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Originally Posted by Pointman
So, is common thinking that Putin's death would trigger a WWIII rather than stop this invasion altogether? At the start of the invasion there was a lot of talk about how assassinating Putin would stop this madness altogether. There were even rumors about Putin retreating into a bunker deep in Siberia. Now Putin is not afraid to fly to Kaliningrad. Any flight from Moscow to Kaliningrad is basically at NATO's missile gunpoint. Seems like NATO doesn't believe that this war is a one man's madness.
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If a western nation assassinated Putin, I believe Russian nuclear protocol is to launch nukes on the offending nation.