Yes, much as I feared, Putin is working frantically to shift the rules of the game to ones he can play and win. Kobayashi Maru. Having bungled his original plan, he is scrambling to recover, and he may well do it!  He has no choice; it is literally do or die for his regime. In spite of the tough talk and righteous anger, I believe a cease fire will be inevitable at some point in 2022. So sorry guys, I'm gonna be a pessimist again here. If nothing else, it forces us to reexamine what un