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Putin was talked out of using nuclear weapon against Ukraine, says former Nato official

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130 distinct posts / 48h, matching Ukraine 81 Putin 35 Nato 33
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8d ago Putin escalates war, represses liberals Russian President Vladimir Putin moved toward military escalation in Ukraine, with Kremlin advisers promoting nuclear rhetoric and authorities intensifying … ×2 -8.0
8d ago This strikes me as a nuke threat from Bibi. If so, wld mean we now have Putin, Trump, and Bibi playing the nuke threat game. -7.0
8d ago But at least America does have the geography helping it, Putin's boys thought they'd protected from retaliation by the virtue of "uh... Soviet big brother... nuclear power... something." You'd thin… -4.0
8d ago If Europe expressed a willingness to deploy surgical, tactical battlefield nukes, it might persuade Putin and, more importantly, his military, that messing around with Europe would be a bad idea. -7.0
8d ago Agree. But I don’t know what would happen in general or to EUR, US, or world public opinion if Putin were eg to drop a low-yield nuke on some lightly populated part of UKR and then demand Kyiv bend… -8.0
8d ago 'The Trump regime’s attacks on Iran, its threats against Cuba, Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, and numerous other examples have done immeasurable damage to the notion of nuclear nonproliferation.' ×2 -7.0
8d ago ones upon time there was even a nuclear deal between that putin lover and them , so what the f*** ? they even call themself the republic ! -5.5
8d ago I got ya. I just disagree that the analogy fits with current conditions. Absolutely no leader is direct possession and control of a nuke. Putin doesn't sleep with a war head he can ride into Finlan… -0.5
8d ago China has expressed serious issues with Putin using a nuke. Russia is weak. They have shifted resources from their far east to the Ukraine area. China wants it's land back. Russia does not want an… ×2 -6.0
8d ago "Russia’s nuclear arsenal is a shadow of its Soviet-era glory. Aging missiles, shoddy engineering, and a reliance on Ukrainian-designed components have left Putin with a nuclear deterrent that’s as… -4.5
8d ago like I can buy that Putin might do it because he loves being a shit stirring troll but its also not something to worry about given all of Russias land based, sea based and air delivered nukes -1.0
8d ago HODGES: We should stop being deterred by threats, and remind Putin that we have thousands of nuclear weapons, too. And every time he threatens to use nuclear weapons, or Medvedev mumbles about nucl… ×2 -4.5
8d ago The closer to death Putin & Mevedev get, the faster Vlad will attempt to accelerate his timeline of forced reunification, with a bit of nuclear catastrophe for good measure. -9.0
8d ago I mean shame on those who toyed with your mind and betrayed you with only 107 days to prep, but please explain why that quote was said. Was Putin or someone else going to launch nukes at the USA if… -6.0
9d ago You are right on the money about the nuclear codes, but WW3 started in 2016 or even earlier when Putin started waging his hybrid war against the EU. -4.0
9d ago NATO should not provoke Putin into a nuclear war because of a small incident anywhere. If NATO puts too much pressure on Putin and he is cornered in a very tight spot, he may commit suicide, taking… ×2 -8.0
9d ago Um… Putin is actually responsible for this. He is the person who betrayed that deal. You are nutz to think otherwise. In retrospect they should have at least a few nukes left. We change leadershi… -7.0
9d ago Thirteen films for our nuclear age. Putin waves russian nuclear threats constantly, but it's just theatrical leverage in our current geopolitical world. The russian elite only exist in two small p… -1.0
9d ago Putin, is in the White House, wearing a Trump suit. This is the easiest way to understanding the world right now. While it is easy to nod in agreement with a grin, really internalizing the realit… -7.5
9d ago Lots of good stuff here, including about Ukraine's staggering innovations, countering Russia's nuclear bluff & bogus manpower claims and Europe's under-recognised strengths. Putin is failing. So le… ×2 +3.0
9d ago Civil war may come after Putin. And we get the interesting experience of a major nuclear power descending into anarchy. -6.5
9d ago I'm very aware, but Israel is a dog whistle, the nazis in ww2 did the same thing with the jews, give them someone to hate, shitler bombed Iran on putin's orders, yeah Israel is happy for the assi… -9.0
9d ago Unfortunately or maybe fortunately we are seeing Iran vs trump becoming Ukraine vs putin. This is becoming another forever war like we are seeing across the big pond. 4 years plus now and I see Ira… ×2 -7.0
9d ago Using Dugin as a starting point is also intellectually appalling. Dugin's Eurasianism--the intellectual justification behind Putin's wars--has been a colossal failure and has turned Russia from a … -5.5
9d ago Ukraine is really ramping up their attacks. But I do worry how Putin might respond. I’m not going to say nuclear ☢️ - but certainly a barrage of missiles on critical energy this Winter. ×2 -6.0
9d ago Vladimir Putin makes worrying nuclear move prompting WW3 fears www.msn.com/en-us/news/w... -9.0
9d ago Putin aide claims Russia’s naval nuclear forces are in full combat readiness #Ukraine #Russia english.nv.ua/russian-war/... ×2 -8.0
9d ago Ukraine War, Day 1,604: Zelensky Dismisses Popular Defense Minister Fedorov https://www.europesays.com/uk/1092306/ Mykhailo Fedorov, removed as Ukraine Defense Minister on Wednesday EA-Ukraine Vi… ×2 -6.5
9d ago A stark choice is coming for Russia. Fuel for harvest machines or fuel for the illegal war in Ukraine. This is a serious situation the Putin led government must address. If they continue the Cherno… ×2 -7.5
9d ago Another day, another cartoon pretending Putin cares what the West thinks. Dude's got nukes, who's really got the long nose? 🙄 -3.0

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