putin hasn't got too many things right with regard to the war in the ukraine.
but, he understands one thing very clearly. he says russia is in a war with n.a.t.o. and, about that, he is correct. and, he understands that he is loosing. badly.
and, there is not one damned thing he can do about it.
n.a.t.o. has not fired a shot. n.a.t.o. has not violated russian territorial integrity (funny word, used in connection with russia, ain't it?), not overflown its airspace, nor done anything at all illegal or against international law. and, n.a.t.o. is whipping russia's ass. and, to all appearances, nothing is going to change that any time soon.
russia knows precisely how effectively the new weapons promised to/supplied to ukraine by the west will pummel russian forces. this is why russia is trying to generate an offensive before the new weapons get onto the battlefield. the only problem is, russia has nothing by which it can mount such an offensive. the entirety of the russian war effort is falling apart, ripping at the seams.--no weapons. no ammunition. no troops, and those in the field are very near total mutiny.
russia has nothing left to use against the ukraine. and, most certainly, nothing in the slightest by which to try and back up threats against n.a.t.o. as noted many times in this blog, the russian cupboards are bare, its closets empty. and, russian society simply isn't responded to the usual government cudgels.
itsa fact, jack.
john jay @ 02.08.2023
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