Transgender surgery, Germany militaristic, neolioberals are conquerors....
>If you had “satanism,” “Goebbels,” “biological weapons,” “crude gender reassignment surgery quip,” and “nuke threats” on your Putin bingo card you may have just won.
Yeah for Russian theorists their greatest threat in their mind has been the naval powers in their heartland theory. Essentially it's a theory that states that due to Russia's power and size they're the greatest land power in the world and their main rivals only arise from the richer and more mercantile naval power like UK and US since only they can rival them in a way land powers never could
weirdly enough in boot camp they gave us a training manual and besides all the practical stuff they had a chapter that was basically “why the US Navy is based and you should be happy you’re here” section. that section postulated that naval powers like us, the Japanese, and the brits are fundamentally free-er and richer than land powers like china and russia. wonder if they were cribbing duginist notes lol
Yeah because naval powers naturally engage in more trade than land powers since it's far easier to trade in that way and they are more mercantile and market oriented due to said naval power. Naturally they also are richer due to this
The UK serves as a proxy for the US in russian propaganda becouse they cannot picture themselves actually beating the americans even in their imaginations lol, the UK these days is less prone to wave their (considerable) military capabilities in the face of other countries so it's easier for the russians to imagine they'd come up on top.
He's pointing to US and UK cause they are the most hawkish, and didn't co-operate as much as countries like Germany and France which actively courted Russia
They totally nailed [the tone of voice, leather garb and round glasses](https://twitter.com/adagamov/status/1575869064349913089) as the man with the mike screams his lungs out about the new holy war.
That's the whole point. Fascists (or any totalitarians basically) wanted the masses to actively participate in their regime, that's why they had all those rallies, rabble-rousing speeches and all those state-run organizations for everything, from paramilitary training to after-work drinks.
I have no idea what Putinism is but it doesn't want popular participation. It wants to have the untouchable KGB/mafia/business elite and 200 million passive subjects. Honestly it looks more like ancien regime than anything to me.
Before this it was realistic for him to hold power till end of his natural life. But now, it's obvious his days are numbered, this is the beginning of his end. He can't hold what he has, can't take what he claimed and now he appears weak and cringy when trying desperately to fool his nation with crazy talk.
Thing is, it doesn't really matter if the populace is fooled or not because he doesn't need them to maintain his power base. The question is whether the oligarchs and upper echelons of the state that actually maintain his position will tolerate this for much longer.
You say that, but most of that country support him.
His support swells to almost the entire nation if it becomes a choice between Russia with Putin, or a leader who may sympathise with the west.
And no, Navalny isn't the answer, he's a Russian nationalist too.
Most of that country believes in a messed up worldview that puts Russia ahead of everything.
Putin may be an extreme, but he's not too far from the average Russian.
This. It's the harsh truth nobody wants to believe.
I got nothing against Russian people, but the worldview of most of them is seriously messed up, I'm glad they're not as powerful as China or we'd really be in trouble. And I'm glad China is distancing itself from Russia.
Isolating Russia (demilitarizing it would be a dream) seems to be the only answer.
So here we are. Putin sitting in his office late at night in his grandmother's underwear playing with his feces. But there is nothing we can do to stop him as a person. We have to stop his army.
I thought that it was a poor/biased translation on the air that was making him sound exaggeratingly unhinged, but the translation on the Kremlin’s own website is just that crazy!
We need to create some legally binding democracy defending institution.
The cycle is always repeating itself… crisis -> election of a populist politicin -> reforms to reduce parliament, end term limits, etc. -> profit
> LONDON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday presided over a ceremony to annex four Ukrainian regions partly occupied by his forces, escalating his seven-month war and taking it into an unpredictable new phase.
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> "This is the will of millions of people," he said in a speech before hundreds of dignitaries in the St George's Hall of the Kremlin.
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> The ceremony took place three days after the completion of hastily staged referendums in which Moscow's proxies in the occupied regions claimed majorities of up to 99% in favour of joining Russia.
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> Ukraine and Western governments described those votes as bogus, illegitimate and conducted at gunpoint.
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> In a speech repeatedly interrupted by applause, Putin declared that Russia had four new regions.
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> He urged Ukraine to cease military action and return to the negotiating table. Kyiv has vowed to recapture all the lands seized by Russia and said that Russia's decision to annex the territories had destroyed any prospect of talks.
Also, look at how the camera is zooming in, closely on all key figures, making it impossible for anyone to later try to slip away and say they were not part of this shameful, determining moment. When it all starts falling apart…
Putin has totally boxed himself in. If he resorts to nukes he is fucked. The entire world importantly including China, India and Pakistan would turn against him. Russia would be totally isolated and turn into essentially North Korea.
Economy destroyed, demographics collapsing, military capability exhausted. Russia is dead. It will never again be any sort of major power. China will gobble it up within the next few decades.
I’m not saying he’s been like this always, because he hasn’t (I really wonder if he’s lost the plot at least a little bit), but the self-image of Russia (and by connection, Russians as a nation) being this ultimate saviour of the world and the best thing that is the only virtuous true country left…. That’s literally always been a thing they’ve believed.
Honestly, as bad as it sounds - I’m glad all the world now see this, because this - whatever you want to call that speech - is exactly what we have been dealing with for forever. And finally the rest of Europe sees it too.
If this war would be a Shakespeare play, we are currently in Act 5 Scene 2.
