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TuesdayShuffle t1_iy85i51 wrote

Reply to comment by Lost_in_Limgrave in Qatar and Germany sign long-term natural gas agreement by dragon8811

Well, if Ukraine has shown us anything, it's that nuclear plants can become hostages in armed conflicts. I assumed we all understood that we shouldn't fuck with them or act like we are gonna fuck with them during a conflict. That obviously isn't the case, this is why we can't have nice things.

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Lost_in_Limgrave t1_iy8ds82 wrote

It was an unwise strategy for sure, but not one that I expect the Russians would try and repeat elsewhere, the main reason being that Germany is in NATO. I very much doubt the Russians would try and invade at all. If they did, it wouldn’t be for very long as they’d be pummelled by all of NATO. Either that, would go full WW3 very fast…

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TuesdayShuffle t1_iy8gchv wrote

I honestly don't know how far Putin would/will push Russia, this whole invasion into Ukraine has gone off-script. He seems hell-bent on getting Russia wrapped up into military conflicts to keep himself in power. If his position as leader were to get threatened, I picture him doubling down and I really don't know what that looks like. I definitely feel for our NATO allies that are closer to the Russian border....

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