Originally Posted by
dead_pan
Its odd those Putinists who claim the West is weak and in terminal decline, then in the very next breath bleat about how aggressive and provocative it is.
They've been saying all along that Putin only respects strength, yet the moment countries on Russia's border do likewise they play their victimhood card.
Classic bully boy tactics.
To any reasoned thinking person, the Russian invasion of Ukraine has backfired for the arch bully Putin in the most comprehensive manner.
It has been welcome news on the other hand for NATO, and of course Boris Johnson.
Only a couple of years ago, Trump was telling everyone including Putin that NATO was outdated and insignificant.
It may be outdated, but now certainly not insignificant.
Russian fighting forces on the other hand has been exported as having major structural weaknesses, which hopefully Putin will not live to correct.