Posted on 10/09/2022 3:24:17 PM PDT by dennisw
ahead of meeting of his Security Council tomorrow - but the Kremlin tries to plays down Western fears retaliation will include nuclear weapons Russian president Vladimir Putin says the explosion at the Kerch bridge in Crimea was 'an act of terrosim'
The president said today the blast was 'devised, carried out and ordered by the Ukrainian special services' He made the statement a day before he is due to meet with his top defence chiefs in his Security Council
The bridge had been a pet project of Putin's after the annexation of Crimea in 2014 and key in the war effort However, the Kremlin has played down fears of a nuclear response, saying these are 'completely incorrect'
A red-faced Vladimir Putin has branded the attack on a bridge in Crimea a 'terror attack' and blamed Ukrainian special forces for the explosion which severely damaged the key link to the Russian mainland.
Speaking ahead of a meeting with his Security Council tomorrow, the livid Russian president said the blast at the Kerch bridge was designed to destroy 'critically important civilian infrastructure'.
He declared that the attack was a terrorist incident, a move that could open the door for further escalation in the war that has raged in Ukraine since Russia's illegal invasion in February.
Lord Dannatt, former head of the British Army, said among other things the authoritarian leader could order the indescriminate shelling of Ukrainian cities and could even 'go nuclear'.
However, the Kremlin has played down fears from some Western observers that it could use nuclear weapons in retalation, saying it is 'completely incorrect' that it is considering using them in response.
Russian governors have threatened revenge missile attacks after the destruction of the bridge on Saturday morning, which was considered to be one of his pet projects.
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But shelling apartment building isnt...what a tard...
This meatball looks serious
Like the Nord Stream pipelines.
How many will freeze to death this winter in Europe?
Thank you so much for your support of my first true Open Society Country - Ukraine! And for echoing The Daily Mail articles I pay for. You are a true team player and there is a future for you in our leadership as we work together with you to complete the transition of making the United States into an Open Society.
The over joyed reaction to the limited success of this operation in the West belies a desperation. If a major section of the entire bridge had been pulverized then I would understand the jubilation and snarky comments. This is akin to the Germans celebrating the failure to blow up the Bridge at Remagen during World War II. German attempts to destroy that bridge were foiled while allied forces continued to roll into Germany. That bridge–the Ludendorf–collapsed ten days after its capture but that came too late to save the Nazis from the American and British onslaught. Patton and his troops were settled comfortably in Germany.
Let us give Ukraine credit for one thing–they are really pissing off the people of Russia and galvanizing support for Putin to take decisive action. The West insists it wants to get rid of Vladimir Putin but actions like this attack on the Kerch bridge is having the opposite effect on Putin’s popularity and his growing mandate to punish Ukraine as a terrorist state. I suspect that Ukraine will not be as chirpy once Russia chooses to respond in force.
He doesn’t appear any more red than usual
how dare anyone attempt to take back what you stole!
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Geesh, don’t want to provoke him. He might order strikes against Ukrainian “critical civilian infrastructure” like bridges, power plants and dams.
It’s only unfair when it’s done back to him.
He talks like he’s been living in a bubble of appeasement and entitlement.
Daily mail - Sheesh loves to show it’s nasty side without blinking an eye.
They creamed Melania so many times as first Lady...they are soo far left it should embarrass them.
There is a war on. The bridge is a legitimate military target. So, it does not meet the criteria for terrorism.
He can dish it out, but he can't take it.
“How many will freeze to death this winter in Europe?”
Don’t really care. They made their bed. Let them lay in it.
It’s not like Trump didn’t warn them.
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That's causus belli! Putin should send a strongly worded note!
You could add the quote from Nuland to your list.
you don’t own any armies, so you can’t very well start a war by yourself, right George?
so Vlady Putin is your willing stooge & useful warmonger, right?
try again ...
you don’t own any armies, so you can’t very well start a war by yourself, right George?
so Vlady Putin is your willing stooge & useful warmonger, right?
Too bad Putin never chatted with my Dad. My Dad would have told him “Never start a war. You don’t know how it will end.”
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