PS Self-hypnosis is cool, but it will hardly help you  What does self-hypnosis have to do with it, I look at things realistically. As recently as yesterday, David Arakhamia, a member of the Ukrainian negotiating delegation, gave an interview in Washington, during which, among other things, he voiced two curious things: 1. Ukraine's negotiating position is rather weak. 2. The Armed Forces of Ukraine lose about 1,000 people killed and wounded per day. In other words, Ukraine cannot fight effectively and cannot negotiate peace. All hope is for another wunderwaffe of NATO, from which there will be no one to shoot. |
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They stopped saying its temporarily like 3-4 months ago. Now the markets are going to see what happens on Wednesday and see if a 75bps hike is going to happen.
If a 75bps hike is on the table then the markets will go down further. Because many are going to get out of risk on assets into more safe havens.
The way its looking it seems best to stay cash and be able to buy stocks and real estate when they are cheap when the market finally bottoms.
Let's be honest, raising the rate by 75 basis points (ie 0.75%) will not solve the inflation problem in the US. Let me remind you that in 1980 the Fed had to raise the rate to 20% to curb inflation after the oil crisis. Now the Fed, in my opinion, needs to raise the rate to at least 10% in order to bring the situation with prices under control, but this will lead to disastrous consequences for the stock market and cause a whole wave of corporate bankruptcies, not to mention enormous difficulties for the US government to service external debt. |
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Of course I can, in Ukraine, Russia does not carry out massive bombing strikes, so as not to damage civilian infrastructure. The only case so far when Russia used air bombs in Ukraine at all was the bombing of the Azovstal plant in Mariupol.
Ukraine won the heart of almost the whole EU, and everyone turned against Russia. Here I want to draw attention that there are so many countries in the other part of the world where the war has been going on since ages and there is no end to it. Those are also humans! Just an other dimensions. The war in Ukraine is very different from many wars that still periodically take place in different countries. Firstly, this is the center of Europe, and the Russian attack was under a far-fetched pretext to seize the territory of a large neighboring state, genocide its population and forcibly annex its territory. Secondly, the large scale of the war due to the large territory and large population of Ukraine, which is home to about 40 million people. Ukraine now has a front of 2,450 kilometers, of which 1,150 kilometers are active battles. Russia has already lost about 100,000 people killed and wounded, 1,434 tanks, 3,503 armored vehicles, 213 aircraft, 179 helicopters, 721 artillery systems, 229 multiple launch rocket systems, 97 air defense systems, 2,473 vehicles, 588 UAVs and other military equipment. Russia is very bogged down in this war and is already gathering people and obsolete military equipment from the most remote parts of its vast territory. But anyway, it continues to threaten all its new neighbors, namely Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, which are members of NATO. Therefore, the Third World War is quite possible. From my small town in the Urals, a special forces platoon has already left two times on a combat mission to Ukraine and returned after a planned rotation, loss of personnel 0%. You better watch your losses, terrifying figures are leaking from various sources that the irretrievable losses of Ukraine in killed and missing already exceed 200,000 soldiers. 2. "If we omit about aircraft carriers, what will remain of the former military power of the United States? This is a very sensitive issue for the Pentagon generals." - you claimed that NATO is afraid to bring its ships closer to 1500 km I gave you an example of how many NATO ships are in the Black Sea, which are located a hundred miles from airfields with MIG-31 with Caliber. You AGAIN pretended not to understand the question?  Don't do that - very conspicuous! Zero. There are no NATO warships in the Black Sea, with the exception of Turkish ones. Turkey strictly observes the Montreux Convention. I see that you do not understand the subject at all, so I will not analyze your propaganda nonsense in detail, especially since the economy branch is not the right place for this. |
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ps You pretty much tired me with your false accusations and I left you a negative review. Keep in mind, I'm on the DT1 trust list and you're risking your bounty hunter career by spreading false accusations against me.
Abusing the trust system for "political" purposes, how Putinesque. You can't steal a TV from paxmao so you'll post mean words about him. Пepeмoгa. Donbas liberated. To Пepeмoгa and to my TV. It is interesting that while you, foaming at the mouth, reasonably argued to me that Ukraine signed and ratified the Geneva Convention for the Protection of Civilians in Wartime, the Armed Forces of Ukraine from multiple launch rocket systems randomly shelled residential areas of Donetsk, including the market and the maternity hospital, that the representative of the UN Secretary General called yesterday a clear violation of humanitarian law. What hypocrisy. |
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I think they will try to convince Zelensky of the need to resume peace talks. Let's see.
