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Originally Posted by Baron von Kriterium
What do you think? What do you honestly think is going to happen?
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Well Biden did call an urgent meeting with NATO allies and heads of EU councils/commissions this morning. I don't have any idea, just reposting news.
If Putin invades, his situation at home is substantially weaker than he is letting on. He's pushing things far closer to the brink than before. Putin wants to retire rich though and get away with all the money's he's laundered off his Gazprom natural gas kickback schemes and what not, I don't see how invading would help that goal and stabilize his retirement plans.
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Originally Posted by Locke
Everyone knows that the best invasions are the well publicized ones.
"Hey Ukraine, we're going to invade, when is good for you? Before the Olympics are over? Cool? We'll have our people call your people we'll do lunch! Then we're going to take all your perogies and borscht. Sorry about that. Dasvedanya."
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US had Intel on Russian troop movements when they invaded Crimea last time and not leaking allowed the Russians to play that "it's just pro-Russian separatists and vacationing Russian citizens". Guessing US officials leaking this to the press is deliberate to counter potential repeat disinformation and deter round 2.