Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has warned that it was “inevitable” that “war” would come to Russia after authorities there were forced to temporarily close a busy Moscow airport following an overnight drone attack on the capital.

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    1 year ago

    So much for this being a defensive mission. I hope this was a deepfake pretending to be Zelenskyy…

    I worry what this will justify Putin doing. We may yet see chemical weapons or tactical nukes in Ukraine.

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      1 year ago

      There werent even any casualties. So what will now justify:

      • local lnvasion since 2014
      • Bucha
      • indoctrination in occupied territories (that means genocide)
      • full scale invasion since 2022
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      1 year ago

      I thought there was a joint resolution that tactical nukes in Ukraine would be the trigger for Article 5.

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        If Russia resorts to a nuclear bomb it means they are ready for all types of responses from the west. Including if not the only obvious outcome a full on nuclear war. Russia might declear war and a general mobilisation before going nuclear.

        Last time they tried they were very close to entering Kiev. They might try that a second time with the help of Wagner mercenaries from the north

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      I worry what this will justify Putin doing.

      Sorry but, what? Putin has been happy to commit war crimes including genocide, torture, mass killings, and abduction of children. Putin has no need or wish to justify anything. He can just go on Russian TV and say whatever he wants and no one in Russia is going to question it.

      Russians are not westerners. Even if most Russians superficially look like westerners, They do not think and they do not act like westerners. Stop ascribing westerner logic and motivations to their actions.