"Wearing the olive-green T-shirt that has become his wartime uniform, and appearing virtually from a capital thatтАЩs under siege, Zelensky was David asking us to join his fight against Goliath. Make no mistake: ThatтАЩs what the no-fly zone he wants would mean тАФ a hot war between the worldтАЩs two biggest nuclear powers."
Got it, but thatтАЩs the writer speaking. I can never figure out what his (HohmannтАЩs) politics are. But your point is well taken, that itтАЩs scary as hell no matter what. IтАЩm sticking with my hunch about Zelenskyy using it as a pressure point. (But my late husband described me as a Pollyanna so consider the source). LetтАЩs pray things never reach that point.
Why would he use it as a pressure point? It makes no sense that he would try to cajole NATO into starting a full scale regional war. And the piece you cited doesn't explain Zelenskyy's motivations any better. It doesn't matter anyway.
So he would even be OK with a regional war possibly involving nuclear weapons? How would that help Ukraine?
On topic, Marycat.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/03/17/zelenskys-scathing-speech-germany/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/03/16/zelensky-biden-no-fly-zone/
"Wearing the olive-green T-shirt that has become his wartime uniform, and appearing virtually from a capital thatтАЩs under siege, Zelensky was David asking us to join his fight against Goliath. Make no mistake: ThatтАЩs what the no-fly zone he wants would mean тАФ a hot war between the worldтАЩs two biggest nuclear powers."
Got it, but thatтАЩs the writer speaking. I can never figure out what his (HohmannтАЩs) politics are. But your point is well taken, that itтАЩs scary as hell no matter what. IтАЩm sticking with my hunch about Zelenskyy using it as a pressure point. (But my late husband described me as a Pollyanna so consider the source). LetтАЩs pray things never reach that point.
Why would he use it as a pressure point? It makes no sense that he would try to cajole NATO into starting a full scale regional war. And the piece you cited doesn't explain Zelenskyy's motivations any better. It doesn't matter anyway.
Truce.
Thank you for the debate. :)
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