Comments by "Paul Aiello" (@paul1979uk2000) on "16 Steps to Total War: How Ukraine Could Turn Nuclear - TLDR News" video.

  1. The problem is that Putin has to back down here, that's a problem for him because he's built an image of being a hard man in Russia so backing down would hurt that and weaken is position in Russia. On that note, the west can't afford to back down, Putin has shown that he is willing to use threats and even force to get what he wants, there has to be a high price for Russia to pay for that, otherwise, things could escalate in Russia taking on other eastern European countries, worse yet is the message it sends to China and I think that is what this is really all about, sending a powerful message to China on how far the west is willing to go if they have any real plans on Taiwan. If the western countries back down, it will likely embolden these autocratic nations which could make things worse down the line, this started out with Putin and Ukraine but now it's morphing into a battle of open countries vs closed controlled ones, as it's become clear the last decade or so that they have been meddling in open democracies from Trump, Brexit, the popularize movement around Europe, there have been many stories over the years about the connections to these and those closed governments, especially on the money side of things. So yeah, I think this could morph into a real battle in taking on autocratic and dictator nations as before the west could tolerate them when they were not a threat to use but in recent times, they are becoming more of one, especially with Russia and China and to a much less degree, even Turkey and I think that's where the west needs to wake up and put it's foot down, especially considering that it's the rich open countries that are funding these crack pots.
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