Russia-Ukraine, week 13: Peter the Great and no 'Putin price hike'

Tsar Vladimir I reportedly, according to the Washington Examiner, is riffing on Peter the Great and threatening Estonia. But, Tom Rogan, noting that "flypaper" troops from the 82nd Airborne are there, undercuts himself with hinting that Putin is sane enough not to actually do anything. He then goes to Pushkin to claim, with normal American exceptionalism, that Putin is "a sick man in his troubled bed." Yes, there have been recent claims that Putin has health problems, but if that's what Rogan meant, they're all still just rumors. And Rogan is a nat-sec nutsack with one foot fully in East Wingnutistan to boot, so discount him for those reasons.

Besides, as Warmonger Joe continues to ignore the suggestions to push for a negotiated peace by the Goldilocks Three Bears of Kissinger, NYT and Chomsky (plus Pope Francis), Ukraine's hopes continue to fade. Luhansk is likely going to be lost soon. Meanwhile, Zelensky, as much a weathervane as Warmonger Joe, or as much a would-be NATO colonial serf, per Tsar Vladimir above, is now interested in joining NATO after all, or at least getting candidate status, after earlier disavowing that. As for Russia blockading Black Sea ports? Britain used food as a blockade weapon 110 years ago, including after WWI was done. The winners write history.

And, with the above paragraph? No, Warmonger Joe, this is NOT "Putin's price hike." Your flunkies are getting pushback even on MSNBC.