Imperialism is when you intervene to stop ethnic cleansing. If China had invaded "Israel" on October 8 of 2023, every bloodthirsty lib would be calling them imperialists.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Why would Russia stop now, when it's near certain that their stated demands will be met either millitarily or via peace concessions?

[+] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz -4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yes? Why do you think peace talks are happening (or at least are being attempted) now?

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz -4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

Big reasons are Trump needs a distraction from Epstein and horrendous economy and Russia's military is falling apart.

Russia still hasn't taken Pokrovsk and the professional core to the Russian military has been obliterated by brutal attrition. All Putin has accomplished is to prove to the world Russia is no longer a military superpower.

This is the best moment Russia will get, the longer they fight the more they will lose, and the losses will be increasingly catastrophic for Russia.

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Wow, the propaganda in Finland must be even more unhinged from reality than in the US.

https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2025/11/25/8008891/

“Pokrovsk is largely lost. Ukrainian positions still remain on the northern outskirts of the city; however, most of Pokrovsk is under the occupiers' control. The entire part of the settlement below the railway line that 'cuts' the city in half is, according to UP, held by the Russians. Information available to Ukrainska Pravda indicates that the line of contact runs almost along the northern edge of the city. The General Staff map for the Pokrovsk front is at least a month behind reality.”

[Ukrainska Pravda] notes that Pokrovsk became the first city in this war that Ukraine lost not on the ground, but in the air. Around August this year, the Russians established drone control over the airspace of Pokrovsk, including through one of their most effective UAV units, Rubikon. This made logistics and troop rotation on the positions impossible.

[–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You people have been saying that Russias military is on the brink of collapse for over three years now

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz -5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Ok those people aren't me, I don't speak for their opinion on it. I am saying the Russian military is unsustainably fighting at this point and the blowback from not having enough armor nor air defense will progressively create more and more decisive opportunities for Ukraine to counterattack, which Ukraine has and will continue to do.

[–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Ok, so when did it change? At what point did it go from all of those people (who aren't you) saying it and being wrong to you saying the exact same thing but being right. When did that change happen and how did you determine it?

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz -4 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (2 children)

Ukraine gaining approximate artillery parity, depletion of Russian armor and Ukrainian deep strike efforts becomingly increasingly devastating to Russian logistics as Russian air defenses/radar are obliterated leaving gaping holes into fragile parts of Russia's war machine in the wake of their destruction (Russia is failing to replace destroyed radar, they don't have the production nor maintenence capability too). The point I identify was somewhere in late summer when it became clear the Russian summer offensive was failing to do anything but take tiny amounts of territory in exchange for shocking losses.

Further Russia is transitioning to indiscriminate flying bomb attacks on civilians which is itself a blatant sign Russia feels it looks too weak on the actual battlefield to project strength and inevitability.

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 4 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

remindme! 90 days

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz -2 points 9 hours ago

go for it fool!

[–] cfgaussian@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 10 hours ago

You are living in an alternate reality.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

No, this is comically off-base. Ukrainian strongholds are falling one after another, and Pokrovsk is a matter of time. Russia still has a cohesive millitsry, and Ukraine is collapsing internally. Massive corruption scandals are even being reported on by Ukrainian news. Russia is steadily advancing, Ukraine is running out of conscripts and strongholds, I have no idea how you see this as Russia losing.

[–] cfgaussian@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Or the drug lord of Kiev can just unconditionally surrender.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Sadly, slrpnk.net users can't see Grad comments.

[–] ComradePupIvy@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Better for them, if they could they would be really mad right now (I almost replied to them then I remember I want on my .ml account)

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's okay, even my extremely light prodding seems to already be making them mad.

[–] ComradePupIvy@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

My go to has been "I see you still live in a fantasy please contact me when you enter reality" It doesn't help the situation but I have not found anything that makes them open to the idea that geopolitics might be simpler than one day russia woke up and chose to invade so they can pack up and go home any day. Or the fact that even if that was true Russia doesn't seem to be planning on doing it so Ukraine needs to sue for peace or get wiped out

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Depends on who you're talking to. Everyone licenses themselves to believe what they think benefits themselves, we do it too. However, some people are forced into more correct positions based on their material conditions, and are more receptive. I think this is just a batch of true believers.

[–] ComradePupIvy@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I cannot disagree with your analysis, I have also seen the level of belivers in Ukraine winning going down, but I ESPECIALLY on line (slightly more success in person) see lots of the true believers...

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I think as the war is (at least appearing to be) in its later stages, the true holdouts are increasingly vocal. It's a gradual shift, quantitatively they are decreasing in number but qualitatively they are more outspoken.

[–] ComradePupIvy@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I hope your right, I could see that being the case but I worry that more people who are not true hold outs are not talking about it as much, but are still disconected from reality

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 day ago

The majority still seem to be rejecting reality, but the thing about reality is that it rears its head inevitably.