Ka-pi96 said:
Because russia are a nuclear power. Attacking them now would be incredibly risky. putin's probably getting pretty desperate already and giving them the excuse of "hey, they attacked us, we're just defending ourselves", is a very risky move indeed. Not to mention russia has defensive agreements with China. China aren't likely to get involved in russia's offensive war, but if somebody else declares war on russia... |
If they wanted to use Nukes, then they can just nuke Ukraine. They won't though, because nuking any european country would be like declaring war on the whole continent.
Besides I am not talking about attacking Russia. I am talking about defending Ukraine. If they nuke another country for defending another, that would indeed be insane.
SecondWar said:
In addition to what Ka-pi said above, consider where exactly would Nato attack? The Nato countries that border Russia are Norway, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and Poland. Norway’s border is a very small one in the far north, where even if you wanted to launch an attack it would be impractical. As for the others, it would be almost suicidal for them to attack Russia, plus Nato’s article 5 wouldn’t apply in the event of a Nato member attacking Russia first. The countries with large border with Russia are Ukraine and Finland, and the Ukraine example is why Finland are more nervous now and seeking Nato membership. Georgia is still the most likely country to use Russia being preoccupied in Ukraine to attack, as Russia currently occupies territory claimed by Georgia - but this still appears unlikely given the military disparity between the two. |
Like I said above, I am not talking about attacking Russia. I am talking about defending Ukraine.
The new front would be for example, a Polish line of defense/offense in Kherson/ Crimea, while Ukraine focuses on Donbas.
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