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> Russia seem to be closer and closer to the point where their only winning condition is a Grozny scenario and if that happens then there is no chance that NATO
by pbourke 5y ago
> Russia seem to be closer and closer to the point where their only winning condition is a Grozny scenario and if that happens then there is no chance that NATO would stand by.
If that happens we are facing the very real possibility of escalation to some kind of nuclear war per Russia’s doctrine.
- traviswt 5y ago“Let me do whatever I want or I’ll nuke you.” If we do not save Ukraine due to our own fear, then that’s the effective precedence Putin will have just set. Russian conquering Ukraine is an _escalation_ from NATO perspective.