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Ukraine to Protect Its F-16 Fighter Fleet by Basing Planes ‘in Other Countries’ (www.kyivpost.com)

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[–] [email protected] 33 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

Russia has stated many things which are often contradictory and false.

Regardless, attacking NATO countries would be strategic insanity.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

they are insane tho, but putin don't want to die, and their fuxked up defense system can't cope with the ammount of missiles that gonna rain in his head

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

They're not insane: everything they've done are things they sincerely thought they could get away with, and up until Ukraine Putin has been correct in that regard.

Pretending to be crazy is an effective strategy: ironically Nixon popularized it during the cold war.

Attacking targets in NATO countries (even if "justified") is going to drastically increase the odds NATO gets directly involved in Ukraine -- something Putin absolutely doesn't want.