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Quixote1818's JournalThe Russian nuclear threats on state TV are nothing new. They were talking about nuking Poland
and other European countries last month:
Ukrainian Region Issues Country-Wide Air Raid Warning
Ukrainian Region Issues Country-Wide Air Raid Warning
By Reuters
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March 15, 2022, at 6:43 a.m.
LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - The northern Ukrainian region of Chernihiv issued a warning of country-wide air attacks on Tuesday, urging citizens to head to shelters.
It was not immediately clear whether other regions had issued similar warnings of new air strikes by Russian forces that invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24 .
Link: https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2022-03-15/ukrainian-region-issues-country-wide-air-raid-warning
Putin arrests closest ally who 'made him President'
In Ukraine Conflict, Nuclear Escalation Is Possible, But Not Likely, Expert Says
ussia’s nuclear arsenal gives it significant leverage — but even using a small atomic bomb would be tremendously costly for Putin and his government, says Texas A&M political science professor Matthew Fuhrmann.
By Luke Henkhaus, Texas A&M University Division of Marketing & Communications
APRIL 13, 2022
As the conflict in Ukraine continues, fears of nuclear escalation between Russia and the West are to be expected. But as Texas A&M University professor Matthew Fuhrmann explains, it’s important to keep those fears in perspective.
Currently, Russia has the world’s largest nuclear arsenal, a fact Russian President Vladimir Putin has leveraged with relative success to discourage NATO intervention in Ukraine. But at this stage in the conflict, the likelihood of nuclear weapons actually seeing use remains low, said Fuhrmann, a professor of political science and co-author of the book “Nuclear Weapons and Coercive Diplomacy.”
“Nuclear weapons make the situation very serious,” Fuhrmann said. “We should be aware of the possibility of nuclear escalation, but at this point, we shouldn’t exaggerate the likelihood of it.”
In a rare but not unprecedented move, Russia has attempted to signal its willingness to use these weapons by putting its nuclear forces on alert. And Putin has warned of dire consequences awaiting third parties like the U.S. should they choose to take military action in defense of Ukraine.
“You can think of this as a case where a nuclear power, namely Russia, is using its nuclear arsenal as a shield behind which it can become more aggressive,” Fuhrmann said. “There’s a long-standing concern that nuclear weapons allow countries to do just this kind of thing.”
However, it’s difficult to make a nuclear threat appear credible, Fuhrmann said, especially in cases where a nation invokes the nuclear option in an attempt to change the geopolitical status quo.
More: https://today.tamu.edu/2022/04/13/in-ukraine-conflict-nuclear-escalation-is-possible-but-not-likely-expert-says/
Putin's defense minister Sergei Shoigu has had a 'massive heart attack not from natural causes' and
Putin's defense minister Sergei Shoigu has had a 'massive heart attack not from natural causes' and TWENTY generals 'have been arrested' over bungled invasion
Shoigu is thought to have suffered a heart attack possibly caused by foul play
Russia's defence minister, 66, has been a close ally of Putin ever since 2012
He was a mainstay early in the invasion but has been largely absent for weeks
Russian-Israeli businessmen Leonid Nevzlin made the extraordinary claim
If his claims prove to be true, it would confirm suspicions of a major rift between the isolated Russian president and his closest advisers and military leaders
Nevzlin was once one of Russia's richest men but fled the country in 2003 when Putin and the Kremlin decided to seize his oil company
By DAVID AVERRE FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 06:32 EDT, 14 April 2022 | UPDATED: 17:05 EDT, 14 April 2022
A Russian-Israeli businessman has claimed Russia's defence minister Sergei Shoigu has suffered a heart attack, which he suspects was caused by foul play.
There had been suspicions of tensions between Putin and Shoigu in late March over the invasion's slow progress, with US intelligence suggesting the pair fell out when Putin learned of the extent of Russian losses in Ukraine.
But Shoigu, 66, is now thought to be in intensive care after suffering 'a massive heart attack' which 'could not have occurred due to natural causes', according to Leonid Nevzlin, suggesting Putin's longtime ally may have been the subject of an assassination attempt ordered by his boss.
Shoigu was last seen on yesterday on a video conference with Putin and other ministers about the development of the Arctic but did not speak, and there is speculation the Kremlin is using previously recorded footage of Shoigu since his withdrawal from public appearances weeks ago.
More: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10718247/Putins-defence-minister-Sergei-Shoigu-massive-heart-attack-not-natural-causes.html
WW2 - OverSimplified (Part 1)
If there is one thing to learn from these wars is that when someone starts taking over countries, looking the other ways will eventually come back to haunt you.
This Man Votes
Are you brainwashed?
Pro-Russia rally in Cyprus. And instant karma.
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