Convince Zelensky to resume peace talks? If they really will try to do that, they will come to wrong man. As already said many times, Ukraine are ready for peace talks, but Russia don't show any intentions to negotiate. It is not true. The last face-to-face round of talks between Russia and Ukraine took place in Turkey at the end of March. After that, there were several more virtual rounds, during which Ukraine abruptly changed its position and retreated from previously reached agreements, refusing to extend security guarantees to the Donbass and Crimea. It seems that on May 17 the negotiation process completely stopped. The history of the negotiation process can be read for example here. False. Again, lie after lie, fake after fake,.. https://www.stopfake.org/en/fake-ukraine-revokes-the-geneva-convention/#:~:text=Ukraine%20signed%20the%20Geneva%20Convention,revoked%20Protocols%201%20and%202.Koval explains that according to the Third Geneva Convention on the treatment of prisoners of war, there is no provision for signatories to revoke their adherence to the Convention, therefore it is impossible to say that Ukrainian is revoking its implementation. A country could withdraw from the Geneva Convention and the treaty and its protocols have provisions entitling member states to denounce them. That is, Ukraine has virtually no possibility of derogating from the fulfillment of obligations under the convention. Russias statements about this contradict common sense and logic Koval explains. Your link indicates that Ukraine signed the Geneva Convention in 1949 and ratified it in 1954. This is bullshit, because Ukraine was not an independent state either in 1949 or 1954, and being a union republic within the USSR, it could not do anything like that in principle sign and ratify. After the collapse of the USSR and Ukraine gaining independence, it was not Ukraine, but Russia that became the legal successor of the USSR, taking on, among other things, all the debts. Ukraine could not revoke the Geneva Convention, because, in principle, it never signed or ratified it. It did sign it in the dates stated, as a Republic with in the USSR. Seriously man, you do not have a clue of the history of your country? Do you understand the degree of freedom that the old Soviet Republics had - at least on paper - to even break away from the USSR if they decided so? https://treaties.un.org/pages/showdetails.aspx?objid=0800000280158b1aSeems that all sites have the same mistake and the same dates, great that you are here to correct them all. Ukraine Withdrawal of reservation 30/06/2006
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Declaration 16/08/1974
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Signature 12/08/1949
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Ratification 03/08/1954 03/02/1955
Well, not bad - you convinced me. I admit that I was wrong in this case, although you provided a link to another convention (on the protection of the rights of civilians, although it was originally about the treatment of prisoners of war) and deleted my negative review. |
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I think they will try to convince Zelensky of the need to resume peace talks. Let's see.
Convince Zelensky to resume peace talks? If they really will try to do that, they will come to wrong man. As already said many times, Ukraine are ready for peace talks, but Russia don't show any intentions to negotiate. It is not true. The last face-to-face round of talks between Russia and Ukraine took place in Turkey at the end of March. After that, there were several more virtual rounds, during which Ukraine abruptly changed its position and retreated from previously reached agreements, refusing to extend security guarantees to the Donbass and Crimea. It seems that on May 17 the negotiation process completely stopped. The history of the negotiation process can be read for example here. False. Again, lie after lie, fake after fake,.. https://www.stopfake.org/en/fake-ukraine-revokes-the-geneva-convention/#:~:text=Ukraine%20signed%20the%20Geneva%20Convention,revoked%20Protocols%201%20and%202.Koval explains that according to the Third Geneva Convention on the treatment of prisoners of war, there is no provision for signatories to revoke their adherence to the Convention, therefore it is impossible to say that Ukrainian is revoking its implementation. A country could withdraw from the Geneva Convention and the treaty and its protocols have provisions entitling member states to denounce them. That is, Ukraine has virtually no possibility of derogating from the fulfillment of obligations under the convention. Russias statements about this contradict common sense and logic Koval explains. Your link indicates that Ukraine signed the Geneva Convention in 1949 and ratified it in 1954. This is bullshit, because Ukraine was not an independent state either in 1949 or 1954, and being a union republic within the USSR, it could not do anything like that in principle sign and ratify. After the collapse of the USSR and Ukraine gaining independence, it was not Ukraine, but Russia that became the legal successor of the USSR, taking on, among other things, all the debts. Ukraine could not revoke the Geneva Convention, because, in principle, it never signed or ratified it. ps You pretty much tired me with your false accusations and I left you a negative review. Keep in mind, I'm on the DT1 trust list and you're risking your bounty hunter career by spreading false accusations against me. |
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Meanwhile, Advisor to the Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Mykhailo Podolyak voiced the scale of the problems of the Ukrainian army: Being straightforward to end the war we need heavy weapons parity:
1000 howitzers caliber 155 mm;
300 MLRS;
500 tanks;
2000 armored vehicles;
1000 drones. Such an amount of military equipment, in his opinion, needs to be delivered to the front line and an appropriate number of Ukrainian soldiers capable of operating it should be trained in order to achieve parity with Russia. On June 16, Macron, Draghi and Scholz are planning to fly to Kyiv, I think they will try to convince Zelensky of the need to resume peace talks. Let's see. |
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While everyone was getting so much emotional about Ukraine and was supporting Russia sanctions on sanctions. Have you started experiencing price hike in your country already. The economic condition of my country is worse the Ukraine now. The poor people are unable to make their ends meet. I wish EU would not have follow USA orders. Wish they would have remained neutral to save the world from the crisis.
