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Torchlight

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8. I think we can see Moscow's post-Ukraine goals pretty clearly now.

Reply to h2ebits (Original post)

Thu May 22, 2025, 11:40 AM

May 22

I'm gobsmacked that Putin and trump simply do not realize how much they've galvanized the west against them and that there is just no long-term viability to this mess.

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Finland 'preparing for the worst' as Russia expands military presence near border [View all] h2ebits May 22 OP

I called it 3 years ago! Initech May 22 #1

This would be JBTaurus83 May 22 #2

It's absolutely insane that there's a mad man trying to take over the world... Initech May 22 #9

The same MO before invading Ukraine Resistance1 May 22 #3

then NATO acts RJ-MacReady May 22 #4

The Russians had trouble subduing the Finns in 1940. DFW May 22 #5

A testing of balance of power and boundaries bucolic_frolic May 22 #6

We have seen this movie before Resistance1 May 22 #7

I think we can see Moscow's post-Ukraine goals pretty clearly now. Torchlight May 22 #8