{"id":413423,"date":"2022-03-08T06:10:19","date_gmt":"2022-03-08T03:10:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/putin-up-against-a-wall-and-ready-to-lash-out\/"},"modified":"2022-03-08T06:10:19","modified_gmt":"2022-03-08T03:10:19","slug":"putin-up-against-a-wall-and-ready-to-lash-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/putin-up-against-a-wall-and-ready-to-lash-out\/","title":{"rendered":"#Putin up against a wall \u2013 and ready to lash out"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a32077dd0648\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a32077dd0648\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/putin-up-against-a-wall-and-ready-to-lash-out\/#%E2%80%9CPutin_up_against_a_wall_%E2%80%93_and_ready_to_lash_out%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Putin up against a wall \u2013 and ready to lash out&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/putin-up-against-a-wall-and-ready-to-lash-out\/#Brace_for_bombs\" >Brace for bombs\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/putin-up-against-a-wall-and-ready-to-lash-out\/#Echoes_of_Syria\" >Echoes of Syria\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CPutin_up_against_a_wall_%E2%80%93_and_ready_to_lash_out%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Putin up against a wall \u2013 and ready to lash out&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Vladimir Putin has made what can only be described as the worst geopolitical mistake of the 21st century. The Russian president thought he could walk into Ukraine and the country would just collapse or welcome the Russians in as \u00adliberators.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For now, Russia claims it will settle for consolidating what territories it has and try to see if Ukraine will take a deal. The gist of it is that Russia is recognized as lord supreme of Crimea and the Donbas, and Ukraine is disarmed and has no chance of joining the European Union or NATO.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Translation: Ukraine becomes a bigger version of Belarus. Next up for Putin would be Moldova, then the Baltics, then anywhere that has Russian speakers whom he can say he needs to \u201cliberate.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The idea that Putin is serious about such nonsense \u2014 that Ukraine formally gives up Donbas and Crimea and won\u2019t join NATO \u2014 is ridiculous. He knows these terms are unacceptable, and only offers them to keep up the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>earance of rationality. Even if Ukraine were willing to accept this, Putin would change the terms.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/putin-mistake-880.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Russian President Vladimir Putin\" class=\"wp-image-21448762\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/putin-mistake-880.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/putin-mistake-880.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/putin-mistake-880.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Russian President Vladimir Putin thought Ukrainians would greet him as a liberator.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/putin-mistake-882.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky would never agree to \" class=\"wp-image-21448791\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/putin-mistake-882.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/putin-mistake-882.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/putin-mistake-882.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky would never agree to a truce on Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s terms. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Peter Gerber<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But we should be clear: There is no chance in hell that Ukraine is going to accept this. Would Winston Churchill have caved to Hitler in October 1940? Would the British people, staring down Nazi tyranny, have really swallowed such a deal?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>No, and you can bet our modern-day Ukrainian Churchill \u2014 yes, I have drunk the Kool-Aid \u2014 Volodymyr Zelensky, will never agree to such a deal. Nor do I see the West or NATO pressing him to take it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While Zelensky might not love the fact that NATO won\u2019t implement a no-fly zone or get more directly involved, Washington, Kyiv and Brussels all say that Putin\u2019s Russia is in no position to dictate any terms, as its forces have performed poorly \u2014 for now. In fact, they might even surmise that they can even get Russia to withdraw if they put enough pressure on Moscow.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/putin-mistake-884.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Ukraine War\" class=\"wp-image-21448805\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/putin-mistake-884.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/putin-mistake-884.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/putin-mistake-884.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Facing massive pushback, it is possible that Russia will escalate its attacks on Ukraine. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Efrem Lukatsky<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Brace_for_bombs\"><\/span>Brace for bombs\u00a0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>So what does this mean for Russia\u2019s strategy? What will Putin do, knowing that a negotiated settlement on his terms is impossible for Ukraine or the West to accept?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Bomb and shell Ukraine back to the Stone Age.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The rationale is simple. Putin\u2019s economy will shrink 35% this year alone, and his foreign exchanges are worthless as a shield to save the Russian ruble. Collectively speaking, that means Putin\u2019s war in Ukraine has already cost his country at least $1 trillion on paper.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Putin needs to show the Russian people that he at least scored something for such immense amounts of blood and treasure \u2014 and that means his air force will soon head to the skies. That means his armies will soon shell Ukraine\u2019s cities until they are nothing more than a bombed-out cinders. Think the images on TV and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> are horrific now? Oh, you haven\u2019t seen anything yet.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Putin has done this on several occasions. He wiped Grozny off the map back in 1999-2000, killing thousands in the process. He then turned Georgia into a rump state back in 2008, using whatever piece of military hardware he wanted to achieve his goals.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/putin-mistake-883.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Syria\" class=\"wp-image-21448815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/putin-mistake-883.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/putin-mistake-883.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/putin-mistake-883.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Russia used its airpower to wipe out entire sections of Syria.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Ghaith Alsayed<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Echoes_of_Syria\"><\/span>Echoes of Syria\u00a0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>But his recent intervention in Syria deserves special attention. There, Putin showcased what billions of dollars in oil revenues can do if you invest them in your military. While nowhere near as advanced as the US Air Force and lacking precision, over four years, Russia wiped out large sections of Syria\u2019s metropolitan areas, literally winning Syria\u2019s civil war from the sky. Have you noticed how Putin has turned refugees into weapons in Ukraine? He learned that trick in Syria.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And here is where things get ugly. Putin showed a special zeal in Syria for bombing schools, hospitals, wastewater treatment centers, roads, bridges \u2014 anything where he could make the innocent suffer. We are already starting to see this happen in Ukraine, and I fear it is just the beginning, as Putin hopes he can persuade Ukraine to accept peace on his terms.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But as history always proves, weaponizing genocide comes at the heaviest of prices. As Putin applies more and more pressure, turning Ukraine into a graveyard roughly the size of Texas, he will face increasing pressure every time he drops another bomb, commits another war crime or vacuum-bombs another neighborhood.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/putin-mistake-879.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Ukraine War\" class=\"wp-image-21448832\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/putin-mistake-879.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/putin-mistake-879.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/putin-mistake-879.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Russian President Vladimir Putin is hoping to turn Ukraine into another Belarus. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Marienko Andrew<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Putin is gambling he can raise the stakes faster than NATO and Ukraine and force a settlement. My sense is that his strategy will only backfire, putting Putin in an even worse position. At that point, there is no telling what Vlad will do next. But you can bank on at least one thing: He will strike back at the West for his failings in Ukraine.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>What happens when a nuclear-armed dictator with the ability to literally destroy civilization in 30 minutes is backed into a corner he doesn\u2019t see a way out of? Pray to God we don\u2019t have to find out.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>Harry J. Kazianis is the senior director at the Center for the National Interest. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/@Grecianformula\">Twitter: @Grecianformula\u00a0<\/a><\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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