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[–] FlyingSquid 42 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Some Tankie argued with me about that because he told me to find a quote from Putin where he literally said that. Like, does that matter? That was the general Russian sentiment.

[–] [email protected] 47 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I don't think Putin publicly said it to br fair. It's something that was said by Russian propagandists and there was a leaked FSB report claiming that Putin also believed it.

Clearly things are not going according to plan for Russia though, regardless of they thought it'd take three days or three months. Their actions in the initial hours and days of the war also seemed to indicate they were aiming for a quick decapitation.

[–] FlyingSquid 17 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I don't think he did either, but it's a silly request to make because it was very obvious that, even if the 'three days' thing wasn't literal, they expected the war to be over very quickly and they would roll into Kyiv with little resistance.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 months ago

Very true. It's really frustrating having a discussion with those people because they never seem to argue in good faith. I honestly don't think they can possibly believe some of the unhinged stuff they say.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

Apparently Lukashenko said the "Kyiv in three days" part. I can't find a good source to link, though.