Is It Time To Call Putin's Bluff?

[sandyRoe]

If NATO enforced a 'no fly zone' over Ukraine he'd back down.
What do you think?

[davebro]

back down from what?

[Maydup]

If that were the case then NATO would have enforced it. Instead he is most likely to attack NATO countries starting with those closest to Russia.

[bobbinwales]

How can nato demand that....ukraine arnt in nato. It would just confirm to putin d his Russian supporters s that the west and nato is pushing farther east and it will harden his and the Russians attitude. Imo

[Ken4155]

What if he's not bluffing?

[William51]

No, he would not back down. He would accuse NATO of warmongering and would attack NATO planes and the conflict would escalate.

[rowanwitch]

He would use it as proof of his accusations of NATO as the aggressor, and sure up his home support.

[ynnafymmi]

High time to find a Russian equivalent of Stauffenberg methinks.The sooner the better.

[elliemay1]

But didn't he fail?

[ynnafymmi]

No,he didnt fail.It finally brought on to Hitler what he had brought the world to.After the July plot,Hitler was finished and he knew he was finished.Putin would feel the same way.

[THECORBYLOON]

Hitler lasted another ten month after the attack, doesn't sound like much of a success to me.