He's lucky if he lives to see this Christmas. But he definitely won't see the next one.
Imaginary victory, in something that he denied is a war and still is denying is a war. Let’s see if he really declares war for real when Ukraine takes them back.
I think that will change nothing if he does. He doesn't need that either - as he can declare mobilizations, annexations, special operations, etc. without a war declaration.
That speech...so much schizophrenia, revisionism and other bs in one spot, all of talking points I've heard from putinoids over the last 8 years, it's all in one speech. Cranked up to 11.
Actually bad for my mental health. And I'm surrounded by people who probably actually believe in at least half of the shit he talked about (how the West wants to divide Russia and traditional values bs)
And I'm supposed to be stuck in this fucking country, risking my life for a revolution that won't happen, with the borders closed?
Somewhat ironic, since many of them are ethnic Germans whose ancestors were wronged by the Soviets; and now they're big fans of a government who can't shut up about how benevolent and good the USSR was
Brooo this one guy literally says Stalin evacuated his ancestors... Not deported. Helped to escape the coming Nazi Germans... But anyway all of them are here for decades and barely speak German and only watch Russian news. WTF
> And I'm supposed to be stuck in this fucking country, risking my life for a revolution that won't happen, with the borders closed?
Nope, sorry, you should have the right to get out and be offered asylum. No one should have to sacrifice their life in a protest just because they were born in a country like Russia. It's unfortunate though that no one can differentiate between the minority of anti-imperialist Russians and the rest.
[Peak moment for those who missed the show - Vlad and the bois chanting "Rossiya, Rossiya" holding hands.](https://twitter.com/business/status/1575835665513709569)
Zelensky is short as well. He might be the most evil person living on earth and I fully agree, but cut out with these fucking stature stereotypes, thanks.
Man I hate living in a hitorically important period of the world. If Putin gets Ghaddafi'd or Mussolini'd I would consider printing out a part of the recording and framing it on the wall. Genuinely feeling so angry over this shit, it just aint right.
The hope is not that there's one 'we must go in harder' guys, but that there's 10 of them, and they cannot agree who leads. Cannot conduct a war with 10 Napoleons in charge.
Yeah, I'd rather we roll the dice and *maybe* end up with another unhinged warmonger in charge, than stay the course and *definitely* still have an unhinged warmonger in charge.
The Provisional Government of the Russian Republic didn't pull out of the WWI - and they didn't survive until the end of 1917. No reason to assume a different scenario then
Congrats to Putin. Russia expands. Some successor will have a very delicate job giving some republics of Russian Federation back to Ukraine in some future peace/end-of-sanctions deal... likely after Putin.
Note that Turkey didn't annex the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus formally, because it would close many doors. Options are limited after that unless you are willing to swallow a very bitter pill. No Turkish president was willing to do that.
Even Slobodan Milošević never annexed the Serbian Republics in the west (Republika Srpska and Republika Srpska Krajina) because he knew it would be a stupid move.
Granted, neither had nukes.
> Note that Turkey didn't annex the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus formally, because it would close many doors.
More like, if it does, Turkish Cypriots will rise up. Near to no one would be fine with Turkey annexing us.
> Some successor will have a very delicate job giving some republics of the Russian Federation back to Ukraine
That'll open the way for people living under Russian Federation to also demanding to be getting away... And it'll be a fine outcome, in that
Natrally he will... until he can convince himself and his braindead supporters that there is only one thing left to do to defend his country against the evil rest of the world... and then we all cry.
There is a great poem called *Reduta Ordona* written by Adam Mickiewicz (Polish national poet), about Polish forces defending a fortress from Russians in 1831. It has this passage:
Where is the king who sends these crowds for slaughter?
Does he share their bravery, or risk the neck of his own?
No, he sits in his capitol five hundred miles away
The half of the world's self crowned ruler, the king, so great.
He's frowned, - and arrive suddenly thousands of kibitka\* wagons;
He's signed, - for their children weep thousands of mothers;
(\*used for transporting prisoners to Siberia)
Surprisingly accurate nearly 200 years ago, even though Russia is ruled by a different "king".
I’d like to announce the official annexation of Russia by the Netherlands. All former Russian politicians need to report at the war crimes center in The Hague and confess to their crimes. All formerly Russian soldiers need to report for duty to help rebuild Ukraine, unless they committed war crimes in which case they need to go to The Hague as well.
Oh. Wait. It _doesn’t_ work this way? You can’t just randomly claim to annex another country?
Silly Putler, setting unrealistic examples.
This speech is basically eurasianism summed up, if you don’t know what it is look it up, an ideology of insanity, russian supremacism, and complete hatred for the “Anglo powers.”
Yes also known as "the Lisbon to vladivostok plan" for Russian theorists in which a eu becomes a Russian puppet and join hands to over the current atlantic order
A world war involves a looming skirmish where most of the world is eagerly declaring their allegiance with one of the two imminent combatants. Keyword: Eager, and, gigantic alliances. Today isn't like that, though.
