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To: greenspirit who wrote (762096)	4/28/2022 6:26:10 PM
From: sm1th	Respond to of 793658

magine, threatening to release nuclear weapons because their conventional invasion of another country is going poorly. That was Soviet policy, no reason to believe it has changed

To: greenspirit who wrote (762096)	4/28/2022 7:54:30 PM
From: skinowski	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793658

Russia however has consistently denied it aided the Taliban. A few days ago Russian President Vladimir Putin had said he hoped the Taliban will behave in a "civilised" manner in Afghanistan. "Russia is not interested in the disintegration of Afghanistan. If this happens, then there will be no one to talk to," Putin said, adding, "the sooner the Taliban will enter the family of civilised people, so to speak, the easier it will be to contact, communicate, and somehow influence and ask questions." Putin said the Americans spent over $1.5 trillion on the Afghanistan campaign but did not get any results. wionews.com’s-ambiguous-role-in-afghanistan-410884 The Russians denied helping the Talibs. We can believe them or not, but at least they deny it. Had they supported the Taliban openly, all the way - like we support Ukraine - there would be plenty of threats of every kind imaginable.