It's a little hard to see exactly what strategic value, what the upsiht is for vladimir pooton. The sanctions are already imposed. So strict t there's here's not much worse. They can't get much worse. Or what i fear is that when the sanctions we've imposed start having a real world effect on the average russian citizen and they take to the streets,. We see more demonstrations in saint petersburg. And it sounds like the united ats is preparing for that scenaria.
Russia is ramping up attacks on Ukraine’s digital infrastructure. The US could be next.
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