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Putin threatens to go nuclear — because his military is suffering badly in Ukraine
New York Post ^ | Feb. 25, 2024 | Jonathan Sweet and Mark Toth

Posted on 02/26/2024 1:07:28 AM PST by canuck_conservative

But upcoming Biden administration and German decisions concerning the deployment of precision deep-strike weapons — namely ATACMS and the Taurus cruise missile — are likely weighing heavily on Putin’s mind, along with the coming introduction of F-16 fighter jets.

Ditto bilateral security guarantees, some signed just days ago, with the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Denmark, Italy and Canada — and Sweden’s and Britain’s announcements last week of additional military assistance.

Europe is not giving up on Ukraine.

Propaganda wins aside, it was a losing week for Putin...

As many as 65 soldiers from Russia’s 39th Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade stationed near Trudivske, in the Donetsk region, were killed midweek in a single HIMARS strike on their training area.

And Ukraine can use Western-supplied weapons to hit inside Russia, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told reporters last week: “According to international law, Ukraine has the right to self-defense. And it also includes strikes against legitimate military targets, Russian military targets outside of Ukraine.”

Then Friday, Ukraine shot down its second Russian A-50 surveillance aircraft in just over a month.

Ukrainian military sources said they hit the plane — whose cost can run to the hundreds of millions of dollars — between Russian cities Rostov-on-Don and Krasnodar.

That’s more than 124 miles from the front line, adding to speculation as to what weapon system was used to take it down...

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; Russia; Ukraine
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To: canuck_conservative

I think you are wrong.

Most of the proPutin people here are lazy and uninformed. They know actually very little about the reality of what is happening in the world. They believe in the glory of a Russian Super Power that never really existed.


41 posted on 02/26/2024 5:06:34 AM PST by bert ( (KE. NP. +12) Hamascide is required in totality)
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To: canuck_conservative

Yay Brandon. Popular in Canada I see. Turn out this whole shitshow in Ukraine has been a CIA op - read the NYT reveal today. But of course you knew that already because you advocate their propaganda. And act like we don’t know anything, we ignorant goobers here.


42 posted on 02/26/2024 5:11:12 AM PST by FlyingEagle
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To: canuck_conservative

Putin threatening to use nuclear weapons? Impossible, the “media” says only Trump will get us into a nuclear war!!!


43 posted on 02/26/2024 5:18:41 AM PST by mikelets456
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To: canuck_conservative

Just when we have a massive spending bill around providing more funding...”Putin threatens nukes!!! We ‘must’ win!!!”.

Or maybe Putin is going to win anyway and the threat of nukes is just a smokescreen by our media to fund more money laundering through Ukraine.


44 posted on 02/26/2024 5:22:34 AM PST by fuzzylogic (welfare state = sharing of poor moral choices among everybody)
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To: Republican Wildcat

Get real. The US and other western countries have had their asses firmly planted in Ukraine since Ukraine was split from Russia. They have been calling the shots since the coup in 2014. This is why they cannot be neutral because they haven’t been for years.

The west has been over there encouraging what is happening there now for years. There is actually video of people like McCain and Graham over there beating the drums for war with Russia. Remember Lindsay saying with joy to Zelensky that this was the best expenditure of our money ever?

No side in this disaster is free of blame and all parties are disgusting. The only suffering is the people who were lied to and forced to fight and die for it.

The only people that will prosper from this are the very rich elites who are already deciding which scumbags like the Pritzkers and Clintons will get the spoils of the war.

You think the Russians didn’t know all this? What do you think we would do if Russia set up shop with potential Russian nukes, and military on our southern border with the full blessings of Mexico?


45 posted on 02/26/2024 5:42:13 AM PST by dforest
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To: canuck_conservative

Always enjoyable to see an illegal invasion failing ... that Russian Victory Parade just keeps receding into the distance, guess we’ll never see it now
That’s why so many pro-Putin people here are so upset these days

And more to come!
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Will you still celebrate when nukes start flying? It’s as if many have a death wish. For Pete’s sake, celebrating the escalation (poking the bear), an adversary that logic says can’t be defeated without a nuclear holocaust is mind-numbing. No one wants to talk and resolve differences anymore, just shoot and kill until humanity is obliterated. President Trump’s common sense can not arrive soon enough on the world stage.


46 posted on 02/26/2024 5:47:21 AM PST by iontheball
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To: Justa

bttt


47 posted on 02/26/2024 5:48:42 AM PST by linMcHlp
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To: canuck_conservative
Always enjoyable to see an illegal invasion failing

Yet, you know what you should be concerned about?

The SUCCESSFUL illegal invasion on the US southern border.

