1. There was a fair amount of discussion over the past couple of days leading to the moment where the 'war' button was pushed. Around Moscow, the general wording of this rumor is that four individuals met (Putin, the Defense Chief, and two generals). They made the decision overall.
What goes with this story (if you take it to be somewhat true)....is that in the past couple of weeks....individuals who hold power over commerce and the economy have had meetings with Putin to 'hint' that serious problems are developing. The Putin reaction? The operation must be completed....no matter what the toll is.
I've pondered over this and wondered (if it were all true)....is there any concern by Putin over the economic survival of Russia....or if dragging down to Albania-status (cutting the GDP by 50-percent) is the end-result of this whole strategy.
2. Interesting 'on-the-street interview by Channel 1420 in Russia today....asking what people think of Nazis in the Ukraine. Worth watching.
3. Apparently over at the nuke site (Chernobyl)....there's going to be a new map made up of the 'hot-zones'. If you were Russian and deployed there.....you might want to go and ask some questions.
4. There is some chatter (zero evidence) that Russian hackers may go after European/US companies with ransom-ware software, and bleed them dry to get money back to Russia.
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The problem with old people running countries. They'd rather it all burn down than outlive them.
You can add to it...all of these people came out of the 1960s/1970s education system (old Soviet)...watching the 'we-beat-the-Nazis' movies...and prone to accept propaganda that they themselves created. I doubt that any of them had any level of classes over economics (you have the same problem with 70-percent of German/American politicians) and people really don't understand commerce, taxation gimmicks, or risks.
You can ask German authorities today...how regular people heat their homes, or how regular folks get to work each day. They have no real grasp of the common man, or the woes that he has to grapple with.
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