>> I am becoming more certain that Putin will use any means possible to “win” the
>> war. I do not rule out his using nuclear weapons. He is a psychopath. Defeat
>> for him is not a possibility.
There's a good chance you're right. We've decided that he is isolated, with his COVID paranoia and long tables, that he only hears what people think he wants to hear, nobody close to him has any influence, that he is utterly ruthless and determined, and possibly sufficiently detached from wise counsel and reality that he will destroy us all if we try to stop him.
We also know that if he wants to get away with his imperial expansion, we have to believe all that. And we know that is isn't too far fetched to think that Russia could engage in elaborate deceit if it serves its purpose.
Regardless of whether what we see is real, he will probably continue until he is stopped.
So, how can he be stopped? Will the sanctions either stop him, or bring him down?
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