Given how Ukraine is mopping up with them right now, I don’t see a play here. Seems like antagonizing your big brother while you’re losing a fight with your little sister. It could be lack of creativity on my part but I can’t see any gains at all for Russia in attempting this.
Most common theory I hear is they would feel better losing to NATO than losing to Ukraine.
phutatorius@lemmy.zip
on 26 Jun 09:26
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That’s almost funny if true.
Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works
on 26 Jun 10:00
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That sounds almost mildly clever. Until you realize that even with the US, the rest of NATO has enough planes and missiles to turn everything with camo paint on it between the border and Moscow into a giant fireball.
They literally just did like 2-3 weeks ago. Multiple drones from Russia flew into Baltics. One in my country (Latvia) attacked an oil tank. Last one was taken down by French fighter.
Under any other circumstances this would be a clear act of war.
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Given how Ukraine is mopping up with them right now, I don’t see a play here. Seems like antagonizing your big brother while you’re losing a fight with your little sister. It could be lack of creativity on my part but I can’t see any gains at all for Russia in attempting this.
Most common theory I hear is they would feel better losing to NATO than losing to Ukraine.
That’s almost funny if true.
That sounds almost mildly clever. Until you realize that even with the US, the rest of NATO has enough planes and missiles to turn everything with camo paint on it between the border and Moscow into a giant fireball.
And then everything in Moscow
Russia like to prod and test boundaries. If they can get away with something without retaliation, a boundary has moved and it’s a small win for free.
Opening up a second front in your war has historically always worked out well
Especially for a country that’s doing sooooo well.
It’s okay, they’ve only lost over a million people so far, and they still have all those women and children to send into the meat grinder.
Oh by all means please pick the 3rd largest army in nato that also absoulutely fucking hates russia.
They literally just did like 2-3 weeks ago. Multiple drones from Russia flew into Baltics. One in my country (Latvia) attacked an oil tank. Last one was taken down by French fighter.
Under any other circumstances this would be a clear act of war.