# In defence of Russia **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 6, 2022, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-defence-of-russia/969166 "2022-08-06T00:49:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 128
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2022, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-defence-of-russia/969166/128 "2022-08-06T06:23:12Z")
I had **Kedikat** pegged as a partisan weirdo back at the beginning of April, in this thread: > [@Will Putin’s failure in Ukraine embolden other areas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-putin-s-failure-in-ukraine-embolden-other-areas/962189): > > I think it’s fairly safe to say that the invasion of Ukraine hasn’t gone the way that Putin (or anyone else for that matter) had expected it to. Will this lack of apparent military might embolden any other countries or regions to change their approach to dealing with Russia? It’s not long, only 34 posts, but here’s a summary. He posts some of his usual bullshit, this time about Russia being careful in their invasion because they want to preserve infrastructure and keep civilians safe. Everyone in the thread jumps all over him for his bullshit. I refer to a then-recently published essay in Russian state media where the official position is advanced in justification of the invasion that Ukraine is not a real country and must be de-Banderized and effectively destroyed to save it from itself. Our Putinist cretin reappears in the thread to push back vaguely, trying to lodge poorly argued doubts about the veracity of the cite and its connection to Russian policy. I link to the original Russian language source and provide additional context showing that **Kedikat** is either a propagandizing troll or a thoroughgoing moron. He then disappears from the thread, and, as far as I can tell, from the board entirely for at least a few days. When he comes back, he’s still hanging onto his horseshit about Russia having good intentions in their military action. There’s no in-between here. He’s either a dumbshit or a knowing disinformationist. Either way he can go fuck himself. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-defence-of-russia/969166)._