Jack Albrecht
2 min readJan 28, 2023

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Incorrect. Just read what I wrote.

I do not claim to read the thoughts of Russian leaders' minds as to what "de-Nazify" means. I think to do so is bad arguing.

Russia did not claim war aims of Kyiv or Kharkiv. Again you are claiming to be a mind-reader.

Russia's economy suffered about a 2,5% contraction last year, after the west predicted a 20+% contraction. They are making record amounts of profit from oil and gas sales. We here in Europe are suffering more from the sanctions than Russia is. They aren't collapsing.

No shortage of Ukrainian volunteers? There has been martial law since 24 Feb 2022 in Ukraine, and men 18-60 are not allowed to leave the country.

I don't read or watch any Russian media. My favorite commentator is actually the Austrian military. Austria is neutral and not a member of NATO, but part of the EU definitely pro-West. Unfortunately they don't make very many videos.

The UK has marines on the ground. The US has "covert" troops on the ground.

All of this, including your land stats, still belie your claim that "Russia is losing badly in Ukraine."

No, they are not. Maybe they will. I do not claim to know the future. Right now, Russia is winning. Slowly, but steadily winning.

There is a simple reason NATO keeps escalating the types of weapons we are sending. Russia has destroyed the ones we already sent since Feb 2022, and all the ones Ukraine built up from 2015 to Feb 2022. So we have to keep trying to tip the balance to Ukraine with more and more sophisticated weapons. The map clearly shows that is not working.

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Jack Albrecht
Jack Albrecht

Written by Jack Albrecht

US expatriate living in the EU; seeing the world from both sides of the Atlantic.

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