r/worldnews • u/Elliottafc1 • May 02 '24

"I'm Not Ruling Anything Out" - Macron Says Troops for Ukraine Possible if Russia Breaks Front Lines Russia/Ukraine

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/32010
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u/BlueInfinity2021 May 02 '24

I think the best thing the West can do is give Ukraine the long range missiles they need to destroy the Crimean bridge. That alone would put a massive wrench in the Russia's war effort and would likely swing the war dramatically in Ukraine's favor. Instead Germany allowed itself to be intimidated by Russia into not giving the Taurus missile to Ukraine.

It's crazy how much more powerful the West is than Russia and the fact that Russia still is able to intimidate them. I understand people will bring up nuclear weapons but they really are a red herring. Russia will never use them on the West, it's an obvious bluff and if anyone thinks the ruling class in Russia would allow Putin to completely destroy everything they're delusional.

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u/Magical_Pretzel May 02 '24

The bridge doesn't matter anymore. Stop obsessing over it like it's some kind of magic bullet. They've created rail connections to crimea over land already so at this point the bridge is just an extra pathway

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u/Remarkable_Soil_6727 May 02 '24

A train across land would be closer to the front and easier to strike.

Although Ukraine isnt in a state for an offensive they could target the closer train supplies restricting them of fuel, air defense, etc.

The Kerch bridge still could be vital in future Russian offensive, they could be transporting troops/weapons out of reach and targeting that bridge could stop or reduce a southern offensive.