A nuclear strike followed by a NATO air offensive would be quite an escalation, the subject is averting it. Preferably by just saying what they're going to do, instead of current vague "most severe consequences"
It's often said that Putin didn't quite get Biden's cautious threats seriously and thought he can get away with his escalation in February, and that he wouldn't go with it if he has been told about how he would in fact face the almost 1% of NATO land forces potential that would demolish his army as it did happen.
Sort of similar of how Saddam wasn't straight up told DON'T OR WE'LL FUCK YOU UP in these very words instead of the cautious diplomatic crap in the case of Kuwait 1990. He also didn't take it seriously, because they didn't tell him in the terms he would understand. (https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-03-21-mn-658-story.html)
If it's an attack to foil the nuclear strike that he's just ordered, I don't know where his confusion could go from.
Regardless it’s an act of war by nato, this will lead to the decimation of Eastern Europe with nukes.
A conventional attack on Russian military is in the cards anyway but as a punitive response.
Which is completely stupid, this is only going to escalate and lead to China grabbing as much land as possible while we deal with Russia
A nuclear strike followed by a NATO air offensive would be quite an escalation, the subject is averting it. Preferably by just saying what they're going to do, instead of current vague "most severe consequences"
It's often said that Putin didn't quite get Biden's cautious threats seriously and thought he can get away with his escalation in February, and that he wouldn't go with it if he has been told about how he would in fact face the almost 1% of NATO land forces potential that would demolish his army as it did happen.
Sort of similar of how Saddam wasn't straight up told DON'T OR WE'LL FUCK YOU UP in these very words instead of the cautious diplomatic crap in the case of Kuwait 1990. He also didn't take it seriously, because they didn't tell him in the terms he would understand. (https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-03-21-mn-658-story.html)