Posted: Feb 18, 2022 10:15 pm
With no threat of actual military involvement from any other power, Putin's already got what he wants - he's showing the ex-Soviet satellite states that Russia's the top dog, and NATO's toothless. The economic sanctions will hurt, but Russia will keep spinning their concoction knowing that in 4 years a newly elected democratic leader of a given country could just as easily see the need to keep on Russia's good side, and start easing sanctions. Putin can afford to wait - his legacy is cemented.