The German intelligence services have prepared an analysis of the military threat from Russia for the government, which predicts that “from 2026 onwards”, it may attack the territory of NATO member countries.
  • BerührtGras@feddit.deEnglish
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    8 months ago

    Yeah… idk if any fightable russian men or weaponry will be left. And besides that, I trust in Nato to bomb his ass if push comes to shove

    • Kornblumenratte@feddit.deEnglish
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      8 months ago

      NATO is only as effective as it is united. Moscow is waging a hybrid war, they are attacking NATO in the information space since years or decades. Till 2026 there are a lot of elections — the US, Germany and the UK could be led by pro—Moscow governements in 2026, France’s next election is 2027.

      If Moscow wins the battle of the information space, it’s absolutely possible that they will able to freeze the war in Ukraine this year and “rescue the poor Russians oppressed by the Baltic states” in 2026 or 2027.

      • Echo Dot@feddit.ukEnglish
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        8 months ago

        There is no pro russian party in the UK, what are you on about. Even the right wing fascists are isolationists, they’re not pro Russian, and they’re also not going to win.

        The next election in the UK will either be in 3 months or towards the end of 2024 or early 2025 - UK elections are weird like that. The next election after that won’t be until 2030 and the outcome of the 2024/2025 UK election is practically a foregone conclusion, and it’s going to a leftist government. By 2027 that government will be in charge there won’t have been another election by then.

        • Kornblumenratte@feddit.deEnglish
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          8 months ago

          You’re right, I oversimplified.

          The key term here is isolationists. Regarding our topic – the question whether NATO is an automagically reliant deterrant – Moscow does not need to control the UK as a puppet state, it suffices that they promote isolationism to a degree that the UK would not intervene into “domestic matters of Latvia”.

          • Echo Dot@feddit.ukEnglish
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            8 months ago

            Yeah except the fact that the isolationists aren’t going to win the election, so what they want is irrelevant.

            There’s always going to be isolationist groups in every country but their existence can be ignored unless they are politically relevant, and this lot are about as politically relevant as any other random fringe party.

    • jol@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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      8 months ago

      That’s why Russia has been kidnapping recruiting men from India and other countries right?