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Related: About this forumPutin Will Try To Use 'Unexpected, Unconventional' Means To Seize Ukraine - The Last Word - MSNBC
New Yorker columnist Robin Wright joins MSNBCs Lawrence O'Donnell to discuss whether Vladimir Putins nuclear war threat is an epic bluff as the war in Ukraine drags on and the humanitarian crisis there worsens. Aired on 03/08/2022.
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Putin Will Try To Use 'Unexpected, Unconventional' Means To Seize Ukraine - The Last Word - MSNBC (Original Post)
Rhiannon12866
Mar 2022
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The way I heard it phrased on tonight's news was that he's angry because not enough "deference"
Rhiannon12866
Mar 2022
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Madman Theory in action. He's a narcissistic psychopath and he knew his time was up
FreepFryer
Mar 2022
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LetMyPeopleVote
(144,005 posts)1. Putin is crazy which is why we should worry
Rhiannon12866
(203,028 posts)2. The way I heard it phrased on tonight's news was that he's angry because not enough "deference"
Is being paid to him - by those who are opposing him. I agree, this sounds extremely dangerous.
FreepFryer
(7,077 posts)3. Madman Theory in action. He's a narcissistic psychopath and he knew his time was up
He went all in.
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)4. Trying to build his legacy before illness kills him
Dangerous situation for sure!
Why are oligarchs allowing him to stay in power?
dalton99a
(81,073 posts)5. Putin needs to be dead.
Martin68
(22,671 posts)6. Using nuclear weapons in Ukraine would bring down military hell on Russia.
Not a single nation in the world (with the possible exception of North Korea) would defend Russia if they used a nuclear weapon, tactical or strategic.