Hard to say. Maybe he's always been like this. Maybe he's being forced to say things like this.What on earth happened to Lavrov? For years he was alwasy treated like the adult in the room and the translator of what Putin or Medvedev said for the West
What on earth happened to Lavrov? For years he was alwasy treated like the adult in the room and the translator of what Putin or Medvedev said for the West
Russian forces shelling Russian-controlled Donetsk city again, with an intention to speed up mobilization efforts.
This seems a bit misleading as there was a video previously which showed a couple of Russian tanks which were covered there and artillery just hammered the whole area. It wasn’t like there were loads of troops in a trench who then sallied forth a la WW1 which the writer seems to be suggesting. Russia seem inept but not Gen. Haig level inept.
This seems a bit misleading as there was a video previously which showed a couple of Russian tanks which were covered there and artillery just hammered the whole area. It wasn’t like there were loads of troops in a trench who then sallied forth a la WW1 which the writer seems to be suggesting. Russia seem inept but not Gen. Hague level inept.
Fixed.
In fact, I was thinking more of Gen. Luigi Cadorna or even Gen. Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf level of ineptitude while their respective armies were totally unprepared and rotten from within.
Getting my Dutch cities mixed up with my generals. Appreciated!Fixed.
In fact, I was thinking more of Gen. Luigi Cadorna or even Gen. Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf level of ineptitude while their respective armies were totally unprepared and rotten from within.
Indeed. A topic for another time, but he got very unfairly treated by some historians in the 1960s and it tarnished his reputation.Haig shouldn't even be in that conversation to be honest. There will always be a debate over the butcher's bill but he oversaw the greatest victories the British Army ever had (with no small thanks to the Australians and Canadians).
I will stop there to avoid too much of a distraction.
Polish poster art has always been something else:
Well, I was an avid follower of the YouTube series on The Great War. Haig is not exactly the worst as per more contemporary descriptions, but he had his flaws like many in those years. Some accounts say he was on the verge of the sack if the 1918 offensives didn't succeed.Indeed. A topic for another time, but he got very unfairly treated by some historians in the 1960s and it tarnished his reputation.
Most of them moved on to a different channel covering the 1920-40s as well as WWII, in case you missed it. Might be even better because WWII was so insane on a daily basis.Well, I was an avid follower of the YouTube series on The Great War. Haig is not exactly the worst as per more contemporary descriptions, but he had his flaws like many in those years. Some accounts say he was on the verge of the sack if the 1918 offensives didn't succeed.
Those Russian generals in Ukraine right now remind me more of the likes of Cadorna and Von Hötzendorf when it comes to being disproportionately bitter, ruthless, underestimating the power of the enemy, and careless of casualties.
The WWII series is ongoing right now: https://www.youtube.com/c/WorldWarTwoMost of them moved on to a different channel covering the 1920-40s as well as WWII, in case you missed it. Might be even better because WWII was so insane on a daily basis.
Thanks for linking, which I was too lazy to do. Their side channel is Timeghost History and, to make this topical, they have some vids on Ukraine. The ‘Between Two Wars’ stuff they do there is fantastic.The WWII series is ongoing right now: https://www.youtube.com/c/WorldWarTwo
I'm enjoying it a lot. For a conflict that I though I had a good overall grasp of, there's still so many smaller engagements and actions that don't make a broader history of the conflict, but at the time were important both for future strategy and for overall morale.
From the BBC:
"Russia votes to leave European Court of Human Rights
Russia's parliament has passed two bills ending the European Court of Human Rights’ jurisdiction in Russia, after it announced it would exit the court in March amid the conflict in Ukraine.
The ECHR aims to apply and protect the civil and political rights of the continent's citizens, and this previously provided a way to pursue legal and human rights cases against Russia that had either been rejected or ignored by Russian courts.
One of the bills removes Russia from the court's jurisdiction and the second bill sets 15 March as the cut-off point, meaning rulings against Russia made after that date are not to be implemented, the RIA Novosti news agency reports.
The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe expelled Russia from the organisation on 15 March, which the ECHR is part of, in response to Russia‘s invasion of Ukraine.
Russia has said that it independently decided to leave the Council of Europe, with former President Dmitry Medvedev saying that Russia‘s exit from the organisation represented an opportunity to restore the death penalty, which the Council of European’s rules prohibit."
Saw this on the BBC and it's pretty scary. I'm not opposed to the death penalty in some extreme circumstances (serial killers, paedophiles, rapists etc) but knowing that Russia does not care at all about human rights and wants to restore the death penalty will not end well.
Let me guess, hand cuttings for stealing?Saw this on the BBC and it's pretty scary. I'm not opposed to the death penalty in some extreme circumstances (serial killers, paedophiles, rapists etc) but knowing that Russia does not care at all about human rights and wants to restore the death penalty will not end well.
Death penalty for rapists? How many people are you looking to execute, because that's going to be quite a few people over a year.
Saw this on the BBC and it's pretty scary. I'm not opposed to the death penalty in some extreme circumstances (serial killers, paedophiles, rapists etc) but knowing that Russia does not care at all about human rights and wants to restore the death penalty will not end well.
