I worry not just about Ukraine but about Russia too. This war seems evidence that Putin is losing it, and a nuclear power ruled by a mad dictator would not be a good thing. Look how terrified his own intelligence chief is of him.
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Seems like he’s surrounded himself with “yes men” & has completely lost touch with reality… very scary situation
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This guy facepalmed real hard. (Not sure what about, but one can only hope it’s about how absurd Putin is.)
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I’m worried about what sanctions remain to deter him from other provocations:
1. Annexing the arctic
2. Putting missiles in Syria or Venezuela
3. Cyberattacks
4. Resumption of atmospheric nuclear tests
And many more
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We don’t want russia to feel isolated. Completely cutting them off could be disastrous.
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The only hope is that all of this speeds up and improves the likelihood of a transition away from Putin soon
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5/ Finally, and probably the saddest thing is that there’s no “win” or even neutral outcome here.
Russia is aiming to vassalize a country but at huge and potentially fatal cost to itself.
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this is a perfect portrait of late stage leadership failure, where lieutenants whose job it is to offer informed opinions to the leader are too scared to perform their duty.
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He had ample warning from his own security establishment, but chose not to listen:
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This is a great read from a Russian general who warned Putin about engaging in folly. Happy to see all the training NATO forces (including Canada) provided was noticed by the Russians and is hopefully making a difference!
Translation here: nvo-ng-ru.translate.goog/realty/2022-02
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