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> In the world where might makes right, it’s justifiable for the head of a state to literally threaten everyone with nuclear weapons. He was warning about nato

> In the world where might makes right, it’s justifiable for the head of a state to literally threaten everyone with nuclear weapons. He was warning about nato expansion to the russian borders being unacceptable for mane years. Did the west understand that? No! I guess he's signaling the importance of the issue.

mrtesthah 5y ago
>He was warning about nato expansion to the russian borders being unacceptable for mane years. That’s a mischaracterization of the threat. The threat was to prevent any interference in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which is sovereign country. Putin’s threat of nuclear war was not made in the context of NATO expansion nor the deployment of nuclear arms near Russia’s borders, etc. Nuclear weapons were in fact removed from Ukraine at Russia’s behest.
- 331c8c71 5y ago
  > The threat of nuclear war was not made in the context of NATO expansion, the deployment of nuclear arms next to Russia’s borders, etc. "Russia will use nukes once ukraine joins nato?" It doesn't make any sense. The nukes were removed from ukraine like in 91. Usa wanted that no less than russia, it was a deal.
synergyS 5y ago
We the ordinary people, we don't care about nukes and geopolitical issues so much, why we are in this now? I will not lay my life for geopolitical issues nor Ukrainian people should be forced now to lay theirs. Lets invest hugely in fusion and move away from damn oil so all of this goes away...
- mrtesthah 5y ago
  Geopolitical issues can have a huge effect on the daily lives of citizens, as we’ve seen from the sanctions so far. All citizens should have the power of collective self-determination, and this includes the foreign policy of their nation. In a democracy, governments are accountable to their citizens. So if the war against Ukraine bothers you, you should contact your representatives within your government to do something about it.

mrtesthah 5y ago

>He was warning about nato expansion to the russian borders being unacceptable for mane years. That’s a mischaracterization of the threat. The threat was to prevent any interference in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which is sovereign country. Putin’s threat of nuclear war was not made in the context of NATO expansion nor the deployment of nuclear arms near Russia’s borders, etc. Nuclear weapons were in fact removed from Ukraine at Russia’s behest.

331c8c71 5y ago
> The threat of nuclear war was not made in the context of NATO expansion, the deployment of nuclear arms next to Russia’s borders, etc. "Russia will use nukes once ukraine joins nato?" It doesn't make any sense. The nukes were removed from ukraine like in 91. Usa wanted that no less than russia, it was a deal.

synergyS 5y ago

We the ordinary people, we don't care about nukes and geopolitical issues so much, why we are in this now? I will not lay my life for geopolitical issues nor Ukrainian people should be forced now to lay theirs. Lets invest hugely in fusion and move away from damn oil so all of this goes away...

mrtesthah 5y ago
Geopolitical issues can have a huge effect on the daily lives of citizens, as we’ve seen from the sanctions so far. All citizens should have the power of collective self-determination, and this includes the foreign policy of their nation. In a democracy, governments are accountable to their citizens. So if the war against Ukraine bothers you, you should contact your representatives within your government to do something about it.