striker42
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Cue the laughing at Trump warning Germany
The big, legitimate fear in Europe isn't as much people freezing but instead the energy crunch killing industry. I think you'll see countries break rank before allowing that to happen. Putin is no doubt counting on it.
A lot of people act like Russia is holding no cards, their defeat is assured, and Putin will fall. That's far from the truth. You're starting to see signs Russia might try to use their new conscripts to attack from Belarus and open another front. That could make things very difficult for Ukraine. Then the fact winter is about to set in which will make fighting very difficult helps Putin as well, especially since Russia is fighting from dug in positions that require less movement.
The fighting is a long way from over without a negotiated settlement. Fortunately we are seeing signs that peace talks might be possible:
https://news.yahoo.com/putin-may-meet-erdogan-discuss-112609318.html