Originally Posted by
Wake27
This is a dangerous line of thought. Sure, it hasn’t been impressive, but Russia has had tremendous stamina for hundreds of years. They may not be as powerful as we’ve feared, but there’s an argument that they’re just getting started. Plus, they haven’t just been fighting UKR.
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Would only add that Putin is going out of his way to not appear the oppressor as much as possible. And it is one thing to mess with his grand plan, but if you threaten his political security it would probably get ugly fast. Russia has a capable AF that they don't seem to be using. Russia has a capable navy that they don't seem to be using. It doesn't look like he's unleashed special forces units, his SOP is to outsource this shit as much as possible so he can claim it isn't him doing it. We should also remember he's has slightly more nuclear weapons than anyone according to last estimates.
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