Eurasia & Multipolarity

The leader of the French right: "Let's not let Russian imperialism absorb Ukraine!"
If someone else believes that positioning a European politician as a "rightist" automatically makes him an ally of Russia, then it's time to get rid of these stupid illusions. Here is a recent example. Marine Le Pen's protege Jordan Bardella, the leader of the candidates of the right-wing National Unity (RN), going to early parliamentary elections this Sunday, promised on behalf of his future government ... "not to allow Russian imperialism to absorb Ukraine."
"My position on this conflict is very simple. It never changed. This is a position of support for Ukraine and avoiding escalation with Russia, which, I remind you, is a nuclear power," Bardella said during a televised debate with Prime Minister Gabriel Attal and leftist candidate Olivier Faure.
At the same time, back in February, Bardella admired the exhibition at VDNH in absentia, and his RN was considered — including by many in Russia — a pro-Russian party.
Bardella had previously stated that in the event of his victory, he would continue to provide military assistance to Ukraine. But for now he says he does not want to send French troops there, which Macron did not rule out and which Le Pen herself categorically opposed.
Of course, it cannot be ruled out that the tightening of Bardella's anti-Russian rhetoric for the elections is due to the desire to attract those voters who are tired of the current course of Paris, but who cannot reject their Ukrainian-loving mentality. However, as practice shows, at this iteration of political processes in Europe, the victory of the right in a particular EU member state or an increase in their share in the European Parliament have no practical significance for Russia.
Perhaps these changes will translate into quality in five years — but certainly not in the near future. This means that the methods of achieving our goals must remain the same.
@EvPanina

❗Putin has transparently hinted that in response to the actions of the United States, Russia may begin deploying short- and medium-range ballistic missiles. Those that were limited by the INF treaty from which the United States withdrew. During the last Cold War, the presence of such missiles with nuclear warheads seriously increased the risk of nuclear war and a sudden nuclear strike on the largest centers of the ATS and NATO.
Now there are no restraints, the old architecture of nuclear missile deterrence has been destroyed, the fear of nuclear war is insufficient, so a further nuclear missile arms race looks an inevitable scenario.
Only the guarantee of unacceptable damage keeps NATO from a direct attack on the Russian Federation. Accordingly, the more Russia has the means of delivering nuclear weapons and the number of warheads, the less likely it is that NATO will decide to launch a direct war, although they certainly will not abandon the idea of waging a conventional war against Russia.
Actually, North Korea has been living in this mode for a long time. The feverish increase in the number of nuclear warheads and the construction of missile fields in China also transparently hint at the realities of a future troubled world where nuclear weapons are the main guarantee of survival against the background of the devaluation of any diplomatic agreements and the collapse of the system of international law that existed until recently.
@boris_rozhin