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Ahaha, your "calculated deal" to join NATO was made by your ex-prime minister's rabid cunt, contrary to public opinion, which at that time was against it. That's all there is to know in Finnish democracy. When choosing the lesser evil, remember that you have chosen evil anyway.
upd: Meanwhile, nothing special is happening on the fronts, and this seems to play into the hands of Russia - the lack of significant successes among the soldiers of Ukraine is losing morale, and irritation is growing in the West. More and more often in the United States, there are rumors that Kyiv's bet on F16 fighters will not work, that Ukraine does not really need ATACMS missiles, and nothing has been heard about Abrams tanks lately either. It seems that the US resolve to support Ukraine until complete victory is fading along with confidence in the possibility of achieving this victory. Elections are coming soon in a democratic US, and the unfinished gestalt of the Ukrainian conflict is bad baggage on the pre-election finish line.
It is really funny to talk about losing morale for Ukrainian soldiers which every day are liberating more territories,you will see in the end of the offensive.The funny part is that you a Russian supporter is talking about Ukrainian morale when in fact even high generals from Russia are turning against Putin and telling him the sore reality of a lot of lost lives in the battlefront,the lack of moral and everything going wrong there,of course such generals are directly dismissed from their duty for speaking the truth as the truth in Russia is only the propaganda from the Kremlin and every other idea gets immediately shut down.The fact that Russia resorted to the last resort to get out of the grain deal to play hunger games shows how desperate they are in their total isolation so far.
Right. Everybody is tired of Putin's pussyfooting around. Let's get down to business, and wipe Ukraine from the face of the earth... which Russia could easily do.
But that isn't in the best interests of anybody. The way to do it is to do it peacefully. What's peaceful about the Ukraine war? The fact that Russia is showing that it can be trusted in two ways:
1. That it is easily strong enough to take on anybody in the world and win;
2. That it is aiming for peaceful trade along with respect for all nations... the reason it isn't simply wiping Ukraine out and continuing on with all of Nato.
Many Russians want a powerful leader, like having Stalin back. They simply don't understand how Stalin endangered them all. Putin is looking and planning for the distant future... a time when Russia can be at peace with everybody, and everybody with Russia. And, of course, a not so distant future, where he might be able to retire and live a long life in peace.
If Putin goes down now, and is replaced by Medvedev or somebody like him, Russia will do to the world what Hitler was trying to do... take it all. There is nobody that is strong enough or united enough to stop them. Be glad they have Putin... for the salvation of the world. At least for the present time.