All Putin has left is to "rattle the nuclear saber," says H.R. McMaster

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has ignited fears that he could use tactical nuclear weapons in his ongoing war in Ukraine. President Joe Biden said last week that the risk of "Armageddon" facing humanity was greater than it had been at any point since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis.

Former U.S. national security adviser and retired Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster said Tuesday that Putin's objective is to incite fear, and all he has left is to "rattle the nuclear saber."

"[President Biden's] message was unfortunate there, because it does kind of play into Putin's hands," McMaster, a CBS News contributor, said about Mr. Biden's "Armageddon" remark.

McMaster said the Russian leader's goal was to spread enough fear within the countries supporting Kyiv as to "constrain our support for the Ukrainians, who are defending their children."

Putin signaled late last month that he could resort to a nuclear attack, vowing to "defend" all Russian territory, and making it clear that he counts occupied regions of Ukraine as Russian soil.

He said Russia would "certainly use all the means at our disposal," and stressed: "It's not a bluff."

https://www.yahoo.com/news/putin-left-rattle-nuclear-saber-155336305.html

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[moon]

One nuke might be a bluff. Well over two thousand nukes is a statement of intent.

It verges upon the unthinkable- but the US has set two horrific precedents. The Russians are fully aware of the outcome of allowing NATO into Ukraine.

 

[Cypress]

[FONT=&]Russian President Vladimir Putin has ignited fears that he could use tactical nuclear weapons in his ongoing war in Ukraine. President Joe Biden said last week that the risk of "Armageddon" facing humanity was greater than it had been at any point since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis.
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[FONT=&]Former U.S. national security adviser and retired Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster said Tuesday that Putin's objective is to incite fear, and all he has left is to "rattle the nuclear saber."
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[FONT=&]"[President Biden's] message was unfortunate there, because it does kind of play into Putin's hands," McMaster, a CBS News contributor, said about Mr. Biden's "Armageddon" remark.
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[FONT=&]McMaster said the Russian leader's goal was to spread enough fear within the countries supporting Kyiv as to "constrain our support for the Ukrainians, who are defending their children."
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[FONT=&]Putin signaled late last month that he could resort to a nuclear attack, vowing to "defend" all Russian territory, and making it clear that he counts occupied regions of Ukraine as Russian soil.
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[FONT=&]He said Russia would "certainly use all the means at our disposal," and stressed: "It's not a bluff."

https://www.yahoo.com/news/putin-left-rattle-nuclear-saber-155336305.html

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Call the tinpot dictator's bluff.

Ukraine has already recaptured parts of Kherson, Donetsk, and Luhansk oblasts from the occupiers and launched attacks on Crimea, and there is no sign of a nuclear strike

 

[moon]

Call the tinpot dictator's bluff.

You ought to be in restraints, you tub-thumping armchair corporal.

 

[moon]

Call the tinpot dictator's bluff.

You're certifiable.

Russian missiles pounded more than 40 Ukrainian cities and towns, Ukrainian officials said on Thursday, after a UN General Assembly resolution called Moscow's annexation of Ukrainian territory "illegal" and Ukraine's allies committed more military aid.

Russia repeated its position that the West, by helping Ukraine, indicated that "they are a direct party to the conflict" and warned the admission of Ukraine to NATO could trigger World War Three.
"Kyiv is well aware that such a step would mean a guaranteed escalation to a World War Three," the deputy secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, Alexander Venediktov, told the state TASS news agency on Thursday.



https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2022/...ian-missiles-target-more-than-40-cities-towns

 

[Cypress]

You ought to be in restraints, you tub-thumping armchair corporal.

I have almost no doubt that your hero Vlad has been privately warned by NATO that if he deploys tactical nukes against Ukraine, NATO will sink the Black Sea fleet and unleash a hailstorm of air and missile strikes against occupying Russian forces.

 

[anonymoose]

The Russians are fully aware of the outcome of allowing NATO into Ukraine.

Which is, they'd be even more insane to attack Ukraine in the future. Not much else.
You must've meant allowing Ukraine into NATO.

