“And this living hell on earth continues with no end in sight just because an ageing dictator failed to fulfil his megalomaniacal lust for endless power, and he is eager to grab countless lives into hell only to never admit his personal failure and his wretched ego.” Illia Ponomarenko 🇺🇦
by themimeofthemollies
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It seems that he, sadly, just wants to follow his many idols, like Hitler, Stalin, Mao, Pol Pot and so on. Neither of those would ever confess that they were wrong and none of them ever stopped in their misguided ambitions that led to the death and/or misery of millions each and every time.
When will the living hell of Ukraine end?
Ponomarenko’s tragically right: there’s no end yet in sight.
“Kyiv’s forces are likely to remain on the defensive for much of next year, writes Keir Giles. That is unless the West finally gets fully behind the idea that Putin’s war aims will only change if his hand is forced.”
“But supporting Ukraine “as long as it takes” is a public declaration that there is no initiative, no plan, and no strategy.”
“The US fear of the consequences of confronting Russia hands Vladimir Putin a “get out of jail free” card, and Russia can continue to wage its war without fear of suffering the direct consequences that would befall any country behaving similarly without the security blanket of nuclear weapons.”
“As ever, the resilience and fortitude of the Ukrainian people is the essential component for continued resistance.”
“But for all that Ukrainians recognise that their struggle is for nothing less than their continued existence, the final outcome of the war is unlikely to be decided in Ukraine.”
“Ukraine is highly unlikely to capitulate, even if international support slips still further. Ukrainians know the dire consequences of surrendering to Russian domination, and they know that the chances of Russia honouring any ceasefire agreement are negligible: so fighting on is the only rational choice.”
“But decisions made earlier by Kyiv’s Western backers – and the interminable delays in making them – ruled out success for Ukraine in 2023, and have almost certainly done so for 2024 as well.”
https://www.reddit.com/r/UkrainianConflict/comments/18unh7m/what_we_can_expect_from_the_war_in_ukraine_in_2024/
Heartbreaking. History will judge us harshly (and rightly) unless the free world unites to destroy Putin utterly.
If we’re a Russian boy. If I were seized and taken to the neighborhood enlistment. I would know my remaining days were to be short. Hopefully I would find a way, some way, to make my death matter. Could I scare up a way to contribute to the removal of Putin, Patrushev, Peskov, et al.