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Trump Raised Striking Moscow, St Petersburg in Zelensky Call: Reports (www.newsweek.com)

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[–] Skua@kbin.earth 3 points 1 month ago

Russia thinks it can beat Ukraine with conventional forces, though. Or, at minimum, that it can retaliate against Ukraine with them. Russia might be and hopefully is wrong if Ukraine's supporters hold firm and don't fuck about, but the Russian government and military can reasonably hold that position

The US, though? There's fuck all that Russia can do to the US with conventional forces