• @[email protected]
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      202 months ago

      Fuck off. Russia considers itself at war with the democratic world. It’s long overdue the democratic world responds in the only way Russia recognizes: brute force.

      If that means active engagement from NATO or even individual nations like Poland or France, then so be it.

      • @[email protected]
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        62 months ago

        I believe the war Russia is fighting against NATO has so far not killed a single NATO soldier, but thousands of Russians. If this is the war Russia wants to fight with NATO, NATO would be stupid not to keep it going. At this point the Soviet era weapon stockpiles are nearly empty, they need to buy shells from North Korea, the Russian economy is pretty much a full on war economy, which means collapse as soon as the war ends, while Russia debt auction run into serious problems and the sovereign wealth fund is running empty.

        The only thing the West needs to do is to keep sending aid to Ukraine for another two years or so. That will kill Putin’s Russia. It might even happen earlier.

        • @[email protected]
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          92 months ago

          It would hardly be a world war. Who would be stupid enough to join on the side of Russia?

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            2 months ago

            North Korea is already fighting for them, and they also have Hungary, Serbia and potentially USA if Trump wins.

            • @Valmond
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              42 months ago

              I’m betting my family that we have to stop russia or it will just be worse. I’m also betting like the civilised world for the exact same reason, demilitarise and denuclerise russia or we’ll all be sorry.

        • @Valmond
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          42 months ago

          wOrLdWaR 3!

          It mught actually happen if we don’t stop Russia.

          • @[email protected]
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            -12 months ago

            Yes it might happen either way. Still not something to gamble lightheartedly. You think in 1914 anyone thought to escalate into a World War over some crown prince being shot in the Balkans?

            Escalations always have a risk of running out of control quickly.

            It was a mistake not to supply Ukraine with the weapons they needed early on. But as we see now with NK troops, it is considered a major escalation by everyone. Also problem is that at some point war is not about any larger objectives anymore. It boils down to “you killed my comrade, ill kill yours in retaliation”

            • @Valmond
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              22 months ago

              Well well well who is the one escalating? It’s Russia, it’s always Russia all the time. Who’s next?

              They will never stop, until they are stopped.

    • @rottingleaf
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      12 months ago

      I think there’s been enough Ukrainian dead. If those countries are Ukraine’s allies, not just partners, then they don’t seem to send enough troops.