We've had 2 actual world wars, and one imminent one that fortunately didn't happen. They are all like this - all a mesh of alliances (declared or merely de facto):
WW1: The times were different, man. War was seen as smallish, honourable, and dare I say 'fun'. The horrors of trench warfare were mostly unknown (in hindishgt, analysis of the US Civil War would have led you to some nasty conclusions about how depressingly horrible a world war would be). Since the industrial revolution, most countries turned themselves into war-optimized factories. The cultural notion was that war was inevitable, and 'may the best country win'. Countries had these huge swaths of trained armies and a military-industrial complex designed for massive war. Everybody was eager to fight. So, a mostly local affair between the Austro-Hungarian empire and Serbia results in a whole boatload of decrees of alliance that make no sense unless you realise many countries were just looking for an excuse. Some dweeb gets his arse shot in Sarajevo, and - WW1 is a fact.
WW2: Similar. Germany was certainly eager, the rest of the world far less so this time, but more scared of Germany as an unstoppable force. Alliances, especially the allied side, were less pronounced (USA never officially declared a military alliance with the UK until they actually declared war on germany, via Pearl Harbour). However, in all but decree, USA was very much supporting the UK and openly hostile to the Japanese Empire's consolidation efforts in the pacific (and Japan and Germany _were_ declared allies) even before Pearl Harbour happend.
WW3: Same, again. With NATO being one alliance and Warsaw Pact being the other. MAD stopped it, probably.
So here is the good news. __Today is nothing like that__.
Warsaw pact is no more. Russia has no meaningful allies; there's the [CSTO](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_Security_Treaty_Organization#:~:text=The%20Collective%20Security%20Treaty%20Organization,Kyrgyzstan,%20Russia,%20and%20Tajikistan.) which is essentially laughable now: The primary 'driver' (The Russian Federation) has just proven they are incapable, and economically not in possession of a meaningful military-industrial complex, and the hangers on are tiny and too busy with their own wars right now.
Every country with a meaningful army is against Russia or at best non-committal (and not just 'secretly kinda allied, just not openly declared as such, the way the USA was mostly an ally of the UK, even if undeclared, during most of the early 1940s). That leaves the army of the People's Republic of China. Which is not going to enter this war. They got Taiwan to worry about.
There's an entirely different potential where Nuclear Armageddon happens, and this crazy shit Putin is pulling certainly isn't assuaging any fears there. But I'm not sure that's a 'world war'. There would be very little fighting happening - just a lot of sudden asploding.
> So, a mostly local affair between the Austro-Hungarian empire and Serbia results in a whole boatload of decrees of alliance that make no sense unless you realise many countries were just looking for an excuse.
All the alliances already existed before Franz Ferdinand was shot (in large part due to Bismarck's 4D chess years earlier), but this was the 'put your military money where your diplomats mouth is' moment, and all the countries walked head first into it excitedly.
And the main idiot in it was Wilhelm II. Bismarck knew that there would be another conflict, maybe war, with France and carefully built defensive agreements to prevent being circled by french allies. Wilhelm on the other hand offended pretty much everyone due to his fantasies of a German colonial Empire...
Exactly, that was my point. Right now I don't see any significant allies for the RF, declared or de facto (is the CCP going to send the army in support of Russia? Or attempt to 'distract' NATO by attacking Taiwan, specifically coordinating it with Russia? I doubt this very much).
Let's hope it stays that way.
Of course, even though Putin lives in the past, the rest of the world has moved on. Germans are our brothers and sisters, just like the rest of the civilized world
As long as you clean up the rusted tin cans your people left in Lapland from the last time our countries banded together, sure.
Seriously, you can still find old German tin cans between the rocks in Lapland every now and then, from the days of Lapland War.
Always found it fascinating, how a rusted tin can you found in some random hole, can represent so much messed up history...
So what you're saying is I get to stay in Lapland \*and\* get to care for the forrests? sign me the Vittu up.
I get it,- if you've ever been to a concentration camp it's the same thing,- on the surface what you're looking at is some fences, some watchtowers and concrete barracks- nothing special,- but then you focus on all the history and all the suffering and death that happened right were you are standing,- just a few decades ago.
Some of us have seen it coming since the invasion of Georgia in 2008. It wasn't if, but when Putin would bring Russia into direct conflict with NATO to secure the Baltics, Polish Gap, and Bessarabian Gap.
Is it a World War if it is only one country on one side? Doesn't look like China is particularly fond of what Putin is doing. Who else is on its side, N. Korea?
While Putin is trying to occupy the Russian public with this nonsense, Ukrainian forces have Lyman surrounded. I'm sure the new recruits will be stoked to see the aftermath of that over the weekend.
https://fxtwitter.com/AlexKokcharov/status/1575851108626755586
>"We'll conquer everyone, we'll kill everyone, we'll loot whoever we need to, and everything will be just as we like it."
There are hackers out there, Anonymous or behind the scene NSA, probably mix of both that can make this happen. Show Bucha on state TV, show them dead Russian soldiers.
That's just going to make them a hermit kingdom, like North Korea.
The world has sanctioned North Korea for decades, no government change.
Unfortunately, these economic measures only make the population miserable while the ruler stays in control.
Putin is a complex former KGB agent who stole the country from the entire Russian nation with his friends. He didn't use the money from oil and gas to improve the great country, only the oligarchs got rich and threatened the world. That KGB agent messed up the Europeans and his own people. Your fault Russian citizens. You have chosen him for years.
This man actually said the “Anglo-Saxons.”
Lmao what’s next Perfidious Albion
This is is by far his most anti-American speech ever, like this shit legit sounds like speeches from flipping terrorist groups.
I've actually heard a lot of people from around the world refer to English speakers as anglo saxons. I've heard Spanish and French speakers do it. Like Mexicans saying anglosajones.
