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That lunatic with his finger on their nuclear button would still exist if we had no nuclear weapons so it’s not really a better option to get rid of them (I know you aren’t arguing for that by the way).

Moscow would also be gone completely. Which is why it will never happen.

Presumably all claiming pre booked holidays now.. Quite a contrast with the Ukrainian leadership who stayed in Kiev and were prepared to fight and die for their way of life.

Yep. The undeniable case against unilateral nuclear disarmament. Dealing with Russia without a nuclear NATO is unimaginable.

Is his army in Ukraine also weaker ? We are led to believe that Wagner are the best they have got. Will they just disappear ? If not, will they be as effective being deployed by pretty useless Russian generals ?

Prizhogin is not next in line. He is an outsider and purely a Putin creation. The Russian elite would/will appoint a successor from amongst their own to ensure business as usual.

Wow that is pure evil.

https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/22/anti-kremlin-militia-freedom-of-russia-legion-overrun-russian-border-village-kozinka

The US is just saying Ukraine has what it needs. Nothing controversial in that. Probably all part of the psychological warfare. Ukraine still decides when it moves.

This is an interesting read about the link between Wintershall (a German oil and gas company) and fuel supplies to the Russian military. Also references a Der Spiegel investigation into the same and continued ownership of joint assets with Gazprom despite claims to the contrary and potential...

I don’t think so. The Russians sent an assassination squad to kill Zelensky in the early days of the war, over a year ago.

Never mind the International Criminal Court putting Putin on trial. The Russian people should be first in line for his callous disregard for them.

Not quite. Reputation is also important and the UN has undermined itself.

I hear this a lot on NSC, According to these articles Russian donations totalled £2m ish in the 3 years Johnson was leader.while annual income is £41m (don’t know what it was then). Doesn’t seem that significant a percentage...

Maybe trying to isolate Putin.

I would think it very unlikely that the Americans would allow the collapse of NATO by not invoking Article 5 in this scenario. It’s the entire point of NATO. Such an operation by the Russians would be a suicide mission and the immediate end of Putin and the gang.

If anyone in any doubt about where China now stands this data is more powerful than their pretty speeches about peace; China's independent refiners set to embrace wide variety of #Russian crude grades 🔹Five cargoes of Russian Arctic sweet #crude grades to arrive in February 🔹Refiners find...

They can. However, social media seems to be used by people when seeking confirmation of a pre existing view eg the quoting of Twitter posts in a NSC thread. The best it can offer is understanding of an alternate view but I doubt it changes much.

Because people can also find lies on social media.

Indeed, and more. Full sanctions on supporters of Russia. None of them give a damn about ite imperial ambitions. It is all about money and cheap oil. They need to experience the financial consequences for them to properly understand their choice.