(#5964) Every day putin is getting closer to his deserved fate

      Not only are Ukrainians and their allies continuing to rebuff putin and his efforts to overrun Ukraine, but mounting pressures inside Russia are also building. Make no mistake, putin has a strong grip on Russia and is not shy about being ruthless to keep his power. Yet he can only threaten and intimidate for so long when the life of the ordinary Russian becomes unbearable. When will that point be reached where there is no progress invading Ukraine but instead great military losses and an economic downturn so bad that Russian revolt against putin becomes the only option? It may be months from now or even tomorrow. The fact that it may happen within a short amount of time is reason for optimism as a democracy loving person like the majority of us.
     Another 11,000 or so deaths of Russian soldiers in in the next handful of days in Ukraine will bring the total to 1 million that have died on Ukrainian soil. I have lost track of the sanctions packages against Russia but the total must be close to 20. The oil exports from Russia have been halved so there are less rubles coming back into their economy. As well the ruble has lost half its value. How much longer will the Russian people allow themselves to be bullied into a prolonged nightmarish existence? The pressure is mounting from social and economic desperation within, and the military pressure from Ukraine and its allies from without. The rock and the hard place is a two pronged problem that putin, who is mostly isolated, will find increasingly impossible to withstand.
     In my mind putin's days are shortly numbered as leader of Russia the only question now is how that is brought about. Internal rumblings are to me how he will be deposed. Those rumblings will take the form of sabotage and treachery. To each strongman in the world the same fate will happen it is just when and how. I don't know why some people are born into this world to make life harder for everyone else but they are and to deal with them requires a resolve that cannot waver. With putin it began with Zelenskyy defending his heritage and his people following him as a real leader. With tyrants like putin they have no one who loves their intentions as fear is the only source of their tyrannical power.