Russo-Ukrainian War 2014-23 and Invasion

[ulmont]

We just reached the "Tsar Takes Command" space on the Russian Revolution tracker: https://twitter.com/mij_europe/status/1520020783967444993?s=21&t=OgszeCuYnuG8-F4VCXtRlA

Now with graphics:

[Josquius]

This reference I do not know.
I was thinking more he'll be shooting himself in his bunker soon.

[crazy canuck]

This reference I do not know.
I was thinking more he'll be shooting himself in his bunker soon.

The Tsar took personal command of the Russian army.  It was stupid move for a number of reasons.  One of those was that he had no one left to blame.

[Admiral Yi]

Sounds fake.

Looks to me like some nice girl at the Spanish arms packing plant put in a cute note and some twitter dude drew the unwarranted conclusion that it was the queen spelling her own name wrong.

[FunkMonk]

How many VPs is Mariopol? Will it be enough to counter the Morale loss from the Sinking of the Moskva?

[The Minsky Moment]

This reference I do not know.
I was thinking more he'll be shooting himself in his bunker soon.

The Tsar took personal command of the Russian army.  It was stupid move for a number of reasons.  One of those was that he had no one left to blame.

The other being he had as much business commanding an army as I do being a lead dancer in the Bolshoi Ballet.

[Eddie Teach]

This reference I do not know.
I was thinking more he'll be shooting himself in his bunker soon.

The Tsar took personal command of the Russian army.  It was stupid move for a number of reasons.  One of those was that he had no one left to blame.

The other being he had as much business commanding an army as I do being a lead dancer in the Bolshoi Ballet.

You know how to get to Carnegie Hall, right?

[crazy canuck]

This reference I do not know.
I was thinking more he'll be shooting himself in his bunker soon.

The Tsar took personal command of the Russian army.  It was stupid move for a number of reasons.  One of those was that he had no one left to blame.

The other being he had as much business commanding an army as I do being a lead dancer in the Bolshoi Ballet.

Right, which makes having no one else to blame a bit of a problem.

[Habbaku]

This reference I do not know.
I was thinking more he'll be shooting himself in his bunker soon.

Paths of Glory.

[Jacob]

A twitter thread to read for those of you worried about Russian nukes: https://twitter.com/TrentTelenko/status/1520180151992131584

[Crazy_Ivan80]

How many VPs is Mariopol? Will it be enough to counter the Morale loss from the Sinking of the Moskva?

Not enough since it's not unlikely that every major city might be another mariopol.

[celedhring]

This reference I do not know.
I was thinking more he'll be shooting himself in his bunker soon.

The Tsar took personal command of the Russian army.  It was stupid move for a number of reasons.  One of those was that he had no one left to blame.

The other being he had as much business commanding an army as I do being a lead dancer in the Bolshoi Ballet.

A twitter thread to read for those of you worried about Russian nukes: https://twitter.com/TrentTelenko/status/1520180151992131584

My take on this has always been the same: yes, I'm convinced only a fraction of Russia's nuclear arsenal is actually in working condition. And that fraction is enough to cause untold damage.

[Tamas]

Yeah I mean it's interesting, and probable, and obviously nuclear threats the kind Putin and co. are making must not be caved to even if their arsenal is in tip-top shape. But, "we are fine, there'd be only a partial armageddon" is still not good news.

[Josquius]

What worries me about Russian nukes is it strikes me that if they were to try for a limited nuclear strike that a second/third tier British city is the likely target

[Tamas]

What worries me about Russian nukes is it strikes me that if they were to try for a limited nuclear strike that a second/third tier British city is the likely target

No a limited punitive strike on a NATO city seems like the most pointless move imaginable. The retaliation may aim to eliminate the rest of your nuclear capabilities, so I think once the decision is made to start nuking NATO cities, they'll unload everything they have, while they can.