Responding to Russian misinformation that he fled, Zelensky speaks: “We are here. We are in Kyiv. We are defending Ukraine.”

Gonna guess that film is not playing anywhere in Mother Russia currently. Not openly, at least.

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That would certainly bring some interesting shifts in global power.

The United States occasionally elects former B-list actors and game show hosts. The Ukraine elected a comedian. But when India elects politicians from outside the political establishment they look to freaking Bollywood.

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Another tradition, in the event of mutinies or popular uprisings, was to bring in troops from a distant part of the far-flung empire to crush the insurgents. The assumption was that they would have less sympathy for, or common ground with, the rebels.

Given that Pooty insists on how Russians and Ukrainians are alike, he may not have considered that strategy.

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When you’re God,* not much strategy is required.

*or “think” you are, in what remains of your syphilitic twisted mind

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Further to my previous post, it looks as if the traditional strategy is still being employed.

Thanks to @BakaNeko for the link.

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He’s fought the Russians before as well.

As Napoleon

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Shouldn’t that be “Russian warmonger, go fuck yourself.”

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картофель картофель

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очень хорошо, товарищ. совершенно великолепный.

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That, of course, also works well.

Please allow me to say, with the very best of MST3K intentions,

“Mitchell.”

BONUS:

Anonymous: the hacker collective that has declared cyberwar on Russia | Ukraine | The Guardian

The group has claimed credit for hacking the Russian Ministry of Defence database, and is believed to have hacked multiple state TV channels to show pro-Ukraine content

That’s it! That fucking evil weasel rootin’ tootin’ vladimir putin is TOAST! гренки! The kids are allright, and they’re going to fucking save the world, just like the movies!

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Well, it’s better than drinking that swill.

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And the machinery is still in place. I walked past a stack of selective service forms at the post office earlier.

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