Friday, May 30, 2025

Russia Masses over 50,000 Troops for Offensive on Ukraine

Russia has massed more than 50,000 troops, including some of its best forces, near Ukraine's northeastern Sumy region ...

Posted by Corky at 09:30 AM | 19 COMMENTS | permalink

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Russia mobilizes 40,000-45,000 troops per month, Ukraine 25,000-27,000, Zelensky says. "When the U.S. sends signals that it wants to do something positive with Russia, then Russia ramps up its mobilization," President Volodymyr Zelensky said, according to NV news outlet.

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-- The Kyiv Independent (@kyivindependent.com) May 28, 2025 at 4:24 AM

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"Sumy lies across the border from Russia's Kursk region where Ukraine previously seized and held a pocket of land for months, before being almost fully pushed out last month, although it says it still holds some small areas there.

"Their largest, strongest forces are currently on the Kursk front," Zelenskiy told reporters on Tuesday. "To push our troops out of the Kursk region and to prepare offensive actions against the Sumy region."

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#1 | Posted by Corky at 2025-05-29 07:12 PM

Lewzer will give Vlad a scathing 1-star Peace Prize review.

#2 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-05-29 07:16 PM

And Trump says he's gonna give Poohty such a pinch! in two weeks if he doesn't make peace.

#3 | Posted by censored at 2025-05-29 07:52 PM

A rap on the knuckles with yet another feather from our mental lightweight Pres should teach Vlad a lesson.

#4 | Posted by Corky at 2025-05-29 08:12 PM

Russias current strategy is no different than when Nixon would bomb the ---- out of the Vietnamese to get them back to the table for peace negotiations.

#5 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-05-29 08:31 PM

#5

And so.... does that make it right?

Or is that just another whiny Whataboutism from the same source.

#6 | Posted by Corky at 2025-05-29 08:39 PM

Related ...

Putin's demands for peace include an end to NATO enlargement, sources say
www.reuters.com

... President Vladimir Putin's conditions for ending the war in Ukraine include a demand that Western leaders pledge in writing to stop enlarging NATO eastwards and lift a chunk of sanctions on Russia, according to three Russian sources with knowledge of the negotiations. ...

#7 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-05-29 10:01 PM

@#7

So, in addition to annexing Ukraine, Pres Putin now wants to prevent other Countries from expressing their desire to join NATO as a condition for peace?

imo, Pres Trump blew it, big time, when he seemed to give Pres Putin all he wanted with Ukraine even before negotiations started.

Now, Pres Putin, exploiting the apparent weakness of Pres Trump?, is asking for even more.


#8 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-05-29 10:04 PM

Putin's demands for peace include an end to NATO enlargement, sources say

Once Lewzer pulls out of NATO that won't matter as much.

#9 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-05-29 10:08 PM

@#9 ... pulls out of NATO ...

Yup.

That seems to be in line with what Pres Putin wants to occur.

The US pulling out of NATO. Stifling NATO's ability to allow more Countries to ask for membership.

And, I do want to note once again, nations ask to join NATO.

They are not invaded and annexed, as seems to be Pres Putin's approach.


#10 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-05-29 10:55 PM

VLADIMIR STOP!

- Taco donny doll hands.

#11 | Posted by Nixon at 2025-05-30 08:23 AM

"Putin's demands for peace include an end to NATO enlargement, sources say"

In the event of a NATO Enlargement lasting more than four decades, seek North Korean help immediately.

#12 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-05-30 11:15 AM

#12

One of the Russian expats on yt mentioned some time ago... "look at who our only friends are now, NK and Iran'. Both of whom supply military help; Iran with ammunitions and weapons supplies, and NK with troops.

#13 | Posted by Corky at 2025-05-30 01:09 PM

Has the demented orange pedo instructed the orcs to never fight uphill, me boys?

#14 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-05-30 01:49 PM

They better be careful , Donald Trump might losw his temper and throw a hissy fit!

#15 | Posted by danni at 2025-05-30 01:54 PM

"I can easily solve this war in 24 hours"

--Mango Mussolini--

#16 | Posted by e1g1 at 2025-05-30 06:28 PM

President Vladimir Putin's conditions for ending the war in Ukraine include a demand that Western leaders pledge in writing to stop enlarging NATO eastwards and lift a chunk of sanctions on Russia, according to three Russian sources with knowledge of the negotiations. ..

Go ahead and sign, give it the same validity that Russia gave the accords to never invade Ukraine for giving up their nukes.

#17 | Posted by mattm at 2025-05-30 06:46 PM

imo, Pres Trump blew it, big time, when he seemed to give Pres Putin all he wanted with Ukraine even before negotiations started.

As everyone but the maga idiots knew he would.

#18 | Posted by jpw at 2025-05-30 07:13 PM

"Putin's demands for peace include an end to NATO enlargement, sources say"

After Putub brought in North Korean cannon fodder I'd say his objectioins to expanding NATO are being ignored by NATO because thw ehreat to them is obviously an alliance of multiple nations; all lead by psychoyic dictators.

#19 | Posted by danni at 2025-06-01 06:55 AM

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