Another surge started in November this year, when Bloomberg alleged that Russia may be preparing to invade Ukraine. This is, more or less, the picture that has gripped the imaginations of some of the more extreme people braying for a Moscow-Washington showdown.įor several years now, relations between Russia and the United States have left much to be desired, and warnings a potential military confrontation between the two most powerful militaries on the planet have been popping up with increasing regularity. The world is spiraling into chaos, as two massive military forces are getting ready for a long-feared confrontation. Dozens of videos showing military hardware moving through cities and villages turn up on social media.Īn American military instructor is killed by Russian artillery fire near Debaltseve, and the ‘cold war’ between NATO and Russia is quickly sliding into a hot one. After the first major air strike, Russian troops cross the eastern border, ostensibly to prevent a humanitarian disaster. This inspires Ukraine to launch a large-scale military offensive. In an unexpected turn, the local Moscow-backed militias retaliate with greater force than usual, and Kiev's forces suffer heavy losses. RT explains why direct military confrontation between the two countries would not help solve a conflict, but instead be likely a world-ending catastrophe.Ī Ukrainian drone hits targets in Donbass, the part of eastern Ukraine under the control of breakaway rebels. Hundreds of formidable tanks rolling down hills, thousands of high-caliber guns unleashing devastating artillery barrages, apocalyptic nuclear explosions, millions of deaths and indescribable suffering: that would be how any potential military conflict between US and Russia would play out.