One thing is certain, Putin is treating the Russian people like every other Soviet leader and most of the Czars before them; like cannon fodder and pawns to be sacrificed. The Russian people will suffer most for what is either Putin's desperate play to restore Soviet glory, or attempt to save his own hide from simmering domestic problems stemming from his huge embezzlement of Gazprom proceeds/other national assets.
I am not sure which it is that stoked this move atm. Maybe a little of A and a bit of B.
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