Within Russia, the war has come under growing criticism as Ukraine has ramped up strikes inside the country and Russian casualties keep growing ... These deadly attacks are a 'sign of desperation' as Putin is realising he might not win the war.

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[–] tardigrade@scribe.disroot.org 50 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I guess we ordinary Joes (and Jills) can't understand what's in the heads of the so-called world leaders like Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping, and others. Not because they are so bright (I doubt they even reach the average), but because they have been surrounding themselves for decades with yay sayers only, while everyone with even a slightly different opinion has long (been?) gone. They completely lost touch with the world in my opinion.

[–] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 22 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Winnie the Pooh actually seems competent. An unmitigated, spherical SOB, but competent.

[–] Eril@feddit.org 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

So far. Putin also looked not as bad as today before he started messing with Ukraine. I think the same base applies here. We also have no idea what is going on in the head of Winnie and should they actually decide to attack Taiwan it would get more obvious.

[–] lurch@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

No, the oppression of free speech made him look weak and stupid from the start.

[–] impairedimperator@lemmy.zip 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Putin seemed like one of the most competent and wily world leaders from 2000 to early 2022.

[–] lurch@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

No, the oppression of free speech made him look weak and stupid from the start.

[–] Dead_or_Alive@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

Winnie the poo has spent that 15 years taking out any threats to his rule. All that is left are yes men. It’s reported that he didn’t know about the rolling blackouts China was experiencing several years ago until someone from a US delegation asked him about them.

He’s killed the messenger soo many times that no one wants deliver the message let alone advise him on the best course of action. He may be smart with good political skills but he can’t be an expert on everything.

[–] 0x0@infosec.pub 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

~~Winnie~~ Xinnie the Pooh actually seems competent. An unmitigated, spherical SOB, but competent.