I'm half convinced Putin wants NATO to get directly involved so that he can pull out of Ukraine and be like "We didn't lose to Ukraine, it was the West who once again oppresses poor little Russia"

[–] logi@lemmy.world 39 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If that's what he really wants, then I'm sure it could be arranged and nobody needs to get nuked. But it probably isn't.

[–] wandermind@sopuli.xyz 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I'm not so sure NATO wants to play directly into Putin's anti-West narrative.

Also why would anybody get nuked lol

[–] logi@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I'm not so sure NATO wants to play directly into Putin's anti-West narrative.

They might give Putin that in return for his retreat from Ukraine. That would be the "arrangement". But again, I don't really believe it.

Also why would anybody get nuked lol

That's what Putin keeps threatening if NATO gets involved.

[–] Munkisquisher@lemmy.nz 10 points 2 years ago

He warned about nukes if the west sent artillery, and then when they sent tanks and again over HIMARS, and guess what the threat was about sending jets?

[–] gigachad@feddit.de 17 points 2 years ago

If that's what is necessary let's go

[–] Hux@lemmy.ml 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I bet that will be his playbook if Joe Biden retains the White House.

If Trump returns to the White House, Putin will get a punch card for every NATO state he annexes—for every sixth country he conquers, he’ll get a genocide “free-pass”.

[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

for every sixth country he conquers, he’ll get a genocide “free-pass”.

The fine print will read: may be used on past genocides to obtain this card.