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Putin vows to 'finish off' Ukraine and mocks size of British army after 'reassurance force' announced (www.lbc.co.uk)
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Putin made the remarks while aboard a new nuclear submarine during a visit to an Arctic naval base on Thursday.

He claimed Russian forces have the "strategic initiative" along the Ukrainian front line and had reason to believe his army would "finish them off".

He also reaffirmed his claim that Volodymyr Zelenskyy, whose term expired last year, lacks the legitimacy to sign a peace deal.

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[–] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 37 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Russia is saber-rattling? Is it a day that ends in y?

[–] Neverclear@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 3 weeks ago

If he could, he wouldn't need to say it.

[–] casmael@lemm.ee 5 points 3 weeks ago

checks notes yes looks like it

[–] Pistcow@lemm.ee 30 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Dude, you have the second strongest military in Russia. Choke on it.

[–] casmael@lemm.ee 3 points 3 weeks ago

Lmao get wrecked

[–] Jimmyeatsausage@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

You know it's bad when he's resorting to Civ 5 level insults...

[–] PotatoLibre@feddit.it 27 points 3 weeks ago

Russia show off > They 're in trouble

Russia silent > Things are going good

[–] atro_city@fedia.io 19 points 3 weeks ago

He claimed Russian forces have the "strategic initiative" along the Ukrainian front line and had reason to believe his army would "finish them off".

Like the 3 day "special operation"? Sure Putler.

[–] LaLaLa@ani.social 12 points 3 weeks ago

In-and-out-3-day-adventure?

[–] null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 3 weeks ago

"Not long ago I said we'd grind [Ukraine] down - now it looks like we'll finish them off," Putin told submariners.

What kind of a leader talks about grinding an enemy down at the cost of the lives of conscripts. "We'll just keep throwing conscripts at them and they'll give up eventually".

The comments about "only" 180k soldiers are also telling. He thinks of the numbers like money, as in you spend the soldiers and they're gone.

I presume troops from UK and France would be a deterrent, and a profound one at that.

[–] Disaster@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 weeks ago

There's forty shillings on the drum, for those who'll volunteer to come...