General Discussions

[ElwoodBlues1]

Maybe Ukraine isn't the war Putin is waiting for, personally I can't see that to be the case, because wouldn't be an even bigger mistake to take on the EU and it's Allies, especially if Russia is bust?

fwiw, a left field question, where does the OECD sit in this war, and how does that relate to the OPEC position?

Is it totally wrong to assume that some of Putin's obvious Allies might not be?

Putin would have an interest in Moldova and already has a foot in the door with Transnistria which is a non recognised
State which really is a Russian outpost on a strip of land annexed from Moldova with about 1000 Russian troops stationed there. Moldova is a hole of a country apart from it's charasmatic female president but borders Romania which is a important part of Nato's defensive setup.
Moldova is not part of NATO or the EU and unlike Ukraine doesn't have a strong military and would be an easy target if Putin can take Ukraine.