Russia set another single day record for casualties of 2,980 on November 8th. Ukraine struck the Kirishi oil refinery and knocked it offline. Democrats in the new Congress are pushing to pass a military aid package for Ukraine in January as Trump once again tries to pressure Ukraine to give up more territory to Russia.

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[–] [S] 12 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Russia is trying to look strong for negotiations, but all they do is reveal how weak they really are.

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  • [–] -3 points 1 day ago (3 children)

    Putin doesn’t care about how weak he’s perceived, especially by the liberty loving west he pretends to hate so much because he knows he’s only able to stay alive and free for as long as this “war” goes on.

    It makes total sense that George Bush loved him.

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  • [–] [S] 12 points 1 day ago (2 children)

    Putin has actually his entire career made every attempt to look strong. Putin is all about misdirection and manipulation, and part of that is for him to look as strong as at all possible.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    Yes, Putin's classic move is to smirk like he has a royal flush and tell you to fold because you can't possibly win while holding a pair of twos. It's all about that perception of having the strong hand. Until Ukraine called his bluff.

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