> We really don't want open war between the Western powers and Russia. True. But unfortunately Putin loves playing on that fact to keep us frozen and hesistant

> We really don't want open war between the Western powers and Russia. True. But unfortunately Putin loves playing on that fact to keep us frozen and hesistant to send aid. Ukraine’s recent advance into Kursk shows you how little his supposed red lines actually exist. And to the often held claim that NATO is a threat to Russia and is to blame for making Russia move into Ukraine, Russia’s actions in Ukraine betray this little myth. They’re depleting the stocks of expensive tactical ballistic missiles as well as very expensive high end surface-to-air missiles by hucking them at even tiniest targets in Ukraine. This isn’t what you would do if you were actually worried about needing to confront aggressive, well funded western neighbors later. In one of those ironies that seem to populate modern life, the now public ineptitude of the Russian military in Ukraine has in fact given some western military leaders an inkling that directly taking on the Russians is a viable option. Good times…