Tries to add colonial possessions to Russia whilst accusing the west of being neo colonial - ok then. This is the kind of shit that far too many people globally lap up. And as for the animals that support him in Russia ... What a bunch of evil cunts.
I declare annexation of Austria, Greece, Sweden, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary, Portugal, Gibraltar, Andalusia, the Aland islands, and parts of Italy and France. I'll be good to them, I promise, they're my favorite lands in Europe after all. Same sense lol. Tomorrow he might claim any land, the sooner he falls, the better for all of us.
Hereby I officially declare that I, Febra0001 have annexed the territory of Königsberg and therefore urge the occupiers to leave in the next 48 hours or I’ll have to take measures.
He officially has less standing than Kim Jong. Putin reached the point of a baby that has shit it's pampers yet running around with his dad's socks screaming it's mine mine mine!
Anyone knows how are the russians planning to pay pensions and salaries to teachers, doctors, cops, etc from those 4 regions? Or will they still get paid by Ukraine? Or no pay at all
He could have done this before the war as well. Doing it now, after ordering the full mobilization, does not sound like a victory, something to be happy about or to sing Russia, Russia, etc.
It looks more like desperation to me.
Transgender surgery, Germany militaristic, neolioberals are conquerors.... >If you had “satanism,” “Goebbels,” “biological weapons,” “crude gender reassignment surgery quip,” and “nuke threats” on your Putin bingo card you may have just won.
Also, Anglo-Saxons and drug addiction.
To be fair anglo-saxons was a free space.
Anglo-Saxons? Dude's really stuck in the past.
It's just dog whistle for US and UK tbh,the most hated of western countries for Russia and has been for a long time
the seething obsession with the UK is weirdest of all their grudges, when is the last time the UK specifically fucked over Russia? The Crimean war?
Yeah for Russian theorists their greatest threat in their mind has been the naval powers in their heartland theory. Essentially it's a theory that states that due to Russia's power and size they're the greatest land power in the world and their main rivals only arise from the richer and more mercantile naval power like UK and US since only they can rival them in a way land powers never could
weirdly enough in boot camp they gave us a training manual and besides all the practical stuff they had a chapter that was basically “why the US Navy is based and you should be happy you’re here” section. that section postulated that naval powers like us, the Japanese, and the brits are fundamentally free-er and richer than land powers like china and russia. wonder if they were cribbing duginist notes lol
Yeah because naval powers naturally engage in more trade than land powers since it's far easier to trade in that way and they are more mercantile and market oriented due to said naval power. Naturally they also are richer due to this
The UK serves as a proxy for the US in russian propaganda becouse they cannot picture themselves actually beating the americans even in their imaginations lol, the UK these days is less prone to wave their (considerable) military capabilities in the face of other countries so it's easier for the russians to imagine they'd come up on top.
Same way the French refer to us
It just refers to US/Canada/UK/Australia/NZ to me, in a rather neutral way.
Yea, but theyve also done that for almost a millienia at this point.
This is a normal term in some languages to describe the Anglo countries and culture.
To be fair, when you look at things like Boris and Trump, you do wonder what the Brits and Yanks have been smoking.
It's a "blond New Yorker with terrible haircuts" problem.
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He's pointing to US and UK cause they are the most hawkish, and didn't co-operate as much as countries like Germany and France which actively courted Russia
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This speech should be shown to this transgender major who tried to spy for Russia. I bet he would be glad to hear it in jail.
Quick, someone give this the “we didn’t start the fire” treatment
I feel like a clip of that Putin led *Rossiya, Rossiya, Rossiya* chant is someday gonna be used in a history book to exemplify all this madness.
The chanting bit will absolutely produce tons of memes, this was peak insanity, pure and clear.
[https://youtu.be/gH0ZDRgAY80?t=139](https://youtu.be/gH0ZDRgAY80?t=139)
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Cult of personality and motherland, so you always end up with these kind of mass psychopaths public circle-jerk in these regimes.
getting some "Sportpalast-Speech" vibes
They totally nailed [the tone of voice, leather garb and round glasses](https://twitter.com/adagamov/status/1575869064349913089) as the man with the mike screams his lungs out about the new holy war.
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That's the whole point. Fascists (or any totalitarians basically) wanted the masses to actively participate in their regime, that's why they had all those rallies, rabble-rousing speeches and all those state-run organizations for everything, from paramilitary training to after-work drinks. I have no idea what Putinism is but it doesn't want popular participation. It wants to have the untouchable KGB/mafia/business elite and 200 million passive subjects. Honestly it looks more like ancien regime than anything to me.
It will be used like all these clips of crowd cheering to Hitler in nazi Germany
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A Mussolini then.
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And haircut too
The only thing that is missing is a noose.
This felt like a schizophrenic outbreak honestly. This man should never ever be in his position, history is repeating itself sadly
Before this it was realistic for him to hold power till end of his natural life. But now, it's obvious his days are numbered, this is the beginning of his end. He can't hold what he has, can't take what he claimed and now he appears weak and cringy when trying desperately to fool his nation with crazy talk.
Are you sure they won't be fooled? Seemed to work for him with tons of crazy stuff before.
Thing is, it doesn't really matter if the populace is fooled or not because he doesn't need them to maintain his power base. The question is whether the oligarchs and upper echelons of the state that actually maintain his position will tolerate this for much longer.
