While you watching college kids, NATO Sec Gen said Ukraine will join soon

Pretty normal, expected response. Ukraine sat where it did in world politics because it gave up its nukes under the promise that Russia wouldn't attack. When Putin did decided Russia was going to break that agreement, it took away any incentive for Ukraine to continue to exist as an independent actor.

Russia's eyes got too big for their own stomach and fricked up.

It really won't change much, as Russia is a limited, regional power that lacks the resources to act as the major player they once were.

Anyone that knows anything about international relations, Realism, ect, knows that Russia isn't going to suicide-vest itself in a temper tantrum and start WW3. The people that believe this are just falling victim to Russia's large-scale campaign to spread disinformation via the internet.

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Anyone that knows anything about international relations, Realism, ect, knows that Russia isn't going to suicide-vest itself in a temper tantrum and start WW3.

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Who said anything about Russia starting WWIII?

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It really won't change much, as Russia is a limited, regional power that lacks the resources to act as the major player they once were.

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The US started the Russian invasion in 2014, stopped peace talks two years ago. As far power status, the 5,000 nukes Russia has is the only thing stopping US warmongers.

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It really won't change much, as Russia is a limited, regional power that lacks the resources to act as the major player they once were.

Anyone that knows anything about international relations, Realism, ect, knows that Russia isn't going to suicide-vest itself in a temper tantrum and start WW3. The people that believe this are just falling victim to Russia's large-scale campaign to spread disinformation via the internet.

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The risk isn't so much Russia as a Russo / China alliance.

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On March 7, 2024, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi talked about China-Russia relations when he met the press during the NPC and CPPCC sessions.

Wang Yi said that under the strategic guidance of President Xi Jinping and President Vladimir Putin, the China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for the new era has been moving forward on a high level. Political mutual trust is deepening. Cooperation remains mutually beneficial and complementary to each other. The two peoples are enthusiastic about mutual exchanges. Last year, bilateral trade reached a record US$240 billion, hitting the target of US$200 billion ahead of schedule. Russian natural gas is fueling numerous Chinese households, and Chinese-made automobiles are running on Russian roads. All this shows the strong resilience and broad prospects of China-Russia mutually beneficial cooperation.

Wang Yi said that maintaining and growing the China-Russia relationship is a strategic choice by the two sides based on the fundamental interests of the two peoples. It is also what we must do to keep pace with the trend of the world. As key major countries of the world and permanent members of the U.N. Security Council, China and Russia have forged a new paradigm of major-country relations that differs entirely from the obsolete Cold War approach. On the basis of non-alliance, non-confrontation and not targeting any third party, China and Russia strive for lasting good-neighborliness and friendship and seek to deepen their comprehensive strategic coordination. In today’s world, hegemonism finds no support, and division leads nowhere. Major countries should not seek confrontation, and the Cold War should not be allowed to come back. The China-Russia relationship moves ahead along the trend of the times toward multipolarity and greater democracy in international relations, and is thus very important for maintaining global strategic stability, enabling positive interactions among major countries, and promoting cooperation among emerging major countries.

Wang Yi said that this year marks the 75th anniversary of China-Russia diplomatic relations. The two sides will also jointly launch the China-Russia Years of Culture. The relationship faces new opportunities. China is ready to work with Russia to foster new driving forces for cooperation and steadily enhance the foundation of friendship between the two peoples. With Russia chairing the BRICS mechanism this year and China taking over the chairship of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in the second half of the year, the two sides will strengthen international and multilateral coordination, practice true multilateralism, uphold the U.N.-centered international system, and safeguard regional and global security and stability.

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Yeah, but I think only the most delusional of Democrats will think that Biden should lead us in WWIII. I think most people would agree that even hate Trump that it’s preferable to have a dumber Winston Churchill as our leader over a senile dullard and a cackling hyena “Slay Queen” Karen as our Presidents.

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We don't really know everything that's been going on in Ukraine. If those calling the shots are willing to risk starting WWIII over fricking Ukraine, there must be a lot more there than we realize.

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Anyone that knows anything about international relations, Realism, ect, knows that Russia isn't going to suicide-vest itself in a temper tantrum and start WW3

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Sounds good, but I just listened to a podcast about the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.

The encouraging part of that (and what we’ve seen in Ukraine) is that, for all their crap weapons and bellicosity, people are way too generous in their estimation of Russian military and political smarts.

The discouraging part is that they are not at all hesitant to rely on a strategy of stacking bodies to compensate for the above.

I want to be in Vault 33.

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The risk isn't so much Russia as a Russo / China alliance.

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Maybe, but that would be a fragile alliance and China has some serious questions long-term.

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The discouraging part is that they are not at all hesitant to rely on a strategy of stacking bodies to compensate for the above

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It's possible, that is their M.O. It didn't end well though in Afghanistan for the same reason they are unlikely to follow that path in Ukraine. This isn't a fight to death for Russia and such an option would decimate their already small economy.