“If Europe suddenly wants to start a war with us and starts it,” Putin said, then it would end so swiftly for Europe that there would be no one to negotiate with in Europe. Putin used the Russian word for “war”. He also suggested that the war in Ukraine was not a full-blown war and that Russia was acting in a “surgical” manner which would not be repeated in a direct confrontation with European powers. “If Europe suddenly wants to fight with us and starts, we are ready right now,” Putin said.
NOTE: imo there is a lot of saberrattling going on lately. Its all part of the political game. Pls let’s keep our heads cool with clickbait titles and speculations. I can sympathise with the worries and that these are trying times for us.
How can he say that when they can’t even win a war against Ukraine?
Nuclear weapons
Simply because he has no problem to send millions of people as cannon fodder against EU, like he is doing in Ukraine.
And in his mind, as long as he is alive, he win. Never mind if his country is destroyed.
First rule about compulsive liars: There is always a bigger lie. Especially when your last lie is exposed.
iiuc, some analysts say bluff, others say it makes clear Putler doesn’t want peace, others say Putler, Chinan, NK and Iran want to proactively destabilise Western democracy in order to create a new world order. I’m inclined to conclude, probably all the above mentioned reasons. And, to my dismay, depending on how one looks, they’ve been petty successful in their long-term plans.
From a neg. pov:
- destabilising EU: corrupted national and EU politicians, Brexit, Hungary, Slovenia; Invasion & annexations Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia.
- destabilising USA: supported and influencing US politics and the rise of Trump.
- Africa: destabilising sahel region, rising Ruso-Sino influence, Suez canal.
- Middle-East: destabilising Syiria
From a pos.pov.:
- rallied democracies to become more unified; i ncreased decoupling of delivery chains, more independent critical elements & scrutiny concerning Western and Ruso-Sino economic ties.
- awakened awareness of dependencies and fragility of democracies in all continents ( who’s friend and foe). -push for more ( green) energy and technological autonomy
It’s now all in flux and there is a strong momentum now, indicating that the outcome will be maybe decided in the next 1 -5 years. Have most probably missed many things…This is just my take after reading some analysis.
It’s probably a strategy to create extra pressure concerning the ongoing negotiations and “peacetalks”.
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