Posted on 03/26/2022 5:54:57 AM PDT by GonzoII
The Kremlin again raised the spectre of the use of nuclear weapons in the war with Ukraine as Russian forces struggled to hold a key city in the south of the country.
Dmitry Medvedev, a former Russian president who is deputy chairman of the country’s security council, said Moscow could strike against an enemy that only used conventional weapons while Vladimir Putin’s defence minster claimed nuclear “readiness” was a priority.
The comments on Saturday prompted Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, in an appearance by video link at Qatar’s Doha Forum to warn that Moscow was a direct threat to the world.
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We’ve already accused them of war crimes. What’s left to loose?
Moscow now reaffirms a first use doctrine on nuclear weapons. Will anyone notice?
Many folks thought the whole invasion thing was just gamesmanship. kgb vlad has never shied away from killing people.
Every day I miss Trump.
A bluff to enhance a failing bluff will be ignored
Nothing new. After the Nazi invasion it has been a centerpiece of their doctrine that a conventional attacker hitting them at home or causing another existential threat will have their homeland obliterated the same day. Only pentagon idiots and neocons salivate for a conventional fight with Russia and imagine they will accept a conventional defeat and go home and launch a color revolution.
The interesting part of the story is that anybody else surprised by it.
I’m not much of a weatherman, but isn’t the Ukraine west of Russia? Wouldn’t that fallout carry west to east over Russia? I imagine the Russians wouldn’t be real pleased with Putin.
There’s gotta be more to this war than the usual conflict acceleration. Why would Rasputin want to go whole hog on destroying Ukraine? Which is a fact whether some want to believe it or not. Gots to be a group behind the scene pulling strings.
The effects of nuclear weapons are felt far from the area where they are used. The use of a nuclear bomb in Ukraine is an act of hostility to the surrounding countries, to all of Europe, to the entire continent, to Asia, to Russia and to the world.
The countries outside of Russia will then have a moral obligation to attack Russia as the unjust aggressor that it is.
The fact that we have a failing, weak president means that Russia will fear no repercussions if it uses the weapons.
IIRC, America once had a policy of nuclear retaliation for chemical or biological attacks. It also makes sense to have a policy launch if any enemy has launched. The implied threat of either policy seems it can help keep peace. I do not see anything extraordinary about Russia’s statements generally. The timing can seem disturbing though.
Somebody should tell this f- off that the use of nuckear weapons anywhere is an act of war. Ditto chemical and biological weapons.
Another interesting part of the story is that it is coming from this man. He is supposedly a “moderate”. And the analysis that they might nuke the scattered uke force is wrong. This was aimed directly at NATO if we decide to intervene.
And nobody pays the slightest attention.
They are speaking more of DC, London, Warsaw and Brussels.
Americans and their current “leaders” are cruising along in mock safety thinking that the Ukraine war will end when some battle line becomes stationary, in other words when Russia takes over none, part, or all of Ukraine. It’s a false sense of security. Putin and Russia are pulling punches. The uncommitted Russian reserve is substantial enough to conquer multiple Ukraines, and wreck havoc on America’s population. That’s right. Right here.
Will Russia pull up short of moving out of Ukraine? The answer lies in the egos of Russia’s leaders. Putin committed himself to winning this fight. Now his credibility is on the line. I don’t see anything stopping Putin, especially a scatter-brained old man.
I thought Vladimir Hitler said that Russia would only use nukes if attacked first
guess Russia is lying again to us
The point he is making is that conventional attacks are also an act of war. This is aimed at NATO and us. If we for example decided to do a no fly zone and started hitting Russian SAM sites and shooting down planes. They’ll nuke us. And if we hit SAM sites inside Russia, it’s a near certainty.
All for a Nazi Government hiding Biden and DC swamp money laundering secrets.
Putti has more flexibility now that the election is over and homobama has a third term.
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