A noticeable increase in prices was in March. For example, computer hardware immediately doubled in price at the beginning of the operation, and it was painful. Then Putin announced "gas for rubles", the ruble began to strengthen and prices crept down, now computer hardware is cheaper than at the beginning of the operation. Of the products, natural coffee and tea have sharply risen in price, now their prices have decreased, but still about 1.5x from the beginning of February. There was no shortage of goods and empty shelves in stores. Prices for housing (electricity, etc.) and gasoline have not changed. Cars and household furniture have risen in price very noticeably. In general, everything is much better than expected in late February and early March. Perhaps the negative effect of Western sanctions will manifest itself in a year or two, because you have to buy food, fill up a car and pay for housing on a regular basis, and with the purchase of a new sofa it is quite possible to wait. |
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Losses, what do you mean?
Usual combat losses, this happens during armed conflicts. The current tactics of the Russian army are very effective in terms of minimizing combat losses of personnel, but unfortunately the desire to reduce losses to zero is unrealistic. You just said a post ago that there are only 500 RF prisoners, so, how many dead according to your "sources" that require "a planned rotation"?
I don't have exact numbers of Russian losses during the operation, this information is classified (and to be honest, I don't really care). By planned rotation, I mean a planned rotation, whereby units involved in direct combat engagements are sent to the rear every six weeks to compensate for the accumulation of physical and psychological fatigue, and to minimize the risk of soldiers developing post-traumatic stress disorder. It is a pity that you do not know what a planned rotation is, because it seems that Ukraine cannot afford such a luxury. You do not have numbers on the RF losses? Why? Is not like if they were trying to hide the number from the RF people right? Is just that, the Orcs do not have people that can count to 30.000 maybe? Yes I know "a planned rotation" of course! - The young Russians "rotate" into sunflower pots and more young Russians "rotate" into a T-62... eventually to become new habitats for worms. You are trying in vain to insult my country. I understand that your nerves are naughty in the absence of any successes and victories of Ukraine for a long time, but nevertheless, try to control yourself. Note that I do not allow myself to quibble over Ukraine's failures on the battlefield, although I have a huge supply of materials for this (from the recent joy of Ukrainians from a downed plane, which then turned out to be Ukrainian - this was on the day when Ukraine lost to Wales by scoring an own goal, or even more recent mediocre loss of a warship in Ochakovo and decommissioning of the second ship due to the low combat readiness of the crew, etc.). I have respect for Ukraine, because its soldiers often show fortitude in battle, even without any chance of success. It's just that there were no such chances even three months ago, and at least I am consistent in my position on this issue. It's funny to watch how European politicians change their shoes on the fly and more and more often they hear their statements that they say it's time to end this massacre of babies, even if for Ukraine it is fraught with territorial concessions. I think one day you will have to change your shoes when this operation ends with the unconditional surrender of Ukraine, because Russia no longer accepts another outcome. |
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Losses, what do you mean?
Usual combat losses, this happens during armed conflicts. The current tactics of the Russian army are very effective in terms of minimizing combat losses of personnel, but unfortunately the desire to reduce losses to zero is unrealistic. You just said a post ago that there are only 500 RF prisoners, so, how many dead according to your "sources" that require "a planned rotation"?
I don't have exact numbers of Russian losses during the operation, this information is classified (and to be honest, I don't really care). By planned rotation, I mean a planned rotation, whereby units involved in direct combat engagements are sent to the rear every six weeks to compensate for the accumulation of physical and psychological fatigue, and to minimize the risk of soldiers developing post-traumatic stress disorder. It is a pity that you do not know what a planned rotation is, because it seems that Ukraine cannot afford such a luxury. |
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Interesting info/take on the situation, so thanks.
