Message #46026

[mccoy]

True enough, states like Poland and the Baltic nations are said to be afraid to be the next target of a Russian invasion but to evaluate facts objectively, Russia's troops are still at an impasse, having conquered only part of the Donbas territory. The Ukrainians have fewer men and resources, they made some strategic errors, nevertheless, Russia has been at a standstill for months.

But, even if it is clear that Russia would not presently be able to invade other countries beyond Ukraine, the war has leveraged the fear of surrounding countries, acting like a powerful boomerang.

From a strategic and geopolitical point of view, Putin's decision has been a colossal fiasco, which he is trying to sell as a huge success and inevitable act of defense.

As already discussed in other threads, his figure is very similar to some dystopic figures of dictators I read in fiction books.