Russia Getting Desperate: End Result Can Be Tragic

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When Vladimir Putin started the war he expected a quick victory but seven months down the line Russia has only been able to capture about 19% of Ukraine's territory. The last month has been an anti-climax as Ukraine's army has been mounting a counteroffensive and some areas have been recaptured from Russia. This has been unexpected and Vladimir Putin is worried because the morale of the Russian army which has been fighting for seven months seems to be going down. In a panic move, Putin called for partial mobilization and 300,000 more Russians have been drafted to fight in Ukraine. I understand people are not happy with this and there is resentment and many are trying to flee Russia to avoid fighting a fruitless war. Opposition to Putin is also growing and that is cause for worry for the Russian government. The Americans are fishing in troubled waters and dowsing the flames with more oil but the result can be very disastrous. In case Russians are pushed further back a desperate Putin could do anything and even launch a nuclear tactical strike on Ukraine. Despite bravado statements by Joe Biden, I do not think America will react to the nuclear strike because that would be World War III and the destruction of America as the Russians have already targeted nuclear missiles on 50 American cities. The question is, the flames must be doused and some security guarantee has to be given to Russia so that the end result is not tragic. I hope sanity will prevail.