Originally Posted by
GlobalNav
Not exactly. Putin is ruthless and immoral, single-minded, without conscience. There’s plenty to fear by those who stand back and allow such a man exert his will.
Yet he can't even take a city 40km from the Russian border. And would his population stand to be mobilised and ordered to fight in western Europe? Given their reaction to the current situation, I honestly doubt it. No being complacent or dismissing the threat, just looking at their unimpressive performance to date.