Ukraine invasion

[IlIlIlIlI]

Expert: US Supplies Chemical Weapons to Ukraine in Violation of Law

Russia recorded cases of Ukrainian troops using US-made chemical grenades in the special military operation zone, according to Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, the head of Russia's radiation, chemical and biological defense force

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US Stores Dangerous Reactive Materials After Destroying Its Chemical Weapons - MoD

Lieutenant-General Igor Kirillov, the head of the radiation, chemical and biological defense troops of the Russian armed forces, said that Russia has recorded cases of use of US chemical munitions by Ukrainian troops during the special military operation.

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Chinese Foreign Ministry: NATO ‘Should Stop Its Tricks’ In Regards to Navalny

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Monday that NATO should "stop Its Tricks" and "interfering" with other countries' internal affairs when asked about Navalny's death.

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Bodies of NATO troops masquerading as mercenaries found in Avdeyevka​

Hungary against European Peace Fund money being used for Ukraine​

Unidentified people blow up rail tracks in Ukraine’s Vinnitsa Region​

Germany sending subpar military hardware to Ukraine – Bild

Germany has shipped substandard armored personnel carriers to Ukraine that were bought at unusually high prices, Bild claims

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[Phylo]

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[IlIlIlIlI]

Kiev Hid Defector Pilot With Forged Documents In Spain - Report

The leading Spanish agency EFE has confirmed that the defector pilot Maxim Kuzminov was indeed killed in Spain. Citing some...

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How Ukraine Is Becoming Largest Market For Distribution Of Human Organs

Illegal trafficking of human organs is currently one of the most discussed aspects of the criminal world, alongside the illegal...

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Battle For Avdeevka Destroyed Glory Of Ukrainian Nazi Azov Fighters

The Ukrainian fortress of Avdiivka officially fell on the night of February 17, when the Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Syrsky announced the...

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Ukraine loses 30% of its economy in two years​

Failure of Ukraine's counteroffensive exposes ineffective Western strategies​

‘Don’t touch the kids,’ Putin tells gays

Gays in Russia can do as they please as long as they don’t “touch children,” President Vladimir Putin says

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Spy Versus Spy: Chinese Intelligence Agency Slams CIA

China’s Ministry of State Security posted a rare bilingual article on the WeChat platform Sunday criticizing the US Central Intelligence Agency’s (CIA) recent focus on China.

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[IlIlIlIlI]

Dozens Killed In Ukrainian Strike On Russian Rear Training Ground (18+)

The Armed Forces of Ukraine recently launched a missile attack on the Russian military training ground in the village of...

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Germany Loses Over $216Bln Due to Ukraine Conflict - Institute Director

Germany has probably lost around 200 billion euros ($216 billion) due to the conflict in Ukraine, with major losses due to scaling up electricity prices, Director of the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW) Marcel Fratzscher said on Wednesday

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Up to 1,000 Ukrainian Troops Believed to Be Captured in Retreat From Avdeyevka - Reports

Between 850 and 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers appear to have been captured or are unaccounted for during the Ukrainian retreat from Avdeyevka, The New York Times reported.

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Scott Ritter on Avdeyevka: Ukrainian Forces Failed to 'Hold Their Own on Battlefield’

Ukrainian troops failed to "stabilize the battlefield" in Avdeyevka due to scanty fire support, former US Marine Corps intelligence officer Scott Ritter told Sputnik.

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West and Ukraine unwilling to settle conflict – Lavrov

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said the West and Ukraine are unwilling to settle the conflict with Moscow

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EU agrees new round of Russia sanctions

The 13th package will come in time for the second anniversary of the launch of Russia’s military operation in Ukraine

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[timsk]

Cracking article by Stephen Karganovic (no he’s not Russian) on the hypocrisy surrounding Navalny’s death, noting the timing of the many statements of outrage. Enjoy . . .
An Opportune Death Hypocritically Mourned

 

[IlIlIlIlI]

Only 10% of EU citizens believe Ukraine can win – poll

Just 10% of Europeans think Ukraine will achieve victory over Russia, while twice as many see Moscow prevailing, a new poll has found

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Ukraine can’t maintain advanced US-supplied weapons – Pentagon

The Pentagon has rushed Abrams, Bradley, Stryker and Patriot systems to Kiev without regard to repairs or maintenance

