• OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    I know they consider themselves a free, self-governing nation who can negotiate their own terms.

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        1 year ago

        Russia seems to be completely reliant on others economically and militarily also, but that doesn’t seem to matter to you

        • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml
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          Russia has its own military industrial complex that it inherited from USSR that currently outproduces all of NATO, and Russian economy is currently growing according to the IMF. If you can’t understand the difference between that and Ukraine then what else is there to say.

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            Russian MIC innovations (from the USSR days) was largely driven by Ukrainians, but that’s neither here nor there.

            What Russia has are deep stores. They cannot produce new aircraft without importing parts from the west. Not fixed or rotary. They are ramping up production of missiles, but so is Ukraine.

            Russia cannot even produce ball bearings. They aren’t producing new APCs, BMPs or MBTs. They are importing ammo from North Korea ffs. And seeing how badly their equipment has performed, I expect to see their weapons exports collapse. Their vaunted “Armata” turned out to completely suck.

            As for the economy, it is being artificially propped up by depleting foreign reserves. They are currently over-borrowing yuan to attempt to correct. And you really have to be a complete idiot to believe any official Russian data.

            Russia is holding on for dear life in the hope that Trump wins the elections.

            It’s almost like we live on different planets.

                • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml
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                  No, the truth is well documented in western media once you learn to read past the spin. Everything I said is openly admitted by mainstream western publications.

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                    It really isn’t.

                    Russia has failed every single expectation. It is so bad, Ukraine sent an official thank you letter to Russia’s Defense Minister Shoigu for being so corrupt and incompetent that it allowed Ukraine to defend itself.