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Everything could lead to nukes with Russia. There is no "this far and no closer or I will use nukes". They will or won't use them at their own discretion. Ukra
by BadBadJellyBean 5mo ago
Everything could lead to nukes with Russia. There is no "this far and no closer or I will use nukes". They will or won't use them at their own discretion.
Ukraine has long decided that they will not be deterred by the threat of nuclear bombs. They seem to be determined to win back the territory that they have lost or at least put themselves into a better bargaining position.
- jfengel 5mo agoUkraine will not be deterred, but their weapons suppliers are. They've limited how much and what kind of aid they give to Ukraine, seemingly out of some kind of calculus about what will push Russia over the edge. It's wildly unclear whether that calculus is too risky, too cautious, or completely unmoored from reality. About all that we do know is that Russia hasn't nuked anybody... yet.
- red-iron-pine 5mo agomost of their weapon suppliers are not deterred, they're busy replenishing their own stockpiles, long since neglected due to post-cold war "peace dividends" and putin owns trump, so that's not a nuke thing