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Quote (Prox1m1ty @ 20 Nov 2023 16:55)
Forgive me if I don't believe what comes out of Lavrovs mouth. If you do that's on you.

He is the appointed spokesperson of Russian Federation. Everything he says publicly has been proofread and is the official position of the government whether you personally like him or not. His hot mic bloopers are hilarious though.

Quote (Prox1m1ty @ 20 Nov 2023 16:55)

There is no emotion on my part other than amusement in your denial of an obvious fact.
So far you've accused me of racism, bigotry, ad hominem and being emotional. None of which are true

You need to re-read your sentences. You have been going off tangent for hours now in response to a simple request to clarify your earlier post with stuff that can literally be googled in 3 minutes.

Quote (Prox1m1ty @ 20 Nov 2023 16:55)

I'll say it again for you. Russias goals have changed due to defeats in strategic battles.
Hostomel airfield, Russian retreat from Kherson, Russian retreat from Kharkiv oblast.
You are aware of these events and how they affected Russias strategic outcomes? Are you not?

Could you please clarify what those goals were, how they were defined and how they have changed?

Quote (Prox1m1ty @ 20 Nov 2023 16:55)

This is not my opinion. It is a fact. Whether or not it's too painful for you to concede is again, a you problem. Please deal with that. I am not interested in indulging your denial.


To state that something is a fact - one has to show understanding of these facts. You have displayed stubborn perseverance showcasing your ignorance for everyone to see. Why?

Is it too much to ask to pull up wikipedia like kareem does every time he is cornered?

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Russia is using migrants as a weapon against Finland. In the middle of winter, it directs unfortunate people from Somalia, Yemen, Syria and Iraq to the EU borders.
300 people at this stage.

Finland wants to counter what it considers to be an attempt to destabilize Russia. From the end of August, Finnish customs noted that the Russian authorities were letting more and more Iraqis, Syrians, Somalis and Yemenis pass without visas, whereas until now, they were turning back all undocumented immigrants. . This represents more than 400 people in a few weeks.
At the border, migrants even say they were transported free of charge from their country, without having any idea of what they would find there. Exactly like what Belarus did to the Polish border last year. In Brussels, the European Commission denounces “shameful exploitation” by Moscow.
“This situation is not a surprise”
But Helsinki does not fall from the clouds. Finland has been preparing for this type of scenario for several months. “We have prepared ourselves to suffer various malicious acts from Russia,” said Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo on Thursday, November 16, “this situation is not a surprise.”

Sick bastards: in full winter.

/e woops, source:
https://www.francetvinfo.fr/replay-radio/le-monde-est-a-nous/europe-face-aux-migrants-la-finlande-ferme-sa-frontiere-avec-la-russie_6165660.html

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Quote (ofthevoid @ Nov 20 2023 03:37pm)
Western assessments and ascribing Russia their own goals is nonsensical and the whole point of it is to ascribe them some 'hard' target which they didn't meet so then we can continuously frame everything they do as a fail. Reading ISW/British Intel is basically exactly what they do time after time as to create this illusion that Russia is losing because it's failing to meet goal after goal.

You're not answerable but at least be honest enough to say that the Russians didn't publicly provide hard goals. No where did they say they will take city X by this date or whatever. Goals are also a spectrum, with maximalist desires probably being taking full control of Ukraine through a new Russian puppet government on the one side and on the other side complete loss of all Russian influence with NATO gaining complete control of Ukraine, with bases, NATO membership, etc.


I literally just said they intentionally obfuscated the goals. It's nothing new and even the changing of goals can happen in any situation.
In this case that change is directly linked to real time failures of Russias military to achieve what it set out to achieve.

It's the same if we look at Ukraine's counteroffensive and the original goals that many media outlets ran with; Of cutting the land bridge. Or even ridiculously I read an article talking about liberating Crimea.
And now we here about Ukraine getting much of the landrbridge within artillery range being a tangible goal.
Ukraines military failed in the goals that were widely reported on by western media. And then they goals change.

Goals change, the goalposts move. Its war, its a dynamic situation. The dishonest position is to somehow imagine Russia is immune to that effect.
It's really not a difficult concept if you look at it pragmatically.

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Quote (Malopox @ Nov 20 2023 04:00pm)
He is the appointed spokesperson of Russian Federation. Everything he says publicly has been proofread and is the official position of the government whether you personally like him or not. His hot mic bloopers are hilarious though.


You need to re-read your sentences. You have been going off tangent for hours now in response to a simple request to clarify your earlier post with stuff that can literally be googled in 3 minutes.


