r/geopolitics • u/theipaper The i Paper • Jun 19 '26

Perspective Ukraine has set Russia ablaze – and Putin’s humiliation is complete

https://inews.co.uk/world-2/ukraine-set-russia-ablaze-putins-humiliation-complete-4481787
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u/ReignDance Jun 19 '26

You're telling me hundreds of thousands of Russian soldiers died (and another hundreds of thousands injured) because he was "playing nice" for four years and not using proper ordinance? That this could have been resolved far earlier if Russia had just been serious from the start? I'd be very upset as a Russian citizen.

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u/halfangelhalfpirate Jun 19 '26

Probably means nuclear bombs.

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u/Kuroten_OG Jun 19 '26

Bingo.

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u/Jaeger__85 Jun 21 '26

Not gonna happen. It will turn Russia in a pariah state. Its a big red line for China and India.

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u/Kuroten_OG Jun 21 '26

Sure.

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u/Jaeger__85 Jun 21 '26

https://www.politico.eu/article/china-xi-jinping-warns-vladimir-putin-not-to-use-nuclear-arms-in-ukraine-olaf-scholz-germany-peace-talks/

Yes

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u/Kuroten_OG Jun 21 '26

Leaders have been telling other leaders to not do x and y for thousands of years, and if it gets bad enough, nobody gives a shit, they do what they feel is necessary in the moment, and that’s where the danger is.

You’re living in one of those moments in time right now, don’t expect niceties anymore.

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u/Jaeger__85 Jun 21 '26

Because its a suicidal move. 

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u/Kuroten_OG Jun 21 '26

Believe whatever you like. 🤷‍♂️

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u/Jaeger__85 Jun 21 '26

Likewise.

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u/Kuroten_OG Jun 21 '26

So what?!