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> I don't, really. I think Ukraine avoids targeting Putin directly because it'd lead to serious retalliation (doubly so if unsuccessful); I think Putin avoids t
by stickfigure 2y ago
> I don't, really. I think Ukraine avoids targeting Putin directly because it'd lead to serious retalliation (doubly so if unsuccessful); I think Putin avoids targeting Zelensky these days as it'd make him a martyr.
You are naive:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_attempts_on_Volodymyr_Zelenskyy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_attempts_on_Volo...
Considering how famously paranoid Putin is, I doubt the Ukrainians get much opportunity. There's not a doubt in my mind they would take it if they could. What are the Russians going to do, invade?
- ceejayoz 2y agoYou’ll note that the official ones were all at the start, where a decapitation strike early might have helped. Once he became a national hero for staying that option dried up. The Ukrainians could hit the Kremlin with current drones, having hit targets in Moscow already. That they don’t is a deliberate calculation. No one wants to discover Putin’s genuine red line on nukes and his own personal safety.
- stickfigure 2y agoWell then it's a good thing that Putin only makes unofficial attempts on Zelensky's life now. Via the FSB, which is definitely not an official department of the government. Nope. Just a public service organization! The Ukranians could certainly hit the Kremlin with drones. Unfortunately for them, Putin doesn't live in the Kremlin, and the drones that can reach Moscow are rather small. But I 100% guarantee you that Putin's "red lines" won't matter when he's dead.