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BlinkysaurusRex t1_j2dit6c wrote

Reply to comment by coldazice in Ukrainian air defense will become stronger in new year – Zelensky by Espressodimare

They aren’t. Russia attacked Ukraine, not Estonia or Latvia. There are actual NATO forces stationed in those countries. I think the rhetoric and tensions would be higher. But Ukraine also just so happening to be one of few non-NATO potential targets, and the country Russia invaded is no coincidence. We could get hypothetical and say “if Russia did win quickly…” but they haven’t. And a large part of that is feeling merely the heat from the flame of what lies just past Ukraine. Would they walk into the fire after this? Doubt it. And I think their action at the outset implies that they weren’t willing to back then either.

Even amongst that rhetoric, Putin has all but admitted to the reality that Russia stands zero chance against NATO in conventional warfare. Leaning back on the reminder of their powerful nuclear arsenal.

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Ok-disaster2022 t1_j2fg7ph wrote

NATO strategies in a war with Russia involved sort of abandoning the areas near the borders as Russia invades and slowly fighting them out like in Ukraine. The NATO forces understand their job is to slow down Russian advance but also to retreat when it becomes inevitable until they get reinforcements, which would generally begin within a week of somehow there was a surprise attack.

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