• m-p{3}@lemmy.ca
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    11 months ago

    They are, and they also have a defense pact with the US. Direct confrontation would be stupid as that could trigger NATO Article 5, so Putin will likely try to stir shit on a non-military level (social, political, imports, etc).

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      11 months ago

      Putin will likely try to stir shit on a non-military level (social, political, imports, etc

      Because that is all he can do at the moment.