>>23884395they've been been saying that for a while, they won't because it would absolutely mean their own complete destruction
>>23884367hype gets clicks, at their pace their economy would implode well before "reaching their goals"
they gambled on simply the appearance of might being enough to cower ukr into submission (w/o much of a plan beyond /if dat don't wurk, we can terrorism/), and they went bust. their military/civil infrastructure is in shambles and they've resorted to, essentially, becoming a vassal of china to stay afloat... bros is using pack-animals on the frontlines for fuck's sake, and using 40 million dollar unarmed nukes to do some property damage, cause that'll intimidate 'em and show 'em urcereals #justsaynowtokleptocraticautocracy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcz5naWDzwM