Well, um, this dead-eyed, sneering warning is a bit alarming, to say the least:
President Vladimir V. Putin has ordered Russian troops into Ukraine but made clear his target goes beyond his neighbor to America's "empire of lies," and he threatened "consequences you have never faced in your history" for "anyone who tries to interfere with us."
In a rambling speech early Thursday, full of festering historical grievances and accusations of a relentless Western plot against his country, Mr. Putin reminded the world that Russia "remains one of the most powerful nuclear states" with "a certain advantage in several cutting edge weapons."
In effect, Mr. Putin's speech, intended to justify the invasion, seemed to come close to threatening nuclear war.
That's... not good. Nothing about this grim Thursday morning has been very good.
Is Putin dumb enough to start a nuclear war with anyone? No, probably not.
Is he crazy enough? Again, probably not.
Nobody wants to bring out the nukes. Everybody knows what happens when you do that.
Still... Time to dust off those knees and start praying.
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