48 posted on 02/26/2024 5:50:28 AM PST by Lazamataz (Laz 2005: "First, we beat the Soviet Union. Then we became them.")
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To: sam_whiskey
I wondered the same and seems like Americans cheering for Russian advances in Europe have these lines of thinking. Feel free to add:

1) The faster Russia wins, the less we will have to spend on defense. Putin was provoked and needs a buffer state just half the length of Europe to feel safe. After taking Ukraine, he will be good we promise. We totally get him bro 👌

2) Russia is the last bastion of Christianity/conservatism and anywhere Russia hoists their flag becomes a carbon copy of 1950s America. We would rather live under Russia than watch our children become nazi crossdressers under globohomo.

3) Russian troll farms pushing the above.

49 posted on 02/26/2024 5:52:04 AM PST by varyouga
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To: Altura Ct.; canuck_conservative
because his military is suffering badly in Ukraine

Altura Ct.: That's debatable.

Since Putin's Russia unilaterally invaded Ukraine two years ago, several hundred thousand Russian troops have died in bloody combat on Ukrainian territory.

That ain't suffering?!

Regards,

50 posted on 02/26/2024 6:01:40 AM PST by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: BobL
“Why can’t Ukraine just be Neutral”

The Cold War examples of Austria and Finland showed two things

That didn't age well.

Might as well add Sweden into the mix.

Two famously neutral countries who - suddenly - decided to join NATO after Putin's Russia broke the post-WWII peace order.

(Austria is safely ensconced, geographically, within NATO, and thus enjoys all the safety and protection of a full member.)

Regards,

51 posted on 02/26/2024 6:06:43 AM PST by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: Right_Wing_Madman
Revise history much?

Churchill was allied with Russia after Hitler turned on his erstwhile ally and invaded the USSR. From fall of 1939 to 6/22/1941, who was Russia allied with? Look it up, unless you're in Russia and they've razored that out of the history books.

Like when the United States invaded Italy in 1943

That would be the Italy that first declared war on the US in 1941? That Italy?

52 posted on 02/26/2024 6:10:48 AM PST by Campion (Everything is a grace, everything is the direct effect of our Father's love - Little Flower)
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To: Allegra; AndyJackson; ANKE69; bimboeruption; dforest; doorgunner69; fireman15; MoochPooch; ...
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53 posted on 02/26/2024 6:13:23 AM PST by aMorePerfectUnion
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To: Tom Tetroxide

—> If the Ruskies win this will these FReepers not believe it when it happens?

Zeepers did not come to their position based on facts… so no facts can change their hatred and emotional world view.


54 posted on 02/26/2024 6:16:25 AM PST by aMorePerfectUnion
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To: canuck_conservative

Check out the latest MSNBC interview of Zelensky. He was clearly high AF. Zelensky probably goes through Scar Face levels of coke with the billions he has been able steal.


55 posted on 02/26/2024 6:19:18 AM PST by Ajnin (Don't be a pansy, embrace the fireball.)
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To: canuck_conservative

Putie Poot is a moron that will lead to Russian irrelevance eventually.

Russia isn’t even a 1st world country, just a 2nd rate never was. It wont be that long until they are less important than Spain who actually was important at one point.


56 posted on 02/26/2024 6:20:05 AM PST by TexasFreeper2009
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To: canuck_conservative

“Wouldn’t be in Year Three unless Russia was stupid and incompetent”

They are complicit in this, not stupid. Russia prolonging the war is taking money out of the US economy, sending it to Ukraine where it will be washed and sent back for all involved to get their cut.

War can end tomorrow with a simple congressional bill. No more money to Ukraine until a full audit on what the money sent to Ukraine is being used for. Audit money going to Israel also to create the narrative that all US money going to militaries around the world are accurately accounted for.


57 posted on 02/26/2024 6:22:19 AM PST by EQAndyBuzz (Trump/Jennifer-Ruth Green in 24)
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To: TexasFreeper2009

Not according to the Freeper Putin worshippers. They tell us that all is not only well but rapidly improving.

In their ignorance, they continue to believe that Russia is a super power


58 posted on 02/26/2024 6:24:33 AM PST by bert ( (KE. NP. +12) Hamascide is required in totality)
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To: Right_Wing_Madman

Pretty sure “Western woke ideology” is far away from any and all battlefields. It exists soley in the media, TikTok and in the minds of the deluded (read: mentally ill) individuals who patronize them.


59 posted on 02/26/2024 6:33:53 AM PST by Justa
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To: aMorePerfectUnion
Zeepers did not come to their position based on facts… so no facts can change their hatred and emotional world view.

The same cadre of deluded characters continue to push the same narrative despite being confronted with reality day after day. We are throwing away $100s of Billions of tax dollars and funding the continued slaughter of good people on both sides because of any actual interests of the United States. This is all about corrupt politicians, greedy opportunists, and the fantasies of those who want the “cold war” reignited. And yes, years after the conflict has ended they will still be pushing the same nonsense. This like so many other recent events has illuminated the true character of many here.

60 posted on 02/26/2024 6:35:55 AM PST by fireman15 (Irritating people are the grit from which we fashion our pearl. I provide the grit. You're Welcome.)
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