The very best case for nuclear escalation is that Russia fires one to send a message somewhere not too populated. The nuke isn't a dud, which isn't a guarantee due to the bad state of the Russian equipment overall, so they don't feel the need to send ten more to "save face" or some crazy moon logic. Then NATO very fires one of their own in reply to also send a message. Then both messages sent, I guess nothing happens other than we all feel worse and the world is worse and Putin is happy for a tiny moment because he made everything more miserable and chaotic for everyone.
Motherfuckrs were saying i guarantee Russia will not invade Ukraine wile putting 100k troops at the border just before the invasion lol
No, it’s because the UK government kicked out his step-daughter out of the country and is looking into how she can effort an apartment of 20mln pounds paid in cash.
Russia trying to dictate the tempo of the war by being the one to control escalation is one of the reasons that changed my mind to support the US establishing a no-fly-zone yesterday.
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Seems like you still in that mindspace, where Putin is a reasonable person.
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I made the mistake of reading the entire story. Brought me to tears. I think I need to disconnect from this shit for a while. Having young kids, it’s just too close to home
Clearly working as intended.
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Think we should take his words literally and as official Russian government policy. And say we'll act accordingly; neutralising a threat to the free world.Top Putin propagandist says the Ukraine war is just the beginning
A pro-Kremlin TV host warns other nations are next.
State television host Vladimir Solovyov is well-known as a fanatical pro-Putin propagandist and a top cheerleader for the war with Ukraine. He claims the Russians are acting in self-defense and liberating a Ukraine that poses an existential threat to Russia. Last month he railed against sanctions imposed on Russia, perhaps because they affected his ownership of villas in the Lake Como region of Italy. This week, he said that the sanctions should be answered with nuclear strikes, exclaiming, “I still think that those who took our money should be told, you have 24 hours to unfreeze our funds, or else we’ll send you what you know we’ve got. Your choice. Tactical or strategic, take a pick. You took our money, you’re the thieves, our talk is short with you: a bullet to the head.”
He then turned to geostrategy. He reminded viewers that Putin has demanded that NATO return to its 1997 configuration—that is, before the Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, the Baltic states, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Albania, Croatia, Montenegro, and North Macedonia joined the Western military alliance. He suggested that after that occurs, nuclear weapons—presumably under Russian control—would be deployed in former Soviet bloc nations. The goal is the restoration of Russia as a nuclear superpower that dominates much of Europe, far beyond its current borders. That is, this war is about far more than keeping Ukraine from aligning with the West.
Solovyov spelled it out: “And if you think we’re going to stop with Ukraine, think 300 times, I will remind you that Ukraine is merely an intermediate stage in the provision of the safety of the Russian Federation.”
The hoops are flaming and the band is playing for the sideshow of Russian aligned supporters under the big top.
The Russian people have been fed a steady diet of bullshit and lies for the past 20+ years through their State run media apparatus. Breaking such a cycle will be no small feat considering the crackdown on dissenters and complete blockage of foreign non state controlled media.
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The current delays are eroding Russian forces and economy. UK took delivery of our own version of Patriot a few weeks ago (can hit a tennis ball travelling at the speed of sound 125km away)... increasing UK capability and freeing up USA production for other Nato allies; the longer we wait the better all of our defenses will be.
While I agree that the likely hood of a Nuclear exchange is extremely unlikely, this is the closest we have been to such an exchange since the cold war. There is no denying that fact, or the bigger fact that all it takes is 1 Nuke going off from setting the world on fire. 1 nuke goes off, and all bets are off both domestically and internationally.
So they don't have any nukes? Well I feel silly now. Thanks for clearing that up.
As a father with a young child, I feel you. I feel compelled to read these stories though to try to feel and understand an ounce of the feelings these parents may be going through.
