The main point that’s being conveyed through these updated terms is that Russia will not allow Ukraine to be used as NATO’s proxy for inflicting the bloc’s hoped-for strategic defeat upon it.
Here is the conundrum: If Russia really is the massive geopolitical threat it is made out to be by our leaders (I'm a Dutchman living in the UK), shouldn't we be undeterred by Russia's nuclear weapons? After all, if that would be true, we would have nothing to lose and everything to preserve (and thus to win). Both the UK and the Netherlands are part of the NATO nuclear weapons sharing programmes and the UK has nuclear weapons of its own as well. Yet, most denizens of Western societies are however subtly well aware we have a lot to lose from attacking Russia in any way (directly or indirectly). I am not going to personally benefit at all if Royal Dutch Shell gets access to the Ukraine's wealth of natural resources, but I may have to deal with all the potential downsides of its attempts to get it.
It would be wise for Russia not to get sidetracked and remain focused on defeating the Nazi AFU forces. Ukraine can be of no threat upon its surrender.
Russia needs to force a surrender in response to increased hostility by Zelensky.
The only way Russia is going to be able to neutralize Ukraine is to take control of it.
The whole concept of Ukraine turned out to be a bad idea. Russia should take it over and make the changes needed so that Ukraine will be its new western buffer zone.
If Russia wants regime change in Ukraine, it's going to have to take it and neutralize the existential threat if faced. Step it up, Russia.
Here is the conundrum: If Russia really is the massive geopolitical threat it is made out to be by our leaders (I'm a Dutchman living in the UK), shouldn't we be undeterred by Russia's nuclear weapons? After all, if that would be true, we would have nothing to lose and everything to preserve (and thus to win). Both the UK and the Netherlands are part of the NATO nuclear weapons sharing programmes and the UK has nuclear weapons of its own as well. Yet, most denizens of Western societies are however subtly well aware we have a lot to lose from attacking Russia in any way (directly or indirectly). I am not going to personally benefit at all if Royal Dutch Shell gets access to the Ukraine's wealth of natural resources, but I may have to deal with all the potential downsides of its attempts to get it.
It would be wise for Russia not to get sidetracked and remain focused on defeating the Nazi AFU forces. Ukraine can be of no threat upon its surrender.
Russia needs to force a surrender in response to increased hostility by Zelensky.
The only way Russia is going to be able to neutralize Ukraine is to take control of it.
The whole concept of Ukraine turned out to be a bad idea. Russia should take it over and make the changes needed so that Ukraine will be its new western buffer zone.
If Russia wants regime change in Ukraine, it's going to have to take it and neutralize the existential threat if faced. Step it up, Russia.