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**Damien** · 27-02-2022, 16:04

It seems that Putin expected Ukraine to surrender quickly and the West's response to be soft and disunited. Instead, Ukraine is giving Russia a lot more problems, costing Russia a lot more and the West has been more united than it has for a long, long time. The sanctions seem to be worse than he thought we could deliver and Germany is going to boost it's armed forces and spend 2% of GDP. NATO is about to get much stronger.

He's backed himself into a corner here. If he fails to get a quick victory he thought he would then surely his position with the Kremlin is in danger and the nuclear threat comes from panic.

27-02-2022, 16:04	#441
Damien Remoaner Cable Forum Team Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 32,753	Re: Russia has invaded Ukraine It seems that Putin expected Ukraine to surrender quickly and the West's response to be soft and disunited. Instead, Ukraine is giving Russia a lot more problems, costing Russia a lot more and the West has been more united than it has for a long, long time. The sanctions seem to be worse than he thought we could deliver and Germany is going to boost it's armed forces and spend 2% of GDP. NATO is about to get much stronger. He's backed himself into a corner here. If he fails to get a quick victory he thought he would then surely his position with the Kremlin is in danger and the nuclear threat comes from panic.