Anytime. And I'm sorry that I do not always, immediately and completely respond to your messages. You seem to be one of the few native American English speakers here, and probably the only one who actively uses idiomatic expressions, so it takes me a considerable amount of effort to understand what you write and I'm not always sure that I understand the full depth of the meaning that you put into your words. It's not your problem, it's just that my English isn't good enough (or it's closer to English English than American English, which doesn't make it better though). It's not that I'm ashamed of it (because striving to be the best at everything is the shortest path to neurosis), just a disclaimer. Honestly, most of the people who would take the actions you are mentioning are probably not a real good fit for a modern professional military. Contracting with the private sector to get them some basic weapons training in case they need to do home guard duty, conscription, or whatever would be pretty useful since they would gain some skills (and maybe some rationality) then be able to be more easily let go if/when no longer needed. Even cheap mercs are not probably an economically desirable way to roll. Of course those who perform well could be 'accelerated' and perform combat duties if they wish, and the whole thing would act as a sieve for getting people who are actually right for whatever military the Russians wish to build.
You're right. Nevertheless, things are as they are, Russia needs a source of replenishment of manpower to compensate for combat losses and carry out a planned rotation. Even if the main work is done by cannon artillery and multiple launch rocket systems, we need living, combat-ready people along the entire line of contact (which is now about 700 km), and in the near rear too. And where to get them if Putin's political will not to mobilize and not to expose other areas too much (Russia is still geographically the largest country in the world with the longest border)? The question is basically rhetorical. I could not care less about what the RF soldiers eat - feeding those that will soon die for Adolf Putin is a waste of resources. From their perspective, I would not blame them: the dogs do not have "use by August 1972" written on them.
I have great news for you, the ignore button is right under my profile picture. You don't have to force yourself to respond to every message I send if you think I'm only capable of relaying lies from propaganda sources and nothing else. If you need my permission to feel more free, you just got it. |
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You are just throwing numbers, none of that is true. Lame.
Which of the two numbers do you doubt, 500 or 10,000? In Azovstal alone, about 2,500 people surrendered in three days. In the Donbass, soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are being taken prisoner regularly and in whole units. But you are right, there are doubts about 500 Russians in Ukrainian captivity - someone has already been killed, and periodically there are exchanges of prisoners in a one-to-one format, so Ukraine may have fewer Russian prisoners. I do not "doubt" your numbers , I am clearly stating that all the "data" you are providing in your posts are, in essence, false and directly brought from the RF Ministry of Dark Humour and Fantasyland tales. None of the figures, military capabilities, military "advances", "precision strikes" and many other "facts" have any resemblance to reality whatsoever. You usually do not mention any sources and when you do, they are mostly related to RF controlled media which is worthless as a source of truth. In one word, bullshit. As of now, many young RF citizens are absolutely scared of this year's military draft. They hide, bribe or try to find any reason to avoid being drafted this year for the army, despite you Adolf Putin claiming that he will not send them to the front. The young have VPNs and have no trust whatsoever in anything that Adolf Putin and his psychotic cronies say thanks to trolls like you. Well, at least the information about 5000 dogs eaten by Russians soldiers with reference to a Ukrainian source, which I published on the previous page of the topic, inspires confidence in you? Or did I manage to lie there too? |
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It is unlikely that Turkey will actually block Swedish and Finnish memberships into NATO, but it may seek a price for agreeing to let them join. Their demands may include, for example, lifting of the Swedish arms embargo against Turkey. Being a member of NATO and maintaining an arms embargo on another country within the same alliance is unreasonable. The problem with the S-400 and F35 fighters can be easily solved if desired, but there is a more serious problem. Turkey's ambassador to Sweden says the main reason Turkey opposes Sweden's NATO membership is that Sweden should sever its ties with the YPG, which Turkey has branded as terrorist. In general, the Kurdish issue is already a hundred years old and it will definitely not be possible to solve it in a couple of days. The Kurdistan Workers party (PKK) is already recognized as a terrorist organization by Sweden as well as the EU and the US, so I'm not sure what Turkey actually wants to achieve with this. As for the YPG, they have received weapons and training from the US-led anti-Isis coalition in the fight against Isis in Syria, so Sweden is not the only country that has "ties" with the YPG. Well, three weeks have passed and I'm ready to return to this dialogue again. And also Türkiye is an important Ally with strategic geographic location, being a Black Sea nation, but also bordering Iraq and Syria. And Türkiye has played a key role in our fight against terrorist groups like ISIS / Daesh. We also need to take into account that no other NATO Ally hosts more refugees than Türkiye. And that Türkiye is playing a key role in providing support to Ukraine. And they are now also playing a key role in the efforts to find a solution on how to export the grain from Ukraine. So when a vital, key Ally like Türkiye raises a concern like terrorism, then of course we have to sit down and take this seriously. And that's exactly what we do. The NATO Secretary General in Finland gave a press conference, a quote from there. Finland is not going to extradite to Turkey people whom the Turkish government accuses of terrorismFinland rules out joining NATO without SwedenHas Turkey blocked Finland and Sweden from entering NATO, or is it too early to draw any conclusions? |
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You are just throwing numbers, none of that is true. Lame.
