Is anyone else increasingly apathetic about Ukraine-Russia conflict

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[–]radicalcentristNational Centrism 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Both sides are annoying, but I found Russia's performance to be mind baffling.

Given how corrupt Ukraine is, Putin could have just offered to buy out Zelenskyy and turn him into a pro-Russian puppet.

Instead, he launched an all out invasion that failed to topple the government, and now he's stuck in a stalemate. If he surrenders, then he loses whatever strongman status he built up. But if he continues the fight, then he's just depleting Russia's military inventory.

The whole war is like a Boomer's final cry for attention. Putin is at an age where he should have retired already, but he's using his last days to to make everyone miserable. Pathetic.

[–]oligarchracy 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Time is now completely on Russia's side. The Ukrainians are running out of men, and at this point are likely facing serious morale problems as this thing drags on and they face inevitable death or crippling injury. Much of the world has sided with Russia on this and the Russians have endured the worst of western sanctions and suffered little effects, while the end of US dollar hegemony is now in sight, and by extension the end of US power and influence. The neocons bet the farm on beating the Russians and there's no longer any conceivable way the Russians lose this. Never underestimate neocon hubris and incompetence. They bloodied the Russians for sure, but the Russians have endured far worse in the past and bounced back with a vengeance.

There's also increasing evidence that Jews are getting nervous and don't want to be seen by the Russians as responsible for this mess, which to me is a sign that many of them are coming to the realization that their Russian regime changing project has failed.