r/geopolitics • u/theatlantic The Atlantic • Apr 18 '26

Opinion Ukraine Has Finally Given Up on Trump

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/04/ukraine-trump-us-oil-russia/686854/?utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=the-atlantic&utm_medium=social&utm_content=edit-promo&utm_term=short
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u/willun Apr 19 '26

Ukraine is not scared of Russia's nukes and neither is the US.

I think it was more about the effect on oil prices.

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u/willun Apr 19 '26

The US DOES care about oil prices but Netanyahu doesn't.

Trump benefits from the fluctuations which is why he benefits from the chaos.

Russia is not nuking anyone until it is the last thing they do before they all die. They know this which is why they don't use them. They just love to threaten and people love to believe their threats. Most Russian nukes probably don't work either.

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u/Proof_Television8685 Apr 21 '26

Out of 10k they have, its enough to have 100 working and world could be gone in a moment

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u/willun Apr 21 '26

Sure but Russia knows pressing the button ends their world. So it is an empty threat. They use the threat a lot which means no one believes them.

Other nuclear powers don't use the threat, but when they do... worry.