Russia warns U.S. over arms shipments to Ukraine

[Gunny]

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/03/12/russia-warns-u-s-over-arms-shipments-to-ukraine-00016820

If Russia decides to carry out this latest threat thrown against the wall to see if it sticks, it ought to escalate matters. Going to depend on how the EU and Biden/NATO react. I say it's 50/50 whether or not the West backs down.

Sorry. No faith in the Biden Admin; especially, where balls are concerned.

[Kathianne]

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/03/12/russia-warns-u-s-over-arms-shipments-to-ukraine-00016820

If Russia decides to carry out this latest threat thrown against the wall to see if it sticks, it ought to escalate matters. Going to depend on how the EU and Biden/NATO react. I say it's 50/50 whether or not the West backs down.

Sorry. No faith in the Biden Admin; especially, where balls are concerned.
Perhaps I read that wrong? Any shipments going to Ukraine would be considered targets? That would be assumed, no? Or did he mean shipments in say Poland or Hungary? That would mean attack on NATO, no?

[Gunny]

Perhaps I read that wrong? Any shipments going to Ukraine would be considered targets? That would be assumed, no? Or did he mean shipments in say Poland or Hungary? That would mean attack on NATO, no?You read it right (or the same as I). Arms shipments to Ukraine are targets. Not very specific as to WHERE they would attack them.

You make a good point though since we just nixed planes flying from a US AFB. Problem with displaying weakness to an enemy is they will exploit it. I would.

[BoogyMan]

This would be a significant escalation, but I don’t know if president chin-dribbles would have the backbone to respond decisively to any action taken. He might respond by air dropping Eric Swalwell into Russia with a megaphone. That would be a really harsh measure.

All joking aside there are so many ways this could turn out to be a truly awful mess. The feckless leadership, the lack of resolve, the rudderless sailing of a country that seems to be lacking direction….I can’t help but think about what the Greeks postulated in their cyclical political doctrine of anacyclosis “weak men make hard times, hard times make strong men, strong men make good times, good times make weak men.”


https://www.politico.com/news/2022/03/12/russia-warns-u-s-over-arms-shipments-to-ukraine-00016820

If Russia decides to carry out this latest threat thrown against the wall to see if it sticks, it ought to escalate matters. Going to depend on how the EU and Biden/NATO react. I say it's 50/50 whether or not the West backs down.

Sorry. No faith in the Biden Admin; especially, where balls are concerned.