Zelenskiy: "There is updated intelligence indicating that Russia is ​preparing a massive attack on Ukraine"

[u/Raj_Valiant3011]

https://www.reuters.com/world/ukraines-zelenskiy-says-intelligence-shows-russia-is-preparing-massive-attack-2026-10-06/

[u/Dear_Bumblebee_1986]

I wonder what Russia actually wants with Ukraine other than "it once was ours, we want it back"

[u/bass-squirrel → u/Dear_Bumblebee_1986]

Russia does not care about Ukraine. They just need A war to enable consolidation of power under emergency conditions. If you follow Russian news- there is a massive oppression apparatus that sprung up after feb 2022. If you speak out against Putin you can get charged with “spreading fakes about Russian armed forces with intent to discredit”. 

[u/Aggravating-Aide6145 → u/bass-squirrel]

Not quite true, Ukraine is extremely valuable real estate. Ukraine’s farmland and resource extraction industries will be making their economy go gang buster once the wars over (for whoever controls that area)

[u/taistelumursu → u/Aggravating-Aide6145]

Economic reasons are unlikely the deciding factor on why Russia went to war. It's probably more related to Ukraines desire to be more in western block rather than under the Russian sphere of influence. And the prosperity that shift would bring Ukraine as Russia night then actually explain to their citizens and neighbours how everyone leaving their side is doing much better

[u/talltime → u/taistelumursu]

Failing autocracies always need an external enemy to blame. Putin uses romantic WWII nationalism to hold onto power and has plainly stated his intent is to re-conquer the extents of the Russian/Soviet empire.

[u/082426grateful → u/talltime]

Well, good luck with Kazakhstan. That’s an ornery bunch over there.

[u/Swervies → u/talltime]

Exactly, same script different time. We are seeing it now with Trump’s Iran war, saw it earlier in both Iraq and Iran. Funny thing is that it usually backfires on them eventually. But not before a whole lot of pain, suffering and death 😩