Putin read about guillotines, it seems.
I don't think Russia's first target if they ever manage to attack deeper into Europe will be France, the nation with "nuclear warning shot" in their nuclear weapons doctrine.
Attack as in roll in through Europe with their tanks ? No. Because of geography and because they don't have the logistics to open a new front on their own borders. For now. But more hybrid warfare fuckery such as assassinations, attacks on military and civilian infrastructure or psyops, like they've been doing ? I'm afraid we have to expect a ramping up of those.
Agreed, especially on the psyops front. It's no secret that Russia has been manipulating global politics for a long time now, and France is another European country which has seen a rising Russia-friendly neofascist movement in Rassemblement National. They've just barely been kept out of power the past few election, but as their numbers keep growing, one must only wonder how much longer that can be the case.
Similar with Germany and AfD. Europe is being worn down from within and no one seems to be inclined to do anything about it.
That's the same thing that got us here in the US. You have to clamp down on that shit while you still can. The fucking Russian government is good at it.
thier troll farms of russia is very useful for that.
They could do it if they pull the ol' Uno reverse on NATO's superhighway infrastructure, and like....just get away with that.
At this point, I don’t think Russia could win a conventional war with France, much less one they attack France first and it triggers Article 5. I might not have thought that before Ukraine but once you start relying on North Korea for bullets and personnel, you’re down bad.
Also France has 4 nuclear-powered ICBM launcher subs. Even if article 5 doesn't happen it can independently decide to kickstart the apocalypse
Russia can't even win a conventional war in Ukraine!
chinas also buying up resources inside russia, sooner or latter russia will be a hollowed out husk as a vassal for the ccp.
They are winning though. Ukraine is being slowly eroded
They have held more territory two years ago still. The current crawl to Kyiv will take years if not decades at this rate, and it really depends on whose economy will collapse first.
It's a bit less than 1% erosion per year but yeah... They got bakmut two years ago and now they are at chassiv yar, 4 miles further according to Google maps.
Why are they trying to make it about themselves?
As one of the only nations, in fact, it may be the only one with complete sovereign control over their nuclear arsenal, I would pay to what the fuck they have to say
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