[Bruce Campbells Chin]

So the Russian news agency is reporting that the Russian military wants an expanded war. Which of course will be used by Putin and others to show how he is showing "restraint".

Pure propaganda.

[patriotfury]

Agreed !

We knew who all the KGB agents were who would be present in the talks/meetings between Gorbachev and Reagan, between Gorbachev and Thatcher, Gorbachev and Kohl, and others.

Beside being one of Gorbachev’s most trusted KGB agents, Putin was at every meeting between Reagan and Gorbachev, as I recall.

Not that I am a fan of modern psychology, (as I am not), it still is worth noting a number of forensic psychological analysts from different agencies (and not all our own), had Putin tagged as possible to probable sociopath.

In time, when one is exposed to the scope of his career, as with many leftists, this becomes more clear.

[larrytown]

Pure propaganda.

+1

I'm sure Russian military wants to rush in and have the REST of their land forces destroyed. All-out-war for what purpose? To annex their 'brothers' into a greater Slavic nation...that will have to be rebuilt from the ground up, while all their 'Slavic brothers' are stewing for revenge?

They're looking for any way to stop the carnage and appear as anything but the incompetent losers.

[Grzegorz 246]

It seems the latest concept is “we could have won within 2 days but Vlad wants to avoid too many civilian causalities, Vlad the merciful”.

So terribly pathetic. It's the Mr Bean edition of the old Soviet Union.