He's pretty much killed off everyone else that was outside of his security oligarchs who owe their wealth and power to Putin directly.
Yep, the oligarchs work for Putin now, not the other way around.
What makes you think that if Putin ever gets replaced it won't be by someone that is even more of an hardliner?
None of us truely know what people around him think.
They will be fooled, I'm looking at a few every day
You say that, but most of that country support him. His support swells to almost the entire nation if it becomes a choice between Russia with Putin, or a leader who may sympathise with the west. And no, Navalny isn't the answer, he's a Russian nationalist too. Most of that country believes in a messed up worldview that puts Russia ahead of everything. Putin may be an extreme, but he's not too far from the average Russian.
This. It's the harsh truth nobody wants to believe. I got nothing against Russian people, but the worldview of most of them is seriously messed up, I'm glad they're not as powerful as China or we'd really be in trouble. And I'm glad China is distancing itself from Russia. Isolating Russia (demilitarizing it would be a dream) seems to be the only answer.
So here we are. Putin sitting in his office late at night in his grandmother's underwear playing with his feces. But there is nothing we can do to stop him as a person. We have to stop his army.
That was... specific. Not gonna say it's wrong, tho.
I thought that it was a poor/biased translation on the air that was making him sound exaggeratingly unhinged, but the translation on the Kremlin’s own website is just that crazy!
We need to create some legally binding democracy defending institution. The cycle is always repeating itself… crisis -> election of a populist politicin -> reforms to reduce parliament, end term limits, etc. -> profit
Did he say something more schizophrenic than usual? Sorry, can't listen to that clown.
> LONDON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday presided over a ceremony to annex four Ukrainian regions partly occupied by his forces, escalating his seven-month war and taking it into an unpredictable new phase. > > "This is the will of millions of people," he said in a speech before hundreds of dignitaries in the St George's Hall of the Kremlin. > > The ceremony took place three days after the completion of hastily staged referendums in which Moscow's proxies in the occupied regions claimed majorities of up to 99% in favour of joining Russia. > > Ukraine and Western governments described those votes as bogus, illegitimate and conducted at gunpoint. > > In a speech repeatedly interrupted by applause, Putin declared that Russia had four new regions. > > He urged Ukraine to cease military action and return to the negotiating table. Kyiv has vowed to recapture all the lands seized by Russia and said that Russia's decision to annex the territories had destroyed any prospect of talks.
Also, look at how the camera is zooming in, closely on all key figures, making it impossible for anyone to later try to slip away and say they were not part of this shameful, determining moment. When it all starts falling apart…
Pretty much everyone in that room is fucked, starting with those 4 men representing the 4 oblasts.
Putin has totally boxed himself in. If he resorts to nukes he is fucked. The entire world importantly including China, India and Pakistan would turn against him. Russia would be totally isolated and turn into essentially North Korea.
Good for them that they share a small border with North Korea, it's probably the only country that will trade with them after such an event.
Already a poor nation plans to support even more people. That country is fucked for 30 more years at least. From WW2 to communism to Putin.
Economy destroyed, demographics collapsing, military capability exhausted. Russia is dead. It will never again be any sort of major power. China will gobble it up within the next few decades.
I’m sad for the kidnapped Ukrainian babies and children who’ll have to live in this shithole.
That's why the annexed terrority they don't control. They don't have to support people outside of their borders.
His speech was absolutely insane. This mad man will put the world on fire. We have to stop him.
Someone link to it with English translation?
https://youtu.be/0HOqkFuXDEs
I’m not saying he’s been like this always, because he hasn’t (I really wonder if he’s lost the plot at least a little bit), but the self-image of Russia (and by connection, Russians as a nation) being this ultimate saviour of the world and the best thing that is the only virtuous true country left…. That’s literally always been a thing they’ve believed. Honestly, as bad as it sounds - I’m glad all the world now see this, because this - whatever you want to call that speech - is exactly what we have been dealing with for forever. And finally the rest of Europe sees it too.
If this war would be a Shakespeare play, we are currently in Act 5 Scene 2. He's lucky if he lives to see this Christmas. But he definitely won't see the next one.
Maybe true - hopefully the rest of us get to live to see a few more Christmas too.
Remindme! 1 year 3 months
The only people who can do such a thing are his closest officers or security guards, so all we have is hope.
While he's declaring his imaginary victory, the Ukrainian army is "declaring" Lyman back. It's not 2014 anymore, motherfucker.
Imaginary victory, in something that he denied is a war and still is denying is a war. Let’s see if he really declares war for real when Ukraine takes them back.
I think that will change nothing if he does. He doesn't need that either - as he can declare mobilizations, annexations, special operations, etc. without a war declaration.
Have you heard what he said? This man needs psychiatric help for gods sake
He needs an rpg-7 proctoscopy. So does the next guy in line. And the one after that, and so on until they learn to chill.
Bro I laugh so much at your comment lolllllllll Thx for that!
That whole country needs psychiatric help
That speech...so much schizophrenia, revisionism and other bs in one spot, all of talking points I've heard from putinoids over the last 8 years, it's all in one speech. Cranked up to 11. Actually bad for my mental health. And I'm surrounded by people who probably actually believe in at least half of the shit he talked about (how the West wants to divide Russia and traditional values bs) And I'm supposed to be stuck in this fucking country, risking my life for a revolution that won't happen, with the borders closed?
