@rah 5 March 2022 more from that month

So Putin is now describing the western sanctions as tantamount to a declaration of war and we have seen how rapidly he escalates the narrative. The next thing will be that he is engaging in a defensive war against Nato to liberate the Russian people of Estonia. Mark my words. Get that fly zone in place now, force his hand. If he is going to press the nuclear button (which he can't directly anyway) it is only a question of when and not if. Forcing him into a direct confrontation with NATO will give Ukraine a chance and just maybe some of his people will turn against him. We must act. Ukraine to Putin is like the Sudtens to Hitler and it is unconsionable to make the same mistake twice.