• 8oow3291d@feddit.dk
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    20 hours ago

    Like what? Putin needs his missiles himself.

    And remember that the US, is way, way more militarily powerful than Russia. The US has tons of spare military capacity, unlike Russia. Russia would lose an escalation war, and Russia knows it.

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      19 hours ago

      Russia is much closer to Iran than the US which means it can move troops and equipment into Iran quickly.

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        19 hours ago

        Ukraine literally has a land border with the EU, where the US has large equipment stockpiles and perfect logistics. Logistically it is likely much easier for the US to send stuff to Ukraine.