Which of the two numbers do you doubt, 500 or 10,000? In Azovstal alone, about 2,500 people surrendered in three days. In the Donbass, soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are being taken prisoner regularly and in whole units. But you are right, there are doubts about 500 Russians in Ukrainian captivity - someone has already been killed, and periodically there are exchanges of prisoners in a one-to-one format, so Ukraine may have fewer Russian prisoners. |
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In the case of mercenaries, I've got no problem with them getting the death penalty for nothing more than getting caught in-country if that's what a civilian court wants to do. Local militias capturing them and applying whatever justice they are inclined to would be even more satisfying. SF personnel from third-party nations and spies, same. Those who cannot stand the heat should stay out of the kitchen.
As i said above, any russian soldier can be considered as merc, since russia didn't declare a war to Ukraine. Johnny, this sword is double-edged because Ukraine didn't declare war on Russia either. And if Ukraine has 500 Russian soldiers in captivity, then Russia has 10,000 Ukrainian soldiers in captivity. Think about it at your leisure (because your chances of being captured by the Russians are also not illusory). |
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How, in your opinion, will the current situation develop, what changes await us, what can we expect in the near future?
Well, firstly, the leaders of all Western countries will learn to listen carefully to what Putin says. I think they have already learned. Secondly, the old alliances, which have shown their inefficiency, will be replaced by new ones. I mean the role of BRICS and the CSTO will increase significantly. Thirdly, the fate of the European Union looks unenviable. I don't know what format Europe is transforming into, but it will definitely have to change a lot - just to survive. Fourth, US hegemony is over. If the US is unable to accept the new reality and learn to live within its means, stop plundering the rest of the world and inciting conflicts on all continents, there will be a nuclear war and the US will physically cease to exist. Since the Cuban Missile Crisis, the world has never been as close to nuclear war as it is now. It's good for everyone to consider this in their plans for the next couple of years - including when you choose a color to paint your house or where to go on vacation this summer. Fifthly, Russia does not need the extra burden of a new world leader, it does not need your wealth and lands (there are plenty of its own), Russia is ready to conduct a dialogue with everyone on an equal footing and honestly cooperate on mutually beneficial terms. I do not hope that you will believe me in this, but I consider it necessary to formulate it explicitly. ps I almost forgot to say a few words about Ukraine. Ukraine is in big trouble as a result of its anti-Russian policies and will be "denazified", "demilitarized" and possibly even "decommunized" (the latter means returning Ukraine to its pre-1917 borders). That is the way. |
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In Ukraine, Russian terrorists are destroying residential buildings with all available weapons, destroying civilians in a sadistic way, destroying infrastructure, seizing authorities, and intimidating the civilian population.