Could you please clarify what those goals were, how they were defined and how they have changed?



To state that something is a fact - one has to show understanding of these facts. You have displayed stubborn perseverance showcasing your ignorance for everyone to see. Why?

Is it too much to ask to pull up wikipedia like kareem does every time he is cornered?


I answered your question many replies ago.
I'll answer it again.

No.
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Quote (Prox1m1ty @ 20 Nov 2023 17:05)
I answered your question many replies ago.
I'll answer it again.

No.


No what?

All your posts so far have been weak attempts at dodging a direct request to clarify your post.

You and your buddy kareem always have a condescending tone here as if you know what’s best for everyone sitting on your high moralistic chair while having no skin in this game. You are now being called out for your bullshit. The feeling you feel right now is what you should feel more often as you are shown your place by using your own words against you.

I asked you a very simple question to copy paste me the three stated goals, their definition and how they have changed.

In my opinion:

Goal 1 doesn’t require a military intervention and could have been agreed upon before the war (it’s not a condition to join EU).

Goal 2 doesn’t require a military intervention and Ukraine will have to fulfill anyway it if they ever wish to join European Union at some point in a few decades once they fix their economy and political system.

Goal 3 has been more or less achieved.

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Shrekt, get outta this swamp!
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Quote (Malopox @ Nov 20 2023 04:16pm)
No what?

All your posts so far have been weak attempts at dodging a direct request to clarify your post.

You and your buddy kareem always have a condescending tone here as if you know what’s best for everyone sitting on your high moralistic chair. You are now being called out for your bullshit. The feeling you feel right now is what you should feel more often as you are shown your place by using your own words against you.

I asked you a very simple question to copy paste me the three stated goals, their definition and how they have changed.

In my opinion:

Goal 1 doesn’t require a military intervention and could have been agreed upon before the war (it’s not a condition to join EU).

Goal 2 doesn’t require a military intervention and Ukraine will have to fulfill anyway it if they ever wish to join European Union at some point in a few decades once they fix their economy and political system.

Goal 3 has been more or less achieved.


Your simple question.

My simple answer. For the third time.

No.

Do you understand?
Actually, don't answer that. I couldn’t possibly care less.
If you have resorted to flaming me and some other user? Lol
Then I think that hill you chose to die on is officially your grave.
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Quote (Meanwhile @ 20 Nov 2023 19:00)
Russia is using migrants as a weapon against Finland. In the middle of winter, it directs unfortunate people from Somalia, Yemen, Syria and Iraq to the EU borders.
300 people at this stage.

Finland wants to counter what it considers to be an attempt to destabilize Russia. From the end of August, Finnish customs noted that the Russian authorities were letting more and more Iraqis, Syrians, Somalis and Yemenis pass without visas, whereas until now, they were turning back all undocumented immigrants. . This represents more than 400 people in a few weeks.
At the border, migrants even say they were transported free of charge from their country, without having any idea of what they would find there. Exactly like what Belarus did to the Polish border last year. In Brussels, the European Commission denounces “shameful exploitation” by Moscow.
“This situation is not a surprise”
But Helsinki does not fall from the clouds. Finland has been preparing for this type of scenario for several months. “We have prepared ourselves to suffer various malicious acts from Russia,” said Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo on Thursday, November 16, “this situation is not a surprise.”

Sick bastards: in full winter.

/e woops, source:
https://www.francetvinfo.fr/replay-radio/le-monde-est-a-nous/europe-face-aux-migrants-la-finlande-ferme-sa-frontiere-avec-la-russie_6165660.html


Not only this. They weaponize bedbugs against France. Barbarians.
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Quote (Prox1m1ty @ 20 Nov 2023 17:20)
Your simple question.

My simple answer. For the third time.

No.

Do you understand?
Actually, don't answer that. I couldn’t possibly care less.
If you have resorted to flaming me and some other user? Lol
Then I think that hill you chose to die on is officially your grave.


Did you just threaten me after being called out in an argument being unable to quote 3 paragraphs from a Wikipedia to support your statement?

Im trying to asses your argument on its own merits. You keep refusing and threatening me.

If this is not a massive L then we need to redefine the definition of Loss
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Quote (Malopox @ Nov 20 2023 04:31pm)
Did you just threaten me after being called out in an argument being unable to quote 3 paragraphs from a Wikipedia to support your statement?

Im trying to asses your argument on its own merits. You keep refusing and threatening me.

If this is not a massive L then we need to redefine the definition of Loss


No.
Threat? Please, your behaviour is pathetic.

Russia's goals changed.
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