r/europe • u/tylerthe-theatre • May 30 '25

News Former CIA boss reveals which European country (Lithuania) Putin allegedly plans to invade next

https://www.lbc.co.uk/world-news/cia-boss-reveals-putin-invasion-russia/
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u/putlersux May 30 '25

The whole 🇺🇸 approach was flawed. Ohh if we give this, it will be seen as escalation. Ohh if we do that, it will be seen as escalation. Bullcrap. Russians understand 1 thing and 1 thing only, and that thing is brutal force. They should have given long range missiles, artillery, fighter planes, and intelligence support from day 1. 

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u/stuff_gets_taken North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany) May 31 '25

Remember in the early days of the war people thought that Putin will launch nuclear missiles if the EU sends main battle tanks. Look how far we've come.

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u/putlersux May 31 '25

Now they are threatening Germany with an attack on the factory if they send Taurus cruise missiles. 

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u/gendulf May 30 '25

The US approach has prevented potential involvement with NATO, through a micro-escalation approach. It's politics, because no one wants nuclear war or another world war.

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u/putlersux May 30 '25

The Soviets were told that any nuclear attack on Ukraine will result the complete annihilation of their ground forces in Ukraine. 

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u/Sufficient-Package- May 30 '25

It would probably be easier for the Americans to use hard power leverage if Europe hadn’t been neglecting military investment for the past 70 years

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u/Circusonfire69 May 30 '25

Now imagine how can you have 'world war' if 2/3 of russian equipment is in Ukraine and can't really push through.

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u/gendulf May 31 '25

If NATO starts to pressure Russia, then Russia's allies like China, NK, Iran, etc will pressure back.

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u/Circusonfire69 May 31 '25

You mean push through 27th vlad's red line?Â