Chilloutman

personally i think its not even about economics. Its reputation Russia tried to build for last 30 years which is ruined for another 30. (well at least I hope)

I don't feel any of my posts were overly dramatic in either way and I really am not intended to 'snitch' on anyone. I am just pointing out that you don't seem calm when forum censor function censor actual moderator. As we should not discuss each other here I just ask you to not project opinions of other (presumed I guess) on me, thats all

look, you are moderator so please calm down. Yes I jested that Russia is not in war because they did not declare war and them themselves are refusing to call it a war. In sentence right before it I condemned all atrocities caused by either side so I really don't see your point. Again you are projecting your frustrations on me for some reason. Edit: before you jump the gun, it was in next post

and here is other side of POW torture: who knows where is the truth

Please don't generalize if you are quote me or replying to me. I am not people. Don't project opinions of others(or yours) on me. I did not excused any crimes at all in this whole thread nor anywhere else. Its very hard to discuss anything if you are projecting

One of us, One of us!

well lets be real, most sources in war are scatchy at best. A lot of them are propaganda for either side and winners usually will be painted as the righteous ones in the end. I have my subjective opinions about lot of things happening there but the main one is that Russians are trying to occupy sovereign nation (which I guess no-one argue is not true) and change their leadership as they did many time in past including my country and/or take over strategical or valuable territory. Another subjective hot take is they don't care about Russian population on those territories at all and are using them only as scapegoat to justify their intentions. That being demonstrated by basically jailing anyone who disagree with them in their own country for many years, not just recently. I also think that Russian jails seen more torture of opposition than what we would probably see on Ukraine side from even soldiers at war whose families are being shelled by same soldiers they are fighting against (depending on how long this war will last).

No not at all, I condemn those actions fully. I am just pointing out that Russia is so cowardly they can't even declare war properly and I am asking question if rules of war in that case apply, thats all. Not sure what agenda you mean. I am also sure IF Ukraine 'win' they will punish such actions if proven true. Even Ukraine spokesmen stated that those will be punished. (albeit might be just some scapegoats) because they want to maintain their image in western eyes. I doubt you can say same for Russian side of things

well its war from Ukraine point of view. But from Russian point of view its 'special operation' so I am not sure if rules of war should apply to them? I think they don't even official declared war to Ukraine?

I don't know what 'It' is but from speculations here I thought its about torture of russian POW (which itself is silly as there is no war there right?)

so you can sleep well. It just hit our mainstream media https://www.idnes.cz/zpravy/zahranicni/ukrajina-video-rusti-zajatci-strileni-do-nohou-muceni-valka-rusko.A220328_103103_zahranicni_kha So I guess now you have to ask how fighting for Mariupol is displayed on Russian side now

I didn't seen anyone supporting war crimes in this thread. But it might have been removed

what? they run over their commander in tank? Hard to believe that

Thats true but as you pointed out difference is that defensive side have big advantage. If you want to win this you would have to have like 3-5:1 advantage. I doubt Russians have enough supplies to field such amount of people. They would have to go to war economy and I doubt even Russians are willing to do that for Ukraine. And it would take time to do so. I think that sanctions will hit hard in like 3 months.

I seriously doubt conscripts would be any improvement for Russia in this war. Quite contrary really. You still need to train people for modern war, you need to supply them on front. This is not WW2 where you can give one guy rifle and second ammo and send them to death.

Yeah but bleeding strategy have one weakness - IF Ukraine manage to regroup and counter attack in south supply lines for Russia will be decimated. Of course its big IF

seriously doubt people's uprising in Russia. Young generation is more pro west but rest of population still lives in illusion of great russia and everyone in west wanting to get them. And on top of that most of those pro-west are fleeing Russia in droves

so what do you think his plan is now? Nuke it? Doubt it would help him in any way, quite contrary. Bleed out for months? Does not sounds too good either

Anatoly Chubais left his post as Special Envoy of the President of Russian Federation for Relations with International Organizations and left Russia and no-one saw Shojgu for like 2 weeks. Maybe cards are starting to fall?

would it mean we would be buying barrel of oil for barrel of rubles?

Only thing I used for Oblivion was OOO so I got rid of level scaling

new business is going to open in russia, guess what they are dealing with?

I still don't see what endgoal for Russia in this is. Until they basically bomb Ukraine to the ground they will not get much of what they want. I can see forgoing NATO being only think Zelensky accepts.