“If Europe suddenly wants to start a war with us and starts it,” Putin said, then it would end so swiftly for Europe that there would be no one to negotiate with in Europe. Putin used the Russian word for “war”. He also suggested that the war in Ukraine was not a full-blown war and that Russia was acting in a “surgical” manner which would not be repeated in a direct confrontation with European powers. “If Europe suddenly wants to fight with us and starts, we are ready right now,” Putin said.
NOTE: imo there is a lot of saber-rattling going on lately. Its all part of the political game. Pls let’s keep our heads cool with clickbait titles and speculations. I can sympathise with the worries and that these are trying times for us.
There are only so many Russians to be sent as cannon fodder before you run out entirely.
Trying to do what’s being done in Ukraine with multiple fronts? Zero chance of any success.
True, but probably they are more than the ones EU can send.
From a pure logical point of view you are right, but in reality there is nothing that prevent him to do it. Which do not imply that he can win obviously, he just need to be able to go on longer than EU.
I mean, Europe minus Russia has what, like 4x the population of all of Russia?
Russia would be stretched dangerously thin trying to fight on multiple fronts, it’s already putting serious strain on their whole nation.
Yes, Eu has roughly 4x the population of Russia but I don’t think EU is willing to use its population as cannon fodder, while Putin will do it without any second thought.
True, but I am not sure that this would be a problem for Putin, he would not care about it as long as he can keep his rhetoric