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As if Ukraine really was an existential threat to Russia.
by apirilas 3y ago
As if Ukraine really was an existential threat to Russia.
- rsynnott 3y agoThe war is certainly an existential threat to the Russian regime and to Putin personally, though not to Russia as a concept. See also Afghanistan, which was a huge contributor to the collapse of the Soviet Union. Like, in 20 years there will almost certainly be a country called Russia, but it does seem _fairly_ likely that Putin will end up being very careless around a staircase or window or accidentally stabbing himself to death while shaving or whatever. Failed dictators get very accident-prone around such things.
- apirilas 3y agoThat is the US narrative. Also, the US narrative is that Russia wants to invade all Europe but at the same time the narrative is they lost 87% of the troops. One to stoke fear, the other to keep Ukraine in the proxy fight.
- rsynnott 3y agoEh? I mean, that's just reality. Generally, if you're a dictator, and you screw up sufficiently, you either end up in exile (not a great option for Vlad for a variety of reasons) or you get murdered. That is how it works; occupational hazard. The war is _absolutely_ an existential threat to him personally.