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[–] echodot@feddit.uk 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

That doesn't really deal with the fundamental problem though that in the Russians cannot possibly win against NATO in their current state. So attacking NATO right now would be guaranteed defeat. NATO won't need to negotiate because they will win and they will know that they will win.

The only card Putin will then have to play is the nuclear weapons threat. Which given the fact that he's already started a pointless unwinnable war with NATO, on top of his other pointless unwinnable war, nuclear weapons are an actual real possibility.

Victory against NATO was highly unlikely when Russia's military was powerful, now it's practically impossible.