re: #83 EPR-radar

I’m sure that is Putin’s preference, but he may well feel the need to act before the Olympics anyway.

His ego is too wrapped up in the Olympics. He could face a total boycott if he took overt action and would be humiliated internationally. You can be sure he is working to get his Ukranian lap dogs doing what they can to put this on ice for a month. Then he will crush the opposition as soon as the last athletes get on a plane out of Russia.