Prediction: 2 weeks from now Putin declares victory

[SoonerPride]

Without actual success on the ground, without taking Kiev, without toppling the Ukraine government, and without so much as shooting at Zelenskyy, I think that stymied Russian troops will retreat back to Russia.

Nonetheless, ala his protégé Trumplethinskin, Putin will declare he won a decisive victory, accomplished all his goals, and successfully de-nazified Ukraine.

[Ocelot II]

1. He'll do his own version of the Big Lie.

[SoonerPride]

2. Exactly.

“I win!”

And we will see how much our media lets him get away with it.

We know Tucker will be an obedient cheerleader

[EYESORE 9001]

8. 'The war was rigged'

[PoliticAverse]

3. They would probably stay in the 2 "independent republics" Putin recognized. n/t

[WarGamer]

4. Without concessions? no.

[Boomerproud]

5. How many more Ukrainians die?

nt

[SoonerPride]

7. Too many.

[uponit7771]

13. +1

[maxsolomon]

6. I hope you're right.

Ukraine has to make it through the next offensive. Which is coming once Russia regroups.

[uponit7771]

14. Word on osint is they cannot regroup, supply lines cut

[maxsolomon]

17. Is it OK if I take that with a grain of salt?

Because which supply lines are cut? All of them?

[uponit7771]

18. Same, there's no satilite pics of Putrid pouring more forces into UKR from multiple areas. Of course

... Russia can set up other supply routes in the east but they get attack a lot.

Yeah I agree, I take all of that with grain of salt because UKRs web presence is still top notch and even lets say they're trying to be 100% accurate there's still FOW

[Quixote1818]

10. He will want at lest something like the Donbas region. I can't see him leaving empty handed. nt

[alphafemale]

11. Mission Accomplished?

Then years later limp away?

[malaise]

12. You mean like Bush and Mission Accomplished in Iraq?

Asking for a friend

[SoonerPride]

15. More or less.

But unlike our misadventure in Iraq, the Russian troops won’t occupy Ukraine.

[uponit7771]

19. +1,

[Tomconroy]

16. On Russian tv they are talking about using end and nuclear weapons.

It's going to get worse

[David__77]

20. I doubt there will be a retreat.

I think a sort of standstill after consolidating control of Mariupol and Donetsk and Luhansk is more likely.

[onenote]

21. My recollection is that there was a similar prediction posted here aa couple of weeks ago

Don't think the same poster, but basically the same prediction.

[Make7]

22. Interesting. ( n/t )

[SoonerPride]

23. I was clearly wrong.

I still can see Putin withdrawing and claiming he "won"

But they have designs on killing more children first.