What really counts is what President Putin does next, writes the BBC's Steve Rosenberg.

Summary

The U.S. has approved Ukraine’s use of long-range ATACMS missiles to strike inside Russia, drawing sharp criticism from Russian officials, who warn of serious escalation and even invoke fears of World War III.

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov condemned the move as a “new spiral of tension,” while Vladimir Putin has yet to comment.

Putin previously warned such actions could be seen as NATO’s direct involvement in the war.

As Biden’s term ends, speculation rises about how Trump’s more cautious stance on Ukraine aid might influence Moscow’s next steps.

  • @[email protected]English
    30•3 months ago

    The situation won’t be resolved until Russia has truly been broken or Ukraine has nukes. They will not stop until they have what they want at any cost or they perceive Ukraine as a credible threat.

    Long range missiles are great, but Ukraine needs to really break them or they will just keep going.

    • @cheese_greaterEnglish
      8•3 months ago

      Can’t the US just give Ukraine the nukes, didn’t Israel steal their nuclear program from the US anyway (like physically stole shit or something)

        • sepiEnglish
          1•3 months ago

          He thought about it. It’s a great idea cos russia does not have working nukes. I know everybody gonna come tell me the braindead thing about “how it only takes one nuke”, but russia has nothing that works. They don’t even have working delivery vehicles. Their last sarmat test blew up on the launcher.

            • sepiEnglish
              3•3 months ago

              Did you get your “ehrmagherd kurrupt ukrainian oligarchy” talking points from the garbage russians? This is a rhetorical question cos I know that’s where you got it from. You’ve done less thinking of your own and are just spouting what you heard some propaganda outlet say, cos you just repeat stuff you hear.

              Anyway, I rate giving Ukraine nukes a 15/10 idea. I think Ukraine should nuke russia. And you should watch.

            • @[email protected]English
              2•3 months ago

              How is Ukraine a corrupt oligarchy? Seems to be as much as every other country in the world, probably less than the USA and Russia

              (Edit: Using the definition that it’s just a government controlled by a small group of people)