[PIF]

Russia will also try to cause further destabilization, for example in Moldova and possibly the Balkans.
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He does not have the troops to do any of than, even with mobilization. And the Balkans means NATO. More Putin disasters.

[pierrem15]

Well, he can cause problems. How severe a pro-Russian coup in Moldova, for example, would be is hard to say. Similarly, more trouble in Bosnia or Kosovo.

Would those be big problems? Could be if China also gets involved, since they shipped air defense to Serbia recently.

[Boogieman]

Well, “destabilization” does not necessarily mean invasion. Russians are masters of destabilization of countries through other means.