I’m thinking if Russia ends up releasing a bunch of radiation from Chernobyl and it spreads across Europe like last time (which it probably will), that will be what draws Europe into the war.
On the other hand, Vlad better be careful which way the wind is blowing.
This really smells like something that directly stems from Trump Putin talks. Trump is basically going to come up with a shitty deal for Ukraine, and then try to strong-arm Europe and Ukraine into going along with it. This is just a way of saying " hey Europe, this can affect you too! You should totally pressure Ukraine into taking this shitty deal… cuz you wouldn’t want something bad to happen, right? (Hint hint)"
Who had “Chernobyl radioactivity flaring up across Europe” on their 2025 bingo?
Some questions came up in my mind as soon as I saw this in the news this morning:
- How would Russia benefit from attacking Chernobyl?
- What is the evidence that it was Russia who did this?
I believe the benefit is making the situation more dangerous and unpredictable, which increases the gravity of the concessions Europeans are willing to make just have it all stop.
I can kind of believe that, except I still think it makes more sense for the losing party to do this as a signal that they will go scorched earth if they lose.
How would Russia benefit from attacking Chernobyl?
Russia has consistently applied wanton violence as a tool in this war. This is a threat to Ukraine: take a bad deal or things can get worse for you.
Even if we stipulate that “Russia has consistently applied wanton violence as a tool in this war”, it doesn’t follow that they would also do something that would be very risky to themselves when they are about to get everything they want. If makes more sense that the losing party would get desperate and want to send a signal that they would go scorched earth if they lose.
How the fuck is only 199 upvotes.
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You’re bloody well psychotic.
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