https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/13/politics/us-patriot-missile-defense-system-ukraine/index.html Exclusive: US finalizing plans to send Patriot missile defense system to Ukraine
Go on….. Do you want the US to just back down or make concessions whenever someone threatens nuclear attacks? Seems like a losing strategy
In Putin’s Russia, win means everyone loses. https://www.newsweek.com/russian-co...sts-nukes-only-option-win-ukraine-war-1766882 Russian Commander Suggests Nukes as 'Only' Option to Win War
For those of you who prefer sensationalized tabloid takes: https://www.the-sun.com/news/6911324/putin-readies-nuke-launch-missile/ Putin ‘readies nuke missile for LAUNCH’ as Yars rocket able to strike UK and US is locked and loaded in silo near Moscow
I wonder what first-use of nukes would do with domestic Russian opinion. Would they be emboldened through state media and go all-in like German neighborhoods in WW2 or would the unrest flood through the gates against a evil invasion? Using nukes would probably make Ukranians direct artillery targets in Russian land and key untouched areas in Crimea. I'm guessing western diplomats negotiating for peace with Putin underscore red lines on the daily,
The state media has been slinging it around as the solution to every problem for so long that I'm guessing the population thinks nuking anybody who disrespects them is Russia's birthright. I don't think the population would bat an eye until the missiles started coming back from the other direction.
using nukes would spell the end of Ukraine, Russia, NATO, the US...there would be no protests, since it would all be over in minutes. move to Punta Arenas.
Breaking news: Russia sending musicians to war to boost morale. Titanic violinist saved the ship from sinking.
Rats trying to flee the sinking ship? [Insider] Russian oligarchs believe Putin tricked them into appearing to support the war in Ukraine, and got them all sanctioned, report says
Good find. There's an excellent in depth article from The New York Times about this and a lot more. I put the link below: Russian oligarchs say Putin tricked them into supporting his war in Ukraine, per The New York Times.