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‘Conspiracy theorists’ threaten mainstream media, says Canadian PM

Justin Trudeau echoed former US President Barack Obama’s nostalgia for “a common set of facts” that major outlets once dictated

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Putin wants Biden to stay in power to cause US empire to fall
See more at https://english.pravda.ru/world/158969-putin_biden_trump/

Polish farmers stage nationwide anti-Ukrainian protests
See more at https://english.pravda.ru/news/world/158999-polish_farmers_protests/

Taurus supplies to Ukraine to escalate conflict — Bundestag member​

Scholz will not give Taurus missiles to Zelensky
See more at https://english.pravda.ru/world/159017-scholz-taurus-ukraine/

Ukrainian military finished off mercenaries incapable of leaving Avdeyevka on their own​

Kiev Forces Executed Mercenaries, Rigged Dead Bodies With Explosives Before Fleeing Avdeevka

Kiev forces executed wounded foreign mercenaries and rigged the bodies of Ukrainian soldiers with explosives before fleeing the strategic town...

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[cohedge]

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Obviously, numerous unanswered questions revolve around said document - is the document authentic ? fake ? a Western ruse ? a Russian ruse ? etc., etc., etc.
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RUSSIA's 9 Step Plan for World War 3 as Plans to Invade Poland Could Cause Full Scale War with NATO

Great idea!!!

 

[cohedge]

 

[IlIlIlIlI]

Ukraine’s EU bid stalled ‘until summer’ – Brussels

EU will hardly unveil its plan for Ukraine’s accession talks until after its parliamentary elections in June, Ursula von der Leyen has said

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Maxim Yusin: Here’s why Polish-Ukrainian relations are turning ugly

The rift between the neighbors is now being felt on an emotional level as old tensions begin to reemerge

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German MP warns against ending up like Hitler

A German MP has warned his country against relying on military force in relations with Russia and has called for dialogue instead

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Putin responds to Biden’s ‘crazy S.O.B.’ insult

Joe Biden’s insulting ‘SOB’ comment proves Russia would be better served by him staying on as US president, Vladimir Putin has said

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Pentagon's New Military Satellite Program Poses Threat to Russia

Washington recently raised a great fuss over the alleged "Russian threat", citing, in particular, possible space-based nuclear deployments. Moscow shredded the speculations, suggesting that the US is using the rumors as a smokescreen for its own military programs.

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[timsk]

@counter_violent and @CavaliereVerde

Gentlemen, tomorrow is the deadline for our little wager. Just to remind you, here are the terms originally set out in this post to which we all agreed . . .

1. If, on the 24th February 2024, the three regions of Luhansk, Donetsk and Crimea are under the control of Ukraine - you (CavaliereVerde) win the bet.
2. If they are either independent republics (Luhansk and Donetsk) and/or under Russian control - then I (timsk) win the bet.
3. The winner receives 1 oz of 999 fine silver (the loser can choose whether it's a coin or bar), to include delivery to an address specified by the winner.
(NB: the bet is for 1 oz (one ounce) of 999 fine silver with CavaliereVerde and for 10 oz (ten ounces) of 999 fine silver as set out in this post and agreed by counter_violent in the subsequent post #2,450.)

Clearly, I am the winnest, but I expect you’ll both claim there are still a few pockets of Ukrainian resistance dotted along the western flanks of the Luhansk and Donetsk regions that are yet to be driven out by Russian forces. So, as I see it, we have two options:
Option One: Call it quits.
Option Two: Keep the existing terms of the wager and simply roll it forward six months to 24th August 2024 and every six months thereafter (i.e. 24th February 2025, 24th August 2025 etc.) - until there is a decisive winner.

@CavaliereVerde
I suspect the penny has finally dropped and you accept completely that Ukraine can’t possibly win this war and that it’s simply a matter of time before the Zelensky administration implodes. That explains why you no longer - or very rarely at least - post to the thread. As such, I expect you’ll want to go for Option One and call it quits?

@counter_violent
Unlike CV, not only do you remain full of your usual mad rhetoric and bluster about Ukraine winning the war and restoring its pre-February 2022 borders but, additionally, that Putin will be ousted by fair means or foul, Russia will collapse and be taken over by the Chinese - or something equally bizarre and fanciful! Consequently, I expect you’ll want to bite my arm off at the ankle and go for Option Two and agree to a rolling six month deadline?

