Was just watching Jack Ryan Season 3 and seeing the display of force and their movements causes some interesting dissonance given what we know now.

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    Russia is in a standstill, after losing major ground constantly for a year, against a country 1/3 Ruzzia’s population, Ukraine also had next to no standing army prior to the invasion, meaning they had next to no professional soldiers prior to their being invaded by Ruzzia, and Ruzzia is invading them in conjunction with two of their allied powers, Belarus and Chechnya, all while the west slow rolls the supply and training of Ukraine, think about that for a sec.

    Also this enemy that they’re in a standstill with has been so effective that one of Ruzzia’s key armies, Wagner, chose to rebel over continuing to get fed to the meat grinder. Ruzzia is literally down to recruiting 16 and 60 yr olds right now.

    All of the propaganda by both Ruzzia and the West all made it seem like Ruzzia should have easily rolled over Ukraine prior to the realities of this war. However this war exposed Ruzzia as a broken down, corrupt paper tiger with a delusional dictator at the helm.

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      they had next to no professional soldiers prior to their being invaded by Ruzzia

      Incorrect.

      After Russia invaded in 2014, Ukraine heavily invested in its military. NATO has also been helping them train for years now. Wall Street Journal

      This is also why Russia faced far stiffer resistance in 2022 than they did in 2014.

      two of their allied powers, Belarus and Chechnya

      Belarus’s involvement is very limited. They’re mainly allowing the Russians to fire missiles from their territory. Wikipedia

      Chechnya isn’t a country or ‘power’. It’s the Russian equivalent of Alabama.

      Wagner, chose to rebel over continuing to get fed to the meat grinder

      It would be a mistake to think people like Prigozhin want to end the war. Russian ultra-nationalists want to intensify and escalate the war, not stop it.

      Ruzzia is literally down to recruiting 16 and 60 yr olds right now.

      18-30. The Guardian