Comments by "Paul Aiello" (@paul1979uk2000) on "Is Wagner’s Mutiny the Beginning of the End for Putin?" video.

  1. I knew Russia as a country was weak, its economy size suggests that for the overall population size, especially in comparison to the EU and US, but I didn't think they were this weak, and I don't think Putin did as well. It's the number one problem when a dictator surrounds himself around yes men that tells him what they think he wants to hear and not what is, I think Putin fell for that trap and is paying the price for it now, it's only likely going to get worse for him, and it's kinda difficult to see a way out for him, he's dug in too deep that he knows that he has to be all in or his political career could be over, or worse. In the end, Putin clearly underestimated the west, especially the EU and US resolve in this situation, and what I mean by that is how quickly EU countries are adapting to change away from Russian oil and gas so quickly, something most didn't think was possible so soon, and clearly, Putin thought the European countries would bend over backwards because he felt they needed his oil and gas, his major miscalculation is not looking at history of how well the west is capable of adapting to almost anything, it's why they are so successful. The irony is in all this, Putin was known as being a smart, tactical man that outsmarts the west, but now, his legacy is likely going to be of an incompetent fool that bit off more than he could chew by underestimating the west, and if history is any indicator, most people remember how they went out, not what they did over the years of power, all Putin had to do is sit back and his legacy in history was secure, but he had to rock the boat and now his legacy is likely going to be in ruin. On the plus side, renewable energy is surging, which will kill fossil fuels much sooner, also, Putin's mess has sent a warning to China to not get too cocky on Taiwan, basically, Putin was banking on the west to do very little here and just accept it, China was watching this to see if there would be any weakness from the west, the response the west shown is something Putin didn't expect and likely put pause on what China wanted on Taiwan, mainly because the west would likely have a tougher response on Taiwan that it is doing with Ukraine, and mostly because of the tech industry, so ironically, Putin's incompetents, might have made the world more stable in the longer run, especially when it comes to China.
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