To be fair, Putin did indeed look very unhealthy and reduced his public appearances during that time. I still believe that he really was sick at the time (not necessarily cancer or anything terminal).
And keep in mind that Ukraine did have a successful counteroffensive in the fall of 2022 during which they recaptured a lot of land from Russia. The idea that they would launch another successful counteroffensive the next spring, after another couple of months of Western arms supplies, wasn't particularly outlandish at that specific point in time. It was only during the summer of 2023, after the Ukrainian counteroffensive had fizzled out, that the situation on the ground turned really sour for Ukraine and they lost the initiative for the next 2.5 years.
We discussed this many times. The Russians had like what ~150K troops spread over very large areas, no properly prepared defensive lines, vehicles in columns were sitting ducks and so on. They were using Ukrainian cellphone towers so the Ukrainians had all intel available at their fingertips. I'm sure you remember all of this.
In 2023 the Ukrainians had to breach not one properly prepared defensive line but several defensive lines that were interlinked and dense minefields everywhere.
I wish all the Putin supporters in here would get a chance to speak to exiled Russians and refugee Ukrainians.
Poland has both in large quantities - and if they would read your bs - I wonder if they be even taking you serious, it's that absurd.
I myself am intrigued by German style propaganda. Didn't they even have a ministry for that under Goebbels?
No wonder djunior is so convinced - it can hit him straight in his native tongue.
U r making your country proud lad, just a few more yrs and you can liberate Europe with the AFD in power.
I mean Putin's support to them is massive. :bouncy:
RT sais so - So it gotta be true!
Fascinating stuff! I'm sure it's not rly a question of intelligence.
But what makes people fall off the band wagon and go the other direction?
Another poor effort from the usual suspects. Germany is one of the cornerstones of the EU. I'm not German btw
THIS is why the AFD is gaining support -->
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The Alternative for Germany (AfD) has surged to become a leading political party nationwide due to deep-seated voter frustration with mainstream politics. Key drivers include the sluggish economy and high energy costs, widespread anxiety over immigration, and a deep disillusionment with the current coalition government.
And why did you even mention RT lol. More proof that you have no idea what you're talking about.
RT was immediately banned following the 2022 invasion of UkraineQuote
On 2 March 2022, following the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the European Commission banned all activities of RT and Sputnik in the territory of the European Union.
This post was edited by Djunior on Jul 13 2026 01:50pm