Russia - threadbanned users in OP

If it was Russia responsible for Fico's shooting, what would be their motive?

A warning to European leaders that they could be next. But this time not a stomach shot.

It's going back to the old days of Russia, USSR having european leaders afraid of USSR assassins.

Hopefully leaders don't crumble and double down on their support, aid, might, to Ukraine.

Any mainstream media running with the "he was actually rightwing" angle on the shooter? Or is just the usual Twitter vortex?

People have to realise that when they endorse shooting a democratically elected thug Fico, it will ultimately just become open season for anyone with a grudge to say "well if it's acceptable for them to shoot my guy, I'm gonna shoot theirs".

The likes of Fico and Orban may be doing the very best to undermine democracy from within, undoubtedly with feathering their own nests in mind. But its through using the ballot box and taking to the streets that those battles will be won. We have plenty of little Ficos in this country too, all playing the same tune, the same gameplan. You'll know them when you find that the only things they're vocal on are the populist, divisionary issues of the day. It starts at the ballot box, and it ends at the ballot box. Remember that when you're deciding whether or not to bother voting. The slippery slope is real.

Cheers. Its curious that nowhere seems to be reporting on this (that I can see anyway). It's a pretty big angle - the first thing anyone would think when they heard the news… "was it hypocritical lefties or regressive right wingers?".

I suppose main stream media need to corroborate and fact check sources whereas any expert on the internet can publish opinion as fact.

Main stream media confirming that he was a right winger should help to calm the situation down… already plenty of voices in Slovakia pointing fingers at the opposition and media and suggesting that their criticisms are to blame. This would shut them right up.

Probably. Hopefully it won't be used as justification to start rolling out state repression in Hungary (which they have not really had yet) + moving even closer to a Putin or Lukashenka style regime in the middle of the EU. I believe general anger with Orbán + protests against the govt. have been growing there recently, which might make him paranoid as well.

Institute for the study of war. Well worth throwing an eye over this every day - daily updates. This is todays. Gives you idea of what Putins / Russias battlefield strategy is:

Russian President Vladimir Putin emphatically downplayed the threat of Ukrainian counterattacks along the entire frontline, further indicating that he assesses that Ukraine cannot and will not be able to liberate territory seized by Russian forces and that this will allow Russian forces to pursue creeping advances indefinitely.

Have read of this .. above is a very small snippet

As per that Times vid with Maxim Tucker, Russians now using small group tactics with well trained possibly specialist FSB groups rather than huge columns. About 18mins 26 in.

Watch those TMIES vids above too @zerosquared .. very illuminating

How did this thread suddenly lose a week's worth of posts?

Just trying to post a comment as the thread seems well gremlined.

is it my

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Is this thread broken or am I doing something wrong? All the latest posts are dated 8-May.

There's 9 days of pages missing on the thread, has the forum been hacked by the tankies? 🤔