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In reply to the discussion: This isn't gonna just stop with Ukraine. [View all]BGBD
(3,282 posts)39. Putin has a button
But he knows if he presses it he's dead before he sees if the missiles even hit.
So unless he's willing to commit suicide over Estonia then he's not going to push it.
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You're naive as hell if you think that the Oligarchs don't have someone
MarineCombatEngineer
Feb 2022
#49
+1, Pootin is officially in my Bat Shit Crazy category and I don't see Russians going along with it
uponit7771
Feb 2022
#56
They were, prior to 2020. They became a lot closer to the EU after PAS took over.
Lancero
Feb 2022
#59
Yep. And let's hope the dictatorship known as China doesn't use the opportunity to invade Taiwan.
jalan48
Feb 2022
#15
I agree. Most of what I have been reading the past few weeks lines up with what you have said.
Quixote1818
Feb 2022
#45
Hitler didn't either, the economy of Germany was smaller than Russia's when he attacked Poland
uponit7771
Feb 2022
#51