Posted on 04/22/2024 12:53:38 PM PDT by Red Badger
Russia warned Monday that the risk of a “direct military clash” between Russia and nuclear powers in the West is rising.
“Westerners are dangerously balancing on the brink of a direct military clash between nuclear powers, which is fraught with catastrophic consequences,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in a video message to the participants of the Moscow Nonproliferation Conference.
The comments come after Russia reacted angrily to the U.S. House of Representatives passing a $61 billion foreign aid package for Kyiv at the weekend.
House lawmakers approved the aid Saturday despite long-standing objections from hardline Republicans; the bill now passes to the Democratic-majority Senate, which is expected to approve the legislation later this week before it’s passed to President Joe Biden to sign it into law.
The aid is a lifeline for Ukraine, whose forces in the east of the country have had to ration their usage of shells amid shortages of supplies; Russian forces have been making gains in the Donbas region, with Ukraine pleading for more air defense systems, artillery and ammunition to turn the tide in the war.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked U.S. lawmakers saying the bill passed by the House “will keep the war from expanding, save thousands and thousands of lives, and help both of our nations to become stronger.” He urged the Senate to pass the bill as quickly as possible.
Have no fear for atomic energy, for none of them can stop the time.
Why is Russia so worried? All it does is line the pockets of some politicians, it won't actually help Ukraine at all.
Putin was in late-night meetings last night over the movement of French soldiers into Ukraine. America is planting specialists into Ukraine as well. Their death would give the impetus for NATO to attack, but NATO really has little to attack with other than nukes and long-distance missiles.
God save us all.
Has anyone ever opined here just how many (ballpark) of the MILLIONS of 155 mm Artillery shells in South Korea could be swiftly sent to Ukraine along with fieldpieces to fire them if someone in charge wanted them to go and in a hurry?
I think some already have.................
Nuclear war is a good thing now?
I get that Biden enjoys poking the (Russian) Bear, but why Johnson?
Putin’s goodbuddy Norks make some noise and that’s a non-starter.
Live boy or dead girl?
Soon but not yet.
Johnson must have been suborned.................
They will nuke Ukraine first.
They will nuke Ukraine first.
France and the US are putting ‘advisors’ into Ukraine, as if we haven’t been doing so for mover a year.
Sounds very familiar.
Tonkin Gulf type incident coming up just prior to the election.................
Which is why Russia needs to back off.
If you are a corrupt Democrat president desperately trying to hold on to power, it is.............
I think that is right. For all NATO’s posturing and all the shade thrown at the Russian Army, I doubt NATO can field much better. And I have no doubt that they will balk at committing ground forces anyway.
Tell me about it. We've been trying to tell those knuckleheaded idiot Zeepers that from day one. Victoria Nuland will roast in eternity.
They won’t. They have no incentive to.............
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