[Skybird]

If only we also had 250 times their determination.

Somebody said early in the war the Russians probably were the best soldiers in the world. Because of their malicous brutality, unscrupulousness, lack of compassion, total disrespect for humanistic values, and total servility. Pair this with the simpel fact that the overwhelming majority of Russian civilians believe the Putinian narration.

I recall they reported a phone call from early ion the war, at the time of the massacre at Butcha. A Russian soldier phoned with his wife and told her they demand him and other soldiers to massrape captured females. And the wife only said "Okay, but use a condom".

That the sort of mentality we deal with. Dulled, brutal, submissive, devoted to "fate". Good luck with wanting to defeat it by being civilised and smart.

Again, Putin is admired and suppported by the very huge majority of Russians.

Since two years I keep heraign the nRusians cant do this, the Russians cant sustain that. And here we are today. And every month passing by the Ukraine falls more apart and goes into ruins.


Its now 170 million Russians against around 33 million remaining Ukrainians. And a defence industry blossoming in Russia while that in Ukraine is on the brink of going extinct. And Russia being autark in the supply of civilian services and food, while Ukraine has lost any sovereignty and now is hopelessly dependent on the good will from outside.



Next winter when power and heating is needed and there is none left anymore - that is when it will break Ukraine's neck at the latest. Over 80% of their power production already now is down, mpost of that: destroyed beyond repoair. Possible repairs will be longterm efforts, interferred with by Russia. The Russians will make a pig's breakfast of the rest, too.



If only we would be 250 times more determined, yes. Instead, our political leadership is corrupted and intimidated and selfish and rotten from the skin's surface to the core of every bone.