Of course https://t.co/ULMlT9bRGO
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) March 7, 2022
The convergence between Trump grassroots and Putin grassroots propaganda is nearly complete https://t.co/8ySPQa5ei0
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) March 7, 2022
Is the Russian car rally likely to be any more impressive or effective than the truck convoy?With Putin committing war crimes on a daily basis, we must never forget of Trump’s love affair with his fellow madman.
— Rob Reiner (@robreiner) March 7, 2022
The People's Convoy, like Trump's new social media platform, is another right-wing grift gone bust https://t.co/qeMwzezxSU
— Raw Story (@RawStory) March 7, 2022
Despite massive amounts of self-aggrandizing hype and a fairly large, nearly all-white rally in Hagerstown, Maryland on Friday, the trolling truckers chickened out at the last minute when it came to actually entering Washington D.C. Instead, they're staying inside their trucks and circling around the Beltway before hiding out again in Hagerstown. The whole thing couldn't be a funnier symbol of the modern right, which likes to talk a big game about how tough they are, but in the end, are such scaredy cats that even being out of their cars in a bona fide city frightens them.
Brian Brase, a 37-year-old trucker from Ohio, said the group again will look to do two laps around the major commuter artery before again returning to its local base at a racetrack parking lot in the D.C. suburb of Hagerstown, Maryland.He told The Washington Post that the fuel-burning posse plans to stay at the speedway until "at least" Saturday, but added "hopefully this is all over by Wednesday."On Sunday night Brase told The Post, “I’m hopeful that we have successful dialogue with congressmen and women and senators that help get what we’re looking for pushed through in a timely fashion. If they don’t come to the table to meet with us or they ignore us, then every day it will escalate.”
The convoy's first foray onto the usually congested roadway didn't go so well as the lineup of vehicles developed large gaps, many got lost at some particularly challenging interchanges with other roadways and some truckers decided to call it quits after making just one lap instead of the planned for two.
Russia expert says Putin's invasion of Ukraine will soon be 'unsustainable' https://t.co/cx8mXD2V1J
— Raw Story (@RawStory) March 7, 2022
“At the current rate of Russian losses, which are not confirmed, but we do have indications that this operation would be unsustainable within about three weeks from the Russian perspective," Ed Arnold told Reuters.“In which case that they would have to consolidate the gains already made and look to see a way of trying to freeze the conflict on the current lines of advance while they [mobilize] more forces from Russia.”
My understanding from other sources is that Russia doesn't really have "more forces" to mobilize; and the supply problems persist. The 40 mile convoy, for example, is still frozen in place. And this news doesn't indicate Russia is holding on very well:
Fiona Hill thinks if Putin can’t occupy Ukraine, or at least control it, he’ll just carve it up. He has yet to show the capability to do so. In fact, he hasn't come close yet to controlling any territory in Ukraine. Here, let me just add a bit more about the losses Russia is facing:"The governor of the Mykolaiv region, Vitaliy Kim, said that Russian forces were surrendering in unexpected numbers and had abandoned so much equipment that he did not have enough military and municipal workers to collect it all." https://t.co/wR46gOrGvs
— Catherine Rampell (@crampell) March 7, 2022
I think we’re starting to see how this ends. And even when.- 4 helicopters, including Mil Mi-24/35, Mi-35, Mi-8
— Illia Ponomarenko 🇺🇦 (@IAPonomarenko) March 5, 2022
- 2 Sukhoi Su-34
- 2 Sukhoi Su-30SM
- 1 Sukhoi Su-25
All downed by 🇺🇦Ukrainian troops. Not a bad prey for just one day.
During the 10-year-long invasion in Afghanistan, USSR lost 15000.
— olexander scherba🇺🇦 (@olex_scherba) March 6, 2022
During his 10 days in Ukraine, Putin lost over 10000.
Earth is burning under their feet.
Afghanistan brought an end to the Soviet empire. Seems they have learned nothing. #StandWithUkraine️
Ukrainian path to victory is clear. Go for every Russian truck they can see, particularly fuel trucks. Russian Army will freeze in its tracks.
— Phillips P. OBrien (@PhillipsPOBrien) March 5, 2022
btw, logistic difficulties might also help explain the incredibly deficient performance of the Russian Air Force. Both seeming to have insufficient supplies of directed munitions (thus having to use large numbers of dumb bombs), which means they have to fly low and be shot down.
— Phillips P. OBrien (@PhillipsPOBrien) March 5, 2022
So, we give a very false idea of the realities of war when we talk about number of troops, AFVs, planes that the Russians deployed for the invasion. They started with fewer in combat conditions than we know, and it looks like Russian truck support is suffering hugely.
— Phillips P. OBrien (@PhillipsPOBrien) March 5, 2022
On top of all that, the "current lines of advance" aren't all that advanced.We might be about to witness a logistic collapse
— Phillips P. OBrien (@PhillipsPOBrien) March 5, 2022
No territory controlled, no advances to show except indiscriminate destruction of population areas: that's in keeping with Hill's thesis, but if Putin can't control Ukraine, how long can he go on destroying it as his country's economy is destroed at home? And there was this:War map. Important: Russians do NOT control territories in the north, east and south, they only control roads marked in red, facing fierce opposition from local Ukrainian citizens pic.twitter.com/W5RV0pVDff
— UkraineWorld (@ukraine_world) March 6, 2022
Russia calls on EU, NATO to stop arms supplies to Ukraine
— Mike Walker (@New_Narrative) March 5, 2022
https://t.co/fmevRMqWH5
Russia's foreign ministry called on European Union and NATO countries on Saturday to "stop pumping weapons" to Ukraine, the Russian RIA news agency said.
It said Moscow was particularly worried that portable anti-aerial Stinger missiles could end up in the hands of terrorists, posing a threat to airlines.
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