Thread: Sanctions on Russia: Facts and end-resultsd

Originally Posted by eisenherz

that analogy is far-fetched and not at all fitting to the current situation

1812 Moscow was left largely deserted and partially destroyed by fire (in ruins as you say) on purpose by a strategically retreating imperial russian army.
If Kiev is in ruins, then it is due to civil unrest of a divided country and internal strife fuelled by interfering outside forces on both sides.
There is no Borodino equivalent here at all, no big battle for the final push and open road onto Moscow (Kiev), no final stand. He we rather have a region slowly descending into chaos.
And to elevate the significance and impact of a Mr Biden to that of Napoleon is beyond me.

LOL. That analogy was beyond far-fetched. There's no grande armee, Barday, Kutuzov, Cossack light cavalry, or even a Count Rostopchin to order the fires. And comparing Biden to Napolean is like comparing a plastic butter knife to a fine saber. It's also not attrition unless it's attrition for all of Ukraine in a civil war. But if that happens then Biden may not have any prize to collect when he arrives in Kiev.
I really need to stop watching military re-enactments when I'm posting...

Originally Posted by UhOhXplode

LOL. That analogy was beyond far-fetched. There's no grande armee, Barday, Kutuzov, Cossack light cavalry, or even a Count Rostopchin to order the fires. And comparing Biden to Napolean is like comparing a plastic butter knife to a fine saber. It's also not attrition unless it's attrition for all of Ukraine in a civil war. But if that happens then Biden may not have any prize to collect when he arrives in Kiev.
I really need to stop watching military re-enactments when I'm posting...

Это вообще был набор слов.

Quite amazing that CEO's from large American and west European companies change their positions to work in Russian companies -- this is ok. But one guy does this for Ukrainian company and he's greedy (although there's no mention of salary anywhere). Of course, everyone in Ukraine who wants something of a better life for themselves and children has been labelled a terrorist/nazi/killer. This hatred is completely for new for me.