[Zelensky] said he was contemplating the move to ensure the country remains led by individuals who are “convinced of victory” against Russia.

ukkkraine is so fucked

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[–] 76 points 2 years ago (2 children)

to ensure the country remains led by individuals who are “convinced of victory” against Russia

Surrounding yourself with yes-men in the middle of a war you're losing is always a great idea.

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    [–] 58 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    So I suppose running the war like a start-up is going really great

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  • [–] 36 points 2 years ago*

    Hey now Walmart and Amazon ran st a loss 📉 for a long time and created some of the most wealthy bastards on earth. So a war run by the same Wall Street logic should yeild the same results smuglord just keep spending in deficit until your competition can't keep up and closes shop.

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  • [–] 57 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    Zelensky being assassinated by his own army would be Double Christmas. Do the funniest thing possible and end the war tomorrow.

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  • [–] 37 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    He's the goofball half pint underling that does what he's told with a smile. Killing him would be about as meaningful as blowing up a big "Slava Ukraine" billboard.

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  • [–] 32 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    It wouldn't do much domestically beyond give peacemakers a chance to assert their power, but internationally Zelensky is the only charismatic Ukrainian liberals have attached to and I don't think they can replace him with someone similar. Ukraine's next leader isn't going to have the same ability to convince foreign voters to keep giving them money. If it causes a spiral of instability, that also forces Ukraine to the negotiating table all the same. It's an inevitability that I don't think has drawbacks if the goal is to end the war.

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  • [–] 29 points 2 years ago

    internationally Zelensky is the only charismatic Ukrainian liberals have attached to

    Because he's been the one getting all the attention and praise. Modi gets the same treatment in India. Macron gets the same treatment in France. Milei has been getting big glow-ups in Argentina since he began running for office. NPR/CNN/et-al are still trying to make Navalny a thing in Russia.

    They could bring in new media darlings if they wanted to. It would just take a bunch of work, running this person through the media machine a few dozen times until Americans were comfortable with them again. But then... why? What's the point? When you already have Zelensky and he's already doing literally everything you ask of him, what else do you actually need?

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  • [–] 22 points 2 years ago

    Zaluzhny isn't a peace maker. He's very much aligned with the psychotic far right in ukraine. He doesn't want to make peace, he wants to stop hurling away people on political objectives that have no military value (bakhmut, idiotic counteroffensives, hold the line at all costs type thinking that dominates the zelensky gang)

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  • [–] 49 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (8 children)

    Ukrainian president confirms he’s thinking about dismissing the country’s military chief

    That doesn't sound like something one should just openly say if they don't want to get coup'd. Either just do it or shut up about it until you do.
    "Hello, guy who's in control of my military? I might or might not dismiss you, idk tho"

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  • [–] 50 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    You're absolutely right. Just look at him:

    If I casted a 2005 movie about a Ukrainian wartime coup I would be begging for Zelensky and this guy to play the two main roles

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    [–] 47 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    If Zaluzhny would just clap more and believe harder Ukraine could transcend material reality and tap into the Great Narrative to achieve victory

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  • [–] 42 points 2 years ago (7 children)

    If Zelensky had any brains at all he'd resign, grab a bag, and dip the fuck out

    He's asking for a bullet now lmao

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    [–] 40 points 2 years ago

    Zelensky tries 2 years too late to prevent the inevitable azovite stab in the back myth

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  • [+] 40 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (9 children)
  • Zelensky has talked of mobilizing 500,000 more soldiers, via another draft, and to try again this spring to launch another counteroffensive against the Russians.

    horrifying. under the circumstances, how could you think of doing this to your long suffering people.

    and yet, the unnecessary deaths this brings about will be added to the list of communist deaths within a decade

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  • [–] 23 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Zelensky has talked of mobilizing 500,000 more soldiers, via another draft, and to try again this spring to launch another counteroffensive against the Russians.

    Killing another generation off? They're going to run out sooner or later.

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    [–] 39 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    too much coke, dude. your brain can only handle the flood of dopamine so long before you start really believing your own hype.

    a soft coup would just be locking zelensky in a room and cut him off for like 3 days

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    First as farce then as a yet unknown (yet likely highly comedic) coup-borne phenomenon in cyclical history prigo-pog

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  • [–] 33 points 2 years ago

    Radio WarNerd has several episodes on the conflict between Zelensky and Zaluzhny. The TLDR is basically a struggle between the civilian institution and the military one. As the war progresses and society gets militarized, the former institution is being questioned.

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  • [–] 29 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    This is PUTIN-ganda. Why must you spread these lies hexbear?

    Ukraine is a DEMOCRACY and has no power struggles

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    [–] 29 points 2 years ago

    Isn't this what we are told Putin did. Replaced all his top guys with yes men?

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  • [–] 29 points 2 years ago

    Just warming up the public for it now at this point. Zaluzhnyi is very popular, more so than Zelensky.

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  • [–] 28 points 2 years ago

    blinken "To the last Ukranian!"

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  • [–] 28 points 2 years ago (8 children)

    Aren’t there like 300k dead Ukrainians

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  • [–] 30 points 2 years ago (7 children)

    It’s closing in on 500,000. It’s a little higher than 450,000-460,000.

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  • [–] 25 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    lmao firing everyone who sees reality. This is going to end well

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    [+] 24 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)
    [–] 23 points 2 years ago

    You know that famous saying "changing horse mid stream is always a good idea"

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  • [–] 20 points 2 years ago

    Wait I thought it happened days ago

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  • [–] 17 points 2 years ago

    I'm here to confirm that I'm thinking of confirming that I'm thinking of being gay and doing crime.

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