unknownuserexe404 t1_iuh13o4 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 7:31 AM

Now see I’m what people call an idiot… so now in saying that, would it really reach that far?

EightandaHalf-Tails t1_iuh1hz7 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 7:37 AM

Doubtful. While Putler may go on and on and on about how they're already at war with NATO to try and explain the shitshow that is the Ruzzian army's performance in Ukraine, there's no way he would start an actual war with NATO (or at least there's little to no chance his generals would follow those orders if they were given).

nx569j t1_iuh3vvp wrote on October 31, 2022 at 8:14 AM

Russian propagandists are already discussing on a regular basis the need to invade Russia's neighboring countries. I don't understand why everyone is doing nothing.

Little-Helper t1_iuh7bxb wrote on October 31, 2022 at 9:08 AM

Russian propagandists have been discussing invasion of neighboring countries for years. That's why Baltic states are in NATO. Now Finland and Sweden are joining NATO too. What else do you want to happen?

nx569j t1_iuha6aq wrote on October 31, 2022 at 9:52 AM

As a person living in Russia, I want the NATO countries to conduct a special military operation to destroy the terrorist group that has seized power.

Little-Helper t1_iuhap6a wrote on October 31, 2022 at 9:59 AM

No. No intervention. That's the red line.

nx569j t1_iuhb77u wrote on October 31, 2022 at 10:06 AM

I know. But it could lead to the emergence of a second stronger North Korea. Or the likeness of Nazi Germany, which, having accumulated strength, will go to "liberate" its compatriots. Where I work (and this is a nuclear power plant), most people are either neutral or support Putin's policies. And these are all mature people with higher education. Russia is a real threat to the future of at least neighboring countries. Children are brainwashed with propaganda from childhood, and in the future they will grow up and pick up machine guns. Russia is no longer a state, its borders do not exist legally (the last referendum).

nx569j t1_iuhbf1g wrote on October 31, 2022 at 10:09 AM

And I do not believe that these people will be able to choose not just another gangster from the 90s for the role of president. And if they choose, then all the other people who are in power are still gangsters from the 90s.

linaku t1_iuhmdf6 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 12:17 PM

Unlikely. That's also the official position of our MoD.

That being said Lithuania is still in a very vulnerable position being sandwiched between Russia and Belarus. There are also some doubts if NATO reinforcements could arrive in time and as we've seen from Bucha, Russians don't need a lot of time to wreak havoc on civilian population and infrastructure. As unlikely as it may be that Lithuania gets invaded, preparing for it to the best of our abilities is absolutely the right thing to do.