Putin has lost Orban!

[cilla4progress]

Fascist Hungarian dictator!

Link to tweet

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[Scrivener7]

1. Who is left? I was most worried about China, but now it seems like it would

be foolish for China to throw it's lot in with Putin. It has a much larger trade relationship with Ukraine, and when you add in all the countries backing Ukraine, there is no contest.

[JohnSJ]

8. From what I can see China is taking a neutral stand, based on their abstain vote in the

security council

None of these are support for putin

[Lonestarblue]

25. Somewhat neutral, but they're propping up Russia's economy by ordering coal and gas from them.

They started ordering more in December and continued to ratchet up their orders. It may not be legal, but the West needs to cut off the ability of Russian ships to leave port and make deliveries. After all, Putin’s war is not legal either.

[calimary]

30. Maybe they don't want to be seen backing a loser.

[Gore1FL]

18. The economic powerhouses of Syria, Belarus, and North Korea. nt

[PatSeg]

20. Oh well, he can always take heart

He still has Donald Trump on his side!

[Scrivener7]

29. Lol. We should send him to Russia. To annoy Putin to death with his adoration.

[PatSeg]

31. An eternity stuck with Trump

would be a very fitting and just punishment for Putin. And you know that Trump would never shut up.

[flying_wahini]

43. Trump is toilet paper on Putin's heel. LOL!

[AZLD4Candidate]

35. From what I know from my wife and my friends in China, the Chinese people are wholly opposed

to this and don't want anything going to Russia.

The CCP might be different and the CCP has never really cared about the thoughts or opinions of the Chinese people.

[Scrivener7]

36. Still, that's great news.

The people of the world seem remarkably united on this. Including the Russian people.

The powers that be are a different story and who knows what they're thinking.

[cab67]

40. China's always been focused on the long game.

I don't think China gives more than half a hoot about Russia beyond any trade between the two countries. If anything, Chinese leaders are probably hoping this war will diminish Russia's prestige. They're willing to let Russia be its own worst enemy.

[getagrip_already]

44. China has its eyes on taiwan.....

They aren't going to let the security council raise a hand against an armed invasion for nationalist interests. That would come back to hurt them later.

And fwiw, the people of china don't rule china. Their thoughts are comforting, but immaterial to china's foreign policy.

[cab67]

49. I wasn't referring to the people of China at large.

Only those in charge.

(I agree with your assessment on Taiwan, by the way.)

[MarineCombatEngineer]

2. Boy did Putin miscalculate the world's reaction.

Putin just can't catch a break.

[Obvious85]

26. Putin thinks the whole world will cower in fear of him

Can't wait to see him dragged naked through the streets of Moscow, humiliated

[MarineCombatEngineer]

48. That would be a sight to see,

but I would prefer he be dragged to the ICC, along with his inner circle of yes men, to face charges of crimes against humanity, that would humiliate him beyond words.

[Lovie777]

3. Bitcon and Cyber..something is what Putin can fall back on . ...

so I've read. I thought Bitcon was going down hill.

[localroger]

6. Bitcoin dropped from $44K to $37K Feb 15-21 but...

...since Monday it's crept back up to graze $40K. Nothing like a war to highlight the advantages of an asset that is next to impossible for a government to confiscate (unless you're sloppy with your passwords or use a compromised exchange, of course).

[KS Toronado]

19. Calling on "Anonymous" , please pickup the phone

Go get Putler's bitcoins, give all his money to Ukrainian Red Cross.

[onethatcares]

27. time for the former escort

to send a few NFTs out there.

[bucolic_frolic]

4. The world is coming around

There will always be rich and poor, oligarchs and titans of industry, deposed powers and zealots of all types, but basically everyone wants family, consumerism, IT and smart phones, food and shelter. Maximum pressure is being used against Putin and his cronies.

[gab13by13]

5. Germany was also opposed,

maybe it came on board. I know we were working with them to ship them liquified natural gas.

