pcr has some more ukie vs russia thoughts; 

Putin Has Allowed the Ukraine Conflict to Spiral Out of Control

Paul Craig Roberts

As I have consistently warned, it is only a matter of time before Putin’s never-ending war spirals out of control. That time is now.

The war has widened far from Donbass into Russian cities–Belgorod from which there have been evacuations, Tula, Kalunga, 
Bryansk, and Moscow–and military bases, oil refineries, and concert halls. The attacks are mainly defeated by Russian air defense, but the attacks show that the conflict has spread beyond Donbas into Russia. NATO satellites and personnel are providing the intelligence for Ukraine’s attacks on Russia. NATO members have announced that most NATO members already have troops serving various capacities in Ukraine.

There is a perceived NATO force buildup around Russia. American tanks and armored vehicles have been sent to Greek ports. https://tass.com/world/1761465#:~:text=US-made%20Abrams%20tanks%20and%20Bradley,increase%20NATO’s%20potential%20in%20Europe

In Romania the largest military base in Europe is being built near the border with Ukraine. https://www.twz.com/news-features/romanian-airfields-transformation-into-a-giant-nato-base-is-underway

Romanian soldiers together with their American instructors are conducting exercises with Moldavian soldiers, possibly with the intent of occupying Transnistria, a breakaway province in which 2,000 Russian troops guard a large arms depot from Soviet days. https://voicefromrussia.ch/en/moldova-transnistria-the-next-stage-of-escalation-between-russia-and-nato/........more.......