I just feel like this is Putin's Swan Song.
Somehow he equates power with success, which is Russia from yesteryear. They should never have given him the reigns back. With the shrinking of our world in terms of being out of reach of one another, I don't see why we can't entice the hand of peace. If you talk to an Russian on the streets, it is love not war they are all looking for.
God help Ukraine. They are in my thoughts and prayers.
I feel the same way @dswigle. Putin has been in isolation for months, according to reports, and I think this has diminished his decision-making skills. He's underestimated the situation in a lot of different ways. It will be him against the world.
Especially with social media and with being able to reach out and touch people across the world so easily? They are not in agreeance with this his way of thinking. He is still living in yesterday, where there is no democracy and he rules with an iron fist.
Who thinks that way now? Not the people. They are no longer driven by the fear that was put into them. The forcible seizure of something meaningful to them as an act of retaliation. Hateful behavior.
Absolutely! Literally everyone is against him at this point. His own people, the rest of the world, even China is backing away from it. So very sad.