If you think about it from a strategic perspective, this announcement is not meant to discourage delivery of Leopard 2 or its ammo, which is a done deal. It might be meant to justify the use of tactical nukes as soon as Leopard 2 tanks are on the battlefield. Russia knows it cannot win a conventional war against NATO.
If I were Boris I would rather lose a conventional war than lose a nuclear war, but to each their own.
Tactical nuk3 use by Russia would also provide the US an opportunity to b0w out of the c0nflict by claiming that Russia is crazy and that any further escalation will result in the 0bliteration of Washington and NYC in a retaliatory str1ke. D voters live primarily on the coasts and in big citues and would be most vulnerable in a nuc1ear war scenario. The B1den administration also knows that the House Rs are unlikely to approve much, if any, new aid to Ukraine once the current package runs out since a growing portion of R voters don't support Ukraine in the first place. European countries are then unlikely to continue funding Ukraine much if US funding dries up.
"Russia has said that German Leopard 2 tanks are equipped with sub-calibre armour-piercing shells with uranium cores, and Moscow will consider their use in Ukraine against Russians as the use of "dirty bombs"."
Konstantin Gavrilov, Head of the Russian delegation in Vienna at the OSCE Forum on Military Security and Arms Control: "If Kyiv is supplied with such shells for NATO heavy military equipment, we will consider it to be the use of dirty nuclear bombs against Russia with all the ensuing consequences.""If you think about it from a strategic perspective, this announcement is not meant to discourage delivery of Leopard 2 or its ammo, which is a done deal. It might be meant to justify the use of tactical nukes as soon as Leopard 2 tanks are on the battlefield. Russia knows it cannot win a conventional war against NATO.
Tactical nuk3 use by Russia would also provide the US an opportunity to b0w out of the c0nflict by claiming that Russia is crazy and that any further escalation will result in the 0bliteration of Washington and NYC in a retaliatory str1ke. D voters live primarily on the coasts and in big citues and would be most vulnerable in a nuc1ear war scenario. The B1den administration also knows that the House Rs are unlikely to approve much, if any, new aid to Ukraine once the current package runs out since a growing portion of R voters don't support Ukraine in the first place. European countries are then unlikely to continue funding Ukraine much if US funding dries up.
"Russia has said that German Leopard 2 tanks are equipped with sub-calibre armour-piercing shells with uranium cores, and Moscow will consider their use in Ukraine against Russians as the use of "dirty bombs"."
Konstantin Gavrilov, Head of the Russian delegation in Vienna at the OSCE Forum on Military Security and Arms Control: "If Kyiv is supplied with such shells for NATO heavy military equipment, we will consider it to be the use of dirty nuclear bombs against Russia with all the ensuing consequences.""If you think about it from a strategic perspective, this announcement is not meant to discourage delivery of Leopard 2 or its ammo, which is a done deal. It might be meant to justify the use of tactical nukes as soon as Leopard 2 tanks are on the battlefield. Russia knows it cannot win a conventional war against NATO.
it does seem that the US and Europe desperately attempt to provoke a limited nuclear strike to avoid a humiliating loss in conventional war. But they will get the latter just in time for the new elections in USA.
Konstantin Gavrilov, Russia's representative at the OSCE has now warned that the use of depleted uranium munitions will be treated as the use of "d1rty nuc1ear b0mmbs".
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/01/25/7386489/
Whether this is just another uncredible b1uff by Russia or a real warning of a use of tactical nuk3s is yet to be seen.
Next question is whether the US will send depleted uranium ammunition for the M1s.
Ask an Iraqi tanker how Russian armor handles those rounds, in the unlikely event you can find a survivor.
Konstantin Gavrilov, Russia's representative at the OSCE has now warned that the use of depleted uranium munitions will be treated as the use of "d1rty nuc1ear b0mmbs".
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/01/25/7386489/
https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/world/flash-russia-throws-down-nuclear-gauntlet-over-m1-bradley-and-other-offensive-weaponry-to-kiev
Whether this is just another uncredible b1uff by Russia or a real warning of a use of tactical nuk3s is yet to be seen.Next question is whether the US will send depleted uranium ammunition for the M1s.
Ask an Iraqi tanker how Russian armor handles those rounds, in the unlikely event you can find a survivor.
Wow youve been quoting "halturnerradio" since the start of the war Boris
It's still an FSB front operation
But you're a neudatchnik, so I don't care.