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The guy is committing war crimes against his own troops, sending them untrained into battle with old and dysfunctional or no weapons at all.    This cannot be escaping awareness of their families back home by now.

The problem is that as pressure against him rises at home. he's less likely to be persuaded by his advisers to find some kind of off ramp unless they can dress it up like a stunning victory.  A little late for that now.  What Putin has had his shelling forces do lately  -- attacking fundamental infrastructure in Kyiv before hard winter sets in--   is just sickening,  no matter from which country one is reading that news.  Everyone understands lethality of cold, of no water or heat.   To do it intentionally and to a civilian population is beyond the pale.

How does one dress that up as mission accomplished and so time to come home?   I fear he will stage some kind of false flag maneuver with unconventional weapons, and then use unconventional weapons in retaliation and THEN declare that a mission of "self defense" has been accomplished despite great odds and sacrifices yada yada.