President Vladimir Putin warned the West on Wednesday that Russia was technically ready for nuclear war and that if the U.S. sent troops to Ukraine it would be considered a significant escalation of the war.

Putin, speaking just days before a March 15-17 election which is certain to give him another six years in power, said the nuclear war scenario was not “rushing” up and he saw no need for the use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine.

“From a military-technical point of view, we are, of course, ready,” Putin, 71, told Rossiya-1 television and news agency RIA in response to a question whether the country was really ready for a nuclear war.

Putin said the U.S. understood that if it deployed American troops on Russian territory - or to Ukraine - Russia would treat the move as an intervention.

  • Jaysyn@kbin.social
    261·
    10 months ago

    Ruzzias latest “final warning”, LOL.

    Fuck around & find out. If US troops are defending Ukraine, it’s too late for you Putin. At that point the Ruzzian Federation is at its end, one way or another, regardless of which button you push.

    • Fredselfish@lemmy.world
      114·
      10 months ago

      You know if Puntin was going down he is crazy enough to want to take the world with him. So be careful what you wish for.

      • DarkThoughts@fedia.io
        18·
        10 months ago

        So what? Then he’d do it either way. That doesn’t mean we should hiss the white flag and let him do as he pleases. Nuclear deterrence is not supposed to work like a blackmail to launch offensive operations against everyone else.

      • Jaysyn@kbin.social
        32·
        10 months ago

        You don’t understand. If we are already rolling thru Eastern Europe, Ruzzia very obviously can’t stop us & can’t win regardless if it does nuke the USA.

        Doing so would only hasten Putin’s demise.

          • Fredselfish@lemmy.world
            4·
            10 months ago

            And USA would launch our nukes and guess what so will ever country that got them and that’s game over. Haven’t you seen War Games? There no winners in that scenario. And only two men are crazy enough to do just that Puntin and Trump.

            And hopefully we can keep Trump out of office. But for Puntin we are stuck until he dies and lets hope it’s unsuspected and quick. Because if he thinks he going die he might want take us all with him.