A note on how to understand this statement, because there's something very different in the way that Russians speak about things.
Americans are used to every public statement being filled with hyperbole, attempts to manipulate, political correctness, and generally loose talk. Russians, on the other hand, speak directly and plainly, and they definitely mean what they say. They also, perhaps as a result, play their cards very, very close to the vest and generally say little.
About a year and a half ago, Russia already got nuked:
It was particularly outrageous because the strike was almost certainly launched from Finland so air defenses would have no time to react. That means it was not really strike by Ukraine, but by NATO itself.
What did Russia say about it? Nothing. They announced an evacuation of the town, and then... they let the incident die. As did all Western media. The damage was done and the perpetrators didn't want any interest in exactly what went down there. The provocation--a nuclear one--had failed.
The point of all this is, the Russians definitely mean what they are now saying. Why make up shit now when they could have told the truth a year and half ago? The Neo-imperialists are getting crazier by the day as they watch their projects (the Ukraine War, NATO, and the EU itself) crumbling away before their eyes.
Russia is too timid. NATO has crossed Russia's red lines repeatedly without a proportionate response.
When NATO planes help coordinate and target Ukrainian drone strikes on Russia, Russia should shoot down those planes. Europeans aren't willing to fight Russia over 1 airplane that was participating in Ukraine's war.
The public understand a proportionate response--it's like Karma or FAFO.
*Kiev.
A note on how to understand this statement, because there's something very different in the way that Russians speak about things.
Americans are used to every public statement being filled with hyperbole, attempts to manipulate, political correctness, and generally loose talk. Russians, on the other hand, speak directly and plainly, and they definitely mean what they say. They also, perhaps as a result, play their cards very, very close to the vest and generally say little.
About a year and a half ago, Russia already got nuked:
We're supposed to believe this explosion at the 107th Arsenal in Toropets, Russia was caused by a Ukrainian drone. If you want to mark a date for the start of WW3, this is it. (conspiracies.win 9/19/2024)
It was particularly outrageous because the strike was almost certainly launched from Finland so air defenses would have no time to react. That means it was not really strike by Ukraine, but by NATO itself.
What did Russia say about it? Nothing. They announced an evacuation of the town, and then... they let the incident die. As did all Western media. The damage was done and the perpetrators didn't want any interest in exactly what went down there. The provocation--a nuclear one--had failed.
The point of all this is, the Russians definitely mean what they are now saying. Why make up shit now when they could have told the truth a year and half ago? The Neo-imperialists are getting crazier by the day as they watch their projects (the Ukraine War, NATO, and the EU itself) crumbling away before their eyes.
Who knows what'll come next.
Russia is too timid. NATO has crossed Russia's red lines repeatedly without a proportionate response.
When NATO planes help coordinate and target Ukrainian drone strikes on Russia, Russia should shoot down those planes. Europeans aren't willing to fight Russia over 1 airplane that was participating in Ukraine's war.
The public understand a proportionate response--it's like Karma or FAFO.