Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested that he could order his troops to try to seize more land in Ukraine to protect bordering Russian territory. The threat made Tuesday carries questionable credibility because the Kremlin lacks full control over areas it already annexed. In some of his most detailed remarks about the war in months, the Russian leader also asserted that Ukrainian forces had suffered “catastrophic” losses in a new counteroffensive. He said he was not contemplating a new troop mobilization, as many Russians have feared. But he did not rule out another troop call-up later.
  • sunbeam60@lemmy.one
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    1 year ago

    To be honest, I thought Putin had been trying to seize more of Ukraine since the attack began. Just those pesky Ukrainians in the way.

  • Malin@omg.qa
    1·
    1 year ago

    The truth is that his army had been doing a really great job over the past year so his high hopes are clearly motivated. /s

  • SomeDude@feddit.de
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    1 year ago

    No, that’s not what he implied.

    , Putin said he was considering whether “to create on Ukrainian territory a kind of sanitary zone at such a distance from which it would be impossible to get our territory.”

    Anyone who has spent more than 2 minutes listening to Putin and his “nuke”-speeches knows that a “sanitary zone” is a euphemism and means “nuclear wasteland”. He threatens to create a radiation zone in Ukraine to prevent them from attacking russia.

    • Krause [he/him]@lemmygrad.ml
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      1 year ago

      He threatens to create a radiation zone in Ukraine to prevent them from attacking russia

      I guess ICBMs don’t exist right? We’re all still in feudalism and the only possible way to stop an enemy from advancing is to bust out the bugs bunny handsaw and chop away land from your borders.