Oh good. Everyone is making it sound like they're going to make a radioactive cloud that triggers article 5. Nope, they're just making more shitty propaganda for the domestic Russian audience.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They've also rigged the reactors, we just don't know if they'll donate them as well or if that's just a backup plan. But given Russia's level of competence throughout the war who knows if they'll accidentally detonate it.

[–] G_Wash1776 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That’s the part where it gets interesting. Either they commit to blowing the plant or not. If they do, we’ll see Article V activated and the war will be over.

If they don’t, this would be the smartest move though as said very aptly in the beginning of the war by a Ukrainian soldier “thank god they’re so fucking stupid” so I tend to think it will happen just out of incompetence.

[–] Stuka 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thinking Article 5 is just a magic end the war button is naive as all hell

[–] mirror_slap 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

yes and no... NATO would decimate Russian troops in Ukraine in a matter of days via long range missiles and air power. It's just a matter of what the Russian response would be.

[–] Stuka 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That's not how this works. They could certainly soften them, but if all it took was missiles and artillery Russia would own Ukraine by now