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Cosmocat

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3. Been following more closely

Reply to Dunc (Original post)

Wed Jun 3, 2026, 05:48 AM

Yesterday

Simple assessment is after four years for Russia having occupied so little of the Ukraine and the vast majority of those gains coming at the initial stages, its an epic fail.

But, increasingly it seems Ukraine is pushing back more significantly and Russia is even weaker.

Its hard for me to get away from the sense that Putin is possibly in a bit of trouble.

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