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According to a Wall Street Journal report citing US intelligence, Russia could be preparing a limited incursion against a NATO member state within weeks. The report comes as the war in Ukraine remains largely deadlocked and the impact of the conflict is increasingly felt inside Russia.

Analysts cited in the report suggest Vladimir Putin may seek to open a new front rather than risk being remembered as the leader who lost Ukraine, raising fresh questions about NATO’s readiness and resolve.

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[-] CapuccinoCoretto@lemmy.world 24 points 12 hours ago

this doesn't make any sense.

Agreed, but if I had a dollar for every time the world did something stupid and non-sensical I would be emperor of Earth.

[-] plyth@feddit.org 4 points 12 hours ago

Non-sensical to you or non-sensical to the people in power?

[-] VinegarChunks@lemmus.org 13 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

Russia’s invasion if Ukraine , for example, makes perfect sense if you’re a dictator surrounded by yes-men blowing smoke up your ass about your amazing military strength for years (while they take the military money and spend it on yachts in the Mediterranean)

I really doubt Putin would make this particular mistake twice though

[-] plyth@feddit.org 3 points 12 hours ago

blowing smoke up your ass about your amazing military strength for years

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Khasham

Can they hide that?

[-] CapuccinoCoretto@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago

The paranoid schizophrenic who chopped a stranger's head off on a bus, unprovoked, thought he was reasonable - a demon intent on acts of unspeakable evil had to be destroyed. :/

[-] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago

Yes, and humans with rabies will refuse to drink, even though they need water to survive. Decisions made under literal medical delusions aren’t stupid or nonsensical, they’re misinformed and inherently alogical.

[-] CapuccinoCoretto@lemmy.world 1 points 7 hours ago

The point is it felt reasonable at the time to the individual.

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