Russia Under Pressure

This is another very significant statement by Igor "Strelkov" Girkin. Girkin historically criticized Putin from the right. He is still in jail, but his wife publishes these statements on his behalf. He points out that once Russia begins a full mobilization, the society will collapse.

He stated the following:

For more than two years, we have been losing personnel, mobilized recruits, and volunteers, and we are farther from victory than at the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine."

It has become clear that: a) money is running out; b) meat is running out; c) the enemy has learned to fight."

During this time, Ukraine has strengthened, while Russia has only weakened — you cannot break the enemy by capturing a few hundred destroyed houses."

Putin's ruling circle is not capable of reforms and sacrifice, because the country must make the sacrifice, not them."

Revolution is inevitable — it is better if it happens from above, but hope is slim: we have not just a club of old people, but a gathering of old hedonists. They operate the meat grinder until resources run out, then mobilization will happen, and after that — collapse," says Girkin.

 
It's about time, been threatening penalties for months. Now send the Tomahawks.
Trump is making the same errors as Biden. Except Trump will make a decision, talk to Putin and change his mind. The US has been a fickle ally, starting with Obama, but it accelerated under Biden and it's even worse under Trump 2.0. Trump is the opposite of resolute.
 
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According to Winston Churchill, Americans can always be trusted to do the right thing, once all other possibilities have been exhausted.” ...

Trump has got to come around.
 
This is an article by retired 4 star General, Jack Keane. This factoid is significant.

Leaked Russian government documents indicate that country suffered on average 35,000 casualties per month from January–September 2025.

Yet it is cutting down on one-time signing bonuses for new military recruits.

 
Here is the Forbes list of Russian companies with the most debt.
The two largest are

1) Gazprom ranked first with net debt of around 6 trillion rubles ($76.2 billion).
2) Rosneft followed with about 3.6 trillion rubles ($45.8 billion) in debt

 
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