Putin's taken the measure of the west

cossack warrior defeats the serfs

British Intelligence: Moscow planning to install pro-Russian government in Ukraine, A minor coup is well within the boundaries of Biden’s invitation for Vladimir to stage a “minor incursion”, and Europe is too dependant on Russian gas to object, so I think Putin’s got his foes figured out here.

Which is just as well; the neocons are back in power in Washington, and they’d be happy to bring us into a good old-fashioned land war — guns to sell, and a population to distract, don’t you know.

I just hope this doesn’t give anyone else ideas.