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Sab_moh_maya_hain t1_jaeclz6 wrote

What’s even the end goal here? Can they even sustain a war on all these sides?

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the-worldtoday t1_jaexa1k wrote

Hitler went a little crazy opening too many fronts. And he had much more capable armed forces.

Let's see how well this works out for Putin.

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TheGarbageStore t1_jaf00jl wrote

The goal is to drive Ukrainian and NATO resources away from the Russian offensives in the four occupied oblasts. Every shell sent to Moldova is a shell not sent to Ukraine.

Any place with a lot of Russians is potentially concerning. Estonia is 23% Russian by ethnicity and cities like Narva, where they are heavily concentrated, could be sites for trouble. Southeastern Moldova is a hotbed of Russian sentiment outside of Transnistria itself.

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bic-spiderback t1_jaf4ecv wrote

It's my impression that the governments in the Baltic states would be better equipped to handle attempts at meddling in their internal affairs, is that the case though?

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Ago13 t1_jaenqo7 wrote

Who knows, perhaps the ammo stockpiled in Transnistria, it´s allegedly a huge quantity but then again my head hurts every time I try to make sense of something done by Russia

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harryp0tter569 t1_jaew22s wrote

I can help you with your headaches.

Just imagine every move made by Russia was done by a toddler picking a strategy based on the colour and shape of it, and if it has shiny moving parts.

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LordShadowside t1_jaepkvq wrote

Probably not, but having the largest nuclear arsenal in the world is giving someone a power boner nonetheless.

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