https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/22/europe/amanpour-peskov-interview-ukraine-intl/I think it would be good if people thought through the implications of this.
On the one hand, to me this is kind of a nothing burger. Given the current contours of the war, there is nothing that would directly lead to this. Russia has definitely not been successful thus far, but it is very difficult to imagine they will not ultimately prevail. Perhaps not with the victory they had imagined, but a win.
On the other hand, it is a stark reminder that by pumping weapons in to Ukraine you do open up a very dark pathway to further NATO involvement. Nevermind the fact that this is a pretty cavalier attitude to take as even the Lindsay Grahams and Ben Sasse's of the world do not want US boots on the ground. So they are willing to fight to the last Ukranian. I was very glad that Poland's idea to transfer Mig's was dismissed immediately by the US military, but if NATO is not satisfied with just watching Ukranians die, then nuclear brinksmanship does become more of a real possibility.
I have no idea what would happen if Putin were to be removed from power, but toppling Putin is a hell of a lot more dangerous than Gadhafi.
