World War III?

[Oerets]

I not naive enough to think Pudtin is incapable of invading a NATO country. Pull the same bluff of using his nukes if counter attacked or feels threatened. He is a bully and knows intimation is working.

[Dondilion]

Originally Posted by Pio1980

As a stepping stone to Poland and Western Europe, yes.
We've been here before.

There are red lines Poland is one also the Baltics. Ukraine is not in that category.
Ukraine appears more like a pawn.

[BigElCat]

Rickey asked who would join Russia.

Nobody that hasn't already. Belarus and Syrian mercenaries.

NATO could run the Russians out of the Ukraine in two days. China would probably launch an all out conventional attack on Taiwan. The fight would stay in that theater.

And that would be it. It would not go nuclear. Not even tactical nukes.