China + I suppose the west will descalate once he takes Kiev, the sanctions hurt the west as well.
Otherwise this is the beginning of a cold war between west and Central Asian east.
What on earth are you talking about? Turkey is a member of NATO and thus cannot operate independently of what the major members of NATO want. That's how it is. If Turkey had an economy like America, it would be treated like America, instead of being below Brazil and like Arab countries e.t.c.
Russia has not released footage of them decimating Ukrainian defenders trying to reposition, it's all Ukrainian civilians posting it like this video.
Also no pictures of killed Ukrainian soldiers in the cities they have taken or vehicles destroyed, again imagery is only shared by the western...
It is, they thought the Ukrainians would collapse quicker. Also that if they release footage of all the Ukrainian soldiers they've killed, it would possibly make the Ukrainians fight harder and make occupation more difficult and alarm the west even more.
That's why all footage is one sided at...
Yeah a lot of that tweet thread relies on Russia maintaining a light infantry, light tank push (their probing vanguard) without using heavier or more advanced weapon systems. It's only been a few days.