herseycokguzelolacak@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.ml · 23 hours agoAlmost 100,000 young men flee Ukraine in two monthswww.telegraph.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square137fedilinkarrow-up1107arrow-down12cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1105arrow-down1external-linkAlmost 100,000 young men flee Ukraine in two monthswww.telegraph.co.ukherseycokguzelolacak@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.ml · 23 hours agomessage-square137fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareTenderizer78@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32arrow-down6·19 hours agoTheir goalposts have moved. Originally they attacked on all fronts including the capital and expected to topple Ukraine within a week.
minus-squareCowbee [he/they]@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down30·19 hours agoTheir goalposts haven’t moved, their strategy was to open with shock and awe and then push for protracted war, taking advantage of surprise. They didn’t expect to topple Ukraine in a week, that’s largely a misquote from the early 2010s.
Their goalposts have moved. Originally they attacked on all fronts including the capital and expected to topple Ukraine within a week.
Their goalposts haven’t moved, their strategy was to open with shock and awe and then push for protracted war, taking advantage of surprise. They didn’t expect to topple Ukraine in a week, that’s largely a misquote from the early 2010s.