What should our response be if Russia invades Ukraine?

[JimG]

Um, there's also that little caveat that we guaranteed their security for them giving up their nukes under a treaty brokered by the Clinton administration.

And an agreement that RU clearly broke when they invaded the Crimea in 2014.

 

[Blitzkrieg]

And an agreement that RU clearly broke when they invaded the Crimea in 2014.

Correct. Which is/was another shining example of how worthless the UN is as an organization.

 

[kingofnerf]

Correct. Which is/was another shining example of how worthless the UN is as an organization.

Yep. They hit the road early on in the Iraq war on terror.

A mere symbol of a by-gone era...kinda like the Dallas Cowboys. LOL

 

[kingofnerf]

I'm trying to remember if the Nazi's had Nukes... the phrase fuck around and find out comes to mind, No one wants to find out!
Who from NATO has supported starting WWIII?

MSN

On Saturday, the head of NATO’s military committee said Ukraine has the solid legal and military right to strike deep inside Russia to gain combat advantage. Speaking in Prague at the close of the meeting of the alliance's military chiefs, Adm. Rob Bauer of the Netherlands said, “Every nation that is attacked has the right to defend itself. And that right doesn’t stop at the border of your own nation.”

Lt. Gen. Karel Řehka, chief of the General Staff of the Czech Armed Forces, made it clear his nation places no such weapons restrictions on Kyiv.

“We believe that the Ukrainians should decide themselves how to use it,” Řehka said.

 

[AikenGameFan]

Ukraine being able to capture so much Russian land will eventually affect the entire conflict. And Russia has pulled some troops from Ukraine to go try and get it back, but they are not having much success yet.
Ukraine attacking arms depots deep in Russia will affect the conflict too.
When we attacked Iraq in the Gulf war, they had the absolute best weapons Russia had made. We had no problem destroying Iraq's military then. They had the best MIGs and the best Tanks they had bought from Russia.
Today, I do not think Russia's weapons are all that much better. If they are, why is Ukraine still in it. Using all the modern weapons Ukraine has been getting, they may actually start driving Russia back out. Russia just had time to build such tough defenses, it is not going to happen quick. And apparently, Russia does not care about losing so many troops. They just keep sending untrained boys into battle.

 

[Longhaul]

I saw one person with apparent Russian ties in the comments of one of the links saying the seismic reading only corresponded to about 3 tons of TNT, which he took that to mean that the drones took out one storage bunker instead of all 240 tons and that was it. Even if that's true, the shock waves would have destroyed most of the rest.

Allowing Ukraine to use long-range missiles to attack Russia's military supply chain could bring an end to the war faster. Russia's economy has been focused on the military for so long, just like Nazi Germany was before WW2.

NATO apparently supports Ukraine's use of long-range ballistic missiles against targets in Russia.

Great further escalation.

 

[GMB2USC23]

MSN

I think that support will be tested in a vote soon...

Zelenskyy talks up Ukraine's NATO membership bid in long-awaited 'victory plan' reveal

The Ukrainian leader's so-called "victory plan", which he presented to the Ukrainian Parliament on Wednesday, lays out Ukraine's preconditions for a ceasefire deal and is designed to strengthen its hand in any future negotiations.View on euronews

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