It is not true. Even foreign military observers have been surprised since the beginning of the operation how carefully Russia treats civilian infrastructure in Ukraine. You yourself are a clear example of this - it seems you mentioned that you live in Kyiv, and at least you have electricity and the Internet, since you spend so much time on this forum. You could sit in the basement, without light and water, under constant bombardment, afraid to even stick your nose out. Think about it at your leisure. It's not true that you have the Internet, 2 legs, and 5 fingers on your hand! One crazy woman told me at the bus stop! And if you listen to one Russian propaganda, then of course you will imagine that Russia is a savior, and we ourselves bomb our citizens with your missiles, and shoot from your tanks at our homes. Stop ruining your brain like this! In a word, stop talking nonsense, no matter what the reason for such behavior is - ignorance of reality or an attempt to justify the crimes of the rashists in Ukraine. About Kyiv. From February 25, the first week, most of the people of Kiev were in bomb shelters, metro stations, basements. You don't tell me about how you repent. I'll tell you how it really happened. This is a fixation of strikes on Kyiv. After that, tell us about "accuracy" and "surprise" ... 1. A rocket hit a residential building, Lobanovsky Avenue, not far from the place where the father lives https://youtu.be/uYKSBnRhobU2. A rocket hit a residential building. In the rashist media, it was presented as a hit in the Artyom Plant. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tgu7w542o9s3. It is shown how the air defense shoots down one of the missiles. As well as another rocket hitting a residential building. https://youtu.be/IZCh8E849Fs4. Getting into the television center, next to Babi Yar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atL2fhTA31A5. The other day - a rocket hit the Darnytsky Carriage Repair Plant, where only trams, metro cars are serviced .... https://youtu.be/NuW2QZuMv8IWhy Kyiv was not destroyed like Mariupol, Bucha, Irpin, and many other cities and towns? First, air defense and defense. Secondly, a bald parody of the Fuhrer wanted to take the victory parade here in 3 days Well, the cowardice and ineptitude of the Russian army goes without saying! Well, for one thing, explain why from February 24 to February 28 I was offline. Do you know what happened to me better than me? PS By the way - can you point to a non-Russian source where "Even foreign military observers have been surprised since the beginning of the operation how carefully Russia treats civilian infrastructure in Ukraine"? What, as many as five missiles in three and a half months of operation? Not much. If you start to understand, you will get a picture that is unsightly for Ukraine, in which in the first episode a Ukrainian missile defense missile hit a residential building, and in the remaining episodes, the strike was either on a military infrastructure facility, or the residential building was damaged by fragments of a Russian missile shot down by a Ukrainian missile defense system. In general, shooting down Russian missiles over the city is not a good idea - a high-precision strike intended for a military facility is smoothed out and transferred to residential areas. So do not disgrace the Ukrainian missile defense with praises, it would be better if it did not exist at all - there would be fewer civilian casualties. You spent only four days in the basement and consider this a feat? People in Donetsk got used to bomb shelters during the eight years of Ukraine's aggression against the Russian-speaking population of Donbass and do not consider this a feat. Russia came to Ukraine not to liberate you, but to punish you. So be patient, it will get worse. |
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The Ukraine is essentially lost.To save lives of their soldiers, as well as keeping their land and properties from being destroyed, they should surrender.
Wait, we haven't finished talking about Odessa yet, it's too early for Ukraine to give up. I think the United States should somehow tighten up, which means they are running out of shells, but where did they spend 40 billion dollars, and what about lend-lease? |
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And fresh news from Ukrainian propaganda. According to preliminary estimates of animal rights activists, Putin's army in Ukraine has already eaten about 5,000 dogs. It is strange that the dogs were not raped before they were eaten. Tremble Europe, the Russians are coming. |
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Meanwhile, Lyusya Arestovich seems to be already contemplating her new career as Putin's undercover agent. Where (will be) all these European armies, which in most cases are demonstrative amusing troops, incapable of solving the tasks of defending their country and their supranational formations such as NATO and the EU? Where will they stop the union of Ukraine and Russia? And Belarus in addition. update: I'd save Wagner services for Finland and Sweden if it comes to that. I don't think there would be the same sorts of ethical arguments used in this element of the conflict in that neck of the woods.
I'll answer anyway. Many people in Russia were outraged to the core by videos of torture and murder of Russian prisoners of war. Many have significantly changed their minds about the operation in Ukraine and went to the military registration and enlistment office to sign up as volunteers. However, it was not easy to take part in the operation if you have no real combat experience behind you - you are put on the reserve, but then nothing happens. In essence, these people have only two ways - to take a training course in Gudermes and get into the Chechen regiment of Kadyrov, or to enlist in Wagner. Chechnya regularly delivers replenishment to Ukraine at a rate of about 200 people a week, but judging by the videos and photos, there are mostly people from the Caucasus. For people with a Slavic appearance with no combat experience who want to take part in the operation in Ukraine, Wagner turns out to be the only option. There is another option to go as a volunteer to Mariupol, but it does not involve participation in hostilities, but only restoration work, etc. In general, I share your point of view about Wagner, but this does not negate what I said above - this is almost the only option to get to the front in the absence of mobilization in Russia. In other words, those Wagnerites who are now storming the Donbass are more likely not hardened soldiers of fortune, but the most ardent volunteers. |
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