This (admittedly pro-Ukraine American) analyst argues that Russia knew there wouldn’t be an aggressive response from NATO, and the aim is not to destroy targets or probe defences, but rather to make the populations of NATO countries scared of attacks on their own territory. The goal is to redirect anti air defences from going to Ukraine to protecting NATO airspace where they won’t really be used or needed, and thus reducing defences in Ukraine.
Posted by Belzebutt
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Which is why we need to set up a no fly zone over Ukraine West of dnipro.
Too much of the “pro-Ukraine” side in 2025 will hyperfocus on “saving” Ukraine, even if it means escalating beyond all reason or undermine other countries’ security or economic well-being. So, I don’t completely trust those voices. Also, someone who claims [pre-WW1 warfare was conducted with “sculptured depictions of the crucifixition”](https://youtu.be/kAqHnMXLUno?t=688) does not exactly sound like an erudite authority on geopolitics in my book.
But bots says otherwise, and bots can get you banned.
While they’ll keep posting shit as usual, and Reddit seems to like that shit
dont forget “pro-ukrainian american” is often times a russian op disguised as one
Of course there would not be an aggressive response to a couple of decoys held with ducktape, considering it would really lead to an escalation. Interesting take though, are NATO air defense units that scarce?