Lets Get Real:
The mood music from the TALKS are not good, it can be postulated that the Russians are not interested in REAL TALKS, they want a reason to invade the Ukraine, it can be argued that the Russians might invade the Eastern Ukraine and absorb that in the Russian Federation. That would mean Putin has taken parts of Georgia, the Crimea and Eastern Ukraine, he is really trying to form the old USSR. Let's recall that Putin thinks the fall of the USSR was the greatest tragedy of the 20th Century, yes he is that OUT OF IT. On the other hand, if Putin takes the East Ukraine it would allow for a red line between the Ukraine and Russia, the Kiev Government might place pressure on the US and NATO to allow it to join sooner than expected. If this happens Putin might be inviting NATO in to Russia in his view. There are more meetings, but they are for show, this blog expects an invasion in a few weeks, while it is winter and roads are good, recall what happened to the Nazi invasion of Russian 1941 when the weather changed. One really hopes the Biden Oval is up to the job and the NATO sticks together, the BALTIC STATES and POLAND need to be protected.
