Believe it is all I can say. I’m not a Russian analyst by any means, but I’ve learned to take the Russians at their word. They think they can take Odessa by the end of fall then I believe them. Ukrainians are literally on the run and the men are already complaining that there are no defensive positions built. They spent all of last year on their counter offensive instead of digging in and building and now they’re suffering the cost. Russia is on the move now and there is really nothing to stop them from blowing past these guys if they’re stupid enough to sit and die in a half built trench.
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Ukrainians seem to be much more bigoted towards Russians than the reverse. Mostly due to western Ukraines adherence to Banderism and their political shift towards the collective west and pro NATO stances.
From what I understand the Russians treat their pows decently well. They follow protocol as outlined by the UN charter, so it’s not like they’re executing people outright or anything. The main thing is the Ukrainian army is in retreat and historically that is the point where you will see the highest casualty numbers because you are losing the cohesion needed to actually mount a defense. Not surrendering is essentially suicide at this point because you might live through one Russian breakthrough, but there is no guarantee you’ll make it through the next one or the one after that. It’s a long way to Odessa.
No problem. I’ve been doing long hours in the trades for a while. I’ve recently had this revelation myself and started looking for work that more around the 40h mark instead of the expectation of doing overtime. Still in the trades though since that’s what I know, but when it really comes down to it the only people who remember all the overtime you did will be your children.
The Russians themselves predict the conflict to be over by then. They said they were going to push in may and you’re watching that now. Why doubt their predictions now?
Remember that Russian officials said big changes to the map in may and total victory by the end of fall 2024. Russians don’t bluff.
The Ukrainian lines are collapsing and chaotic retreats are becoming the norm. This is your best shot in two years to either surrender to the Russians, escape to another country maybe, or die. If you choose to fallback to the next Ukrainian defensive line then you choose to be an obstacle in Russias way.
People keep talking about balkanization, but I don’t think that’s going to happen. A Balkanized America is probably one of the most unstable things to happen in human history and I think Russia and China would prevent that from happening one way or another. Breaking America up is essentially just increasing the number of nuclear powers in the world which for obvious reasons would be hella fucked.
Please no
You know damn well it’s the funny one
But that’s my point exactly, these people are not only nowhere near building communism, they’ve had every bit of left wing thought exorcised from them before the bombs fell. The only idea about communism they could possibly have is Chinese commando field manuals if they can even read at all. This isn’t just a lack of material conditions, the wasteland itself is supposed to represent the ideological landscape of America itself. A barren land not only of resources, but of alternative ideas. Even the different AIs present in the wasteland which would theoretically make the central planning of what resources are left very easy only want to horde wealth or commit genocide. The stagnation of history is imho a central theme of fallout as a medium although maybe one not intended by Interplay.
Maybe for America because they’re the big dog of nato, but any European who leaves nato would be unironically preserving their sovereignty lmfao