I totally agree with O Sung Wu.

He is unpredictable and dangerous and he may well be
tempted to go nuclear. Let's hope not.

The man has for more than two decades has enjoyed a
reputation in Russia as being a winner. That changed
24 February 2022. The last six months has shown his
decision to invade Ukraine was a major miscalculation.
He's been unable to secure a quick victory.

Instead Russia has got bogged down in a long, bloody,
offensive and has suffered a series of embarrassing
defeats. What is concerning is that the man does not
admit his making mistakes.

What happens next? We can only hope and pray that
the Russian people will themselves take care of this
authoritarian leader now that his invincibility is
fading. When we look at Russian history - it hasn't
ended well for Russian leaders who fought wars
and didn't win them.

Sorry - I forgot to mention the "he" I'm
referring to is of course Putin.

Here's a link that's relevant:

http://theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/feb/28/vladimir-putin-war-russia-ukraine

If you want unbiased and detailed analysis of the war, go here....
http://www.understandingwar.org/

It carries daily (mostly) updates.

Putin is in a corner.

The war has gone really badly for him. His army has lost nearly 50 000 dead and 100 000 wounded. He has conscripted nearly every male in the previously captured area and is now scouring the prisons for those desperate enough to join his army.

His armoured vehicles and artillery are being destroyed or captured at a rate that he cannot replace, all the while facing a reinvigorated partisan action in the areas it has occupied.

General mobilization could help, but the new conscripts won't be ready for 6-12 months and there is little to no heavy equipment for them to use other than antiques.

Putin and Xi are currently meeting in Uzbekistan. Ukraine might get a mention. The fat lady won't be singing for a while yet, and only fools are writing off Russia.