I look forward to hearing what each of you wants to do.
Tim.

 

[IlIlIlIlI]

Arming Ukraine with F-16s could trigger nuclear war – Medvedev

Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev has warned that by giving F-16s to Ukraine the West risks causing a nuclear war

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German Vice Chancellor accuses journalist of doing Moscow’s bidding after probing question

German Economy Minister Robert Habeck accused a journalist of working for Russia over a question about dissent within his own ministry

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Kiev and Odessa are ours – Medvedev

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has discussed Moscow’s potential military goals regarding Kiev

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EU state provided forged documents to murdered Russian traitor – media

Spain reportedly helped Maksim Kuzminov avoid detection after he betrayed his country

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Zelensky promises ‘new counteroffensive’

Defending against Russian attacks remains Kiev’s utmost priority, the Ukrainian president has said

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Zelensky ‘cannot understand’ Trump promise

Donald Trump’s claim that he can end the Ukraine conflict in a single day is not credible, Vladimir Zelensky has said

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Kiev’s sponsors should hold ‘discreet’ talks with Moscow – Ukrainian ambassador

Secret talks with Russia wouldn’t mean that the West is giving up on its interests, Ukrainian diplomat Andrey Melnik has said

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NATO will allow Ukraine to attack inside Russia with F-16s – Stoltenberg

NATO’s chief has revealed the bloc will place no restrictions on Kiev’s use of the US-made F-16s inside Russia

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Thousands of Ukrainians homeless in UK – report

Relationships between Ukrainian refugees and their British hosts have broken down, a report has concluded

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China promises payback for UK sanctions

British curbs on Chinese firms as part of Russia sanctions have no basis in international law, Beijing’s embassy in London has said

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How Russia Could Respond to West's Potential Frozen Asset Seizure

Moscow has repeatedly warned that any attempt to confiscate its frozen assets constitutes an expropriation of property and violates international law.

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Russia's ultimate goal is to take Kyiv and Odessa – Dmitry Medvedev
See more at https://english.pravda.ru/news/hotspots/159011-medvedev-kyiv-odessa/

 

[Phylo]

Disclaimer : Not in agreement with slanted header - Putin (Russia) is not finished.
The fat lady has not sung* . The lady is fat ..... the lady may or may not make it to the stage. However, if she makes it, it will be a great finale with encores for the Ukraine. If not, the other fat lady sings with encores for the Moscow. Maybe both ladies sing. Maybe both fat ladies end up so fucked, neither sing. The show is not over. * re - 'the show is not over until the fat lady has sung.'

At the second coming of Trump (presidency), the trumpets will sound and one of the above fat ladies will sing - or both will sing - or, maybe both just croak.
So goes the prophet promise, expectation, crystal ball & tarot card forecast citations.

History is said to echo repeats of itself. Who was that fella that collected the silver ...just slipped my mind ? Verily, did a cock just crow ?

 

[IlIlIlIlI]

Russian Army Broke Thought Ukrainian Defenses In Robotyne, Captured Sothern Part (Map, Video)

The Russian military broke through Ukrainian defenses in Robotyne in the Zaporozhie direction and managed to capture half of the...

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Russian Army Struck 700 Targets With Drones, Captured 200 Ukrainian Troops In Avdeevka

Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu visited the special military operation zone and listened to reports by commanders of the Tsentr...

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Ukraine may be preserved on condition of its neutrality — Russian envoy to UN​

Kiev loses 425 troops near Avdeyevka over past day​

Pentagon Probing Over 50 Cases of 'Theft, Fraud or Corruption' Linked to Ukraine Aid

Criminal investigators in the US have opened over 50 cases related to Ukraine aid amid a growing chorus of concerns over insufficient oversight and potential for misuse.

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Russian defense chief inspects troops who took Avdeevka (VIDEO)

Sergey Shoigu received top brass reports about the battlefield situation around the strategic Donbass city of Avdeevka

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WATCH: Russian troops inspect abandoned NATO weapons in Avdeevka

Russian troops have captured NATO-made arms and Starlink terminals at the Avdeevka chemical plant

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Ukraine makes threat to EU member state

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denis Shmigal says Polish farmer protests are a threat to national security

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Zelensky admitted Ukraine will ‘lose war’ without US aid – Senate leader

Ukraine can only beat Russia with aid from Washington and will fail without US assistance, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has said

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[timsk]

. . . I look forward to hearing what each of you wants to do.
Tim.

