The next 2-3 weeks will be telling. And now we've been informed that Putin himself is taking over the day-to-day military operations. Another tell that the war is not going well, let alone as planned.
I was reading an article last night that drew parallels to what Putin in doing in Ukraine compared to Syria and Chechenia. The similarities are eye-opening and should give Ukraine and NATO a heads up on strategy (or lack there of) particularly when it comes to any so-called negotiations which are usually an excuse to stall and regroup.
Very dicey time. For everyone bc no one can predict exactly how far Putin is willing to go, whether the threats of nuclear strikes are a bluff or a real option if Putin is faced with military failure. That failure would not be a existential threat to Russia but most certainly would be an existential threat to Putin and his regime.
Hard to believe we've returned to the good ole days of MAD.
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