If Russia starts activating its strategic forces though, regardless of any policy they may or may not proclaim to have, regardless of any target they might seem to be intending to strike like Ukraine, it is going to have a lot of people getting very itchy. There is potentially a point where countries like the US have no options which aren't a gamble. Which is one of the reasons I can't see Russia rushing to put its nuclear capabilities strategic or tactical into use.
Ukraine Invasion - Please do not post videos showing attacks/similar
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If Russia starts activating its strategic forces though, regardless of any policy they may or may not proclaim to have, regardless of any target they might seem to be intending to strike like Ukraine, it is going to have a lot of people getting very itchy. There is potentially a point where countries like the US have no options which aren't a gamble. Which is one of the reasons I can't see Russia rushing to put its nuclear capabilities strategic or tactical into use.
China is going to be concerned, sure, because both a local use would be bad and risk conflict with the west and that then risks a chance of potential nuclear war between Russia and the West.
The notion that China would preemptively strike Russia over these concerns isn't grounded in reality, I mean that would only generate retaliatory nuclear strikes on them, an even worse situation!
You are focussing very doggedly on a specific part of a broader point I was making.
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Give it time, as sure a night follows day, the Russians will try to pin this on Ukraine
Well, that's the point I'm taking issue with the most, it's kinda ridiculous.
The thing I saw said dead, but checking elsewhere: in critical condition seems to be correct.
Either way, really. Hopefully they'll shoot a few more. It'd be genuinely hilarious if these commanders started getting more worried about being sent home to pick up conscripts than fight in Ukraine.
On the front line or "friendly fire" by a potential recruit?Just seen the comedy news that a Russian commander trying to draft conscripts has been shot and killed
Things you love to see.
Someone actually posted the video of it earlier. I'd rather not see it tbh.Just seen the comedy news that a Russian commander trying to draft conscripts has been shot and killed
Things you love to see.
By the friend of someone who was drafted, apparently? Walked up at a recruiting event and shot him.
Hadn't realised there was video. I do not mean see in that literal sense. But Russians shooting military commanders I'm all for. Many of the rank and file may just be ordinary people in a bad place, but anyone who is in a leadership role bares moral responsibility. Their death is to be celebrated.
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I won't be watching that.
To be fair, the russians get a death sentence for shooting the recruiter, or if they go to Ukraine. It's a 50/50.
Yes the state news will be saying its somehow related to Ukrain.
Like the huge modern hi tech Air Force and their huge Navy etc etc all we see is burnt out Tanks failing S300/S400 and rust rifles
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At this rate they're going to need another partial mobilisation in order to police the country and the riots
But the British River Joint today, that almost was on approach to Sochi must have caused some panic lol
Putin rumoured to be somewhere around where it say Valday on the right of the image. Various NATO aircraft have been sniffing around Latvia roughly adjacent to there all day - not usual runs for most of them.
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