[Scrivener7]

32. Apparently it did.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=16403809

[orwell]

7. He lost the Taliban yesterday...

Kazakhstan told him to fuck off...

India and China abstained in the NSC vote at the UN.

Now Orban?

Having a bad week Pooty?

At least you still have Fucker and the Bloated Orange Tick...

Wanna get away?

[Hortensis]

15. :) Thanks for the little rundown.

[PatSeg]

21. And those photos

really capture his isolation perfectly.

[Lonestarblue]

28. These photos should be posted on Fox showing that Putin is so afraid of Covid that he

makes people sit 20 to 30 feet away from him. Some tough guy. He’s just an aging tyrant who can’t accept that the world has changed and no longer fears him.

[PA Democrat]

34. The cheese stands alone.

[Hortensis]

37. :)

[yardwork]

41. Putin doesn't look well. In both photos he's sagging forward in his chair.

Something's wrong with him - beyond the obvious.

[Ilsa]

17. That first one is hysterical.

I didn't quite get the elevator one where the woman is blocking access to the floor selector buttons.

[JohnSJ]

9. He does have trump and his followers, along with every anti-American hate group on his side

[Scrivener7]

10. Jeez. That is such a shameful fact.

[JohnSJ]

11. Isn't though

[PatSeg]

22. Very

[hlthe2b]

12. Orban probably just mad that Putin claimed going after Nazis as justification for war in Ukraine

Ridiculous, of course, but Orban loves his Nazis.

[Hortensis]

13. Remembering that Russia had crushed Hungary and forced it into the USSR.

Hungary was one of the first nations to join NATO when the USSR collapsed and of course is on Putin's list of nations to be brought into his Russian empire. It borders Ukraine to the east.

I read that Germany is sending troops to Slovakia to its east to form part of a new NATO battle group there. Slovakia is a NATO nation sandwiched between Hungary and Russia.

I'm inclined to guess that protecting Hungary's sovereignty (and with it his own power) and avoiding being forced into war are sincere goals for Orban. Right now he's reportedly getting a lot of blowback in his own country for being too friendly with Putin.

[peggysue2]

14. Orban sees what direction the wind is blowing

Win or lose the war, Ukraine has won the world. Huge mistake for Putin which means his admirers and puppets are getting nervous.

[JI7]

16. Putin doesn't even have most Russian people on his side

[Midnight Writer]

23. Time is on the side of Ukraine. The longer they resist, the weaker the support for Putin.

We are seeing heroes willing to sacrifice their lives for their country fighting an avaricious dictator who is attacking them for greed.

[paleotn]

24. Getting on the right side of history.

Gonna see even more of that in the days ahead. That's right, China. I'm looking at you.

[The Unmitigated Gall]

33. Shit got real very fast for Ceaucescu.

I don’t think he fully comprehended what was going on even as he was being stood up against the wall.

[Pachamama]

38. When the friend you went to a party with starts shitting all over and destroying things, you need...

…to decide if you are going to leave that party with them or help remove him from the premises and continue calling them your friend.

I think China, Hungary, Kazakhstan and many more are having to make that choice….

[malthaussen]

39. Mr Putin may have read the room wrong.

His joke is falling flat.

-- Mal

[Warpy]

42. Orban knows he's on the list

of little countries to gobble up to give Putin the empire he wants.

[Martin68]

45. Hungary has memories of military subjugation by Moscow.

[musclecar6]

46. Yeah

If Vlad the genius miscalculated and the Russian people have had about enough of him for various reasons, he may be in danger of joining Mussolini, Saddam, Ceausescu, etc. If that were to happen, of course our favourite con man, liar and a cheat would immediately spin it to show of course how he’s never wrong about the stupid move calling Vlad a genius. He’s such a dumb fuck, not realizing how the whole world ( except for MAGA morons of course) is laughing AT him.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

47. Putin miscalculated