For over two years, Russian TV has been cheerleading for nuclear strikes on Western capitals and New York City. This “threat” is getting long in the tooth.
“...if backed into a desperate corner of defeat.”
The “desperate corner” would mean simply withdrawing to Russia’s own borders.
“”The “desperate corner” would mean simply withdrawing to Russia’s own borders.””
Why yes... in a semi-perfect, normal, halfway sane world... it would. Alas....
Could you guarantee that outcome, considering how crazy things have been on planet earth lately? Hell, even Trump recently made the comment that “Putin is crazy”. Doesn’t that bother you a bit? Or are you counting on Trump just being Trump re: that. Let’s hope and pray that Trump was just trolling with that one.