Almost assuredly Putin and the Kremlin will blame this attack on Ukraine and use it to justify another round of mobilization on top of increased attacks on civilian infrastructure in Ukraine. This is an earmarked page in their playbook. See Chechnya.
Medevev already is blaming Ukraine, I suspect this event will be blamed on Ukraine and the US, and the "West". Heartbreaking to hear what is happening in Ukraine today, I was listening to a livestream with Greg Terry who is in Kharkiv right now. He said Russian thermal seeking drones are so numerous in the air that soldiers are trapped where they are (near Chasiv Yar).
I suspect Putin is taking advantage of Ukraine's shortage of ammo and also his recent (illegitimate) win in the election. My question is: how can we help Ukraine here, in this moment?
Yup. Bullies & abusers always blame their victims. Ukrainians and many Europeans, especially in the Baltics, know this. So much of the West doesn't see the patterns that are centuries old, or denies that there are patterns -- much in the same way as many deny their own past or current realities -- seems a bit similar to the lack of awareness of young people that there are patterns in life, lessons to be learned from their elders and from history.
Grateful for knowledgeable perspective. Tighten seatbelts embolden Putin will ⬆️killing innocent Ukrainians. 🇺🇸must release aid & we must keep calling DC Congress➕ Senate🗽🗳️💙
Yes, someone killed 40 pople in Moscow while Moscow continues to kill Ukrainians every day for more than two years. Forgive me for not feeling empathy. And of course the "Praviy Sektor" business card has been replaced by a van with "old Ukrainian plates." You have to have the pea brain of a maga fan not to wonder why anyone would advertise where they're from if they're planning a mass shooting... and how it was that the van got to downtown Moscow without being noticed... right?
A Russian foreign ministry spokesperson said (when we stated we saw no evidence of Ukrainian involvement in the attack) if the US has information we should share it.
We did share it, on March 7. Putin responded that we were just trying to "intimidate and destabilize" Russia.
This underlines the differences between Russia and the USA. In spite of Russia's continued spreading false information to harmful effect we tried to help them with real info. We are not perfect but their government is built on lies, so no wonder they found no use for the truth.
Christ almighty. And I imagine cheerleader Carlson will still be lauding Putin’s chandeliers in the Moscow subways. Time for another donation to your project and another blast of letters to Congress for support to Ukraine. Putin has no soul and no sense. “Leadership” by sociopaths is not going well for people.
I appreciate your analysis of this and other outrages we are facing in our nation and world today. Thank you so very much for helping us to navigate or at least understand these troubled waters,
Professor, you know better than most the propaganda Putin will put forth and, of course, he will blame the US and Ukraine. Interesting though, that there is a channel set up where nations are in contact with another when they suspect some mass shootings/bombings might occur in that country. Even if we are at odds with one another, there is communication. The deafness of Putin and the Russians will eventually be their downfall. I am here for that.
A Russian Spy Story: Vladimir Putin and his time in the KGB
In this extract from the BBC Select documentary 'A Russian Spy Story', we look into Vladimir Putin's childhood and teenage years. From a 'schoolyard thug', to joining the KGB and meeting his wife Lyudmila.
The “playbook” being used by Putin reminds me of how Trump always blames others whenever anything bad happens under his watch. (Did Trump ever take responsibility for the massive number of Americans who died during the Covid pandemic?)
This is the autocrat’s way: “It’s always our enemies (as I define them) who caused our troubles.”
Almost assuredly Putin and the Kremlin will blame this attack on Ukraine and use it to justify another round of mobilization on top of increased attacks on civilian infrastructure in Ukraine. This is an earmarked page in their playbook. See Chechnya.
Sadly predictable...we MUST get more funding for the defense of Ukraine! Could Biden use frozen Russian assets? If not, why not?
Said this to myself earlier. Glad to see your post… and miserably, predictably sad about it all 😓
Medevev already is blaming Ukraine, I suspect this event will be blamed on Ukraine and the US, and the "West". Heartbreaking to hear what is happening in Ukraine today, I was listening to a livestream with Greg Terry who is in Kharkiv right now. He said Russian thermal seeking drones are so numerous in the air that soldiers are trapped where they are (near Chasiv Yar).
I suspect Putin is taking advantage of Ukraine's shortage of ammo and also his recent (illegitimate) win in the election. My question is: how can we help Ukraine here, in this moment?
We live in a world that has gone totally crazy. I for one would love to put The Bloated Yam and Putin on a rowboat and push them out to sea.
Of course Putin will blame US and/or NATO.
Yup. Bullies & abusers always blame their victims. Ukrainians and many Europeans, especially in the Baltics, know this. So much of the West doesn't see the patterns that are centuries old, or denies that there are patterns -- much in the same way as many deny their own past or current realities -- seems a bit similar to the lack of awareness of young people that there are patterns in life, lessons to be learned from their elders and from history.
Grateful for knowledgeable perspective. Tighten seatbelts embolden Putin will ⬆️killing innocent Ukrainians. 🇺🇸must release aid & we must keep calling DC Congress➕ Senate🗽🗳️💙
Yes, someone killed 40 pople in Moscow while Moscow continues to kill Ukrainians every day for more than two years. Forgive me for not feeling empathy. And of course the "Praviy Sektor" business card has been replaced by a van with "old Ukrainian plates." You have to have the pea brain of a maga fan not to wonder why anyone would advertise where they're from if they're planning a mass shooting... and how it was that the van got to downtown Moscow without being noticed... right?
A Russian foreign ministry spokesperson said (when we stated we saw no evidence of Ukrainian involvement in the attack) if the US has information we should share it.
We did share it, on March 7. Putin responded that we were just trying to "intimidate and destabilize" Russia.
This underlines the differences between Russia and the USA. In spite of Russia's continued spreading false information to harmful effect we tried to help them with real info. We are not perfect but their government is built on lies, so no wonder they found no use for the truth.
The Moscow attack could well be a false flag by Putin's special services.
Christ almighty. And I imagine cheerleader Carlson will still be lauding Putin’s chandeliers in the Moscow subways. Time for another donation to your project and another blast of letters to Congress for support to Ukraine. Putin has no soul and no sense. “Leadership” by sociopaths is not going well for people.
I appreciate your analysis of this and other outrages we are facing in our nation and world today. Thank you so very much for helping us to navigate or at least understand these troubled waters,
Professor, you know better than most the propaganda Putin will put forth and, of course, he will blame the US and Ukraine. Interesting though, that there is a channel set up where nations are in contact with another when they suspect some mass shootings/bombings might occur in that country. Even if we are at odds with one another, there is communication. The deafness of Putin and the Russians will eventually be their downfall. I am here for that.
A Russian Spy Story: Vladimir Putin and his time in the KGB
In this extract from the BBC Select documentary 'A Russian Spy Story', we look into Vladimir Putin's childhood and teenage years. From a 'schoolyard thug', to joining the KGB and meeting his wife Lyudmila.
Watch the full documentary on BBC Select.
https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p09j5hj3/a-russian-spy-story-vladimir-putin-and-his-time-in-the-kgb
Putin will die if he doesn’t stay in power. - Bill Browder
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=An9BvRvMamk
The “playbook” being used by Putin reminds me of how Trump always blames others whenever anything bad happens under his watch. (Did Trump ever take responsibility for the massive number of Americans who died during the Covid pandemic?)
This is the autocrat’s way: “It’s always our enemies (as I define them) who caused our troubles.”
And so, the Assault on Truth continues. 😢😡