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Is the War in Ukraine a Global War? (carnegieeurope.eu)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Experts seem divided on whether or not Russia's invasion of Ukraine already qualifies as a global war. There's no doubt that the conflict is having negative consequences on an international scale. There are those who claim that these consequences are grave enough to eventually end society as we have come to know it.

I think anyone can envision a scenario whereby V. Putin makes a decision that provokes other powers into direct armed conflict.

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[–] iByteABit 4 points 1 year ago

It's already causing massive geopolitical changes.. No one can say for sure where it all leads

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

It's global in so much as the global powers that have stakes in the outcome. Russia has been a cancer upon the international community for too long. Zelensky has given western nations a key ally in potentially bringing it all down around Putin's head.

It's possible Putin could do some serious stupid shit in the coming year if Ukraine's counter offensive really makes gains. If that happens, it will definitely become a global conflict. I'd like to think Putin, or at the very least his top officials, aren't THAT crazy.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

anyone can envision a scenario whereby V. Putin makes a decision that provokes other powers into direct armed conflict. I'm not so sure.

It doesn't seem in Russia's interest to suddenly fight a war on many sides. I'm also not convinced that NATO is champing at the bit to invade Russia.

I do think wider conflict would happen if a severe breakdown in NATO-Russian crisis communications occurred. Eg: Russian air defenses shoot down an AWACS plane in Polish airspace and nobody grabs a red phone to talk about it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Who decided that putting the delete button next to edit was a good idea?

anyone can envision a scenario whereby V. Putin makes a decision that provokes other powers into direct armed conflict.

I'm not so sure.

It doesn't seem in Russia's interest to suddenly fight a war on many sides. I'm also not convinced that NATO is champing at the bit to invade Russia.