They are like a heavily armed child. I don't mind and evolution in the global order, but a US collapse may be bad for everyone so be careful what you wish for. I would prefer a gradual evolution where others rise up and the US becomes more insular and of course the death of the Neocons and "American exceptionalism" would be a breath of fresh air. Chaos is bad for everyone.
Fearing the US losing its control of the world (which it never had BTW) is part of their attempts to retain control... when their argument is better the devil you know you have to realise they are admitting themselves to be the devil.
In comparison the concept of BRICS where no country dominates or tries to impose its culture and its rules and its beliefs on other countries and everyone respects other countries as being different and that being a good thing, and just trades and cooperate on things you share an interest in. Where no country can ignore international law when it suits them or invade a country and wipe out a government because they didn't follow international law by your interpretation.
A monkey with a gun... unpredictable... other than the obvious curiosity, need for food need to reproduce and need to survive, which can be predictable you can't expect any particular behaviour from them because the only skins they care about are the 1% and making them richer.
Well I think part of the force represent some of the best in Russia. But Ukraines best are long gone and now Russia is mostly fighting schoolboys and grandpas.
But that is the point... those Orc best are gone... they didn't choose to leave or run away... they are dead... and the Russians killed them (new and existing Russians that is).
Russia should not underestimate HATO and the US, but equally they should not stop doing what is needed because of something the US might or might not do.
All along Russia has done what it has to and all it can do is react to western escalations to ensure Russia and Russians remain as safe as they can make them.
Right now Russians are dying and Russian territory is being occupied, but the current situation is much better than what they would have now without the attack, and certainly better than any offer made so far by Kiev or HATO.
And Russia never had to fight a full contingent of everything the West can muster with its people fully convinced it do or face the end of their countries and families.
HATO veterans who volunteered to fight in the Ukraine seemed to suggest that fighting without air superiority and artillery on call for themselves and the enemy having quality artillery and air support was something they could not really deal with... their anti aircraft weapons were not up to it despite Ukraine being probably better equipped with air defence equipment in numbers and types than all of HATO put together. Their air power was nothing amazing but I don't think HATO air power could have wiped out the Russian Air defence even after a year and the number of aircraft they would have lost would have destroyed them as a force even with drones which would have been slapped out of the sky very easily... which is why the west refused to supply the big ones... because they know they are sitting ducks.
I appreciate you saying Russia should not underestimate HATO, but I really don't think they are... their current experience probably has led to them thinking perhaps HATO are not as all powerful and they like to think they are... the problem for HATO is that to keep your job you have to claim the orcs are decimating the entire Russian military force which has been totally committed to this conflict and they are out of ammo too...
Delusional.
@GarryB - I definitely agree that quantity was always a bigger issue. Regarding equipment, Wagner was recently seen fielding T-90Ms around Bahmut.
Yeah, having some tanks does not make them a tank division... there are lots of organic units that are part of a division that Wagner simply wont need or want... how many BMP-3s does Wagner use... I suspect most of the time they will use BTRs or Tigrs and MRAPs to move around the place.
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