APsWhoopinRoom t1_iuc2byt wrote on October 30, 2022 at 4:37 AM

Reply to comment by LetUsSpeakFreely in EU has frozen 17 billion euros in Russian assets by MonarchistParty

Relax, they wouldn't do that unless their sovereignty is threatened.

LetUsSpeakFreely t1_iuc4g4o wrote on October 30, 2022 at 5:00 AM

I'm not fan of Putin, but from their perspective their sovereignty is being threatened. NATO has been adding member countries all along Russia's borders and through that, tons of military support. Their access to warm water ports is virtually nil and will be nil if they lose access to Ukraine.

I think Putin is going about this the wrong way. For the last 30 years Russia should have been creating industry and cultivating trade partners, but their leadership is stuck in a Cold War frame of mind.

If things keep going like this, we're going to see Russia become a vassal state to China, and they'll try to undermine the dollar and euro through BRICs.

The media would have you believe this is all Putin being an unreasonable madman, but there is a MUCH larger game here that's being ignored.

APsWhoopinRoom t1_iuc4wtq wrote on October 30, 2022 at 5:05 AM

If they actually believed their sovereignty was in peril, they would have launched the nukes. Keep in mind, what they say is very different than what they actually believe/feel. It's all posturing. They wouldn't launch nukes unless troops are actually marching towards major Russian cities (not in annexed territory).

Putin loves power, and he won't have anyone to oppress if everyone is dead. Nukes won't fly unless as an absolute last resort to keep his country from being overrun.