RT a good barometer for what the Kremlin is thinking? so absurd, not even sure where to begin. but perhaps some expert commentary can provide insight.
They suggest that Putin's speeches broadcast by RT have evolved into promoting less ambitious goals - Crimea and such in the latest ones instead of Kyiv. Good article, let's hope the Politico author is reading the tea leaves correctly.
This was kind of his MO with Georgia though. Take some bits beyond the disputed areas and then pull back to those areas. They got within 35 km of Tbilisi, which is in the southern part of Georgia before pulling back. The Georgians got their asses kicked and Bush sold them out. I think that is what the plan maybe was until the Ukrainians started fucking them up and the west showed a spine.
Exactly. note how this is based upon Russian TV. Broadcast in Russia. in Russian. do you speak Russian?
On the way home from sailing yesterday NPR interviewed the head of the Ukraine Opposition party who admitted they were pro Russian and while he didn't like the alternative voices being shut down he said he understood why it was necessary. So I think I will go with that guy.
Whataboutism. When the enemy is literally at your door you don't give him a voice. Putin has and is oppressing his own citizens and killing Ukraine civilians without cause. Stating that he and Zelensky have anything in common is pathetic and disingenuous. Putin is hiding, Zelensky is doing everything to save his country so when the opposition party states they understand and don't oppose it not sure how anyone in the cheap seats really has something to counter with.
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ok. my bad. I read that as you were searching for a link to RT (because that's what you said). And RT is not the right term for a Politico article analyzing Russian propaganda.
My personal favorite of the bad maps was one that had the entirety of southern Ukraine in red as Russian controlled, but a bunch of small blue dots scattered throughout the red that marked Ukrainian counter offensives.
Since I don't Twitter I couldn't read all the comments but the ones I did were less than complimentary of the goals of those parties. Domestically the only comparison would be to give a pass on all those who foment violence and events like the Jan6 insurrection because of free speech. Which many are doing their best because both sides matter? When your neighbor starts to bulldoze your house you should still allow him to voice his opinions? Time and place matter.
