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I intend to agree with it, and it is pretty obvious that that is happening. Wagner has its uses for Putin, but there is no way he would make it Wagner's victory so that the public would lose "trust" in the country's official military which is tied more to Putin in a way. And why would Putin want to give any possible "good news" in UA to Prigozhin?
Might be missing something here. Is the Belorussian commander supposed to be fighting on the Ukrainian side ?
That crossed my mind as well. I’m just going to keep thinking he plays for the UKR side.
There are quite a few of Belarusians fighting for Ukraine, mostly those who were pushed out of/fled the country after 2020. Damn, was it that long ago?
Quite a large contingent of belorussians are on Ukr side, think they call themselves belorussian freedom legion or something along the lines
They are desperate to take Bakhmut (or rather completely destroy whatever is left of the western part of it) before the 9th.