[peter92305]

I think it would be dangerous to underplay the seriousness of this situation. Russia is being isolated more and more as every day passes. Their currency is collapsing, no foreign currencies will be flowing into the country once all cargo vessels currently in transit have arrived and payments settled. Overseas banks are refusing to allow any dealings with Russia.

Putin certainly did not foresee this gigantic wave of support for Ukraine by way of food and clothing for the displaced families together with the flood of munitions donated from countries far and wide. He should have anticipated this course of action from the Scandinavian countries especially as both Sweden and Finland have been in conflict with Russia over the past two centuries.

Putin has probably boxed himself into a corner which is where the danger really lies. If he has nothing to lose he may just press the nuclear button and all hell will break loose. Even China abstained from this week's NATO vote rather than voting it down. He will have seen that as a major blow.
It is to be hoped that the Russian people will eventually decide to tolerate him no longer. We must hope and pray that the day is imminent.