Being told this is fairly reliable for info on the situation in Ukraine. let me know if it isn't. https://liveuamap.com/

  • Hmm [none/use name]
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    3 years ago

    Not OP but I think this one might count: https://hexbear.net/post/176702

    • congressbaseballfan [she/her]
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      3 years ago

      Don’t know that this is a defense of putin by any stretch. Obviously you can’t annex Kiev. But if you are trying to analyze what putin is thinking (he’s fucking crazy, let’s be honest) this is useful to know

      • SorosFootSoldier [he/him, they/them]
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        3 years ago

        I dunno I take issue with Putin being "crazy" I think he's quite sane but he just wants power and shit, as we see him trying to scoop up more territory and make more of a bulwark against NATO. Not defending him btw, he sucks.

        • ClimateChangeAnxiety [he/him, they/them]
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          3 years ago

          I don’t think it’s necessarily wrong to also question Putin’s sanity in all of this, although that’s obviously a small factor in a long list of historical material causes for this.

          He’s getting old, and allegedly has had some health scares recently. He’s also apparently suuuuper afraid of covid (rightfully so) and has been very isolated for the last two years, and that kind of isolation can certainly fuck with your head after a while.

          • congressbaseballfan [she/her]
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            3 years ago

            Conspiracy time: putin is terminally ill, has 12-18 months. Not that it is making him act irrationally, but he might be thinking about things from an end of history (his history) and reputation perspective.

            Just an interesting thought exercise

          • SorosFootSoldier [he/him, they/them]
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            3 years ago

            I really don't know, I try to give people the benefit of the doubt, you know. But just kneejerking to him being crazy I think is a poor analysis.

            • ClimateChangeAnxiety [he/him, they/them]
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              3 years ago

              Agreed, putting this all as “That crazy Putin!” is very stupid and ignores like 90% of why this is happening. But, the mental state of a leader is still a factor to take into consideration, in the same way we take Biden’s obvious cognitive decline into account.