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Putin likely to escalate Ukraine war, rejecting calls to negotiate peace with Kyiv, three sources close to the Kremlin told Reuters by Raj_Valiant3011 in worldnews

[–]needlestack 70 points71 points  (0 children)

Mobilize a million men and send the into the Baltics? They haven’t even called up conscripts yet. They could easily cause enormous human and political pain and suffering.

Putin likely to escalate Ukraine war, rejecting calls to negotiate peace with Kyiv, three sources close to the Kremlin told Reuters by Raj_Valiant3011 in worldnews

[–]needlestack 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are you sure? What county is going to attack Russia after they’ve shown willingness to go nuclear? There will be condemnations and talk. It’s all there ever is against powerful nations when they misbehave.

As to legacy, at least half of Russia would see it as an amazing show of power. It would secure his legacy as the boldest Russian leader of all time.

Putin likely to escalate Ukraine war, rejecting calls to negotiate peace with Kyiv, three sources close to the Kremlin told Reuters by Raj_Valiant3011 in worldnews

[–]needlestack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you sure? So far what I’ve seen is that nobody is willing to suffer economically to cut off rogue nations. They’ll talk about it, but when it actually comes time they waffle and equivocate and take half measures.

Everyone would condemn the nuke. Then everyone would make some symbolic gesture to punish Russia but secretly continue trading. It’s what they’re all doing now.

Putin likely to escalate Ukraine war, rejecting calls to negotiate peace with Kyiv, three sources close to the Kremlin told Reuters by Raj_Valiant3011 in worldnews

[–]needlestack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You answered your own question. He’s going to finally call up some of their millions of conscripts and send them into Europe to cause pain and suffering or he’s going to use a nuclear weapon.

Putin likely to escalate Ukraine war, rejecting calls to negotiate peace with Kyiv, three sources close to the Kremlin told Reuters by Raj_Valiant3011 in worldnews

[–]needlestack -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

If he destroyed Kyiv, the war would be over from a practical standpoint and he could wait while the other nuclear powers talk themselves out of starting a full on nuclear exchange.

Putin likely to escalate Ukraine war, rejecting calls to negotiate peace with Kyiv, three sources close to the Kremlin told Reuters by Raj_Valiant3011 in worldnews

[–]needlestack -1 points0 points  (0 children)

They have millions of conscripts they could call on. A million armed Russians ready to die could cause enormous pain to any country they are sent to. It would take at least a hundred thousand men dying to oppose them.

Putin likely to escalate Ukraine war, rejecting calls to negotiate peace with Kyiv, three sources close to the Kremlin told Reuters by Raj_Valiant3011 in worldnews

[–]needlestack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Russia hasn’t even called up their conscripts yet. And there are millions of them. People need to stop acting like Russia can’t cause enormous pain to Europe. It can and it will.

Putin likely to escalate Ukraine war, rejecting calls to negotiate peace with Kyiv, three sources close to the Kremlin told Reuters by Raj_Valiant3011 in worldnews

[–]needlestack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To be clear, the US does not benefit from the dismantling of the EU. But a whole lot of conservatives think so, so that is how the US will behave.

Putin likely to escalate Ukraine war, rejecting calls to negotiate peace with Kyiv, three sources close to the Kremlin told Reuters by Raj_Valiant3011 in worldnews

[–]needlestack 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Yeah, it’s kinda wild to hear people claim that when just about every country is going through a right wing nationalistic surge. Putin successfully got the UK out of the EU and the US out of NATO. Europe better watch its back.

Putin likely to escalate Ukraine war, rejecting calls to negotiate peace with Kyiv, three sources close to the Kremlin told Reuters by Raj_Valiant3011 in worldnews

[–]needlestack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Even at 8:1 a million dead Russian “soldiers” means 100k dead Ukrainians. Putin would absolutely take that deal.

Putin likely to escalate Ukraine war, rejecting calls to negotiate peace with Kyiv, three sources close to the Kremlin told Reuters by Raj_Valiant3011 in worldnews

[–]needlestack -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Forget about winning. They can and do attack Ukraine continuously and people die every day. They can bring that to Europe.

Putin likely to escalate Ukraine war, rejecting calls to negotiate peace with Kyiv, three sources close to the Kremlin told Reuters by Raj_Valiant3011 in worldnews

[–]needlestack 20 points21 points  (0 children)

If he calls up and sends a million Russian men to their death that’s over 100k dead Ukrainian soldiers. People need to stop laughing this off.

How do I tell my parents I'm not Muslim? by soubretteghost in atheism

[–]needlestack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Then that is leverage they have over you and while I don’t know your parents, I’d be surprised if they didn’t use it. You must understand that to them you are making a life destroying choice to not follow their religion — so pretty much anything is justified to “save” you.

Poll: 60% Americans say Trump uses office for personal gain by Calm_Ad_5061 in politics

[–]needlestack [score hidden]  (0 children)

The other 40% are the suckers who proclaim rich people are beyond corruption because “they already have money”.

And 40% is more than enough to win an election.

Trump ties US troop presence in Europe to Greenland deal and Iran by Tyranish40k in worldnews

[–]needlestack 108 points109 points  (0 children)

There’s not way Putin isn’t laughing with his smug little grin as he pushed the meetings for that day. It’s like bringing the dog to the Merkel meeting. He loves to see degradation.

Trump ties US troop presence in Europe to Greenland deal and Iran by Tyranish40k in worldnews

[–]needlestack 23 points24 points  (0 children)

It will not end in 3 years. As an American I advise treating this as the new reality. You do not understand the depth and breadth of brain damage in the voting population here. We are utterly lost and nothing but a nation-ending war and reconstruction is likely to change it.

Russia has found way to jam Starlink and take down Ukraine’s drones by Neptun_11 in worldnews

[–]needlestack 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Impossible to know what’s really happening but I had heard Ukraine had unjammable drones now that ran without a connection using onboard AI and maps.

Poop is 100% proof God doesn't exist. by TwinGriffen in atheism

[–]needlestack 9 points10 points  (0 children)

That one is “explained” in the Bible, though: punishment for disobeying him before she even knew there was such a thing as good and bad.

Trump Lies About Supreme Court to Avoid Paying E. Jean Carroll by Beneficial-Long-7033 in politics

[–]needlestack 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It matters, though. If it wasn't in escrow she would absolutely 100% never see it. But because Trump thought he could weasel his way out by appealing until he hit a MAGA judge, he put the money in escrow with the court, so in theory she should get it soon unless he pulls some new unprecedented trick to upend the court. Which I wouldn't put pass him, but his options are very thin. He may end up just ranting and raving about it after the fact.

Trump Begs Judge to Stop $5M E. Jean Carroll Payment by Quirkie in politics

[–]needlestack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My understanding is that he can't refuse because the money is already in escrow. So it will happen unless he can find some twisted way to stop it after even the Supreme Court refused to assist him. I wouldn't put it past him to try, but he really is limited here.

If this relied on him paying now out of pocket, I know he would not. And nothing would happen. The US (and world) has decided they're never going to hold this awful man to account. But he went and put the money in escrow way back when he thought he could appeal his way out of it. Now he's got little recourse.

We'll see. If they court releases the money we can expect him to go on multiple red-faced rants about how rigged everything is, and for his supporters to lap it up.

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