285 WSJ: Russia Preparing for Global Conflict With US, West (www.newsmax.com) 🗣️ DISCUSSION 💬 posted 2 years ago by Kampfer 2 years ago by Kampfer +285 / -0 122 comments share 122 comments share save hide report block hide replies
There are a lot of factors here, not just one.
And I don't think NATO makes any decisions. It is a treaty.
Remember the Cuban Missile Crisis? We came within an inch of nuclear war because we didn't want Russian missiles in Cuba.
Russia is in trouble. They are losing population at a fast rate. Their economy is based on oil and gas, much of it pumped through Ukraine.
People act like Putin is a nutjob, but the reality is that if they did nothing they would be in serious trouble as a nation.