Russians of today and for many many years now seem to much more inclined to go along with it, I'm not sure what point things would have to get to to be so bad they'd push back substantially.
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Russians of today and for many many years now seem to much more inclined to go along with it, I'm not sure what point things would have to get to to be so bad they'd push back substantially.
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The fact is for the time being and probably all of 2024 at the very least, Russia has enough metal in reserve that it can keep up these suicidal assaults. Even if a lot of it is rusty and in bad condition they can restore it far quicker then they can build new tanks, APC’s and IFV’s.
If you a neutral observer what will be interesting is watching how both sides adapt to each others tactics. At the moment Ukraine has substituted the lack the artillery shells with FPV drones, the ball is now in Russia’s court to see how they respond to this threat.
Many Russians view the Soviet Union with rose tinted spectacles, in the same way some Brits view the empire as the glory days of this country. (whereas it was rather grim for the vast majority of people). Their view of the glory days of Russia is far far more prevalent, however. Also, most Russians are very poorly educated and fed on a diet of propaganda. You don't have to go far outside the main cities to travel back in time a hundred years.
That only happened because the allies helped them and starting flanking the Germans. Otherwise they would have been defeated.
Russia was being pushed back very quickly. The only thing really slowing the Germans down was weather.
I know Russians, many of them don't like Putin but feel powerless to do anything. If they speak up they are as good as dead. It's a different mentality to here, where a leader like Putin would cause a revolt long before they could turn the place in to a dictatorship.
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I've watched a fair bit on YT covering Russia over the years from people who've visited like Bald and Bankrupt, stuff like Garage 54 and people who live there from random vloggers and musicians, etc. so seen a fair bit.
The allies provided the soviet union with significant amounts of vital supplies during WWII, but I understood that they were the ones doing the actual fighting and started pushing back the Germans at Stalingrad etc. Stalin himself was pressing them to open a second front for a long time before the allies actually invaded southern Europe in summer 1943 and northern Europe in summer 1944.
I think the allies opened a new Eastern front after France got liberated
The battle of Stalingrad started in 1942 and ended (I think) in February 1943. The allies didn't liberate most of France until something like September 1944.
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Stalingrad was a major victory. But the Axis had more captured at Tunis (largely by British/commonwealth forces - the Americans didn't have more forces in the European theatre until late 1944) than were encircled and killed/captured at Stalingrad.
Not denigrating the tremendous Soviet losses in WWII, but the view that they largely won it on their own is just as wrong as the view that we did (we did avoid losing it at a key juncture though).
When that 'ally' was just as bad as Hitler's Nazi Germany it was never going to work.
The latest, and now deadly, attacks on US positions in Middle East are likely to lead to an unavoidable refocusing of US (and UK) attention to Ukraine's detriment. Convenient for Russia.
Hard to believe US has the appetite to fully engage Iran. More likely, under Trump at least, would be greater withdrawal from Middle East - can't attack what's not there.
The US is blaming 'Iran backed militia groups operating in Iraq and Syria'.
So Iran is getting specifically fingered for this? Iran is now a legitimate target as they provided the weapons and funding?
Where does that leave Russia? Many thousands have been killed by US backed folk operating in Ukraine. The logic that says Iran is a legitimate target following this attack also suggests the US (and UK) is legitimate target for Russia. Does the US and UK administrations accept that they are legitimate Russian targets?
Hard to believe US has the appetite to fully engage Iran. More likely, under Trump at least, would be greater withdrawal from Middle East - can't attack what's not there.
The US is blaming 'Iran backed militia groups operating in Iraq and Syria'.
So Iran is getting specifically fingered for this? Iran is now a legitimate target as they provided the weapons and funding?
Where does that leave Russia? Many thousands have been killed by US backed folk operating in Ukraine. The logic that says Iran is a legitimate target following this attack also suggests the US (and UK) is legitimate target for Russia. Does the US and UK administrations accept that they are legitimate Russian targets?
Absolutely. Not only was the soviet union an oppressive, murderous regime under Stalin, but it was also allied with Hitler's Germany until forced to switch sides when Hitler invaded in 1941.
Not just convenient - to me it seems quite clearly orchestrated between Russia and Iran. But I rarely see the connection made in the media.
Last time I checked Russia was already using wmds on British soil, or as you would probably put it ' spire watching '
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