Unfortunately his rhetoric was always going to get more desperate as the inevitable unfolded in terms of Ukraine not getting the no fly zone its been begging for.
I dont think anybody commented on his desperate rhetoric that I popped in to post about last night, the stuff he said that made dramatic use of the nuclear power station situation yesterday. That too was entirely understandable, desperate, and also contained some absolute bullshit claims that were made for reasons that were not subtle. Presumably he thinks there is a still a chance that if enough people in Europe believe the direct and immediate threat to them from this conflict is immense, more support for Ukraine may be offered. But I dont know how many people really believe that will happen, due to the usual horrible realities of nuclear powers and how high the stakes are on that front, and all the causes that we always expect will be sacrificed in the name of avoiding world war 3.
It is a very sad moment which is awkward for all involved. I feel I should quote his comments as reported by the BBC in full here. I suppose this is a moment that always seemed somehow inevitable despite the various lesser ways that support for Ukraine has been shown. The support that was actually on offer was never going to be enough, leading to a moment which could be used to make various claims, some of which are sadly not new to this conflict. For example the usual story of certain nations being strung along and led to believe that they could hope for more support from their 'new friends' than was ever likely to actually be forthcoming.
I dont know as we really need to discuss which parts of that are obvious bollocks, and I dont really mean that as a criticism of him since its entirely understandable why they feel so let down. I suppose its not impossible that assuming things continue as expected, this sort of rhetoric could even end up being used as the basis of a new stance, one which the authorities in Ukraine could use as part of trying to find a solution with Russia. But it would really be premature bollocks for me to suggest thats whats actually happening or what motivates him to come out with that at this moment. I'm getting ahead of myself by even mentioning some of the ways that could morph in future, if he survives long enough and Russia decided to leave some people from the current government in place. And its hard to know how much genuine belief ever they had that they might really get more direct military support, or when exactly all hope on that front will genuinely be exhausted in their minds. Even if they know there is no prospect of that, I suppose they are still going to keep asking for it, trying to shame countries into offering more meaningful support even when its a lost cause.
Nice to see you have to resort to spurious categorisations. And this in a world that may be on the brink. Fucking hell.
