Three awkward questions arise.
First, does Putin actually realise he’s losing?
Second, what will Putin do if and when his Kremlin bubble bursts and it suddenly dawns on him that a devastating strategic and personal defeat looms?
Third, How does this end? Maybe it doesn’t.
Don’t expect the Russian president to pursue peace. Instead, he could continue to expand the war beyond Ukraine’s borders – with dire risks for us all, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon ...
