[DoughtyOne]

As if anyone has eyes on Russia other than China.

Putin has really screwed up on the real threat to his nation.

[familyop]

In the Russian nationalist mind, Russia must keep what it conquers. The existence of the individual depends on the existence of the collective. The existence of the collective depends on retention of its national greatness. National greatness depends on conquering and keeping conquered lands and peoples. It's far more complicated than that. Might go further into it sometime. Here's what happened today.

Medvedev asserts Russia’s ‘right’ to use nukes to defend its territory
The Times of Israel
By MICHAEL HOROVITZ
Today, 7:52 pm
https://www.timesofisrael.com/medvedev-affirms-russias-right-to-use-nukes-to-defend-its-territory/
"According to Russia’s nuclear doctrine, Moscow can use the bomb when conventional weapons threaten 'the very existence of the state'--a principle that could be applied to dangers faced by occupied territory incorporated via referendums...'The supply of modern weapons is just a business for Western countries based on hatred of us. No more. Overseas and European demagogues are not going to die in a nuclear apocalypse. Therefore, they will swallow the use of any weapon in the current conflict,' Medvedev predicted."

NATO warns Russia of "severe consequences" in case of a nuclear strike
(also today)
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/nato-warns-russia-severe-consequences-case-nuclear-strike-2022-09-27/?rpc=401&

[familyop]

Another thing... The more that we show minimal responses to Russia in the face of physical aggression, the more likely that Russia will react with further physical aggression against us. That includes the use of nuclear weapons more than anything else.

They conquered countries, bullied the West with threats and threatening behavior and threw fits all through the Cold War. They’ll continue to do what they’re doing and worse, until they suffer an extremely large scale, shocking event themselves. As long as their philosophy and culture survives, ever more large numbers of people on the earth will suffer and die.

Under the incremental, compromising tactics of Democrats, the East will be consequentially sucked into a monstrous war with the West (as “progressives” have done in the past). If we follow what the Putinistas in the West—full blown fans and employees of foreign tyrants—want us to do, such supine behavior will suck Russia into the big war even sooner. Vast portions of the population will die.