US intelligence finds Russia planning Ukraine offensive

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14. From A Country That Had to Have Its Aircraft Carrier Towed to Syria

Wars are expensive and prone to being unpredictable. This is not the fabled Russian Army of Stalin and that one threw millions of soldiers lives away to achieve its goals. If there's any organized resistance or if there are resupply issues then Russia isn't guaranteed a swift and painless victory.

If anything, Russia is just picking a fight to try and deflect attention away from its own internal problems. Not that the US is going to be able to do much but it can make life uncomfortable for Putin via economic sanctions and strategic destabilization efforts.