Which by all rights it is… annexation not withstanding.

Ah, yes, when they invaded Crimea.

Which I’m sure are definitely not of lower quality with an increased ratio of duds produced by a more war-centric economy that’s ultimately degrading their society even further.

The first paragraph sums it pretty accurately. We conceded Chechnya, we conceded Georgia, we conceded Crimea and now he’s after the entirety of Ukraine. He. Will. Not. Stop until all former Soviet territories are under Russia again. Sound familiar?

Jesus Christ, it’s like saying WW2 wouldn’t have had to drag on as long as it did because all Allied countries could have just surrendered to Hitler.

I would hardly call it “losing badly” when Ukraine, despite months of being deprived of U.S aid and rationing their ammunition, is still preventing any major breakthrough, still holding the vast majority of country’s territory and inflicting major casualties for every inch of land Russia manages to grab. This war is far from over.

Would Italy do the same if their land was being stolen?

Boy, Putin really wants to go back to Stalin era repression.

I don’t see it as unhinged, rather Ukranian officials showing people the losses being inflicted on the invaders and inspiring hope. Makes total sense when you fear your country and people are in danger of being eradicated.

Within the context of this single aid package, of course Ukraine is not going to be winning anything, other than perhaps the objective of stabilizing their frontline situation. Hopefully this is a return to form after too many months of deliberate stalling by Putin’s wing of the GOP.

Here I’m still waiting for an official vertical tabs feature.