China can get away with this sort of thing, because they have decades of an utterly dominant control of information brainwashing their 1.5 billion people, and can tell them almost anything, but Putin does not have that. While he controls 90% of media, and has 75% support for his invasion based on his propaganda, he can't begin to get the control needed for this.
You started with “naïve”.
We've had a lot of feel-good surprises, the huge heroism of Ukraine's resistance, Russian blunders and lack of success, the world's political unity against Putin - but unfortunately, none of it changes the likelihood that Putin can defeat Kyiv.
We're likely to see the news become just more and more filled with tragedy, barring some unexpected change in course by Putin.
US officials fear the worst is yet to come for Kyiv
Ukrainian forces have so far managed to stave off Russian ground forces massed less than 20 miles north of the embattled capital Kyiv -- but though they've defied US intelligence predictions that the city would likely fall within one to four days of a full-scale Russian assault, US officials...www.cnn.com
Because you referred to Europe as a whole.
Taken. Not kept.
Which part is not Europe?
It is their home. Where is your home?
Which are which and who gets to decide?
When I say reduce anger, I mean from a 10 on the anger scale down to an 8. I think saying the Russians object is probably part of the Ukrainian propaganda campaign. There has been a lot of that going on.
US. But I could careless. Im not losing my life if someone forces me out.
Leave tonight and tell me how you feel tomorrow. Don't forget your family.
No thank you. But it my life depends on it better believe I will, and I wont regret it one bit
Congress decides if we are at war, and European leadership establishes their boundaries.
We've had a lot of feel-good surprises, the huge heroism of Ukraine's resistance, Russian blunders and lack of success, the world's political unity against Putin - but unfortunately, none of it changes the likelihood that Putin can defeat Kyiv.
We're likely to see the news become just more and more filled with tragedy, barring some unexpected change in course by Putin.
US officials fear the worst is yet to come for Kyiv
Ukrainian forces have so far managed to stave off Russian ground forces massed less than 20 miles north of the embattled capital Kyiv -- but though they've defied US intelligence predictions that the city would likely fall within one to four days of a full-scale Russian assault, US officials...
I agree with much of that.
Yes well he is not going to do anything to reduce anger. It will just be what happens over time. That said people are going to revolt there after the puppet government is installed so..... As far as people in Russia, yes a big part of the population is upset but another big part approves of the invasion. They are brainwashed. They have been feed Russian propaganda about Ukraine being governed by Nazis.