Trump announced that Russia would "respond" to the recent Ukrainian attack on Russian airfields while reflecting on his "good conversation" with Vladimir Putin.
  • RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.worldEnglish
    53·
    17 days ago

    …yeah? I mean, they’re at war, no? That’s kind of how wars work.

    Boxer receives double jab and uppercut. Announces he will strike back.

    • plyth@feddit.orgEnglish
      9·
      18 days ago

      The issue is that because of nuclear treaties between USA and Russia, Russia is required to park their nuclear bombers out in the open. If USA wants Russia to keep them out in the open, they had to make a good argument.

      • real_squids@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        23·
        18 days ago

        Are they? They stopped letting the americans tour their nuke facilities a while ago, basically nullifying that part of the agreement. What’s stopping them from doing the same again?

        • theherk@lemmy.worldEnglish
          3·
          17 days ago

          Yeah the treaty history between USA and Russia is complex. Russia stopped participating a few years ago in the recent version of START. Said they’d still maintain warhead numbers though.

      • Renohren@lemmy.todayEnglish
        4·
        17 days ago

        Strange, they both signed the same treaties yet the US usualy keeps their nuclear capable planes in hangars. Do you have any références to pertaining treaty articles?

        • plyth@feddit.orgEnglish
          3·
          17 days ago

          Like the other comment says, it must be the New START treaty, but I am no expert. It seems like it’s a Russian excuse for their carelessness however some parts of the treaty were respected so I think Putin and Trump had some topics to clarify.

          On 21 February 2023, Russia suspended its participation in New START.[8] However, it did not withdraw from the treaty, and clarified that it would continue to abide by the numerical limits in the treaty.

          On 2 June 2024, the United States revoked visas of Russian nuclear inspectors, describing this step as a “lawful countermeasure” to Russia’s “ongoing violations” of the treaty.

          So some parts of the treaty must have been considered active.

          On 1 June 2025, Ukraine claimed to have destroyed more than a dozen nuclear strategic bombers, including two Tu-160, at airfields deep inside Russia with swarms of small drones. The bombers were still parked not in nuclear strike protective bunkers, but in open-air, according to obligations under the New START Treaty with the US.

          https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_START

    • Almacca@aussie.zoneEnglish
      2·
      17 days ago

      Every day, Donald learns a new thing, usually something everybody knows, like the word ‘groceries’, announces it to the world like it’s a grand revelation, and immediately forgets it.