'Street Thug' Putin and His Allies Considering Invasion of 3 More Countries

[Zorro]

What next for Vladimir Putin? Or, maybe, where next?

Bogged down in the Donbas, humiliated by Ukraine’s cross-border incursion into the Kursk region, the Russian strongman faces the clearest threat to his authority since last year’s abortive Wagner revolt.

And with his back against the wall, Putin is at his most dangerous, according to critics who describe his “street thug” mentality. The fear is that the Moscow bully could double down on his Ukraine gamble by making war on another front, taking on NATO in the Baltic states.

Signs that Putin no longer has any limits have been have been building for some time. A direct cruise missile attack on Kyiv’s main children’s hospital last month, on the eve of a NATO summit in Washington, D.C., was seen as a message from the Kremlin that this is not just about Ukraine, that Russia is ready for bigger battles, even for World War III.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/street-thug-putin-and-his-allies-considering-invasion-of-3-more-countries

[Fiendish Thingy]

1. And yet, over two years in, and Putin hasn't found his balls

So, no Baltic invasion, no WWIII.

I’m sure he’s waiting to see if Trump is re-elected before he decides whether to commit suicide and take millions of Russians with him.

The article is click bait nonsense.

[Zorro]

2. 'Yes, He Would': Fiona Hill on Putin and Nukes

For many people, watching the Russian invasion of Ukraine has felt like a series of “He can’t be doing this” moments. Russia’s Vladimir Putin has launched the largest ground war in Europe since the Second World War. It is, quite literally, mind-boggling.

That’s why I reached out to Fiona Hill, one of America’s most clear-eyed Russia experts, someone who has studied Putin for decades, worked in both Republican and Democratic administrations and has a reputation for truth-telling, earned when she testified during impeachment hearings for her former boss, President Donald Trump.

I wanted to know what she’s been thinking as she’s watched the extraordinary footage of Russian tanks rolling across international borders, what she thinks Putin has in mind and what insights she can offer into his motivations and objectives.

Hill spent many years studying history, and in our conversation, she repeatedly traced how long arcs and trends of European history are converging on Ukraine right now. We are already, she said, in the middle of a third World War, whether we’ve fully grasped it or not.

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/02/28/world-war-iii-already-there-00012340

Click bait nonsense? Fiona Hill isn't so sure.

[Fiendish Thingy]

6. And yet, he hasn't made his move? Why?

Could it be who is in the White House?

Also, he’s running out of men and machines to fight one war, let alone two.

[rubbersole]

3. A frightened desperate putin could be the October surprise tsf is counting on to save his ass.

[EYESORE 9001]

5. Should the SHTF, guess who's still in charge?

People tend to rally ‘round the President in times of crisis.

[Firestorm49]

4. Obviously I'm no expert but from what I've read

he’s short on troops, has a weakened Navy, low morale and his only salvation is the threat of ending life on Earth by starting a nuclear war.

I doubt if he has the means to advance into additional countries.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

7. Go home Pooty Poot

You're drunk again