I think by "Russia" you really meant "Ukraine", given the way Ukraine has been drafting and sending under shells the most economically and politically active part of population, with only the most basic of training, despite the past claims that "60% of Ukraine's army consists of professional troops, circa 2013, Yanukovich's statement"
Yeah, I would prefer better part of the nation doing productive things but you know, we have no other damned choice.
Yanukovitch wanted a very small army of loyal dogs ready to aid police in suppressing reforms, all reforms of his era moved in this directions.
Waves of mobilization are necessary for our survival. Conscription is neccesary for increasing reserve pool with some training.
And we get more and more people signing contracts.
Ukraine can't get a professional modern army out of thin air.
Unlike, you know, Russia, that actually uses its professional formations up front, with far better efficiency than Ukraine could ever hope to reach (because, as we know by this point, Ukraine has never actually won an engagement with Russian forces in which the Russian forces wanted to win).
Billions of oil money poured in military budget had to make some effect but Russia achieved far less than it wanted in Ukraine. Oh and I enjoy Russian media celebrating capturing village in Syria (Palmyra) as some great victory of Russian Arms
Also, oppressing freedom of speech by citing "treason"? Very Soviet-like. You know, modern Ukraine reminds me of USSR quite a lot, actually, and your previous statements that, paraphrased, say that "journalists are the enemy, because they tell people things that they shouldn't tell" and "traitors must be shot on sight by the conscious citizens/"new militia" with no trial, since a trial may acquit the traitor due to unreliability of judges"
Some amount of war censorship is a necessary thing. As for "shooting on sight..." You put words in my mouth.
This to me seems to be the main tragedy of Maidan, and the Ukrainian state in general - it would be good if it was actually, you know, aiming to create a more European state. But in reality, what it does is bringing out the worst traits of Soviet Union
Were is my GULAG?
The corruption in Ukraine, the very reason why Maidan has gathered and what it aimed to reduce or eliminate altogether after the revolution, is stronger than ever, and there's no evidence that this will change any time soon. Or if there is even any way for it to change without mass shooting a significant portion of country's government apparatus, party members, oligarchs, just plain rich businessmen, notorious "field commanders"
Do you really think that installing junta that will execute corrupted persons can "reduce" corruption?
the ever-increasing foreign debt
https://pressimus.com/Interpreter_Mag/press/12987It is not exactly true.
the incredibly high and growing public distrust of said government (Yatsenuk, a head of Ukrainian parliament, is in single digits and is universally disliked,
*Yawns* I understand that it is an alien concept for a Russian... Politician's popularity can fluctuate and different guys can come in power from time to time. Countries do not collapse because of that.
Ukrainian government is a dysfunctional corrupt mess
I believe it is less dysfunctional corrupt mess than ones that ruled before 2014. It is what matters. You can't go from shit to perfect in one go.
An average response of an Ukrainian here would be "but all of these issues are even worse in Russia, according to our totally impartial and truthful media outlets, and that totally makes it OK, because the only thing that matters is that we, Ukraine, are better than Russia!"
Average response of an Ukrainian to lectures from a Russian would be three short Russian words.
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Does hanging each and every Ukrainian judge counts as a plan?
It is a rather obvious dark humour, no?
From peaceful protests and media campaigns to "accidents" with some politicians
From - to means that if first one will not work then it is acceptable to do the second if necessary. Direct justice is the last resort option
And yes,
Judges and persecutors are the same shit as they always were and I am unhappy with a speed of reforms. Yet I know that there are no easy solutions of such complex and vital problem.
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