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Russian general admits Ukraine just a "stepping stone" to invade Europe

www.newsweek.com Russian general admits Ukraine just a "stepping stone" to invade Europe

Ukraine "is only the beginning," Colonel-General Andrey Mordvichev warned in a recent interview.

In a recent interview with Moscow's state-run Russia-1, a clip of which circulated widely on social media Saturday, the newly appointed Colonel-General Andrey Mordvichev said that the war "will not stop here [in Ukraine]."

"If we are talking about Eastern Europe, which we will have to, of course then [the war] will be longer," he added.

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... I don't think they have enough Russians for that.

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- Pshh. This is an advantage to mother Russia. Since there are less Russians they will fight even harder for their motherland. Unlike the wimpy NATO who only fight because they are brainwashed.
  
  /s /russianlogic
  
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  *brainwashed to be gay according to recent memes
  
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- It’s just coping mechanisms.
  
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That feeling when the first stepping stone turned out to be an anti personnel mine and it blows your legs off 🇺🇦

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NATO has 500,000 active troops, and the largest Navy and Air Force in the world. Ain't happening, sweetheart. Especially since Ukraine has taken 50% of the Russian combat capabilities.

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- Actually NATO has ~3.7 million active troops and another 3.7 million in reserve, which definitely doesn't turn things in Russia's favor.
  
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  Maybe they meant 500k active troops in eastern Europe?
  
  Not sure how many are stationed directly in Russias way
  
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- And what happens if 45 returns to power and pulls out of NATO while the alt-reich wack jobs continue to get Voted into power in the EU Countries?
  
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  I'm not anti US. But given the current state of the Russian forces in Ukraine, the rest of NATO doesn't need US support to defeat any Russian advance.
  
  I highly doubt China wants all out war with NATO, so Russia would be largely alone.
  
  The worst would be if the Cheeto supremo were to try and fight NATO. I'm not sure how much the US military complex would back that though.
  
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  As if the US would not sell weapons to Europe. Even without sending troops (or rather even if recalling all troops currently stationed in Europe) the US arms industry would not let such an opportunity for extra profits pass. And as we see in Ukraine weapon systems can compensate for a lot of manpower.
  
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This is kinda known since the war started and Lukashenko presented a map of the 'special military operation' with attack paths into all of Ukraine, as well of Moldova. It was never just a few regions of Ukraine as Russia keeps repeating, it was the whole country and more from the beginning.

Any search engine will do for: Lukashenko map attack

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- It was never just a few regions of Ukraine as Russia keeps repeating, it was the whole country and more from the beginning.
  
  How could anyone even believe that when they invaded Kiev on the very first day? Why invade the capital if not to overtake the country?
  
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The article links to this tweet here as a source.

I don't speak Russian, but I'm transcribing the English subtitles:

Interviewer: How long will the war last?

Mordvichev: I think there is plenty of time to spend. It is pointless to talk about a specified period. If we are talking about Eastern Europe, which we will have to... of course, then it will be longer.

Interviewer: Ukraine is only a stepping stone?

Mordichev: Yes, absolutely. It is only the beginning. I think all kinds of ideologists and instigators of this war will not stop here.

Since he's a Russian general, I assume that by "instigators and ideologists of this war" he means someone higher up in the US or NATO. Certainly he's not referring to Putin or the Kremlin. And he's saying they will not stop here.

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- Iirc the Russian military has a huge number of generals. This might be more like "random local council representative spouts off about national politics" than "senior military leader states top level policy."
  
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- It's not that I think you'll understand given your 'assumption', but as Russia is the aggressor here and it was Russia that invaded Ukraine, your comment doesn't make any sense.
  
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  It does imo. The headline suggests that the general plans to invade europe. But actually in his (fucked up) worldview he frames the west of wanting to invade russia. Would be a completely different story. That Russia IS the aggressor is irrelevant to the generals subjective view, ain't it?
  
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  The commenter isn't saying Russia didn't start the war, he's saying that the Russian general is supposed to believe Russia didn't start the war
  
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Even assuming it’s true (for the sake of argument) why would you say such a thing?

Especially if it’s true.

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- For internal consumption.
  
  Just keep saying you're winning massive victories and planning to rename the streets in Amsterdam, and some Russians might be dumb enough to believe it
  
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  Hehe, I guess it is the kind of thing that you would not say if it’s true, so that means it’s not true because they said it.
  
  Or something. It gets confusing fast.
  
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- To get the country behind the idea of fighting a long hard war. That is needed right now fighting Ukraine and much more of it is needed, if they would fight the EU.
  
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- Because things have gone south so hard, that self-sabotage might be the easier way out, by now.
  
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- To get everyone at war and boost military industry sales
  
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Seems like they will choke on this "stepping stone"..

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- Imagine getting stomped on by the stepping stone. Couldn't be me
  
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wouldn't matter if it wasn't, ukraine as a free nation is worth saving

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Trying to be all 4th reich, but then gretting beaten by Poland.

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Good thing you stumbled over that stepping stone and broke your neck like a fucking idiot.

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Good luck with that

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Somehow i doubt that will work... lol

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If this were just a video game, or something without actual lives at stake, I’d tell Putin to go ahead and try. Russia’s loss would be quick, decisive, and thorough. Russia’s ineptitude has been so complete that future generations will have a hard time believing it.

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Actual footage of Russia using the stepping stones

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and 3 days from now they will be in Kyiv

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Fuck the blyats

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This is the best summary I could come up with:

Putin launched the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, sparking fears from many analysts that the Kremlin may have greater ambitions beyond taking control of its former Soviet neighbor.

Russian commentators and lawmakers have often heightened those fears with their anti-North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) rhetoric throughout the war—routinely encouraging direct strikes on European and even American targets.

In a recent interview with Moscow's state-run Russia-1, a clip of which circulated widely on social media Saturday, Mordvichev said he believes Putin's war will last quite a long time and expand in the future.

The Russian leader and his allies have repeatedly said they do not view Ukraine as independent from Russia, saying that the sovereign nation should be brought back under Moscow's control.

Analysts have citied the Russian president's vision and the suggestions to expand the war from his various allies as worrying signs that Moscow could push its military efforts beyond Ukraine.

NATO leaders have defended their military and humanitarian aide to Ukraine, saying their aim is to prevent Putin from pushing his forces further west into Europe.

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One more reason to get Ukraine into NATO asap

Russia is toothless at this point

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I guess technically Moscow is in Europe...

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Watch out for the propaganda, governments needs to scare off people to control them and to enforce laws. Even if they want to invade the entire world as long as you believe in freedom you can shrug them off with a stick.

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