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2022-08-06 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Winter is coming: Cold weather will help Putin, so Ukraine must act decisively now

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Posted by Frank G 2022-08-06 00:00|| || Front Page|| [12 views ] Top
File under: Commies

#1 20 Signs Of A Hard Winter Ahead

Posted by Skidmark 2022-08-06 09:02|| 2022-08-06 09:02|| Front Page Top

#2 Putin seems to be banking on a "winter strategy" that as European countries face higher prices to heat their homes, Western resolve will buckle, and Ukraine will be forced to cut a deal on Moscow’s terms.

Like, none of what is going on is self-inflicted?

Posted by swksvolFF 2022-08-06 10:46|| 2022-08-06 10:46|| Front Page Top

#3 Green thinking is "proles gotta suffer," so that may not cut much ice.

Posted by M. Murcek 2022-08-06 11:00|| 2022-08-06 11:00|| Front Page Top

#4 I am a bit surprised they haven't made the burning of wood explicitly against the law, for air quality reasons donchyaknow. Probably the immigrant neighborhoods.

Posted by swksvolFF 2022-08-06 11:59|| 2022-08-06 11:59|| Front Page Top

#5 Wonder how many of Putin's 'volunteers' are themselves prepared for winter. Too many make the assumption that Russian are immune to the cold. Way back when the Russians and Chinese had a spat over the Amur river area, the 'Soviets' got a shock when numerous casualties arose from the cold weather. Those were not the old WW2 vets. They had to relearn 'how to' to stay alive. Given what we have witnessed so far, it looks like another learning process.

Posted by Procopius2k 2022-08-06 15:43|| 2022-08-06 15:43|| Front Page Top

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