There are those in the USA that consider Trump as STILL in charge here, and refer to him and others as the WHITE HATS, fighting the good fight against Biden and his cabal. They also believe Putin is fighting the good fight because Ukraine is the epi-center of child trafficking around the globe, also money laundering, etc, and he is there to liberate the children etc.
I think all of that is nonsense. One of these truthers, one Phil Godlewski, who has over 12 million followers, perhaps larger now, believes in all this, along with the earth being flat. He loses credibility with me when he starts talking about flat earth.
Bottomline, Putin has wanted to reunite the former USSR for a long time, and started with Ukraine. I am certain he thought he would conquer Ukraine in just a few days. Frankly, I never imagined they would last this long, but that is due to believing Russia was a stronger military force than they are. It appears to me Russia is largely a paper tiger.
I see this war lasting about eight years, much like Afghanistan, when Russia will have depleted much of their treasury and be forced to call it quits. It will end sooner if Putin is out of power.
But anyone holding their breath for the people to overthrow him, don't hold your breath. And the folks wondering about his health, don't hold your breath for that either. Putin is not a heavy drinker like the stereotypical Russian to my knowledge, gets exercise, and I expect him to live well into his 80s.
That means this war goes on and on. He does not care if multiple millions of Russian men die, for they are all expendable.
Because everything is completely controlled in Russia, the people do not have any freedom of free thought. They are told what to think, and they do not step out of line, they do not question ANYTHING. And with the prisons emptied out and the men sent to Ukraine to fight for their freedom, Russia has lots of room in their prisons for new occupants.
