Lincolnshire making the headlines again at the end of an era
A common observation from Russia watchers is that “Russia could not afford to enter this war – it was bound to lose it”. If ‘Russia’ means the Russian people then indeed they “could not afford the war” is true.
When the war is over and the culprits are sought it should not be focussed solely on the incompetent, murderous and corrupt generals in the Russian Army. A good deal of attention needs to be placed on many of those who until recently enjoyed their vastly opulent lifestyles in their London, Paris and New York mansions and their ocean going yachts. We also need to shine a light on those in the West who facilitated the gigantic theft and corruption in the former states of the Soviet Union.
The Russian Army is infected with the terminal disease of corruption just like every other institution in Russia. Russian soldiers are deprived of decent equipment and even palatable rations because their own officers have stolen it and sold it for their own profit. The culprits, even when they are caught get trivial sentences and are staggeringly returned to their rank when released because of poisonous cronyism.
So now they rely on terrorist weapons from Iran. They too will soon run out when the Mullahs are deposed by their own people. The Emperor Xi of China will not supply the Czar with weapons in spite of the supposed fraternal friendship between the two countries. He is quite happy to see Russia fail because when it does he will fill the vacuum.