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LAKE SELIGER Russia (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Friday Russia's armed forces, backed by its nuclear arsenal, were ready to meet any aggression, declaring at a pro-Kremlin youth camp that foreign states should understand: "It's best not to mess with us."
"Thank God, I think no one is thinking of unleashing a large-scale conflict with Russia. I want to remind you that Russia is one of the leading nuclear powers."
His tone darkened when speaking on Ukraine, blaming the United States and the European Union for the "unconstitutional" removal of Kiev's former Moscow-backed president Viktor Yanukovich and replacement with a pro-European government.
Don't mess with nuclear Russia, Putin says
For get about ISIS, I/P, Ebola, Ferguson and worry about slipping into an escalating conflict with a nuclear super power, or not.
is putin actually sane? he cannot honestly be suggesting that he would use nuclear weapons to keep ukraine from leaving his sphere of influence
I don't think he's beyond using the threat, and I sure hope he's sane or the world could be looking at its epitaph.
Don't mess with nuclear Russia, Putin says
For get about ISIS, I/P, Ebola, Ferguson and worry about slipping into an escalating conflict with a nuclear super power, or not.
This is what happens when the US is led by a weak President. Voting democrat brings this type of thing about.
This is what happens when the US is led by a weak President. Voting democrat brings this type of thing about.
What are you talking about, Putin is talking out his ass. Who was president when Russia was messing with Georgia? Huh?This is what happens when the US is led by a weak President. Voting democrat brings this type of thing about.
Putin,
Kiss my ass!
Let's see how tough he is when his economy tanks and his people start to bulk.
Good grief, making mountains out of a molehill statement made to a youth camp. What do you expect from him in that venue, "gee kids, we're going to show our bellies to whatever nation says they're right and we're wrong". That would make him Obama.
Horse Hockey,
Obama is doing more than his predecessor when Georgia was invaded, which was nothing.
What should our president be doing he isn't doing?
he cannot honestly be suggesting that he would use nuclear weapons to keep ukraine from leaving his sphere of influence
You are right. He cannot be honestly suggesting that as his comments were about what would happen if someone attacked Russia itself.
Don't mess with nuclear Russia, Putin says
For get about ISIS, I/P, Ebola, Ferguson and worry about slipping into an escalating conflict with a nuclear super power, or not.
What are you talking about, Putin is talking out his ass. Who was president when Russia was messing with Georgia? Huh?
This is what happens when the US is led by a weak President. Voting democrat brings this type of thing about.
This is what happens when the US is led by a weak President. Voting democrat brings this type of thing about.
Putin is an idiot if he thinks he's going to light off a nuke, and live.
Almost certainly, Putin was repeating existing nuclear weapons doctrine but in a simplified fashion concerning his audience. He also wanted to remind his audience that Russia is secure from such attack, because its nuclear arsenal is a deterrent. If Russia were invaded and were facing a real prospect of defeat, it would use all weapons in its arsenal to try to stave off that outcome. There is virtually no prospect that a war limited to Ukraine would lead to a nuclear exchange. In short, I don't believe his remarks represent any meaningful changes in Russia's existing foreign policy and security posture or new threats toward NATO.
But Putin is also saying don't tank my economy with threats of trade wars and sanctions. That's why he threatening to cut off gas to Europe this winter, even though it would severely hurt the Russian economy. Those sanctions Russian Ruble Sinks to Record Low are almost as much a threat to his power as all out war. The Russian Oligarchs will most likely remove their support of him, allowing for a massive downturn in popular opinion and civilian revolt.
He's boxed himself in with his Ukraine aggression, and if NATO and the US sincerely believe he'll get the Ukraine and move to other former blocks, they'll keep up the pressure.
Right. We've already seen that Obama's threats (toward foreign countries) don't add up to a hill of beans.
There's little doubt that Putin will retaliate on a tit-for-tat basis economically. If Russia is hit by sector-wide sanctions, I have little doubt that Russia would cut off natural gas deliveries to Europe. He views economics as part of a larger national interest where the national interest takes precedence. The Western thesis is that economics trumps all other factors and the calculation was that sanctions would curb Russian aggression. That hasn't happened, because Putin sees things differently. Moreover, Russia still is not a fully democratic state where the population can bring about a change in government. Putin has tools that more resemble authoritarian governments that he can and would likely deploy should such a situation arise.
IMO, the U.S. and NATO need to maintain pressure so long as Russia acts in a counterproductive fashion. If or when Russia takes a more constructive course, then opportunities for easing should be available. Right now, there's no real indication that Russia will take a more constructive approach in the near-term.
So please share your solution to dealing with the maniac Putin.
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