An influential Russian security advisor to Vladimir Putin, Nikolai Patrushev, claims the United States and NATO helped plan Ukraine’s movement into Russia this morning. Patrushev, considered by many to be the natural successor to Putin, detailed the incursion as a “terrorist invasion” into the country.
The incursion is the largest foreign military action in Russia since WWII.
🚨🇷🇺Russia's security council chief Nikolai Patrushev:
— Aussie Cossack (@aussiecossack) August 16, 2024
⚡️The West is using Sweden and Finland to deprive Russia of access to the Baltic Sea, turning it into NATO's "internal sea";
⚡️The West is actively implementing a strategy to tie down Russia in the Black Sea, NATO is… pic.twitter.com/iptJDwvw40
Russia still holds substantial personnel and materiel superiority over Ukraine, controlling nearly 20% of the country.
The action inside Russia is said to have emboldened Kremlin advisors who see larger scale war as the only viable option and an increase in military efforts seems more likely than ever due to the attack.
NATO soldiers on Russian territory in Kursk#kursk #russia #ukraine #war #putin #Ucrania #rusia #ukrayna #rusya #savaş #UkraineRussiaWar️️ #UkraineWar #Ukrainian #ısrael #nato pic.twitter.com/IU94yGTCpQ
— 𝕎𝕎𝕀𝕀𝕀 ⚔️ (@WWIIIWorldWar) August 16, 2024
An anonymous US official familiar with the matter stated that if Ukraine makes advances inside Russia, destroying non-military targets using Western-supplied equipment could be seen as pushing the limits the Biden administration set forth, perceptibly increasing the likelihood of a direct NATO-Russian conflict.
Currently, Western backers such the UK and US allow only for their weaponry to be used inside Ukraine for defense.
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