 

[anonymoose]

I have almost no doubt that your hero Vlad has been privately warned by NATO that if he deploys tactical nukes against Ukraine, NATO will sink the Black Sea fleet and unleash a hailstorm of air and missile strikes against occupying Russian forces.

Including those in Crimea.

 

[Hawkeye10]

Pushing the Russians into a corner was always likely to lead to this result.

Dont be so sure that they wont actually take this nuclear.

 

[Cypress]

You ought to be in restraints, you tub-thumping armchair corporal.

I told you many months ago that you and Putin underestimated Ukranian nationalism, the capabilities of Ukranian armed forces, and you and Vlad forgot the lessons of history - that for centuries people of the East Slavic nations refuse to give up their autonomy and will fight relentlessly and tenaciously to defend their home turf.

You should have listened to me before you and Vlad humiliated the Russian armed forces and turned Russia Into a pariah state.



Cypress' Judgement, 8 to 9 months ago:

Ukraine is not Chechnya, Georgia, or Moldava. Ukraine is a large country with a substantial military, capable of inflicting significant damage.

Ukraine has morale and commitment on it's side. Putin may have underestimated Ukranian nationalism.

Putin's and Moon's Judgements, six to eight months ago:

Putin Boasts of Being Able to Take Kiev in Two Weeks
https://time.com/3259699/putin-boast-kiev-2-weeks/?amp=true

Ukrainian army- leaderless, deserting, unsupported. How quickly the tide of propaganda ebbs as fortunes change .

"YOU DO NOT POKE THE RUSSIAN BEAR!"

 

[anonymoose]

Pushing the Russians into a corner was always likely to lead to this result.

Don't you think they had a large responsibility for pushing themselves into a corner? First, they could have taken Kyiv had they executed their blitzkrieg properly. It was not well planned at all.

Dont be so sure that they wont actually take this nuclear.

I'm not. But it would be just another of a series of blunders on their part IMO. All they can do is escalate, but they cannot win without winning a game of chicken.

 

[moon]

You must've meant allowing Ukraine into NATO.

No- it's the other way around. NATO is a protectionist racket.

 

[moon]

I have almost no doubt that your hero Vlad has been privately warned by NATO that if he deploys tactical nukes against Ukraine, NATO will sink the Black Sea fleet and unleash a hailstorm of air and missile strikes against occupying Russian forces.

You're pathetic. Get a grip.

 

[anonymoose]

No- it's the other way around. NATO is a protectionist racket.

Well duh. European countries need protection against Russia.

 

[Tranquillus in Exile]

If NATO succeeded in their supposed plan (much touted in some quarters) to overthrow Russia, what would they do with it?

Iow, what exactly is Putin claiming to be afraid of?

 

[moon]

Well duh. European countries need protection against Russia.

I don't believe that they do.

 

[moon]

If NATO succeeded in their supposed plan (much touted in some quarters) to overthrow Russia, what would they do with it?

What would Russia do with Europe ? NATO is redundant. It's a protection racket that has invented a threat.

 

[moon]

Cypress;

Moon's Judgements, six to eight months ago:


Quote Originally Posted by moon, May 27 View Post
Ukrainian army- leaderless, deserting, unsupported. How quickly the tide of propaganda ebbs as fortunes change .

You missed the point of my comment then, you tub-thumping psycho- and you're still missing it now. Here it is again- for you and other warmongering dumbasses;

How quickly the tide of propaganda ebbs as fortunes change

 

[Cypress]

I have almost no doubt that your hero Vlad has been privately warned by NATO that if he deploys tactical nukes against Ukraine, NATO will sink the Black Sea fleet and unleash a hailstorm of air and missile strikes against occupying Russian forces.

It's not even a secret anymore, it's being said openly.

The Russian army will be 'annihilated' if it launches a nuclear attack, warns EU Foreign Policy chief Josep Borrell

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ti...-if-putin-uses-nuclear-weapon-on-ukraine/amp/

 

[Cypress]

What would Russia do with Europe ? NATO is redundant. It's a protection racket that has invented a threat.

Putin and his ultra nationalist supporters believe Russia has a right to reconstitute the Russian empire under the control of Moscow, and that includes all the Russian speaking areas of Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Ukraine, Belarus.