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minus-squarecybersin@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down6·7 months agoFrance putting “boots on the ground” would mean a direct conflict between nuclear powers and would likely drag in the entirety of NATO. Unless you want to live Fallout, such an escalation would be absolutely insane.
minus-squareEndorkend@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down1·7 months agoThe threat needs to be there and real, otherwise Putin and Russia will never stop. THAT is the insanity. We’ve tried the economic approach, we’ve tried talking, we’ve tried not doing more than sending weapons to Ukraine. It clearly doesn’t work and Putin will just keep repeating what he has been doing until there’s actual repercussions to what he’s doing.
France putting “boots on the ground” would mean a direct conflict between nuclear powers and would likely drag in the entirety of NATO.
Unless you want to live Fallout, such an escalation would be absolutely insane.
The threat needs to be there and real, otherwise Putin and Russia will never stop.
THAT is the insanity.
We’ve tried the economic approach, we’ve tried talking, we’ve tried not doing more than sending weapons to Ukraine.
It clearly doesn’t work and Putin will just keep repeating what he has been doing until there’s actual repercussions to what he’s doing.