[sedan_baklazhan]

Let me remind you of three things: 1) This weaker neighbor is aided and funded by a block of countries with a total population of 1b, 6 times that of Russia. 2) The same block is doing all it can to crash the Russian economy. 3) Nevertheless, this union of a weak neighbor + 1b block is steadily loosing land.

[wiseowise]

> This weaker neighbor is aided and funded by a block of countries with a total population of 1b, 6 times that of Russia.

'Aided and funded' literally a fractional percent of their economies over five years.

> The same block is doing all it can to crash the Russian economy

I severely doubt about "all it can" part.

> Nevertheless, this union of a weak neighbor + 1b block is steadily loosing land.

Less than percent a year since 2023. This is a shockingly bad performance for a country to that considered themselves rival to China/Europe/US.

As to "+ 1b block" it's like that joke goes: "Russia v NATO war. Russian status: 1 mil casualties. NATO status: hasn't arrived yet."

[lnsru]

Don’t feed the troll.

[tokai]

Gaining land slower than the Germans were towards the end of ww1. Significantly slower.

[sedan_baklazhan]

So, the entire NATO is proud to loose land to Russia slowly?

[Ylpertnodi]

> Nevertheless, this union of a weak neighbor + 1b block is steadily loosing land.

Last I saw (this weekend), the union of Ukraine+friends, was losing land at about 50-75 metres a day. As well as bopping off 35,000 enemy combatants a month off the 2026 Christmas party list. And russia can't (or haven't) matched those losses with recruitment.

a single soldier, perhaps two, sent 20km into opposing territory (the advance, the territory gained) doesn't mean actually controlling the ground. Just ask Vlad.

[sedan_baklazhan]

If Russia looses 35000 a month, why does Ukraine: a) Loose land and cities constantly b) Mobilize people brutally on streets c) Keep its bordera closed for men

No, in such situation it should be reversed.

[myko]

I wish they were aided and funded properly - this war would have been over in 3 days had they been so, and not in Putin's favor.

[sedan_baklazhan]

They were aided and funded as much as the NATO block could and still can do that.