Submitted 2 days ago by BrikoX@lemmy.zip to globalnews@lemmy.zip
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/putin-ukraine-russia-war-peace-talks-b2774375.html
Putin also hinted that Moscow stands ready to use a nuclear weapon if Kyiv’s forces used a so-called ‘dirty bomb’ - but Ukraine has denied it would ever do so
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Putin continues to say the same things he has said since before Russia invaded Ukraine, news at 11.
This one is a doozy to break down. Tons going on politically. There’s the obvious - this is Putin projecting strength to his people by reinforcing the nuclear threat they still hold over the world, this is Russia signaling specific terms under which they would deploy their nuclear arsenal (the quiet part is that they could false-flag those conditions. Obviously Ukraine would never use a dirty bomb; they dont want to poison their own land and they gain nothing by denying russian land to Russia. But Russia could set a dirty bomb if the war starts goes badly enough for them!) - and the less obvious, like the speculation that this is an attempt to softly force Ukrainian strategy away from using weapons that could be dirty bombs (or convincingly converted to them) in order to retain as much plausible deniablity as possible in the even Russia does fake a dirty bomb and then attempts to sue for concessions or face retaliation.
(Really it’s unlikely to be the grand elaborate scheme just based on putin being a dumbass, but it can’t be discounted completely.)
No one outside Russia would believe in a birty bomb false flag, IMO, but who knows, putin doesn’t seem to logical. Just look at the terror bombings, totally worthless for his military advancements. Hitler did the same because he was like angry with GB. We know how that ended, but man does it feel slow… Must be so frustrating for the Ukrainians.
One of the curses of humanity is that it’s always the madmen who rise to rule other, normal, decent human beings.
Those who seek power don’t deserve it.
This guy didn’t just naturally rise to power, the US put him there. He was handpicked by Gorbachev and Bill Clinton to be the premier of the new Russian Federation. He was our guy.
Death rattle of a failed regime.
Enjoy your drone enema, Pootin’.
I mean, not surprising to take advantage of the US being spread thin and distracted right now. But I don’t even think Russia is in a position to occupy all of Ukraine yet anyway.
Ukraine had the chance to trade just four Oblasts (out of twenty-four) for peace, but they walked away from the table at Istanbul. shrug-outta-hecks Terrorism has consequences.
RejZoR@lemmy.ml 2 days ago
Can this motherfucker just… like… fucking die already?
A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 2 days ago
You know, the IRA told Margaret Thatcher after a failed assassination attempt something to the effect of “You have to get lucky every single time. We only have to get lucky once.” Which made me realize that these heads of state don’t actually want to kill each other, that’s never the goal these days - because if you really want that person dead, there are so many ways to do it. Eventually, you’ll succeed.
Putin has enemies, but none of them are serious enough.
match@pawb.social 1 day ago
Fidel Castro got lucky like 300 times
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
Serious question: What would happen if he did? Wouldn’t that create a massive power vacuum?
MNByChoice@midwest.social 1 day ago
Some are saying those nextin line behind Putin are worse.
Worse in which ways? More violent.
Worseand able to get things done in a national context? Hard to know.