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[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 27 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Russia has a capable (if thoroughly evil) leader?

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 19 points 2 days ago

It’s the same leader

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 16 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Mmm, I'd say Ukraine makes that not the case. The capable part, not the evil part.

[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Maybe. I think Putin's main concern with Ukraine was preventing them from selling natural gas from the Donbas region to Western Europe and undercutting his main source of revenue, and he's achieved that even if he didn't successfully overrun the whole country.

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago

That's almost certainly part of why, but he most definitely wasn't expecting to sink this much money, time, and personnel into the conquest. Continuing to do so is definitely not something a capable leader would do.

[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 days ago

The US also has a very capable leader. As you can see with President Putin's implementation of his controversial policies in the US.

Oh you mentioned some orange old man hanging out in DC? Oh that's just the court jester.