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  Medvedev just confirming that the Russians are just evil.
context: Medvedev is kind of a dick. >
  
  He’s a special kind of dick >
  
  the kind of dick with no balls >
  
  Medvedev talks too much. >
  
  He talks too much in an attempt to terrify westerners with the prospect of WW3. >
  
  It's for internal consumption >
  
  I think Medvedev and a lot of Russian propaganda isn't necessarily supposed to be for internal consumption. I think they're intentionally trying to come across as unreasonable and intransigent in the hopes that eventually over a long period of time the west will grow tired of supporting the war knowing that Russia cannot be reasoned out of Ukraine. 
  They're trying to make it known that the only way Russia is leaving is if they're kicked out physically and hope that maybe after a prolonged conflict the west will give up trying to do it and cut our losses. 
  I hope and don't think it will work but no one can predict the future. >
  
  The thing is, the only country with real losses that is supporting Ukraine is Ukraine itself. Everyone else is just kind of trading equipment for a weaker Russia, most of which is outdated anyway. That and monetary support, but that also goes towards weakening Russia, which is something I'm sure much of the west wants.
  I highly doubt Ukraine will give up, and I don't really see a reason for support to stop, as even outside the obvious moral reasons for it, the west enjoys weakening Russia without putting much at all on the line. >
  
  West does want a weaker Russia.  We are now seeing what happens when they have decades to gain strength.  Ukraine isn't their only target. >
  
  Why do people keep saying this?
  They are having enough fun trying to take and hold Ukrainian land. They have no way to sell a massive war effort towards anywhere else unless attacked. >
  
  This conflict is the proof that this wouldn't be the last time, if the international community had just let them do what they want. About five minutes ago they invaded and annexed Crimea, and everyone just shrugged, thinking that it might be a one off. Putin and his cronies didn't have to sell this conflict to anyone. Putin has control of the decision making organs of Russia. He just mumbled "uh well nazis" and the vast majority of the common people of his nation fell in line, both because they're down with it and because they have no other choice. The international community doesn't want WW3 so they won't intervene directly.
  If everyone else had again done nothing, this would very likely already be over and Putin would be sniffing out the next ex-soviet country to invade. Dude has imperial ambitions and doesn't need anything else.
  But of course the international community DID do something and thus for now Russia's capabilities have been curtailed. Mission partially successful at the moment from the perspective of everyone else, and now the goal is to bleed Russia as much as possible to buy a decade or two of reduced Russian ability to pull something like this again. >
  
  great explination, sums up the whole conflict nicely. I think if a lot of right wing Republicans were capable of understanding international politics they'd be a lot more willing to support Ukraine >
  
  IMO we are getting INCREDIBLE value for our money rn. If we shipped over half a trillion dollars of money and weapons we'd STILL be getting an amazing deal. We spend, what is it? Something like 800 billion a year to just be READY to go to war. An actual war would be far more expensive and actually cost us lives too, which isn't even factoring in how dangerous an open conflict between nuclear powers would be.
  I dislike war just as much as the next guy if not more so. And there are of course serious risks involved even in the present conflict, some of which have already materialized as less political and economic stability in Europe. But it had become clear that Putin wasn't just gonna stop if we asked nicely. That being the case, what we're spending to bleed him of his ability to further increase his territorial aggression is absolute peanuts, all things considered. >
  
  Russian attempt at genocide is foiled 
  Russian yells about genocide 2.0 
  That’ll show them pesky countries that deliver supplies and support >
  
  Again? The problem with using the same threat every month for literally everything is that everyone just ignores it. >
  
  You will burn for this! >
  
  "and how much will burn if no more supplies?"
  ALL OF IT! >
  
  I thought they were rescuing Ukraine…I guess burning means the same in Russian. >
  
  Whatever happened to freeing Ukraine from Nazi's? I thought they were on a special liberation mission? >
  
  They’re liberating Ukrainians from their sovereignty and ability to choose their own destiny.  Also, their washing machines and toilets.  Unfortunately, they’re too dense to realize that makes them villains. >
  
  Switch 'Ukraine' with 'Russian invaders', please get on with the reality. >
  
  Russia's Medvedev says more US weapons supplies mean 'all of ~~Ukraine~~ Russian invaders will burn'
  "Ah, fuck, how will we even fucking exist?"- Dmitry Medvedev >
  
  “All ~~(Russia invaders in)~~ Ukraine will burn” >
  
  Weren't they just forced to halt one of their advances because it had become a meat grinder where Ruzzian soldiers went in one end and fertilizer came out the other?
  Probably not the best time to be making threats. >
  
  Hey, record it and send it to me when they grind Putin into fertiliser! >
  
  His remains will be more like salt to the Earth I'm sure. >
  
  3,000 Grave Threats of Russia >
  
  3000 Final Warnings of Russia >
  
  3000 last calls for alcohols >
  
  Why do Russian officials sound like the belligerent children in the COD lobby??? >
  
  Cause nlaws are noobtoobs. Use a proper gun. >
  
  Medvedev is just being loud and dumb on purpose. He plays the role of loud, obnoxious clown so that no one could doubt his "patriotism." After all, he had many houses in Europe, and his son was a USA resident for years, so now he must shout really loud about his loyalty to Putin. Also, it is done as a protection from paranoid Putin. If he behaves dumb enough, no one will see him as a threat to replace Putin, especially as he was president before.  Lastly, he currently has no real power, so he shouts weird obscenities to draw attention to himself as a "patriotic citizen," hoping that someone gives him some measure of power because of it. So, there is no reason to pay attention to him whatsoever. >
  
  Plus, Putin's old court jester (Vladimir Zhirinovsky) died last year, so someone needs to step up as the crazy to make Putin seem restrained, and Medvedev needs to earn his loyalty by trying to seem like a insane choice for a replacement to Putin >
  
  It's like they gotta know they're talking like they're James Bond Villains.. 
  but they're so narcissistic they probably actually think they are the good guys. =/ >
  
  someone should deepfake the "are we the baddies?" sketch with putin and medvedev faces, lol. >
  
  hahaha XD >
  
  Can't wait to watch you swing. >
  
  From what?? We've seen your bribery-riddled weaponry. >
  
  Maybe he misspoke and meant to say half of Moscow will burn. Hey, I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt. >
  
  Like this? >
  
  US will up the ante by providing more offensive weapons down the road so Russian soldiers will feel the wrath of Ukraine. >
  
  Russia needs to stop whining like a little bitch. The Russians are the ones who invaded and it is the Ukrainians who are being forced to fight. >
  
  Yawn. 
  There was a time when I'd get seriously anxious about Russian threats. Nowadays they elicit at most an amused chuckle before I keep going with my day.