“Whether you like it, or not, history is on our side. We will bury you,” he said quoting former USSR leader Nikita Khrushchev.

Russian politician Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday Russia could have a right to go to war with NATO.

    • uphillbothways
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      Total posturing. A few hundred of these would end the war overnight: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AGM-158_JASSM

      These aren’t even classified. Poland and Finland have them, today.

      Ukraine is keeping Russia in check with cardboard launched grenades. It’s pretty amazing, honestly; both how innovative Ukraine has been under duress with almost nothing, and how bad Russia has performed in this mess they’ve dumped themselves in.

      A few too many toes over NATO lines would decapitate the Kremlin, probably before anything could be done in response.

      • @Omniraptor@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        I just don’t understand why the US can’t seem to decide its stance. Either give Ukraine enough to win or tell them to get lost and give up territory in exchange for peace. One risks escalation with Russia or if things go too well collapse of russia, the other risks handing discrediting the rules based international order (lmao).

        But the status quo with delayed and half assed aid shipments is costing thousands of Ukrainian (and Russian, but who cares lol) soldiers’ lives for pretty dam questionable outcomes.