> this will be broadcast to the Russian public to harden them, giving Putin the internal legitimacy to escalate You are at least 3 years late if you think Puti

> this will be broadcast to the Russian public to harden them, giving Putin the internal legitimacy to escalate You are at least 3 years late if you think Putin needs any legitimacy to escalate. He can do it any moment for any reason whatsoever. > if you just want to prolong the agony To surrender to the demands of an aggressor is the way how you prolong the agony. This is the opposite.