Putin Poised to Declare All Out War on Ukraine

[brooklynite]

Political Wire

“Vladimir Putin is set to declare all-out war on Ukraine as his military chiefs seek ‘payback’ for their invasion failures,” the Telegraph reports.

“Frustrated army chiefs are urging the Russian president to drop the term ‘special operation’ used for the invasion and instead declare war, which would enable mass mobilization of Russians.”

[Hugin]

1. Pootie already seems pretty all-in with Ukraine.

Excluding the dirty nukes the Russians already unleashed on themselves at Chernobyl.

Sounds more like posturing.

[Joenobody]

2. Seeking more untrained and poorly equipped

Cannonfodder.

[OnDoutside]

10. 100% agree.

That's exactly what it sounds like, though having to declare it as a war will bring its own downside in making the Russian people more aware of what's going on, and many will remember Afghanistan.

[FakeNoose]

3. How is he paying for this war? Isn't Russia defaulting soon (if not already)?

This seems like a terrible time to launch a war. Besides that, NATO won't like it one bit.

[at140]

4. Russia just paid the interest due in dollars to avoid default.

And German energy company agreed to accept arrangement with Russia to pay for gas in Rubles.

I think Russia being rich in energy sources has the upper hand.
Russia has the gas Europe needs and the pipeline is in place to supply it.
Europe gets cold in winter and hot in summer and need energy to stay comfortable.

[RKP5637]

5. If this ass decides to totally mutilate Ukraine by whatever means, I hope the rest of the

world does not sit by and watch. I'm not saying I know the solutions, and I realize that much is being done ... but the time might come when more assistance is needed. If Putin were to take Ukraine, he will not stop. There will eventually be an all out war. Horrible to say, but that's the potential I see in the cards.

[SamKnause]

6. He already has.

Just because he called it a 'special military operation' doesn't make it so.

When he invaded Ukraine that was a declaration of war.

Ukraine should be allowed to defend itself in any manner to rid their country of the invaders.

[patphil]

7. Between this and the general saying Moldova is next,

I think we're going to see a lot more push back from NATO.
Russia has already shown it doesn't have what it takes to wage a land war. Too many of their weapons are in poor condition, and their army is sadly under trained.
Also they have shown how weak their supply chain is.

This is a last ditch attempt by Putin to rescue his army from an embarrassing defeat.
I wonder if he plans to release all those people he had imprisoned for calling it a war. I'm betting not.
I don't like to say it this way, but NATO has a vested interest in prolonging this war. Russia is been bled dry due to sanctions, the cost of the war, and the rate at which they are burning through equipment and manpower.
It's certainly not a wise decision for Russia to go all in on this fight. But then Putin is pushing to build a legacy before he dies, and the clock is winding down.
Unfortunately his legacy is not going to be what he would like.

[Renew Deal]

8. An astute observation

Link to tweet

[harumph]

9. Oh, yeah. Riiiiiiight.

Putin is an ex-spy not a military strategist. Somebody over there needs to get close enough and bada bing bada boom
two to the back of the head, or a blow gun with a poison dart. You know, just the normal stuff.

[RKP5637]

12. Or he accidentally falls out a window, or mistakenly drank a nuclear drink instead of his vodka.

Yep, just more normal Putin stuff.

[relayerbob]

11. If they want "payback", they need to be looking at the Kremlin

It'll be a far easier battle to win, also