Quote (Black XistenZ @ Apr 2 2022 07:24am)
This is demented. The Russian aggression of the past 2 months was the final nail in the coffin for Ukraine being allied in spirit with the West/NATO. Even worse (from the Russian pov): the ruthless attacks on cities like Kharkiv will have turned a sizeable share of the ethnic Russians living there against Russia and pushed them toward the camp of the Ukrainian government.
Yes, Ukraine will officially pledge neutrality in an eventual peace treaty, but they will be even more steadfast in their rejection of Russia and its interests as well as their orientation toward the West - and the Russian brutality experienced by the common people will increase the political majorities for this course. Before the invasion, there was an argument to be made that some deference to Russia's interests would foster a peaceful coexistence and be the more prudent approach. This "Russia can and should be appeased"-argument has gone up in flames more quickly than a rusty T-72 hit by a javelin.
Lol bro you literally have no idea what you're talking about.
The people who were oppressed by a barbaric and oppressive Neo-Nazi regime for *8 years* are quite, quite happy with the Russian operation.
The only thing they fear is that they will leave and still have to live under Zelensky's illegitimate regime at some point in the future.
As for the javelins, they are collecting dust - a massive waste of money. As the Ukrainian theatre has shown, javelins are too bulky to wield effectively in the field. Ukrainians are abandoning them en masse and typically stick with the good old RPG-7