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Putin is weakening his support domestically, he does not have all the time in the world to play endlessly with the West as you think.

The west is unifying, and now we are moving bases closer to Russia, and increasing our levels of training and cooperation and have new countries looking into joining us, and a whole new waking up to the fact that Russia is on the move again.

Putin better be looking for an end, or an exit strategy, but the good news is, that the West is waking up from it’s complacency since 1991.

Oh I have no doubt militarily Nato’s shoring up...it has to anyway, but that will be to protect the Member states of Nato...which Ukraine isn't one.

I don't buy into Russia is on the move to the extent the media is saying Ansell....I think much of this hype driven in order to obtain revenues and do the wheeling and dealing we're seeing happening now with Poland etc....which Poland has been yapping for years they wanted our bases there rather than Germany....looks like they got lucky after all! Poland did all it could to rile things up in order to get that base....and then looky there who is heading up the EU!

Lots of I'll scratch your back if you;ll scratch mine going on now within the EU and Nato.

I'll say again,.... Nato/EU/US knew going after Ukraine would be filled with trial and error but they underestimated the Eastern Ukraine people when they put the Interim Government in place....wrong choice of people and they didn't do their homework very well about the culture there.

They also underestimated Putin....so here we are...still in a quagmire in Ukraine, which is really par for the course for Ukraine.

I'm not concerned about Putin...I'm more concerned about ISIS and the Islamic push for the Caliphat...which is far more deadly then anything Russia has up it's sleeve....in fact we'll need Putin when we flush them out....more than it's been openly said currently.

Russian people have been down this road before Ansell....they are survivors and will maintain despite the loses to retain their Homeland. The question is how long can Putin maintain the popularity with the youth he currently enjoys...for they are Russia's future. Heck we're loosing our won overseas as well!