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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSo Vlad says a no fly zone is essentially a declaration of war.
And the whole world is supposed to respect that??????????
Sapient Donkey
(1,568 posts)My comment here is based on from Putin's other comments where he doesn't call it a war, but a special military operation, and also says he doesn't have any ill intentions.
https://democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=16442899
Thomas Hurt
(13,903 posts)he isn't declaring war on NATO or the EU or the US, etc.
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relayerbob
(6,544 posts)If their Air Force could control the air space, it already would be a no fly zone
SergeStorms
(19,193 posts)be his invasion of a neighboring sovereign nation, and his intention of murdering every human being within it, and the destruction of it's infrastructure. No indeed.
Anyone who flew airplanes above this genocide of the Ukrainian People, and prevented Russia from bombing Ukraine back into the stone age would be totally declaring war on Russia.
Putin is crazier than a shithouse rat.
Happy Hoosier
(7,285 posts)Is essentially declaring war. Hes seeing just how scared some are. Hell rale what he can get.
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(47,470 posts)bluewater
(5,376 posts)And the whole world is supposed to respect that?
Apparently yes.
Isn't that what almost everyone even on DU is saying?
I spoke with my Senator's office yesterday and that is essentially what they said is the senator's position too.
dem4decades
(11,282 posts)war against Russia.
uponit7771
(90,335 posts)... they've shot down 9 RuAF planes in the last week.
This isn't going well for Putin is an understatement.
Cha
(297,154 posts)were an act of war.
Unhindged and panicking? . . . If Putin keeps claiming sanctions are an act of war,
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216444349
PortTack
(32,755 posts)Cha
(297,154 posts)Baked Potato
(7,733 posts)MerryBlooms
(11,767 posts)Meowmee
(5,164 posts)ColinC
(8,289 posts)Cowardice.
MoonlitKnight
(1,584 posts)And the first nuclear war threat was simply because he didnt like the British Foreign Secretarys comments.
He probably considers sitting too close to him at the dinner table an act of war.
patphil
(6,169 posts)When you declare war, you don't get to set the conditions the defenders have to abide by.
Baked Potato
(7,733 posts)denbot
(9,899 posts)WTF, Russian threats will work.. until they dont. These assholes need to be schooled on how to back up a threat.