Read Dugin's Geopolitics to understand Russia's real goals - a robust fascist empire stretching from Lisbon to Vladivostok, untainted by the weak and permissive

Read Dugin's Geopolitics to understand Russia's real goals - a robust fascist empire stretching from Lisbon to Vladivostok, untainted by the weak and permissive liberalism of the West. It's all there - from reunification of the smaller republics, to a campaign in Ukraine, to a breakout into the rest of Europe. And lately Dugin has been suggesting that Cuba, Venezuela, and other Latin countries should be armed against the US. Ukraine was supposed to be a relatively small step in the masterplan. The "de-Nazification" pretext is ridiculous nonsense, and so is "reunification". The real goal was - and still is - annexation of the resource-rich south. Unfortunately, like most imperial politics, this plan is distilled wish fulfilment and pure fantasy. Russia doesn't have the people, the talent, or the resources to win an extended war. The Ukrainians know this, which is why their strategy is attrition. Sooner or later - possibly sooner - the economic and political cost will become unbearable. The problem is that imperialism is a form of collective narcissism, and it's incredibly difficult for leaders and followers to admit impotence and failure. So IMO there's a fair chance that Putin will reach for the nuclear option when the army is clearly failing. He seems very ill anyway, he doesn't care about his country or any of its people, and it's unlikely he has many fucks left to give. I hope there are some serious behind-the-scenes attempts being made to remove him, because I suspect that's the only way this is going to end without an impossibly horrific death toll.