- 22 Sep 2022 23:43
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@Fasces
This war is about Putin trying to preserve his position of power in Russia. He attacked Ukraine, not because of a fear of NATO but because of a fear of Ukrainian democracy and Ukrainian economic prosperity. So, for Putin, this is about keeping himself in power to save his own neck from his own people. This is why he feels this is a war he cannot afford to lose.
On a serious note, I personally believe his nuclear threats and take them seriously. If he does give such orders, then the next question would be, would the Russian military carry out those orders to resort to the use of nuclear weapons to stave off defeat? If Putin loses this war in Ukraine, it could cost Putin his own life when he is removed from power in Russia.
If the Russian military carries out Putin's orders to use nuclear weapons then I think there is a good chance NATO will intervene using conventional military methods to strike Russian targets in Ukraine and possibly any nuclear weapons delivery systems that took part in a nuclear attack in Ukraine that are on Russian soil.
"I need ammunition, not a ride!" -Volodymyr Zelenskyy