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‘They Will Hang Me’: Putin Fears Defeat in Ukraine, Plans to Send 400,000 More Russians to War (www.kyivpost.com)

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[-] BackgrndNoize@lemmy.world 6 points 12 hours ago

Man would it be funny watching Putin get thrown out of a window

[-] SystemDisc@feddit.org 1 points 3 hours ago

Yay, defenestration!!!

[-] mPony@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago

I think it'd look something like this https://youtu.be/JGos7T0RKn8?t=160

[-] greggish@lemmus.org 14 points 1 day ago

I hear not attacking your neighbors does wonders for your longevity.

[-] Siegfried@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

He would hang himself if only he had the balls to do so

[-] Nurgus@lemmy.world 41 points 1 day ago

Unpopular opinion: We should offer all dictators and their friends a safe retirement package.

Cornered dictators are dangerous. They will always keep escalating because the alternative isn't just their neck on the block, it's all of their friends and family too.

[-] Randelung@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

That's exactly why total annihilation of a populace is always a bad idea. Putin sucks, but the world must be ready to integrate the Russian population after everything's done or we'll be back where we started in a few years. Germany taught that lesson, but look at all the historians crying in the corner.

[-] raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

I've been saying this for years. Perceived justice/punishment is not worth the lives of thousands of innocents.

[-] heartSagan5@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 day ago

Wait, prison isn't a retirement package (of sorts)?

[-] MrNesser@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago

tried that with Napoleon - didnt stick

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[-] abc@suppo.fi 7 points 1 day ago

I don't think most of them would do it if they had to give up their power and wealth.

[-] Nurgus@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

It's not for when things are going well. It's for when their backs are against the wall. They are very heavily incentivtized to fight to the last no matter the cost.

[-] braxy29@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

this assumes rational motivation and decision-making.

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[-] skaffi@infosec.pub 7 points 1 day ago

I absolutely agree. What good is retribution, in the face of all the untold future injustices and suffering that could be prevented by allowing dictators and their ilk to simply... stop being dictators?

At the end of the day, "just desserts" really aren't all that they're cracked up to be. Tasty as they may be, they are just desserts. Have a strudel or a pudding instead.

[-] Smaile@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Putin had that posibiblty by not doing what he did, giving this option to them means they have no reason to not try this shit, I disagree firmly with this idea

[-] volvoxvsmarla@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 day ago

Hey come on we all went a bit crazy and looked for a new hobby during covid /s

[-] AmphoePai@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

Agree. We all hate Putin, but he is the only person with the power to stop the war.

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[-] Smaile@lemmy.ca 17 points 1 day ago

Your lucky if they hang you Putin.

[-] sunbytes@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours ago

Think of how many people (Russian, Ukrainian or otherwise) who have lost a loved one because of this man's selfishness.

How many people out of that group would give their lives to take his?

He might live the rest of his natural lifespan, but he'll probably do most of it behind bulletproof glass and security cordons.

[-] Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago

Exactly, won't be much left to hang when they're done with him

[-] WanderWisley@lemmy.world 24 points 1 day ago

🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

[-] TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago

One source said Putin believes ending the war without capturing at least all of the Donbas could threaten his survival.

Even if all of Donbas is captured, he had relegated all of Russia into irrelevance for generations to come. Russia will become a vassal to China. The future Russians will despise him for it. Putin may not personally care what people think of him, but he certainly cares what will happen to Russia's prestige.

[-] aggelalex@lemmy.world 25 points 1 day ago

They will hang me

As they ought to

[-] spacegoat@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago

Can we chip in to buy the rope

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[-] GolfFoxtrotLima@sh.itjust.works 30 points 1 day ago

I look forward to the day when Putin finally dies, I will pop a bottle of champagne if Putin dies

[-] peaceful_world_view@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago

Imagine if Putin and Trump dies the same day.

[-] drmoose@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago

Would be a world holiday for centuries to come

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[-] BillCheddar@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

I bet that hanging video would rocket to #1 all time on every porn site, if uploaded.

It might only be beat by the orange menace's death video.

[-] ms_lane@lemmy.world 204 points 2 days ago

About two weeks ago, another Penza resident reported that her 61-year-old husband, who has no teeth, suffers from hearing problems, and has a disabled arm, was summoned to the military enlistment office on Skladskaya Street. According to her, he was suffocated with a plastic bag and forced to sign a contract.

She said that her husband had previously fought in the war in 2022 and returned home after being wounded. Their son has also been mobilized.

.ml users will continue to support Russia and Putin though...

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[-] rizzothesmall@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

I dunno, maybe they will poison you like an innocent couple from middle England you great soulless twat

[-] ironpangolin29@lemmy.ca 16 points 1 day ago

Something is coming we do not know about. 😏 The billionaire/ultra wealthy class have been erratic the past couple years, plundering all the wealth they can thinking it matters.

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[-] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 8 points 1 day ago

I don't like Putin.

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