News Forum - UKRAINE UPDATES: Zelensky warns Italy of Putin’s end game; Russia could use nuclear weapons under ‘existential threat’

[Thaiger]

As Russia’s invasion of a sovereign European nation under false pretexts marks one month, here’s the latest headlines from the war in Ukraine…. • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the Italian parliament via video call on Tuesday. He warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s ultimate goal is to take Europe. He said that Putin’s aim is “to have influence and control over your politics, to destroy your values. Ukraine is the gateway to Europe for Russian troops.” Zelensky received a standing ovation before and after his 12-minute speech to lawmakers in Rome, saying… “Tens of thousands of families have been […]

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[Cabra]

When you are paranoid everything is an existential threat

[AlexPTY]

would not US or any other nuclear weaponized country do the same?

[Fester]

I think all this 'existential threat stuff came from this CNN interview:

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/03/22/europe/amanpour-peskov-interview-ukraine-intl/index.html

 

NB this looks like the wrong CNN clip but the text is relevant.

[oldschooler]

8 hours ago, Cabra said:

When you are paranoid everything is an existential threat

Yes. Putin equates himself and his kleptocratic tyranny as “ Russia” and being “under threat” (they are, from Putins actions)  with Russia itself & Russian People being under threat ( they aren’t, except again by Putins said kleptocracy).

With this deluded rational Putin can declare an existential threat any time HE alone chooses.
 

DO IT. Minute he starts nuclear release protocols he’ll be hooked off stage internally by the men in white coats

[MikeW]

It used to be that the nuclear powers new that if the button was pushed there would be no winner now putin is starting to act like that fat midget in North Korea 

[Soidog]

2 hours ago, oldschooler said:

Yes. Putin equates himself and his kleptocratic tyranny as “ Russia” and being “under threat”

That is a typical trait of someone with absolute power who has been in office for so long. They start to see themselves and the country as one and the same. So when Putin feels slighted, he takes it a Russia being slighted. When he’s not shown the personal respect he thinks he should receive, he’s convinced it’s a lack of respect to Russia. It then becomes much easier for narcissistic nutter like him to justify it to themselves. There’s only two ways for this to end. In WWIII or for Putin to be told to leave in some form of military coup. It’s not possible for Putin to rejoin the world stage now. As a result, for as long as he’s around, Russia and its people will be on the road to 1990 living standards. 

[EdwardV]

2 hours ago, AlexPTY said:

would not US or any other nuclear weaponized country do the same?

Do what? Threaten countries with nuclear destruction if they don't do what you want? I can't remember any country other than Putin lead Russia and Pooh lead China doing so. The USSR was very careful not to issue that threat, same with prior leaders in China. I mean you might get some random general making a statement out of his rear, but not as government policy like we are seeing today.