Russia - threadbanned users in OP

That sounds remarkably like you believe that China is now Top Dog in the world? Xi barks, and the World shuts up and listens???

He has the foreign legion they love this kind of stuff. Seriously tough soldiers..

Or the people for that matter. The only thing they can send in is their foreign legion as even he cant risk regular troops coming back home in black bags.

It is just a rhetoric to appear strong. If you notice the same is coming from Canada where Trudeau is in the same pickle with voters.

Is that your considered opinion or is it based on fact. If on fact any chance that you will post proof of same

Would the US military go along with Trumps dictatorship if he tried it ?

"democracies weren't as weak as Putin thought but unfortunately they are/were weak enough for him to prevail."

How exactly has putin prevailed?

Another three months in Ukraine and the losses in his troops recorded by the Ukrainians may reach the half million mark and the Ukrainians have already recorded the destruction of over 6000 of his tanks and over 10,000 of their artillery systems as well as lots of other parts of what has proved to be a far from well functioning military force. His country faces some of the most rigorous international trade restrictions and has billions of international assets frozen due to their terrorist activities and he has had to murder many of his states military and economic leaders just to feel more secure in his grip on power. The so called elections that are due to be run soon have required any serious voices against the war or his leadership to be banned from running or sent to prison to die from natural causes. Many countries in the world continue to announce new supports for Ukraine's struggle to liberated their country from his military and while there may be small advances in places by putin's forces on the front lines the attrition levels they are continuing to experience makes continued occupation of Ukraine unviable in my opinion. Not a picture of prevailing from what I can see.

Just seen now reports that Ukraine has struck at a military aircraft facility in putin's empire with a new type of drone and Sweden hopes to soon send its Gripen fighter jets to Ukraine to help defend against putin's terrorists.

They won't have 38 million against them because most will have headed west for refuge.

This is one of Putin's plans to destabilise the western Europe.

I certainly don't think Ukraine is about to fall, nor do I see any others suggesting it. But momentum swinging towards Russia coupled with increasingly alarmed noises from both the Ukrainians and Europeans is why there is some pessimism. There isn't any talk of a counter offensive this year so of course people are wondering how and where this will all end. It's realism, not defeatism, and it's also accompanied by the call for allies to maintain or increase support

This is shocking.

How can they be so naive and not prepare properly?

The A-50 was there for repairs. Apparently a new type of drone with a bigger warhead is causing chaos for russian defences. No confirmation yet.

I missed that, and stand corrected. I also expect because of last year's failure this one is being trumpeted less in advance. Wise move, let actions speak this time