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blue-wave

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Tue May 12, 2026, 09:46 PM May 12

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100% nonsense Botany May 12 #1
Don't kid yourself blue-wave May 12 #2
Russia is losing a man every 5 minutes in Botany May 12 #3

Botany

(77,916 posts)
1. 100% nonsense
Tue May 12, 2026, 09:55 PM
May 12

Russia is running out of troops for its war on the people of Ukraine how are they gonna set up
a military base in Nicaragua too? And would you like to be on a Russian flagged military ship
going to Nicaragua knowing that with European satellites and Ukrainian drones you ocean cruise
might not be too nice?

blue-wave

(5,601 posts)
2. Don't kid yourself
Tue May 12, 2026, 10:01 PM
May 12

Many military analysts have concluded that Russia can be ready for a conflict with NATO a year or two after the Ukraine war ends. The only thing stopping Putin is if the Ukraine war continues. Is this the reason the Ukraine war drags on? The article below is one of many I've read.

Russia could be ready for NATO conflict year after Ukraine, Dutch warn

https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2026/04/22/russia-could-be-ready-for-nato-conflict-year-after-ukraine-dutch-warn/

Botany

(77,916 posts)
3. Russia is losing a man every 5 minutes in
Tue May 12, 2026, 10:31 PM
May 12

Ukraine right now and Putin is running scared. Those Cossaks and Crimean Tartars are tough and they are hammering the Russian economy too by attacking Russia's energy programs.

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