The US has apparently been warning him for several months not to go down the nuclear highway. We must hope that he does not want to see Russia destroyed, or if he does risk that, some general or advisor will see to it he falls out of a window.....
We simply make it clear that use of any nuclear weapon or biological or chemical weapons in …
The US has apparently been warning him for several months not to go down the nuclear highway. We must hope that he does not want to see Russia destroyed, or if he does risk that, some general or advisor will see to it he falls out of a window.....
We simply make it clear that use of any nuclear weapon or biological or chemical weapons in Ukraine will result in the immediate destruction of his military and transportation infrastructure, and the $12 billion Kerch bridge is the first thing to go, followed by our air force and navy supporting the Ukrainians until the Russians are driven from every hectare of Ukraine's territory.....
We would make it clear to the Russian people that we had no intention of invading Russia itself, but would clear all Russian forces from Ukraine's territory if he used a weapon of mass destruction. This war was always going to involve a war with NATO - Putin wants to close the geographic locations in Europe that have served before as invasion paths into Russia, and he must take all of Ukraine and then eastern Romania and the eastern half of Poland, as the Russians did in concert with the Germans in 1939..... The only way to avoid a war between Russia and NATO is to bleed the Russian army so badly in Ukraine that Putin does not have the forces needed to invade anyone else. Not at all fair to the Ukrainians, but they are the '300' right now..... Diplomacy is essential, but it does require two or more willing participants.
Another thing to understand is that in several ways, Russia's time is coming to an end. Their demographics are critical, and in 10 years they will not have the men available to mount a credible military deterrent - they will find it far more difficult just to defend their current territory much less go looking for more..... Another forced error is that Russia does not have the technical expertise to run their energy production facilities, and Putin's war has run off all the western experts who did run the oil and gas business. They will produce and sell oil and gas until something breaks or the pressure builds up in the lines because of reduced sales, and they have to shut-in the wells to save them. But Russia doesn't have the ability to restart those shut-in wells themselves - under current circumstances, Russia is in effect taking itself out of the oil and gas markets as those facilities have to be shut down or are damaged by over pressure in the lines. At that point, Putin loses a huge amount of his operating income and his leverage using oil and gas availability against customer countries.....
The US has apparently been warning him for several months not to go down the nuclear highway. We must hope that he does not want to see Russia destroyed, or if he does risk that, some general or advisor will see to it he falls out of a window.....
We simply make it clear that use of any nuclear weapon or biological or chemical weapons in Ukraine will result in the immediate destruction of his military and transportation infrastructure, and the $12 billion Kerch bridge is the first thing to go, followed by our air force and navy supporting the Ukrainians until the Russians are driven from every hectare of Ukraine's territory.....
That would mean Russia vs. NATO. NO. Diplomacy should not be abandoned.
Unfortunately, there are lines that can be crossed that go beyond diplomacy, and that is what we have to worry about.
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We would make it clear to the Russian people that we had no intention of invading Russia itself, but would clear all Russian forces from Ukraine's territory if he used a weapon of mass destruction. This war was always going to involve a war with NATO - Putin wants to close the geographic locations in Europe that have served before as invasion paths into Russia, and he must take all of Ukraine and then eastern Romania and the eastern half of Poland, as the Russians did in concert with the Germans in 1939..... The only way to avoid a war between Russia and NATO is to bleed the Russian army so badly in Ukraine that Putin does not have the forces needed to invade anyone else. Not at all fair to the Ukrainians, but they are the '300' right now..... Diplomacy is essential, but it does require two or more willing participants.
Another thing to understand is that in several ways, Russia's time is coming to an end. Their demographics are critical, and in 10 years they will not have the men available to mount a credible military deterrent - they will find it far more difficult just to defend their current territory much less go looking for more..... Another forced error is that Russia does not have the technical expertise to run their energy production facilities, and Putin's war has run off all the western experts who did run the oil and gas business. They will produce and sell oil and gas until something breaks or the pressure builds up in the lines because of reduced sales, and they have to shut-in the wells to save them. But Russia doesn't have the ability to restart those shut-in wells themselves - under current circumstances, Russia is in effect taking itself out of the oil and gas markets as those facilities have to be shut down or are damaged by over pressure in the lines. At that point, Putin loses a huge amount of his operating income and his leverage using oil and gas availability against customer countries.....