- and how loyal are Ukraine's troops, many of whom
have been Russified, schooled and trained in Russian?
-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Kulyk
Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2014 11:22 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [politics] Ominous development? Russian tanks near Ukraine's
northern border...
the only light in that scenario is that his ground war will expose the
weakness of his forces and ukrainian forces in a ground war are formidable
according to jane's
be careful of what putin wishes for
On Mar 2, 2014, at 10:59 AM, [email protected] wrote:
> http://www.unian.ua/politics/891975-golova-chernigivskoji-oblradi-zayaviv-pro-ruh-viyskovih-poblizu-rosiyskogo-kordonu.html
>
> The following apocalyptic scenario should be entertained even if low
> possibility right now:
> 1. Putin is a madman. Cf. the blog by Wozniak which goes part of the
> way:http://blogs.pravda.com.ua/authors/voznyak/53136a2c1277a/
>
> He is more of a Hitler than a Stalin (whose Leninist dialectic was brutal
> but flexible)
> 2. Putin believes in "The Russian world" and considers Ukraine a
> "historical aberration" (and the demise of the USSR a cosmic catastrophe)
> 3. Putin doesn't care about world opinion, doesn't care about "sanctions"
> "isolation" etc.. His "Russian world" is self-sufficient.
> 4. Putin has no respect for Europe ("wimps") or the USA under Obama
> ("pinhead")
> The real scenario could simply be the destruction of Ukraine (like Ivan
> III destroyed Novgorod) etc etc... "I am the greatest"...
>
> He thinks his nuclear arsenal will deter any serious move against him.
>
> He will invade massively. Nothing will deter him.
>
> S o get ready for big losses and dark dark days....
>
> Or hope that he is not now totally perverse and determined to get his
> "world"
>
> like Adolf.....
>
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