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Polybius

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17. I don't think there will be a "conflict with NATO countries"

Reply to BH liberal (Reply #8)

Sun Dec 28, 2025, 10:15 AM

5 hrs ago

Russia would be stupid to attack them. NATO won't attack first either, nor should they.

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I Know When The Russia/Ukraine War Will End [View all] gab13by13 7 hrs ago OP

Or if Putin is gone PJMcK 7 hrs ago #1

What happens if there is a hot shooting war between NATO and Russia? PufPuf23 6 hrs ago #2

Russia is running out of money and manpower. Irish_Dem 6 hrs ago #5

That may depend on whether they are fighting a NATO-with-U.S. or a NATO-without-U.S. thesquanderer 5 hrs ago #14

I don't think Russia can handle two fronts, Europe and Ukraine. Irish_Dem 5 hrs ago #19

the ukraines know what they are in for and will die to stop it. rampartd 6 hrs ago #3

Can you talk some more about that please? mahina 6 hrs ago #4

If Krasnov isn't under Putin's orders gab13by13 5 hrs ago #10

100%. I get it. mahina 5 hrs ago #13

Just my opinion, gab13by13 4 hrs ago #30

King Trump has divvied up the world, & Putin gets Russia & Europe, Xi gets Asia, & Trump gets the Americas. CrispyQ 4 hrs ago #27

Yes, you are 100% spot on, gab13by13 4 hrs ago #32

Russians have been trying to leave Russia to avoid conscription IronLionZion 6 hrs ago #6

Yes there have been a lot of draft evasions among young men in Russia FakeNoose 6 hrs ago #7

I see a real possibility... BH liberal 6 hrs ago #8

I think Europe is getting ready to go on without the US... Wounded Bear 5 hrs ago #9

Once the nukes (even small ones) are deployed... BH liberal 5 hrs ago #11

That they are. Certainly Poland, Finland and the Baltics. paleotn 4 hrs ago #29

I don't think there will be a "conflict with NATO countries" Polybius 5 hrs ago #17

If Putin becomes desperate enough... BH liberal 4 hrs ago #28

That's the worry. There's a reason Putin was relegated to the Dresden backwater during his KGB days. paleotn 4 hrs ago #31

As Putin gets closer and closer... BH liberal 4 hrs ago #37

Yes, the downside of medical progress is that it benefitted Putin and tsf off-the-clock 3 hrs ago #38

Have you noticed the propaganda campaigns gab13by13 5 hrs ago #12

Thank you for the update on that meeting. Frankly, having Zelenskyy niyad 5 hrs ago #16

Phillips O'Brien has a good read today on what he calls Strelnikov_ 4 hrs ago #26

Yes, absolutely, gab13by13 4 hrs ago #33

You haven't been paying attention, then. ruzzians have been taking their niyad 5 hrs ago #15

So is it a run on the banks? Farmer-Rick 5 hrs ago #18

Russia's GDP is near zero right now, gab13by13 5 hrs ago #21

Thanks for the info Farmer-Rick 4 hrs ago #25

Pretty darn close. There are appparently limits on how much anyone can niyad 4 hrs ago #23

Also, Putin has started to ration gasoline in Crimea. gab13by13 4 hrs ago #34

Not just in Crimea. Moscow and St. Petersburg, and many more. niyad 12 min ago #40

Yes, it's coming. gab13by13 5 hrs ago #20

We seem to be at a cross roads Buckeyeblue 5 hrs ago #22

Totally no evidence on my part gab13by13 4 hrs ago #36

Specially some sort of visual evidence of Trump depravity Buckeyeblue 2 hrs ago #39

When China stops supplying drone components Strelnikov_ 4 hrs ago #24

It'll end when Putin is dead duckworth969 4 hrs ago #35