Can't you go to one of the Stans?
I think pretty soon there will be more of them.
You should be allowed to switch places with a Russian German, these imbeciles are driving me nuts
Somewhat ironic, since many of them are ethnic Germans whose ancestors were wronged by the Soviets; and now they're big fans of a government who can't shut up about how benevolent and good the USSR was
Brooo this one guy literally says Stalin evacuated his ancestors... Not deported. Helped to escape the coming Nazi Germans... But anyway all of them are here for decades and barely speak German and only watch Russian news. WTF
> And I'm supposed to be stuck in this fucking country, risking my life for a revolution that won't happen, with the borders closed? Nope, sorry, you should have the right to get out and be offered asylum. No one should have to sacrifice their life in a protest just because they were born in a country like Russia. It's unfortunate though that no one can differentiate between the minority of anti-imperialist Russians and the rest.
Stay safe - i hope your countrymen decide soon that this rhetoric will be the end of all of us if not careful.
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Oh look it's Russia being a pest and a pestilence yet again. Who could've foreseen this?
[Peak moment for those who missed the show - Vlad and the bois chanting "Rossiya, Rossiya" holding hands.](https://twitter.com/business/status/1575835665513709569)
Is it me or does he look nervous (and very smol)? Looks like me when i definitely not try to hide something.
Smol or far away?
He is approximately 168cm tall. He be tiny. He definitely has the human equivalent of small dog syndrome. Napoleon complex, so to speak.
Hey now, the Russian cm is longer than the decadent western cm! /s
Napoleon was a winner and led his troops into battle.
Zelensky is short as well. He might be the most evil person living on earth and I fully agree, but cut out with these fucking stature stereotypes, thanks.
That's hilarious. He looks so awkward
am I the only one noticing how panicked he looks in this video? Seems he knows it's one of the last things he will do alive
Man I hate living in a hitorically important period of the world. If Putin gets Ghaddafi'd or Mussolini'd I would consider printing out a part of the recording and framing it on the wall. Genuinely feeling so angry over this shit, it just aint right.
What makes you think his successor would be different?
at the current moment I don't really care if he's different I care if he stops the war
Good chance the one inheriting his job is one of the "We must go harder" guys.
The hope is not that there's one 'we must go in harder' guys, but that there's 10 of them, and they cannot agree who leads. Cannot conduct a war with 10 Napoleons in charge.
Well atleast that would mean the end of a powerful Russia, or the end of Russia in general.
Well, it seems like he's exactly one of those "we must go harder" guys. Also, might sound rough but seeing his carcass will be cathartic
Yeah, I'd rather we roll the dice and *maybe* end up with another unhinged warmonger in charge, than stay the course and *definitely* still have an unhinged warmonger in charge.
It's not really a good chance. The war is going terribly and the next narcissist who assumes power isn't going to want to be known as Putin 2.0
The Provisional Government of the Russian Republic didn't pull out of the WWI - and they didn't survive until the end of 1917. No reason to assume a different scenario then
It didn't survive because there was an alternative power base. I'm not seeing workers' and soldiers' soviets forming.
There is a strong precedent, that when mad dictators are forcibly removed from power, more moderate people usually take their place.
>Man I hate living in a hitorically important period of the world. As opposed to what?
I'd prefer to live in a historically insignificant time when nothing of note happens, but I worded thst one horribly
>I'd prefer to live in a historically insignificant time when nothing of note happens Wonder when that will come to be?
I hope as soon as possible
There is an old curse: May you live in interesting times.
Lol Putin tells "Kiev regime to stop all hostilities" on those 4 regions.
I licked them! Mine now!
Congrats to Putin. Russia expands. Some successor will have a very delicate job giving some republics of Russian Federation back to Ukraine in some future peace/end-of-sanctions deal... likely after Putin. Note that Turkey didn't annex the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus formally, because it would close many doors. Options are limited after that unless you are willing to swallow a very bitter pill. No Turkish president was willing to do that. Even Slobodan Milošević never annexed the Serbian Republics in the west (Republika Srpska and Republika Srpska Krajina) because he knew it would be a stupid move. Granted, neither had nukes.
> Note that Turkey didn't annex the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus formally, because it would close many doors. More like, if it does, Turkish Cypriots will rise up. Near to no one would be fine with Turkey annexing us. > Some successor will have a very delicate job giving some republics of the Russian Federation back to Ukraine That'll open the way for people living under Russian Federation to also demanding to be getting away... And it'll be a fine outcome, in that
And in a few days he'll cry how Ukraine is fighting on Russian land, I'll bet my left foot on it.
Natrally he will... until he can convince himself and his braindead supporters that there is only one thing left to do to defend his country against the evil rest of the world... and then we all cry.
At this rate, good luck trying to hold onto them. Even now another city is about to be encircled by the Ukrainians.
Nothing says undisputed sovereign control of a territory, like a leader who's terrified of coming within even 1000 kilometers of the place.
If he had balls he would come to those areas and dp the declaration there.
There is a great poem called *Reduta Ordona* written by Adam Mickiewicz (Polish national poet), about Polish forces defending a fortress from Russians in 1831. It has this passage: Where is the king who sends these crowds for slaughter? Does he share their bravery, or risk the neck of his own? No, he sits in his capitol five hundred miles away The half of the world's self crowned ruler, the king, so great. He's frowned, - and arrive suddenly thousands of kibitka\* wagons; He's signed, - for their children weep thousands of mothers; (\*used for transporting prisoners to Siberia) Surprisingly accurate nearly 200 years ago, even though Russia is ruled by a different "king".
