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Must Russia (Putin) remain adamant in proving to the world its ability and last resort?
I think this war started by Putin is a testament to the whole world that he has the capacity and authority to discharge its troops whenever he sees it necessary. This kind of hegemonic attitude is what attributed him the title of "war criminal" by Biden since he also violated most of the provisions stated in the Articles of War. In all honesty, it is only a matter of time where his own troops and people would turn against him- resulting to a possibility of strikes and hopefully (?!) his impeachment.
Like what I also mentioned to my previous posts regarding this war, Ukraine is probably the secondary objective of Russia (Putin). If he manages to capture such country, who knows what his next move would be?