Y guess is that if the stories are true that Russia is digging in…the fear of a bad turn is coming. When you corner a mad animal, you get their claws.
I could see Russia raking a step back and nuking Kiev. Then pulling out.
“I could see Russia raking a step back and nuking Kiev. Then pulling out.”
You know, I don’t. I think Putin is looking for a face-saving end to this.
Well, you're not exactly the sharpest knife in the drawer either.
I think that would be a bridge too far for the whole world.
People would never forget, and Russia would remain a pariah for a generation or more.
A lot of what Putin does and says is made for domestic consumption as well as his standing in the world. A lot of what he portrays about himself is done for consumption by Christians and traditionalists inside and outside of Russia.
He would utterly destroy that image.