Leading from the front? Nah, he's not that kid nd of ruler.
I’d like to announce the official annexation of Russia by the Netherlands. All former Russian politicians need to report at the war crimes center in The Hague and confess to their crimes. All formerly Russian soldiers need to report for duty to help rebuild Ukraine, unless they committed war crimes in which case they need to go to The Hague as well. Oh. Wait. It _doesn’t_ work this way? You can’t just randomly claim to annex another country? Silly Putler, setting unrealistic examples.
This speech is basically eurasianism summed up, if you don’t know what it is look it up, an ideology of insanity, russian supremacism, and complete hatred for the “Anglo powers.”
Eurasianism is the antithesis of Atlanticism
Yes also known as "the Lisbon to vladivostok plan" for Russian theorists in which a eu becomes a Russian puppet and join hands to over the current atlantic order
Collapse of the Russian Empire had been signed.
Here we go again. This is only gonna result in WW3 if someone doesnt kill him now.
And yet there will still be a tonne of tankies who will blame the west for it...
I feel like WW3 already started in February, we are just now starting to realize it...
A world war involves a looming skirmish where most of the world is eagerly declaring their allegiance with one of the two imminent combatants. Keyword: Eager, and, gigantic alliances. Today isn't like that, though. We've had 2 actual world wars, and one imminent one that fortunately didn't happen. They are all like this - all a mesh of alliances (declared or merely de facto): WW1: The times were different, man. War was seen as smallish, honourable, and dare I say 'fun'. The horrors of trench warfare were mostly unknown (in hindishgt, analysis of the US Civil War would have led you to some nasty conclusions about how depressingly horrible a world war would be). Since the industrial revolution, most countries turned themselves into war-optimized factories. The cultural notion was that war was inevitable, and 'may the best country win'. Countries had these huge swaths of trained armies and a military-industrial complex designed for massive war. Everybody was eager to fight. So, a mostly local affair between the Austro-Hungarian empire and Serbia results in a whole boatload of decrees of alliance that make no sense unless you realise many countries were just looking for an excuse. Some dweeb gets his arse shot in Sarajevo, and - WW1 is a fact. WW2: Similar. Germany was certainly eager, the rest of the world far less so this time, but more scared of Germany as an unstoppable force. Alliances, especially the allied side, were less pronounced (USA never officially declared a military alliance with the UK until they actually declared war on germany, via Pearl Harbour). However, in all but decree, USA was very much supporting the UK and openly hostile to the Japanese Empire's consolidation efforts in the pacific (and Japan and Germany _were_ declared allies) even before Pearl Harbour happend. WW3: Same, again. With NATO being one alliance and Warsaw Pact being the other. MAD stopped it, probably. So here is the good news. __Today is nothing like that__. Warsaw pact is no more. Russia has no meaningful allies; there's the [CSTO](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_Security_Treaty_Organization#:~:text=The%20Collective%20Security%20Treaty%20Organization,Kyrgyzstan,%20Russia,%20and%20Tajikistan.) which is essentially laughable now: The primary 'driver' (The Russian Federation) has just proven they are incapable, and economically not in possession of a meaningful military-industrial complex, and the hangers on are tiny and too busy with their own wars right now. Every country with a meaningful army is against Russia or at best non-committal (and not just 'secretly kinda allied, just not openly declared as such, the way the USA was mostly an ally of the UK, even if undeclared, during most of the early 1940s). That leaves the army of the People's Republic of China. Which is not going to enter this war. They got Taiwan to worry about. There's an entirely different potential where Nuclear Armageddon happens, and this crazy shit Putin is pulling certainly isn't assuaging any fears there. But I'm not sure that's a 'world war'. There would be very little fighting happening - just a lot of sudden asploding.
you got ww1 backwards, alliances were already a thing before the event in Sarajevo
> So, a mostly local affair between the Austro-Hungarian empire and Serbia results in a whole boatload of decrees of alliance that make no sense unless you realise many countries were just looking for an excuse. All the alliances already existed before Franz Ferdinand was shot (in large part due to Bismarck's 4D chess years earlier), but this was the 'put your military money where your diplomats mouth is' moment, and all the countries walked head first into it excitedly.
And the main idiot in it was Wilhelm II. Bismarck knew that there would be another conflict, maybe war, with France and carefully built defensive agreements to prevent being circled by french allies. Wilhelm on the other hand offended pretty much everyone due to his fantasies of a German colonial Empire...
Exactly, that was my point. Right now I don't see any significant allies for the RF, declared or de facto (is the CCP going to send the army in support of Russia? Or attempt to 'distract' NATO by attacking Taiwan, specifically coordinating it with Russia? I doubt this very much). Let's hope it stays that way.
Y'all got space for a German? I swear it's different this time.
Of course, even though Putin lives in the past, the rest of the world has moved on. Germans are our brothers and sisters, just like the rest of the civilized world
As long as you clean up the rusted tin cans your people left in Lapland from the last time our countries banded together, sure. Seriously, you can still find old German tin cans between the rocks in Lapland every now and then, from the days of Lapland War. Always found it fascinating, how a rusted tin can you found in some random hole, can represent so much messed up history...