@counter_violent and @CavaliereVerde
What's the matter gentlemen - cat got your tongue!


Here are two very different people who understand perfectly what this proxy war with Russia is all about: the first is a U.S. presidential candidate and the second is a British comedian and satirist. Both hit the nail on the head in their respective videos. Enjoy . . .

 

[IlIlIlIlI]

Russian Forces Take More Advantageous Position Near Avdeyevka

Russian forces repelled nine attacks by Ukraine near Avdeyevka and Kherson over the past 24 hours, with Kiev's losses reaching up to 130 personnel in the areas, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday.

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US Army Veteran: Pentagon's Probe Into Ukraine Aid Unlikely to Hold Culprits Accountable

Pentagon Inspector-General General Robert Storch announced on February 23 that US criminal investigators have opened over 50 cases related to Ukraine aid. How could the probe pan out?

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Most Ukraine aid ‘goes right back’ to US – Nuland

Washington spends most of the money allocated for Kiev on weapons production at home, Victoria Nuland claims

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Mood in Zelensky’s office ‘grim’ as US aid delayed – Politico

The Ukrainian president has reportedly grown “frustrated” as he waits for another tranche of American weapons to be approved

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Kiev demanded ‘victory plan’ from military with no resources – Zaluzhny adviser

The Ukrainian government wanted “a road map for victory,” despite the military being short on resources, a Zaluzhny adviser has said

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First Abrams tanks sighted near Avdeevka – local official

Russian troops have spotted US-supplied M1 Abrams tanks for the first time in the Ukraine conflict, according to a local official

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Ukraine on another retreat in Donbass – media

Ukrainian troops have reportedly withdrawn from the Donbass village of Lastochkino near Avdeevka

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[Atilla]

@counter_violent and @CavaliereVerde
What's the matter gentlemen - cat got your tongue!


Here are two very different people who understand perfectly what this proxy war with Russia is all about: the first is a U.S. presidential candidate and the second is a British comedian and satirist. Both hit the nail on the head in their respective videos. Enjoy . . .

https://www.kennedy24.com/ I went to make a monthly donation here but only US passport holders can.

Both videos but in particular Robert Kennedy CLEARLY outlines the war machine that is destroying lives all over the world and the US. Sooner or later it will come crashing down.

However, I fear Robert.K will be assassinated or die in some accident if he gets to any presidential proximity.

 

[counter_violent]

@counter_violent and @CavaliereVerde

Gentlemen, tomorrow is the deadline for our little wager. Just to remind you, here are the terms originally set out in this post to which we all agreed . . .

1. If, on the 24th February 2024, the three regions of Luhansk, Donetsk and Crimea are under the control of Ukraine - you (CavaliereVerde) win the bet.
2. If they are either independent republics (Luhansk and Donetsk) and/or under Russian control - then I (timsk) win the bet.
3. The winner receives 1 oz of 999 fine silver (the loser can choose whether it's a coin or bar), to include delivery to an address specified by the winner.
(NB: the bet is for 1 oz (one ounce) of 999 fine silver with CavaliereVerde and for 10 oz (ten ounces) of 999 fine silver as set out in this post and agreed by counter_violent in the subsequent post #2,450.)

Clearly, I am the winnest, but I expect you’ll both claim there are still a few pockets of Ukrainian resistance dotted along the western flanks of the Luhansk and Donetsk regions that are yet to be driven out by Russian forces. So, as I see it, we have two options:
Option One: Call it quits.
Option Two: Keep the existing terms of the wager and simply roll it forward six months to 24th August 2024 and every six months thereafter (i.e. 24th February 2025, 24th August 2025 etc.) - until there is a decisive winner.

@CavaliereVerde
I suspect the penny has finally dropped and you accept completely that Ukraine can’t possibly win this war and that it’s simply a matter of time before the Zelensky administration implodes. That explains why you no longer - or very rarely at least - post to the thread. As such, I expect you’ll want to go for Option One and call it quits?

@counter_violent
Unlike CV, not only do you remain full of your usual mad rhetoric and bluster about Ukraine winning the war and restoring its pre-February 2022 borders but, additionally, that Putin will be ousted by fair means or foul, Russia will collapse and be taken over by the Chinese - or something equally bizarre and fanciful! Consequently, I expect you’ll want to bite my arm off at the ankle and go for Option Two and agree to a rolling six month deadline?

