Just realized that the first time the Swarm was on a CoD game was on BO2, which takes place in 2025, lmfao

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        Realistically, no one worth their salt could replace Putin and expect that person to hold Russia together. Putin made sure no one could upstage him.

        The best case scenario for Russia post-Putin is to have a Maduro-type leader. Someone competent enough to hold on to power and enrich his cronies boyars, although could never have the charisma to gain enough popular support and cult following of his predecessor. Thus, the next leader is in a precarious hold on the power like Maduro.

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        Only Russian trolls believe… the entire Russian war machine is dictated by the whims of a single man? There’s no military leadership or political class in Russia that wants to continue fighting in Ukraine?

        Jesus. Talk about brainwashed.

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          Tell that to the Russian oligarchs who weren’t told that their tsar want to go to war and are now suffering from sanctions. They are pissed thay their assets got frozen!

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            So you’re betting the war will end when European banks promise to give Russian oligarchs their Euros back?

            Christ. Okay, well, this has been illuminating.

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                  It isn’t anti-Semitic to say one is actually poor Russian desperate for money who needs to have pipe in his home installed by posting back to back to reach a quota.

                  Gotta pump up the numbers to also save enough money to leave Russia at some point, before the country crashes after the war in Ukraine. Putin will be dead, and there isn’t anyone worth their salt to replace him to keep the country. If anything, Russia will likely be a Chinese vassal in the future.