Off Topic WW3 How Close?

This is just a wild guess but I'd say there are more non-Russians than Russians in Putin world.

 

I was told this once about any struggle for, or transition in power in Russia. From someone who grew up in the " Eastern Block" as it used to be called.

" You can see the dogs fighting under the carpet, but you can't tell which one has prevailed until it emeges."

That sounds like what's coming up there again. A coup is rarely clean and quick, and never in Russia. But those who have spent twenty years or so grovelling to Putin will be looking around now, and wondering who they might be grovelling to next.

Liquid and volatile.

 

Stalin could literally get away with murder because he could easily control information.

Putin is living in the age of the internet ...

... as we all know things can escalate very quickly on here.

All you need is for Russian soldiers to think 'f*ck this for a game of soldiers' and Putin would look seriously weakened. Without the army he's just a daft old man shaking his fist.

 

Yep. He is wounded already. The Russians are used to more or less all powerful leaders.

This is very unhealthy, but when that sheen has vanished, as it has now with Putin, time will do the rest. Quite possibly followed by another paranoid nutter.

 

Ukraine needs to be very careful now and avoid any action near Russian borders. They have to be seen as non-threatening and wanting peace. I doubt many Russians want fighting near their borders or any kind of warfare.

 

Quote of the day "The Russian army is the second most powerful army in Russia".

 

Russians fighting Russians and Putin still blames the West. He has called the rebellion a “criminal campaign”. Well you would know all about that you weasel faced bastard

 

He’s another **** I would gladly see the back of.

 

Wonder who in Putins inner circle has given the nod for him to do this march to Moscow?

 

It's definitely going tits up, just which lunatic will be running the asylum when all the dust settles.

 

hmm.. if some are marching against putin then there will be some guarantees from elsewhere to back him/them if they take power...this could still get a lot messier.

 

I switched the BBC news on, this morning, to tanks on the streets and soldiers waving automatic weapons. The location caption, in the top right corner, said 'South London'

It took me a minute to realise it was the location of the correspondent giving the commentary

 

Popcorn time...

 

FFS

 

That’s fine by me, it’s like drug dealers or gang members killing each other

 

Imagine your late for an appointment and you get stuck behind that lot….road rage an inevitability.