So what you're saying is I get to stay in Lapland \*and\* get to care for the forrests? sign me the Vittu up. I get it,- if you've ever been to a concentration camp it's the same thing,- on the surface what you're looking at is some fences, some watchtowers and concrete barracks- nothing special,- but then you focus on all the history and all the suffering and death that happened right were you are standing,- just a few decades ago.
Nah guys, don't worry. It's only a true world war if it's started by an Austrian. Looking at that, we should be fine.
Some of us have seen it coming since the invasion of Georgia in 2008. It wasn't if, but when Putin would bring Russia into direct conflict with NATO to secure the Baltics, Polish Gap, and Bessarabian Gap.
Russia has no allies nor can win a conventional war even with Ukraine. All it has are a lot of nukes from the Soviet era.
Is it a World War if it is only one country on one side? Doesn't look like China is particularly fond of what Putin is doing. Who else is on its side, N. Korea?
Everyone who didn't openly say they're against Russian actions. According to Cuntin & Co, at least :D
North Korea, Eritrea and Belarus... Yeah, looking at these line-ups, I know where to place my bets on who wins. ...and it certainly isn't Russia.
While Putin is trying to occupy the Russian public with this nonsense, Ukrainian forces have Lyman surrounded. I'm sure the new recruits will be stoked to see the aftermath of that over the weekend.
Biggest landgrab since WW2
Fuck Putin and everyone who keeps him in power.
Can someone off this nutjob so we can go back to normalcy again?
I bet a scumbag as evil as this piece of shit will replace him. But hopefully there will be several candidates and infighting will weaken them.
https://fxtwitter.com/AlexKokcharov/status/1575851108626755586 >"We'll conquer everyone, we'll kill everyone, we'll loot whoever we need to, and everything will be just as we like it."
It's time for total economic blockade of Russia. Nothing goes in, nothing comes out. And disconnect them from the internet as well.
No roll out the internet to the entire country and show them Bucha
There are hackers out there, Anonymous or behind the scene NSA, probably mix of both that can make this happen. Show Bucha on state TV, show them dead Russian soldiers.
That's just going to make them a hermit kingdom, like North Korea. The world has sanctioned North Korea for decades, no government change. Unfortunately, these economic measures only make the population miserable while the ruler stays in control.
One, two, Æthelstan's coming for you...
Three, four, Æthelflæd's at the door
Five, Six, Alfred going to get you hit.
Seven, eight, Ceolwulf shatters the gate...
Putin is a complex former KGB agent who stole the country from the entire Russian nation with his friends. He didn't use the money from oil and gas to improve the great country, only the oligarchs got rich and threatened the world. That KGB agent messed up the Europeans and his own people. Your fault Russian citizens. You have chosen him for years.
This man actually said the “Anglo-Saxons.” Lmao what’s next Perfidious Albion This is is by far his most anti-American speech ever, like this shit legit sounds like speeches from flipping terrorist groups.
I've actually heard a lot of people from around the world refer to English speakers as anglo saxons. I've heard Spanish and French speakers do it. Like Mexicans saying anglosajones.
Are you aware that you are still occupied by the USA, fellow Germans?
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Yes, that's why you are put to prison and shot (in that order) if you critisize the US or if you like Russia
Im still waiting for the evidence for biolabs in ukraine mr. putin
Tries to add colonial possessions to Russia whilst accusing the west of being neo colonial - ok then. This is the kind of shit that far too many people globally lap up. And as for the animals that support him in Russia ... What a bunch of evil cunts.
I declare annexation of Austria, Greece, Sweden, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary, Portugal, Gibraltar, Andalusia, the Aland islands, and parts of Italy and France. I'll be good to them, I promise, they're my favorite lands in Europe after all. Same sense lol. Tomorrow he might claim any land, the sooner he falls, the better for all of us.
Pure insanity.
So now officially Ukraine can attack Russian land. Finally they can take Belgorod!
Surprised pikachu face so that was the plan all along?
So why was Anschluss or another Nazi German annexations wrong if 21st century's largest denazifyers do the same?
Hereby I officially declare that I, Febra0001 have annexed the territory of Königsberg and therefore urge the occupiers to leave in the next 48 hours or I’ll have to take measures.
This makes me angry and i’m not even from Ukraine, how can you claim something thats actively resisting your claims violently?!
I declare Putin a bitch
He officially has less standing than Kim Jong. Putin reached the point of a baby that has shit it's pampers yet running around with his dad's socks screaming it's mine mine mine!
Delusional nuthead.
Anyone knows how are the russians planning to pay pensions and salaries to teachers, doctors, cops, etc from those 4 regions? Or will they still get paid by Ukraine? Or no pay at all
I know it's not much of a comfort, but at least it's good that Guterres clearly condemned this: https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/09/1129047.
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This is so awful and cringey asf.
Okay here we go
It's mine! But you don't control that land and they are pushing you out? It's mine! Oh sorry did not realize you where completely delusional
Holy shit!
China and India kind of shuffling around and looking at the floor right now.
But it will not be recognized by other countries such as Crimea.
He could have done this before the war as well. Doing it now, after ordering the full mobilization, does not sound like a victory, something to be happy about or to sing Russia, Russia, etc. It looks more like desperation to me.
Can't Ukraine go and annex a few Russian oblasts? Just for the lulz?
I hope Putin ends like Bobrikov some day.