Military equipment is not sitting in the Russian-Chinese border waiting to be delivered. Even if China starting filling out Putin’s shopping list yesterday, it would take weeks to deliver anything to Ukraine. Not that Russia has solved its transport or maintenance problems.This is really something. MREs are the most basic provision, a dime a dozen, in all military and also relief efforts. Usually, it can be a challenge to transport them from one place to another. But if Russia needs more it means they are worried about future capacity. #logistics https://t.co/Y425BxUph3
— Juliette Kayyem (@juliettekayyem) March 15, 2022
Russian logistics are that bad; and the Ukrainians know it.Indeed, while Russian soldiers are starving and breaking into Ukrainian's homes begging for bread, Prigozhin's "not for sale" military food rations have flooded Russia's ebay-like sites at $3 a can. Corruption is destroying Russia - and as @AricToler says, might just save Ukraine https://t.co/1FsCNCOUUO pic.twitter.com/Ya2zDXLSDO
— Christo Grozev (@christogrozev) March 14, 2022
“They don’t have enough provisions, food, water,” he said. “They don’t have a lot of gasoline. They will get tired. And then we will go and drive them out.” https://t.co/5BTkj1V3FI
— Andrew deGrandpré (@adegrandpre) March 15, 2022
Wow, the oligarchic corruption seems to have vapirized the military, I have a feeling that Putin and his fellow crime family members had no clue as to why that might be a bad idea. I have no doubt that the Chinese government would work with Putin if they figured it was in their best interest, which means they'll try to play both sides to see if they can get something huge for what they decide. Opportunity and all that.
ReplyDeleteI won't express any hopes about this because I am superstitious but if Putin doesn't succeed, he's pretty much guaranteed the Ukraine is never going to be allied to Russia ever again. Two genocidal attempts within a century, the grinding oppression of the Soviet years isn't how you win friends and influence people. The Patriarch of Moscow has certainly disgraced himself and his church with it. Even Churches outside of Russia that were under him seem to want to cut the ties between them now. I can't see them going back.
North Korea has annexed Russia without firing a shot. Impressive.
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