I look forward to hearing what each of you wants to do.
Tim.

Hi Tim,

Been away for some winter sun and just returned today.

I'm not sure where Cav is or what he is up to but for me option 1 sounds best. Might as well call it quits cos this situation could just run and run.

It should be obvious by now that Russia is on it's way out. Far from being a military superpower, it's a pityful display of ineptness and internal corruption which undermines any so called leadership and authority. So it's all just a question of how long the gangsters can remain in power and hold it together. At some point, it comes to an end. As I've always maintained, Russia is only held together for as long as Putler is at the top. After that, it's a free for all, as there is no successor or credible group capable of continuing in their current form. So all we have to do is sit back, watch and wait. It's all karma in the end don't you know !

 

[Phylo]

@counter_violent and @CavaliereVerde
What's the matter gentlemen - cat got your tongue!


Here are two very different people who understand perfectly what this proxy war with Russia is all about: the first is a U.S. presidential candidate and the second is a British comedian and satirist. Both hit the nail on the head in their respective videos. Enjoy . . .

You're on a winning wicket .
2. If they are either independent republics (Luhansk and Donetsk) and/or under Russian control - then I (timsk) win the bet. ✅
May I suggest - sue for higher stakes ..........1 oz of silver is not much payout,
Covenant for 30 pieces of silver.......minimum.

BTW: here (#) is another of what an ex GF would have called 'another treasure from Phylo's bag of useless information'.
I hadn't responded to the marriage hints…...
The womanly wrath that was to follow was something along the lines of ......👇

Phylo,
Two questions for you, too:
A) How old are you?
B) What level of education have you attained?
Of course, if you prefer not to answer - that's fine.

(#) https://www.trade2win.com/threads/charts-charts-and-more-charts.240207/page-836#post-3258045

 

[IlIlIlIlI]

Zelensky releases first official Ukrainian casualty count

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky claims Kiev has lost only 31,000 troops in two years of fighting with Russian forces

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Ukraine conflict may be decided in ‘months’ – Borrell

Kiev’s fate depends on the continued flow of Western funding, the EU’s top diplomat has argued

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Time for peace in Ukraine – analysts to Salon

The US and its NATO allies have prolonged and escalated the Russia-Ukraine conflict while rejecting diplomacy, Salon op-ed says

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[timsk]

. . . but for me option 1 sounds best. Might as well call it quits cos this situation could just run and run.

Hi c_v,
Thank you for having the courtesy to reply. Unfortunately, that's where favourable comments from me begin and end. To wit . . .

The ONLY reason you want to call time on our bet is because you understand perfectly well that Ukraine has lost this war and that to continue is just a sickening waste of (young) lives, infrastructure and our money.

It should be obvious by now that Russia is on it's way out. Far from being a military superpower, it's a pityful display of ineptness and internal corruption which undermines any so called leadership and authority. So it's all just a question of how long the gangsters can remain in power and hold it together. At some point, it comes to an end. As I've always maintained, Russia is only held together for as long as Putler is at the top. After that, it's a free for all, as there is no successor or credible group capable of continuing in their current form. So all we have to do is sit back, watch and wait. It's all karma in the end don't you know !

If, as you claim, Russia is "on it's way out" - you'd be very happy - keen even, to continue with our wager. Indeed, knowing you, you'd want to double it. Instead, you want to call it quits because you know the exact opposite is true. Far from being on it's way out, it's going from strength to strength and has won the war. You can't have it both ways c_v: it's either winning or losing - so which is it? As usual, what you're doing is confusing bloody reality with pure fantasy and, rather than looking objectively at the former, you're using four letter words to project the latter, i.e. what you want, wish and hope will happen.

Assuming you watched the two videos I posted - especially the RFK Jr. one - I challenge you to disagree with a single point he makes. You won't do that for one simple reason: you agree 100% with everything he says. So c'mon c_v, park your ego and pride for once and admit to what you know to be true; namely that Russia is prevailing and, that as bad as Putin may well be, his actions are understandable and he's nowhere near as bad as the rotten-to-the-core U.S. administration, aided and abetted by the U.K. and others.
Tim.