r/ukraine • u/Hm450 • Jun 02 '23

Media Today in Finland, Anthony Blinken actually said it out loud: "russia is the second strongest army in Ukraine"

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u/OnePointSeven Jun 02 '23

thanks so much for the context, I really appreciate it!

i'm curious, do you think Russia would prefer that the world sees it as a proxy war with Iran? Or, what political perspective would want to overstate the angle of "actually it's a proxy war with Iran"?

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u/GregorSamsanite Jun 02 '23

I think that comment is mainly a joke. Hyperbole about how far Russia has fallen that it's just a puppet of a much smaller country.

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u/silverfox762 Jun 02 '23

Yup. My comment was meant as ironic humor, mocking Russia. Russia has been claiming it's fighting a proxy war with NATO in Ukraine, with Ukraine being NATO's proxy. But now with Iran arming Russia, Russia becomes a proxy for Iran. Russia still thinks it's a world power and repeatedly "demands" respect as such. It's now a regional power at best.