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I'm sorry, but what do you think would be the consequence of Russia bombing targets in... Romania, let's say. Considering the US has air defense in the area, I

I'm sorry, but what do you think would be the consequence of Russia bombing targets in... Romania, let's say. Considering the US has air defense in the area, I doubth they even could. The situation is hardly comparable.

gip 5y ago
That is true, bombing targets in a NATO country wouldn't work. On the other hand Russia could probably try to completely seal that border. It's not easy to do and will take years, but can be done.
- kmonsen 5y ago
  No. Ukraine has a giant border with Poland. Russia do not have the troops to close it down. They don’t have the troops to counter civilian resistance either. I read an article about hostile army : civilian population ratios in recent conflicts. Russia is off by an order of magnitude and Ukraine has a history almost as bad as Afghanistan. Russia really thought they would be greeted as liberators.
  - ignoramous 5y ago
    > Russia really thought they would be greeted as liberators. Even if they did, they won't now. And that only means more bad news as then they wouldn't mind a Syria in their backyard as the only thing that's worse than that, in their eyes, is NATO in their backyard. > ...history almost as bad as Afghanistan. I don't know what history you are alluding to, but after advent of Islam in Central Asia, Afghanistan was a dominant power in the region, with its rule firmly established in South Asia for a century or two. Afghanistan's recent "bad history" is courtesy of Soviet and American invasions.
Cthulhu_ 5y ago
It depends if it's the Russian army or some force that Russia can claim plausible deniability from. I mean there's been at least three assassination attempts at Zelensky in the past week, one by Chechens and two by a paramilitary group that, while supported by Russia, is not actually represented or (formally) under order by them. Plausible deniability.

gip 5y ago

That is true, bombing targets in a NATO country wouldn't work. On the other hand Russia could probably try to completely seal that border. It's not easy to do and will take years, but can be done.

kmonsen 5y ago
No. Ukraine has a giant border with Poland. Russia do not have the troops to close it down. They don’t have the troops to counter civilian resistance either. I read an article about hostile army : civilian population ratios in recent conflicts. Russia is off by an order of magnitude and Ukraine has a history almost as bad as Afghanistan. Russia really thought they would be greeted as liberators.
- ignoramous 5y ago
  > Russia really thought they would be greeted as liberators. Even if they did, they won't now. And that only means more bad news as then they wouldn't mind a Syria in their backyard as the only thing that's worse than that, in their eyes, is NATO in their backyard. > ...history almost as bad as Afghanistan. I don't know what history you are alluding to, but after advent of Islam in Central Asia, Afghanistan was a dominant power in the region, with its rule firmly established in South Asia for a century or two. Afghanistan's recent "bad history" is courtesy of Soviet and American invasions.

Cthulhu_ 5y ago

It depends if it's the Russian army or some force that Russia can claim plausible deniability from. I mean there's been at least three assassination attempts at Zelensky in the past week, one by Chechens and two by a paramilitary group that, while supported by Russia, is not actually represented or (formally) under order by them. Plausible deniability.