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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,010 posts)
Sun Oct 23, 2022, 12:50 PM Oct 2022

Ex-Russian diplomat warns Putin is willing to sacrifice 20 million soldiers to win war with Ukraine

A former Russian diplomat has warned that President Vladimir Putin will sacrifice 10 to 20 million Russian soldiers to win the war in Ukraine.

Speaking to Sky News' Political Editor Beth Rigby, Boris Bondarev said that Putin "understands that if he loses the war with Ukraine, it will be the end of him."

"You should have no doubt about it. He may sacrifice 10 or 20 million Russians just to win this war just to slaughter all Ukrainians because it's a matter of principle. It's a matter of political survival to him."

Bondarev quit Russia's permanent mission at the United Nations in Geneva over the war in May.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/ex-russian-diplomat-warns-putin-is-willing-to-sacrifice-20-million-soldiers-to-win-the-war-with-ukraine/ar-AA13hqQZ

If there are that kind of casualties it will be the end of him.

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Ex-Russian diplomat warns Putin is willing to sacrifice 20 million soldiers to win war with Ukraine (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2022 OP
Twenty million dead to keep one tyrant in power. Chainfire Oct 2022 #1
This message was self-deleted by its author Chainfire Oct 2022 #2
Long before it gets to that number, the Russian people will decide the war needs only 1 more death. patphil Oct 2022 #3
He is a madman pandr32 Oct 2022 #4
Putin may be willing, but would RuZZians let him? Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2022 #5
I seriously doubt that 20 million soldiers are willing to sacrifce themselves for this tyrant. sdfernando Oct 2022 #6
If you look at the population/demographics of russia he doesn't have 10-20 million men to fight PortTack Oct 2022 #7

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sdfernando

(4,935 posts)
6. I seriously doubt that 20 million soldiers are willing to sacrifce themselves for this tyrant.
Sun Oct 23, 2022, 02:15 PM
Oct 2022

He will be "take care of" long before getting close to that number. There are already mutinies going on amoung the troops.

PortTack

(32,773 posts)
7. If you look at the population/demographics of russia he doesn't have 10-20 million men to fight
Sun Oct 23, 2022, 02:23 PM
Oct 2022

Maybe he thinks he can continue to hire his dirty work done, but him having those kinds of numbers to commit ….nope

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