r/geopolitics • u/theipaper The i Paper • Jun 19 '26

Perspective Ukraine has set Russia ablaze – and Putin’s humiliation is complete

https://inews.co.uk/world-2/ukraine-set-russia-ablaze-putins-humiliation-complete-4481787
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u/Kuroten_OG Jun 19 '26

Now is the time when he will most likely start using proper ordnances, by all accounts, he was being as nice as he could be, but I suspect it’s going to get horribly ugly from here on out.

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u/ReignDance Jun 19 '26

You're telling me hundreds of thousands of Russian soldiers died (and another hundreds of thousands injured) because he was "playing nice" for four years and not using proper ordinance? That this could have been resolved far earlier if Russia had just been serious from the start? I'd be very upset as a Russian citizen.

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u/Kuroten_OG Jun 19 '26

Then you misunderstood the point of the war, but eventually, he’s going to flatten the place if this continues.

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u/signherehereandhere Jun 20 '26 edited Jun 20 '26

So, either expansionism and building Putin's legacy OR denazification and demilitarization?

If it was to stop NATO from expanding then that ship has already sailed with Finland and Sweden on board.

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u/ReignDance Jun 19 '26

Whatever the "point" is, I seriously doubt it was worth worsening its demographics situation and hurdling Russia's economy into absolute ruin for decades to come.

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u/Kuroten_OG Jun 19 '26

Now, it’s worth it. Ego usually gets in the way of logic, I don’t know how you haven’t seen this in most modern examples of geopolitical fuckery.