You’re wrong.
NEVER do I recall heightened nuclear readiness over sanctions.
Something is WRONG with Putin this time around.
I didn’t believe we should get involved in this Ukraine mess at all.
First, I thought Putin’s troop buildup was for leverage.
Then the attacks were to just take parts of the east.
Then he went all in.
He is warning Finland and Sweden and talking about disproportionate response to threats.
He’s not all there anymore.
And he’s a de facto dictator.
And that is bad for everyone.
“First, I thought Putin’s troop buildup was for leverage.”
It appears you were wrong, as well as many other here who defended Putin and continue to do so.
I was correct all along. Putin is evil and unhinged like most despots, as he arrests those in Russia who protest this stupid invasion.