What can stop Putin’s war in Ukraine?

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What can stop Putin’s war in Ukraine?

Two possibilities.

Either Putin ends up not being able to finance this odious war because of the medium and long-term effects of the economic and financial sanctions taken by the West against Russia.

Finally, Putin is forced to give up his plans and he will try to find a way out by preserving his image so that his people will not discover the truth: this war only served to feed his megalomania.

Either Putin finally realizes by himself that he has entered a dead-end road that will lead him to his ruin. He decides to stop this war by himself quickly in order to preserve his regime.

I might as well tell you that the second possibility has little chance of happening. Putin is a stubborn person who never gives up. I rather have the feeling that he will go to the end of his projects, even if it means plunging the Russian economy into the abyss.

The important thing is to reach his objectives whatever it costs for his people.

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