Things are heating up in the Donbass

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We would supply missiles, launching platforms and personnel. Sale would only be a meaningless cover story which will mean nothing to Kremlin's decision on response. We got away with crossing all previous red lines, our own red lines and Russian red lines. Russia compensated for it with more of Ukrainian territory. They prioritized that instead of expending the conflict and this worked well for them. If they are attacked with tomahawks and it has a devastating effect and rise of internal criticism of restraint , all bets are off.

You mean like Russia did during Vietnam ?

 

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You mean like Russia did during Vietnam ?

Russia staged missile attacks on U.S. territory under the flag of N. Vietnam?

 

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Russia staged missile attacks on U.S. territory under the flag of N. Vietnam?

Russian troops operated north Vietnamese SAM sites for them and shot down many US aircraft.

 

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Russian troops operated north Vietnamese SAM sites for them and shot down many US aircraft.

Vietnam is not U.S. territory.

 

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Vietnam is not U.S. territory.

The planes were. And the pilots they killed were.

 

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The planes were. And the pilots they killed were.

The planes and pilots were in Vietnam.

 

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The planes and pilots were in Vietnam.

Well, I'm sure Ukraine will only strike targets in occupied greater Ukraine then.

The only question is "what can Russia do to retaliate, and why didn't they do that over the half a million dead Russians already ?".

And basically all they have left to escalate is "attack NATO directly", or "nuke something".

Neither of those would end well for them.