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Posted on 05/19/2026 4:58:05 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
Russia's ambassador to the United Nations said on Tuesday Moscow had information that Ukraine planned to launch military drones from Latvia and other Baltic states, warning that membership in NATO would not protect those countries from retaliation.
The ambassador, Vasily Nebenzya, speaking during a UN Security Council meeting on security in Ukraine, said Kyiv had already dispatched Ukrainian drone forces to Latvia and Russian intelligence could determine the launch sites for such aircraft.
"The foreign intelligence of Russia did say that the coordinates of decision-making centers in Latvia are well known, and membership in NATO will not protect you from retaliation, even if you are a member of NATO," Nebenzya said, speaking through an interpreter.
Latvia's envoy to the Security Council, Sanita Pavluta-Deslandes, immediately rejected the remarks as "pure fiction."
Tammy Bruce, the deputy U.S. ambassador to the UN, warned that the UN was "no place for threats against a council member" and said the U.S. would keep all its NATO commitments.
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IF IF IF Ukraine actually fired drones or missiles at Russia from Latvia, I have no doubt Russia would strike them hard.
And NATO would do exactly Jack Shit.
Because a war between NATO and Russia would remain conventional less than a day...then nukes would fly.
The loser (Russia) would not allow a defeat by NATO on Russian territory. Won’t happen.
WOULD PEOPLE PLEASE THINK ABOUT THOSE TALL WOMEN IN RIGA. Plus the high female to male ratio......
And we should believe the Russians because ...
Looks like we’re headed towards WW3. I guess it’s time for me to renew my passport. I’m not sticking around for this mess.
—”And we should believe the Russians because ...”
Because of their glorious history.
An abridged version of the USSR’s history.
As soon as Lenin died, it turned out that the second-in-command in the party, Comrade Trotsky, was a traitor. Kamenev, Zinoviev, Bukharin, and Stalin overthrew Trotsky and expelled him from the USSR, and executed him in Mexico with an ice axe. But a couple of years later, it turned out that Kamenev, Zinoviev, and Bukharin were also enemies and saboteurs.
Then the valiant Comrade Genrikh Yagoda executed them. A little later, Yezhov executed Yagoda as an enemy agent. But a couple of years later, it turned out that Yezhov was no comrade either, but a common traitor and enemy agent. And Yezhov was executed by Beria.
After Stalin’s death, everyone realized that Beria was also a traitor.
Then Zhukov overthrew and executed Beria. But soon Khrushchev learned that Zhukov was an enemy and a conspirator. He exiled Zhukov to the Urals. And a little later, it was revealed that Stalin, too, was an enemy, a saboteur, and a traitor. And with him, most of the Politburo.
Then Stalin was carried out of the mausoleum, and the Politburo, along with Shepilov, who had joined them, were dispersed by honest party members, led by Khrushchev.
Several years passed, and it became clear that Khrushchev was a voluntarist, a scoundrel, an adventurer, and an enemy.
Then Brezhnev replaced Khrushchev. Soon Brezhnev died, and it turned out that he was a senile man, a saboteur, and the cause of stagnation.
Then there were two more senile men, whom no one even remembered because they died like flies. But then the young, energetic Gorbachev came to power. And it turned out that the entire party had been a party of saboteurs and enemies, but he would soon fix everything... That’s when the USSR collapsed.
And Gorbachev turned out to be an enemy and a traitor.
Alexander Elesev
Stalin intentionally gave Trotsky the wrong date for Lenin’s funeral.
The question was about the claims they are making about the plans of Latvia. Russia’s “glorious history” shows that they are consummate liars.
Yes. Russia would lose a conventional war with NATO very quickly.
Which is why the tactical nukes would be used quickly.
“Putin is dumb, but not so dumb as to dare commit suicide for his country with a nuke strike. “
Putin wants to live to a ripe old age living a life of luxury financed by the wealth he stole.
“Ripe old age and wealthy? That’s not Putin’s dream.”
Not his dream. His reality.
I predict Putin will die on a Ukrainian Holiday.
“Putin is dumb, but not so dumb as to dare commit suicide for his country with a nuke strike.”
The threat of nukes ensures Russia’s survival, as it does for every nation that has them.
And they, like all the others, will not be militarily defeated in their own backyard without using them.
If you rout their army in the field, existential fear takes hold and everything is on the table.
“He wants to go down in history as the one that rebuilt the Soviet Union. He’ll take his country down with him to try to achieve that dream.”
He has already taken Russia down.
Russian missile forces are in the exact same state of readiness as the rest of their military.
However, DIA has substantial data to support theirs:
AI Overview
The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) assesses that Russia maintains high operational readiness of its strategic and non-strategic nuclear forces, though a nuclear strike remains highly unlikely. The DIA concludes Russia will avoid direct conflict with NATO but will continue nuclear signaling as a deterrent unless it judges the regime faces an existential threat
Their torpedoes sink their own subs; when they're not on fire, their aircraft carriers require tugboats; their vehicles' tires are dry rotted; and their leaders sold off everything that wasn't nailed down. Assuming they haven't figured out a way to drink their rocket fuel, I'm sure their missile forces are top-notch and better managed.
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