Putin cannot afford peace.

Curly1918 18375 posts Joined: Aug 30, 2017

Posted 9:19 am on Mar 13, 2025

He has turned Russia into a modern day Sparta. The ONLY thing his society is good at is war... and they are terrible at that.

Plus... his state controlled media has whipped up hyper-nationalism to a 1930's Germany extreme.

Anything less that complete evisceration of Ukraine and its culture would be a Putin FAILURE.

The one in the tough spot is Trump... whose choice is between capitulation to a genocidal dictator or rankling his MAGA base, which sees Zelensky as the villain.

Link: https://theconversation.com/russias-economy-is-now-completely-driven-by-the-war-in-ukraine-it-cannot-afford-to-lose-but-nor-can-it-afford-to-win-221333

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Putin cannot afford peace.Link Curly1918 9:19am · 3/13/25
- Now we will see how craven Orange truly is.NT Frank L 11:02am · 3/13/25
  - Turning the tide is stopping further advance and trying to get some of the east of the nation back. Frank L 11:04am · 3/13/25
- Which is precisely why he will use nukes if Ukraine somehow turns the tideNT MarkHarman 10:29am · 3/13/25
  - Russia using nukes would be a horrible gamble... because there is serious doubt they will work...Link Curly1918 11:35am · 3/13/25
  - He will not use nukes. The cost would far outweigh the benefit.NT Chris94 11:21am · 3/13/25

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