Nithavela
you're in charge you can do it just get louis
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It's just bog standard russian propaganda tactics.Some real mask-off moments already in this thread. I suspect we'll see more as the phony concern for Ukrainian casualties and civilians gives way to seething anger over the Russian losses and the feverish speculation over potential Russian retaliation.
Even talking about "retaliation" is propaganda talk. There are no retaliations in a war, just like there are no "retalatory" strikes in a drawn out fight, there is only an exchange of military strikes until one side crumbles or both sides decide to create peace. By saying that Russia will retaliate, one puts Ukraine into the role of aggressor. In truth, this was the answer for years of bombing civilians, and while Russia's "retaliations" strike at energy grids or civilian homes, this was a legitimate military target.
At this point, Moscow really only has the choice of either ramping up their drone strikes, which just means that they will start those drones in a week that would have flown in a month instead. They could start more missiles, but they lost a lot of their means to do so. Again, same problem for Russia of just draining their stockpiles and not increasing the amount of attacks over a longer period. Or they could opt for nukes, but that would turn the entire world against them.
In my opinion, this has increased chances for peace, since Moscow will have less incentive to continue fighting. It's no accident that this attack happened hours before the next round of peace talks.
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