Stolen from Mastodon

Man, China must be watching this shitshow, looking at Outer Manchuria and wondering what exactly Russia could do about it at this point if they decided to reverse the Treaty of Aigun...
- The only response is nukes
  
  A nuclear power just had its sovereignty “violated.”
  Nukes didn’t fly.
  
  Pretty soon the world is going to need proof that they have even one working warhead before that stops being a viable defense.
  
  Do they work?

We'll let them take Palin as a snack if they're still hungry after annexing Green Ukraine

Is there anything between the Urals and Alaska that would slow down an invading army? Other than the lack of infrastructure.
- Just like everything. Forests, swamps, rivers, extreme weather. There's a reason people don't live in that part of the world
  
  I'd slightly categorize that under "lack of infrastructure". Taiga covers 12% of Earth's land area and is difficult to travel in. 25% of Earth's land area is mountainous, 33% desert, 7% rainforest...
  
  Well that, and the politics.
- Vast marshes that are impassable for vehicles when they're not frozen, I think?
  
  Yes. Putin has been acting like global warming will unlock more Russian land for production. Turns out the permafrost areas are such because they were mostly giant bogs before freezing.
  
  Freeze the vehicles, then.
- Winter
- Well there's the Bering Sea.
- No, just look in to history they have lost control of it 1918-1920.
  As my friend says "I will join army only if I can ride trains through Siberia and shoot ruzzians, as my grandfather."
- Mud, forest, rivers, lack of roads.
  Plus an absolute shit ton of skeeters

Hope their spy agency set up a colab government or they will have to actually push that far.
- Well there is the russian freedom army or what its called.
  You know, white blue white. Those guys
  
  So then Ukraine can puppet easier in the peace deal??
  
  The Freedom of Russia Legion is what you're thinking of.

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- Thank you for your work 💚
  
  👍 Chuck Norris-style, weary thumbs-up
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- They were posting similar bait in other communities and have been site-banned on SJW.
  Then again, I'm sure in their head that's still their idea of winning somehow.
  
  Loneliness is a hell of a drug.
- what a moron that dude

Do people in this community actually think Ukraine is winning?
- Lol, do you actually think Russia is?
  
  I don't think Russia is winning. I think Russia, for all intents and purposes, already won..at a cost of course.
  But I tend to filter my news by reality and sources by factuality. Most people tend to filter by wishes. So it's normal that some would think otherwise. The other side filtering by wishes may also be thinking that the win came at a much smaller cost than reality.
- Until very recently, I'd have called it a stalemate. I don't think any side can be described as "winning" right now.
  
  Although the mass surrendering of Russian Soldiers is tipping things in Ukraine's favor fast.
- You definitely aren't winning, how does Putin's cock taste?
- It's hard to know..
  But don't forget that Russia thought they'd seize Ukraine quickly. They haven't. Even if they "win", it will be a shit show and they won't be able to keep it
  I also have a Russian coworker who joined the Company after the war and he was embarrassed about Russia. I seriously doubt most of their soldiers are motivated to fight
- Does Russia have the funds to sustain this war and for how long? There's a reason why Belousov is the head of the MoD
  
  Good question.
- Don’t listen to them.
  political propaganda is extremely effective and it’s impossible to make out the from the noise.
  Near as I can tell Ukraine was losing fairly badly and the invasion was a last ditch effort that nobody wanted, although they are still backed by NATO and they won’t lose until they let them but Russia has an almost endless supply of Troops and equipment so they will lose eventually unless the war gets too embarrassing or it risks going Nuclear.
  
  As a US SSBN submariner - bring it. Give me one good reason to set 1SQ and let these birds fly. I dare you.

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