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maxsolomon

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3. "John Williams" was a Biden State Dept analyst?

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Oct 27, 2025, 03:00 PM

Oct 27

Last edited Tue Oct 28, 2025, 11:28 AM - Edit history (1)

What is Putin's incentive?

He faces no opposition. He continues to sell oil & gas. He isn't suffering a loss of armament-producing capacity. He doesn't care about Russian lives being squandered. Every day his tactics degrade Ukraine's infrastructure and grind out another acre of scorched earth, not to mention killing Ukrainians.

If it takes him 10 years to conquer all of Ukraine east on the Dneiper (AKA "Little Russia" ), then that's what he'll do.

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State Department thought Putin had no interest in ending the war in Ukraine: report [View all] BumRushDaShow Oct 27 OP

no shit sherlock. Javaman Oct 27 #1

Not unlike another place that you can guess. twodogsbarking Oct 27 #2

"John Williams" was a Biden State Dept analyst? maxsolomon Oct 27 #3